Meal-a-Day programme receives a boost
The Meal-a-Day programme at the North-West University (NWU) received a major boost early in the year with the food retailer Tiger Brands agreeing to increase the food provisions it supplies to needy students on the three campuses. According to Donald Molema on the campus in Mahikeng, they received a firm commitment that the company will now…
NWU postdoctoral fellow sets her sight on BRICS youth summit
Dr Musawenkosi Saurombe, a postdoctoral fellow at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng is participating in the 2018 BRICS Youth Parliamentarian Forum as part of a delegation sent by the South African Youth for International Diplomacy (SAYID). The programme, which is taking place in New Delhi, India from 5 to 9 March 2018,…
Basketball Tournament a slam dunk
Administrators, players and supporters are in agreement that the fourth annual Sasol/NWU Vanderbijlpark Senior Basketball Tournament was not only a showcase of exceptional talent, but also a well-organised event. The tournament – which represents a collaborative venture between the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark and…
Consultation is key in revision of NWU’s language policy
The five-yearly revision of the North-West University's (NWU's) Language Policy and Plan (LPP) is taking place presently and includes an intensive consultation process with various structures and stakeholders. All policies of the NWU are in the process of being reviewed following the adoption of a new strategy, structure and statute. The…
NWU Business School walks for cancer
The North-West University School of Business and Governance’s team held the university’s name high during the annual Cansa Relay for Life that took place on 3 March 2018 at the Rag Farm in Potchefstroom. The team – consisting of staff members, students and alumni – participated with enthusiasm and completed their numerous laps around the…
Bean Counting Day 2018 – calling all aspiring accountants
Did you know that according to the National Development Plan (NDP), accounting is not only viewed as a scarce skill within the public service delivery arena, but is also regarded as a vehicle to overcome poverty and inequality? With this in mind the School of Accounting Sciences on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark,…
NWU Vanderbijlpark celebrates cream of matriculant crop
This year the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark welcomed not only a record number of first-year students, but also the cream of the matriculant crop of the South Gauteng region. During a recent celebratory event, members of the campus management took time out of their busy schedules to meet up with the top 30 members of…
Faculty boasts new deputy dean for research and innovation
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences recently welcomed Prof Babs Surujlal as the newly appointed deputy dean for research and innovation. Prof Surujlal’s journey of lifelong learning took off in 1981 upon receiving a Junior Secondary Education Diploma at the Springfield College of Education. He…
Busy year for NWU Vanderbijlpark alumni
At the heart of the North-West University (NWU) lies a distinctive spirit of a meaningful shared sense of belonging. Add to this the pride and loyalty of the members of the extended university community and you understand why year-on-year graduates go out in the wider world with not only a spirit of deep rooted purpose, but also a vigour to…
NWU prestige lecture focusses on eMental Health
EMental Health technology can reach many people in need and can connect with people on issues affecting their health. However, this technology needs to be engaging to be of use. This is according to Prof Saskia Kelders, newly-appointed extraordinary professor at the Optentia research focus area on the North-West University’s Campus in…
UARM assists conservationists with good governance practice
Birdlife South Africa (BLSA)’s conservation leaders recently participated in a successful risk identification workshop presented by Prof Hermien Zaaiman, associate professor and manager of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Centre for Applied Risk Management (UARM). BLSA is a donor-funded bird conservation organisation, and has important work…
Budding scientists to rub shoulders with Nobel Laureates
Two exceptional young researchers of the North-West University (NWU) will embark on a life-changing journey to Lindau, Germany where they will be rubbing shoulders with Nobel Laureates. Edith Phalane and Blessing Ahiante from the Hypertension in Africa Research Team (HART) are two of only six young scientists in South Africa to attend the…
NWU experts: top eight economic indicators for 2018
Will 2018 be a better year for South Africa’s economy? This is the question on all South Africans’ lips. In an effort to provide answers, Prof Danie Meyer and Caro Janse van Rensburg – academics from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences – offer the following insight into the principal economic…
Basic education system pivotal to realisation of free higher education
A much welcome result of the #FeesMustFall movement is that over the next three years, the South African government spending framework has made provision for the allocation of R57 billion towards fee-free higher education and training. However – according to Prof Ilyayambwa Mwanawina, associate professor at the North-West University’s (NWU’s)…
Jong karateka mik na goud
Talle karatekas droom daarvan, maar baie min kry ooit die geleentheid om die Land van die Opkomende Son te besoek. Stephen Moeketsi, ’n finalejaar-BEd-student van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU), is een van die min gelukkiges wat die tuiste van karate, Japan, gaan besoek. Stephen (25), ’n student op die NWU se kampus in Vanderbijlpark, het…
Young karateka aims for gold
Many karateka dream of it but very few ever have the opportunity to visit the Land of the Rising Sun. Stephen Moeketsi, a final-year BEd student of the North-West University (NWU) is one of the lucky few who gets to visit the home of karate: Japan. Stephan (25), a student at the campus in Vanderbijlpark, recently qualified to represent the…
Natanya baan die weg vir entrepreneursuitnemendheid
Natanya Meyer is op ’n sending: om die weg te baan vir entrepreneurs van oraloor, hetsy dit deur onderrig, navorsing of mentorskap is, of in een van haar eie nuwe ondernemings. As dosent in entrepreneurskap op die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se kampus in Vanderbijlpark glo Natanya dat ’n mens deur jou voorbeeld lei en as sodanig is sy die…
Natanya is blazing a trail of entrepreneurial excellence
Natanya Meyer is on a mission: to break new ground for entrepreneurs all over, be it through education, research, mentoring or progressing one of her own start-up ventures. As a lecturer in entrepreneurship at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark, Natanya believes in leading by example and as such she was the proud…
NWU academic elected as fellow of African Academy of Sciences
Prof Simeon Materechera, an academic and director of the Indigenous Knowledge Systems Centre (IKSC) on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng, has been elected to serve as a fellow of the African Academy of Sciences (ASS). The purpose of the AAS, an Africa-wide scientist organisation, is twofold. It firstly serves to honour…