NWU professor documents resilient history of royal Bakwena ba Mogopa tribe
Prof Freddy Samuel Khunou, an associate professor on the Mahikeng Campus of the North-West University (NWU), recently published a book - Mountains of Spirit - on the history and culture of the Bakwena ba Mogopa tribe. The book, published by Rainbird (a division of Bookstorm Publishers), gives an insight into traditional leadership and provides…
ENACTUS blazing a trail for young entrepreneurs through Project Ikamva
If you thought that ‘entrepreneurship’ is just another buzzword of the times we live in, think again! This buzzword implies action and for the members of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Vanderbijlpark branch of ENACTUS South Africa, entrepreneurship is a way of living. ENACTUS Vaal – an affiliated student community, aims to transform lives…
SOWASK puts cancer on the agenda
Social work students of the Vanderbijlpark Campus of the North-West University (NWU) recently did their part in the battle against cancer. The group of students, under the banner of the subject society SOWASK, was the driving force behind a recent campaign aimed at creating awareness of the disease which annually claims thousands of lives.…
NWU Seminar tackles decolonisation of university education
On Friday, 10 March 2017 the Mahikeng Campus of the North-West University (NWU) hosted a Professionalism Seminar at the Mmabatho Palms resort. The seminar, “Decolonising University Education” was aimed at finding possible approaches and solutions to achieving quality decolonised education in higher learning institutions. The theme, inspired…
NWU academic presents inaugural lecture on micro-econometric modelling
Prof Abayomi Samuel Oyekale from the Mahikeng Campus of the North-West University (NWU) kick-started the first of six inaugural lectures for the 2017 academic year on 14 March 2017 with his lecture “Micro-econometric modelling in applied economic research: The pains, pitfalls and paradoxes”. In this lecture, Prof Oyekale – who’s research…
Vervaardigingsektor nog nie uit die moeilikheid uit nie – dr Andre Mellet
Die Suid-Afrikaanse ekonomie het in die laaste kwartaal van 2016 negatiewe groei getoon. Hierdie negatiewe groei kan toegeskryf word aan die agteruitgang in twee sektore, naamlik mynwese en vervaardiging. Tydens ’n onderhoud met RSG het die welbekende ekonoom dr Andre Mellet van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se Vanderbijlparkkampus kommentaar…
Manufacturing sector not out of the woods yet – Dr Andre Mellet
The South African Economy showed negative growth in the final quarter of 2016. This negative growth can be contributed to the decline in two sectors, namely: mining and manufacturing. During an interview with RSG, well-known economist, Dr Andre Mellet from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Vanderbijlpark Campus, commented on the negative…
Tegnologie-ondersteunde leer bevoordeel studente sowel as instelling
Navorsers in die nuwe navorsingsfokusarea van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU), TELIT-SA, is hard aan die werk om nie net die entiteit te vestig nie, maar ook om sy reikwydte en impak uit te brei. TELIT-SA fokus op die teorie en praktyk van leertegnologieë regoor die reeks dissiplines in hoër onderwys. Kortom: ’n toegewyde fokus op die praktyk…
Technology-enhanced learning to benefit both student and institution: TELIT-SA
Researchers within the new research focus area of the North-West University (NWU), TELIT-SA, is hard at work to not only vest the entity but also to expand its reach and impact. TELIT-SA focuses on the theory and practice of learning technologies across an array of disciplines in higher education. In short: a dedicated focus on the practice of…
NWU academic appointed to Mental Health Review Board
Dr Leepile Alfred Sehularo, psychiatry and mental health nursing lecturer in the Nursing Department on the Mahikeng Campus of the North-West University (NWU) has been appointed to the North West Provincial Mental Health Review Board by the MEC for Health, Dr Magome Masike. This appointment was made in terms of the Mental Health Care Act 17 of…
NWU economics lecturer set to speak at world’s premier academic conference
Ms Hlompo Panelope Maruping, a lecturer from the Mahikeng Campus of the North-West University (NWU) has been invited by the academic selection committee of the Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER) to be one of the speakers at the Annual International Conference on Business, Law and Economics. The prestigious 4th installment of…
Women in the arts in the spotlight
Women in the arts are currently the focus of artworks in the North-West University’s (NWU’s) art gallery at the Potchefstroom Campus. The gallery, in collaboration with the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington DC, this month puts the spotlight on works of female artists, as well as on the works by women that the NWU has in its…
New chairperson of the Council of the North-West University (NWU) announced
At the meeting of the NWU Council on 16 March 2017, Dr Mzubanzi Bismark Tyobeka was elected as the new chairperson who will steer the Council for the next three years. This follows the expiry of the previous chairperson, Adv Johan Kruger's term of office at the end of March 2017. He did not avail himself for re-election. Dr Tyobeka, who was…
Grondwetkommissaris gaan programrede by Sosiale Wetenskappe-konferensie lewer
Bernedette Muthien, internasionaal-erkende Suid-Afrikaanse kundige wat betref geslagsgelykheid, geweldloosheid, en geslagsgebaseerde geweld, sal as hoofspreker optree by die agste Internasionale Konferensie oor Sosiale Wetenskappe - ’n samewerkingsprojek tussen die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se Vanderbijlparkkampus en die Sosiale Wetenskappe…
Constitutional Commissioner to address NWU Social Sciences Conference
Bernedette Muthien, internationally known South African expert on issues of gender equity, nonviolence, and gender-based violence, will act as keynote speaker during the 8th International Conference on Social Sciences (ICSS) – a collaboration between the North-West University’s Vanderbijlpark Campus (NWU Vaal) and the Social Sciences Research…
Alumni shine bright during annual Caxton Excellence Awards
Two alumni from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Vanderbijlpark Campus, Wouter Pienaar and Ettienne van Rensburg, took centre stage during the 28th annual Caxton Excellence Awards which recently took place at the Silver Star Casino in Krugersdorp. The Caxton group is one of the largest publishers and printers in South Africa and is a major…
US officials visit NWU School of Agriculture
Officials from the Department of Agriculture of the United States of America (USDA) visited the School of Agriculture on the Mahikeng Campus of the North-West University (NWU) on 16 March 2017. The delegation from the USDA’s Borlaug office in Washington, led by Mr James “Jim” Remcheck, visited the campus to give an overview of their Borlaug…
9 000 inquisitive minds explore Science Centre
Few would say no to a journey of discovery that is not only education but also a great stress reliever. It should come as no surprise then, that the North-West University's (NWU's) Science Centre on the Potchefstroom Campus has seen a spike in visitors in the past year. School visits where learners are taken on a journey of discovery through…
Dr Phil Ndlela celebrates legacy of literary giant
Dr Phil Ndlela, an English literature lecturer on the Mahikeng Campus of the North-West University (NWU), recently published a peer-reviewed essay on one of South Africa’s literary giants, Prof Ezekiel Mphahlele, on AOSIS – an online platform that publishes African scholarly research. The essay titled “Do not let him die: Celebrating the…