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South Africa urged to adopt sustainable model for mine rehabilitation
Sitting on a R49 billion environmental liability tied to 6 100 legacy mines, South Africa needs to consider a dedicated rehabilitation fund supported by mandatory levies on mining companies to meet its mine rehabilitation targets. Speaking during a public lecture hosted by the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Law, Dr Fredua Agyemang…http://news.nwu.ac.za/learners-enjoy-hands-robotics-and-coding-experience
Learners enjoy hands-on robotics and coding experience
Whatever shape the future takes, robotics and coding are likely to be part of it. Fifty primary school learners from the Mahikeng area had the opportunity to learn basic coding and robotic skills during a training programme at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus from 22 to 24 April. The group of Grade 6 and 7 learners and two…http://news.nwu.ac.za/stem-menther-inspiring-next-generation-women-engineering
STEM MentHER: Inspiring the next generation of women in engineering
“It is the power of a girl with a book that is the best weapon for progress ... Because with educated women comes prosperity.”- Deborah Rodriguez. The North-West University (NWU) has officially joined the growing national STEM MentHER initiative, a mentorship-driven programme aimed at empowering young women to pursue careers in science,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/alumnus-earns-top-national-honour-police-communication
Alumnus earns top national honour for police communication
North-West University (NWU) graduate Brigadier Athlenda Mathe has been named the 2024 Spokesperson of the Year by the National Press Club, recognising her work in national police communication during a year of major public events. The announcement was made during the National Press Club’s awards ceremony in Pretoria on 25 April 2025. Brigadier…http://news.nwu.ac.za/expert/mpho-chipu
Mpho Chipu
Mpho Grace Chipu started working as a Senior Nursing Lecturer at North West University (NWU), Mahikeng Campus, in 2025 within the Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Nursing. Her responsibilities include teaching undergraduate nursing students and supervising postgraduate students. She joined the NWU mentorship program. Dr. Chipu completed her…http://news.nwu.ac.za/writing-not-wall-sa-journalism
Writing is not on the wall for SA journalism
Newsrooms don’t look like they used to. Long gone are the days of smoke spiralling from ashtrays in crowded newsrooms, journalists furiously hammering away at keyboards and the sweet smell of drying ink as papers stream from rolling printing presses. It is a romantic, nostalgic image, one irrevocably changed by the digital age. But none of the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/faculty-humanities-hosts-first-africa-international-teaching-week
Faculty of Humanities hosts first Africa International Teaching Week
The Faculty of Humanities of the North-West University (NWU) is excited to host its inaugural Africa International Teaching Week (AITW) from 31 August to 5 September 2025 across its Vanderbijlpark, Potchefstroom and Mahikeng campuses. This prestigious event invites 20 higher education practitioners based outside South Africa to participate in a…http://news.nwu.ac.za/academic-excellence-elevated-optentias-transformative-writing-retreat
Academic excellence elevated at Optentia’s transformative writing retreat
The Optentia Usiba Writing Retreat 2025, held recently at the tranquil Khaya iBhubesi Conference Centre in Parys, brought together over 76 researchers, doctoral candidates and academic staff from across South Africa and beyond for four days of transformative learning, writing and scholarly connection. Hosted by the Optentia research unit of the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-hosts-youth-entrepreneurship-tour-boost-young-business-minds
NWU hosts youth entrepreneurship tour to boost young business minds
By: Mafumane Tlhapi & Keaoleboga Motshabi The North-West University (NWU) turned into a hub of business ideas and exchanges as it hosted the Youth Entrepreneurship Tour (YET) of the Youth African Entrepreneurs Institute (YAEI) on 24 and 25 April 2025. The two-day event, held in collaboration with the Amalgamated Banks of South Africa (…http://news.nwu.ac.za/new-teaching-centre-will-empower-students-critical-thinkers-and-change-agents
New teaching centre will empower students as critical thinkers and change agents
By Gofaone Motsamai and Phenyo Mokgothu Spearheading curriculum change, empowering educators to use decolonial syllabi and engaging students as critical thinkers and change agents is the mission of the new Centre for Teaching Excellence and Curricular Engagement (CTECE) at the North-West University. The new centre, marking the university’s…http://news.nwu.ac.za/african-historian-prof-toyin-falola-receives-honorary-doctorate-nwu
African historian Prof Toyin Falola receives honorary doctorate from the NWU
By Gofaone Motsamai and Phenyo Mokgothu One of the world’s most-cited African scholars, Professor Toyin Falola, has received an honorary doctorate from the North-West University (NWU). The degree was conferred on 9 May 2025 during a graduation ceremony held at the NWU’s Mahikeng Campus. This recognition marks a significant milestone in the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/back-future-north-carolina-state-university
Back to the future from North Carolina State University
There is a small brick building on Watauga Club Drive here in Raleigh, North Carolina. There is something different about it, something that distinguishes it from the other academic structures on the campus of the North Carolina State University (NCSU). It is old, very old. Primrose Hall was originally opened in 1896 and now houses the Office of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/transforming-our-world-one-seed-time
Transforming our world, one seed at a time
On Friday, 7 March, students and staff gathered at the Vanderbijlpark campus garden, near Kumba Residence to take part in an inspiring initiative led by Prof Magda Kloppers and the staff of the School of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education (SMSTE) at the Faculty of Education. The gathering marked the launch of the "Adopt a 4-Door-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/unique-opportunity-offered-elite-sa-players-renault-clay-courts-challenge-conjunction-nwu
Unique opportunity offered to elite SA players at Renault Clay Courts Challenge in conjunction with NWU
Tennis players across South Africa will be given a chance to compete on clay courts for the first time on home soil when the inaugural Renault Clay Courts Challenge series is held at the North-West University (NWU) in Potchefstroom between 9 May and 10 August 2025. A joint venture between the NWU, Tennis South Africa (TSA) and Renault South…http://news.nwu.ac.za/seminar-explores-preservation-khoe-san-rock-carvings
Seminar explores the preservation of Khoe-San rock carvings
The North-West University (NWU) Petroglyph Research Group, which is part of the Visual Narratives and Creative Outputs (ViNCO) and Musical Arts in South Africa: Resources and Applications (MASARA) guest lecture series, recently hosted an insightful seminar on the preservation and restoration of Khoe-San rock carvings. This seminar was presented by…http://news.nwu.ac.za/telit-sas-digital-futures-symposium-explores-how-artificial-intelligence-reshaping-education
TELIT-SA’s digital futures symposium explores how artificial intelligence is reshaping education
The landscape of education is transforming at an unprecedented pace, driven by the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI). This year’s iTLT Digital Futures Symposium, themed “Accelerating education through AI: Collaborative innovation for the future”, brought together leading experts from around the world to explore the ways AI is…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-career-services-engages-lecturers-graduate-employability
NWU Career Services engages lecturers on graduate employability
"The NWU Career Services continues to take centre stage in driving efforts concerning employability, and to be a convenor of engagements related to employability for NWU graduates," said Thoriso Maseng, senior manager for Career Services and Alumni Relations, during a breakfast engagement session hosted by the North-West University’s (NWU’s)…http://news.nwu.ac.za/ditsobotla-public-school-learners-inspired-nwu-exposure
Ditsobotla Public School learners inspired by NWU exposure
"Education is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the world." These words by Nelson Mandela encapsulate the spirit of a recent initiative by the North-West University (NWU) Mahikeng Campus Student Campus Council (SCC). This initiative provided primary school learners from Ditsobotla Public School in Lichtenburg, Boikhutso, with a…http://news.nwu.ac.za/workshop-discovery-and-alignment-software-acquisitions
Workshop: discovery and alignment of software acquisitions
The North-West University (NWU) took a consultative and agile approach to enhance its software acquisition processes. A dedicated breakaway workshop served as the starting point for this initiative, bringing together stakeholders to address missing or misaligned processes and governance structures. This workshop aimed to define the problem…http://news.nwu.ac.za/expert/kayamba-ntumba