Demi-Leigh crowned Miss Universe
NWU alumna Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters has been crowned as the new Miss Universe. On Sunday night in Las Vegas the 22-year-old beauty and current Miss South Africa beat more than 90 participants from across the globe to be named the first South African to hold this prestigious title since Margaret Gardiner 39 years ago. During the NWU’s Alumni…
NWU’s IT excellence ensures optimal speed
Internet speed at the North-West University (NWU) are among the fastest in South Africa. That’s according to the IT news website MyBroadband, which rated the NWU as the university with the second fastest internet in the country for October. As if that wasn’t enough, the university was also credited with having the fourth fastest internet among…
NWU Soccer Institute and Kaizer Chiefs to play in HIV/Aids tournament
The North-West University (NWU) Soccer Institute will lock horns with PSL giants Kaizer Chiefs Football Club on 1 December in the annual McDonald’s Mahikeng HIV/Aids school soccer tournament to be held at Montshiwa stadium to commemorate World Aids Day. The participants in this year’s tournament will also include four under-14 high school…
Caster makes it three in a row
Caster Semenya can’t stay off a podium. She grabs gold and headlines with almost monotonous regularity and at the recent Sport Awards of the North-West University’s (NWU) campus in Potchefstroom, it was no different. Caster was named Sportswoman of the Year for the third consecutive time - making her the undisputed golden girl of the NWU. The…
Alfred and Munyaradzi hold NWU’s name high at national teaching awards
Two academics from the North-West University (NWU), Prof Munyaradzi Manjoro and Prof Alfred Henrico, received commendations during the National Excellence in Teaching Awards 2017 during the HELTASA Conference held from 21 to 24 November at the Durban University of Technology. Alfred is an associate professor in business management at the NWU’…
High school teacher is NWU's best science master’s student
High school teacher Mr Ofentse Porogo has been named the best science master’s student at the North-West University (NWU). At the university’s recent annual research awards ceremony, Ofentse received the coveted S2A3 bronze medal, presented to the best master's student in a scientific discipline. In his MSc study, he studied the “Variational…
NWU students head for Russia after winning nuclear energy video competition
Two honours students at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Centre for Applied Radiation Science and Technology, Koketso Kgorinyane and Pinkie Mereyotlhe, have been selected to visit Rosatom Nuclear Power Company in Russia for a week from 11 December 2017. They were among the top three African winners of the 2017 Rosatom student competition…
Statement on two new books on NWU merger and its first 10 years
Two books have just been published on the creation of the North-West University (NWU) in 2004. The first decade of the merged university is also covered. Fascinating behind-the-scenes information is shared which sheds new light on the founding history of the NWU and the role of prominent figures. The books, Forging Unity: The story of the…
NWU and Kaizer Chiefs in 10-goal thriller
The North-West University (NWU) Soccer Institute and Kaizer Chiefs FC impressed with a 10 goals extravaganza during the McDonald’s Mahikeng football game to commemorate World Aids Day on 1 December. The Kaizer Chiefs MultiChoice team scored six goals while the team from the Soccer Institute scored four goals during this neck-in-neck encounter…
NWU well represented at IJAS academic conference
Mr Thami Ndlovu, academic advisor for technology at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng, recently attended an International Journal of Arts and Sciences (IJAS) academic conference that was held in Freiburg, Germany. He presented a research paper titled: ‘Investigating Factors Influencing First-Year Students’ Acceptance and…
NWU en Go Purple Foundation bemagtig gemeenskap om kindermishandeling te voorkom
Die Kersseisoen is hier en waar party mense uitsien na verlof of ʼn rustiger tyd by die kantoor, is dit vir ander beroepe die besigste tyd van die jaar – veral vir maatskaplike werkers en lede van die SAPD. Anneri du Plessis van die Go Purple Foundation, ʼn nie-regeringsorganisasie, en dr Elmien Truter, ʼn maatskaplike werker, dosent en navorser…
NWU’s Graphic Design is number one in South Africa
The North-West University (NWU) has been ranked as the best tertiary institution in South Africa when it comes to graphic design training. This is just one of many accolades NWU Graphic Design received at this year’s Pendoring Awards. The university won three silver awards at the annual competition, which recognises the best efforts in…
Knowledge mining boost with new research commons launch
In line with its strategy to promote equitable allocation of resources across all three of its delivery sites, North-West University’s (NWU) campus in Mahikeng has officially launched its Research Commons. This follows similar launches at its campuses in Potchefstroom and Vanderbijlpark. The facility, situated at the library, will provide a…
NWU honours top historians
The History subject group at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark recently hosted a special award ceremony in honour of their top achievers, subject advisors, lecturers and other role players. Prof Elize van Eeden, chairperson of the subject group, says that history seems to have gained popularity as the number of…
NWU academic earns associate professorship at only 30
As a child growing up in Lusaka, Zambia, school was not something that Prof Ilyayambwa Mwanawina from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark was fond of. He jokes about trying to avoid school from since he was in preschool. “Kindergarten didn’t work out,” he jokes. “I was quite a handful back then.” If that was indeed the…
NWU and Go Purple Foundation empowers community to prevent child abuse
The festive season is here, and while many of us look forward to going on leave or at least a quieter time at the office, many occupations are facing the busiest time of the year - especially social workers and members of the SAPS. Annerie du Plessis from the Go Purple Foundation, a non-governmental organisation, and Dr Elmien Truter, a social…
Oorbrug die digitale gaping een township op ’n keer
As die jongste HUB nóg van Projek Isizwe[HC1] , die innoverende niewinsgewende organisasie (NWO) agter Afrika se suksesvolste gratis Wi-Fi-netwerk, rig Dudu Mkhwanazi (26) haar visier daarop om die digitale gaping in Suid-Afrika te oorbrug. Meer nog, sy raai alle Suid-Afrikaners aan om na vore te kom en hulle deel te doen om internettoegang aan…
Bridging the digital divide one township at a time
As the youngest-ever CEO of Project Isizwe – the innovative Non-Profit Organisation (NPO) behind Africa’s most successful free Wi-Fi network – Dudu Mkhwanazi (26) has her sights set on bridging the digital divide in South Africa. More so, she is advising all South Africans to step-up and do their bit to increase internet access to low-income…