NWU’s Lindani Nkabinde is Varsity Football player of the tournament
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Lindani Nkabinde has been crowned the FNB Player of the Tournament for the 2019 Varsity Football season. After all the coaches of this year’s tournament gave their insight, the Noble Boys’ jersey number 6 was nominated as one of the top three players. The voting was then opened to the public using Varsity…
PhD candidate explores indigenous medicinal plants to treat skin diseases
Skin diseases are a growing health concern worldwide and make up approximately 34% of occupational health diseases. This is mainly because people of all ages will be exposed to infection due to one or another skin disease at least once during their lifetime. Also, almost 90% of people infected with HIV/Aids develop skin diseases at some…
NWU vice-chancellor treats Varsity Football champions
Prof Dan Kgwadi, vice-chancellor of the North-West University (NWU), hosted a special lunch on 1 October 2019 to congratulate the NWU soccer team on winning the 2019 Varsity Football tournament. Prof Marilyn Setlalentoa, the deputy vice-chancellor for Mahikeng Campus operations, and Dr Sibusiso Chaluva, the executive director for student life…
NWU Business School staff members take part in writing workshop in Zimbabwe
Four staff members from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Business School recently attended the British Academy Writing Workshop for Early Career Researchers (ECR) from Sub-Saharan Africa at the University of Zimbabwe in Harare. They were Prof Ravinder Rena, Dr Joseph Leknze, Dr Hazvineyi Saurombe and Ms Lungile Ntsizwane. The title of…
Make a real change in people’s lives with the master of health sciences degree
In the world we live in today, there are millions of people who rely on the help and support of others to maintain a healthier lifestyle because the necessary resources and knowledge are often lacking. The North-West University (NWU) has a strong focus on exactly that – applying our research to make the world a better and healthier place for…
Alumni vergader by tuiskomsgeleentheid om ’n impak te maak
As jy gedink het ’n reünie is niks anders as ’n nostalgiese reis na die verlede nie, maak jy ’n groot fout. Vir die Jong Alumni-groep van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se kampus in Vanderbijlpark verleen hul jaarlikse reünie – of tuiskomsgeleentheid – aan hulle die geleentheid om ’n positiewe impak op die lewens van toekomstige gegradueerdes…
Homecoming event sees alumni gather to make an impact
If you thought that a reunion is nothing but a nostalgic trip down memory lane, you are seriously mistaken. For the Young Alumni fraternity of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark, their annual reunion – or Homecoming - represents an opportunity to positively impact the lives of graduates to come. On Saturday, 28…
ICIL2019: beklemtoon die belangrikheid van inligtinggeletterdheid op alle gebiede van die lewe
> “Ons bied reeds sedert die begin van die nuwe millennium inligtinggeletterdheidsmodules aan, maar dit bly ’n ope vraag of ons wel ’n impak maak en die vlak van inligtinggeletterdheid onder ons kliënte verbeter.” Dit was die stelling wat gemaak is deur dr Mathew Moyo, hoofdirekteur vir biblioteek en inligtingsdienste aan die Noordwes-…
ICIL2019: highlighting the importance of information literacy in all spheres of life
“We have been offering media and information literacy modules since the turn of the new millennium, but the question remains if we are indeed impacting and enabling the level of information literacy among our constituencies.” This was the question raised by Dr Mathew Moyo, chief director for library and information service at the North-West…
NWU salueer as belangrike vennote van samewerking
Die afdeling Studentewerwing aan die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se kampus in Vanderbijlpark het onlangs ‘n dankiesê-geleentheid gehou vir skoolhoofde van die Vanderbijlparkstreek. Die doel van die geleentheid was om die skoolhoofde van strategies geïdentifiseerde top-voederskole te bedank vir hul getroue verbintenis tot die akademiese…
Campus salutes school principals as important partners in collaboration
The division for Student Recruiting at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark recently held a “thank you” event for school principals of the Vanderbijlpark region. The purpose of the event was to thank the school principals of strategically identified top feeder schools for their loyal commitment to the academic…
Renowned sports psychologist captains new centre
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Health Sciences is taking its level of expertise to an even higher level with the recent appointment of its first director for the newly established NWU Centre for Health and Human Performance (CHHP). Prof Pieter Kruger, a well-known sports psychologist in the global sports arena, will captain…
Much-needed leadership to support the tiniest humans
A few decades ago it was quite common for premature babies to die before their parents had even had the chance to hold them in their arms for the first time. The smaller the infant, the lower the chances of survival were. However, during the past few decades, the survival of these tiny infants has received a lot of attention and their…
Cancer is not a death sentence – you can live life to the fullest
With October being Breast Cancer Awareness month, Prof Welma Lubbe from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Nursing shares her story on surviving breast cancer and why awareness campaigns are necessary. At the age of 41, and with no family history of cancer, Prof Lubbe was diagnosed with breast cancer. Fortunately, four years…
NWU final-year education students celebrate World Teachers’ Day
Every year on 5 October people across the globe celebrate World Teachers' Day to raise awareness, understanding and appreciation for the contribution teachers make to education and development. The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Education on the campus in Mahikeng celebrated this important day with their final-year education…
EWP-galafunksie vier die prestasie van vroulike entrepreneurs
Met vroue steeds in die minderheid wat Suid-Afrika se entrepreneurslandskap betref, werk die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) baie hard daaraan om vroue binne sy eie demografiese omgewing te bemagtig om selfversorgende sake-eienaars te word. Dit is sewe jaar sedert die begin van die NWU se entrepreneurskapsontwikkelingsprogram, Ondernemende Vroue (…
EWP gala showdown to celebrate female entrepreneurs
With women still in the minority when it comes to South Africa’s entrepreneurial landscape, the North-West University (NWU) is working hard to empower women within its demographical footprint to become self-sufficient business owners. Seven years since the inception of the NWU’s entrepreneurship accelerator programme, Enterprising Women (EWP…
Gradeplegtigheidfees vir NWU-gegradueerdes
Die Oktober-gradeplegtigheid van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se kampus in Vanderbijlpark was ’n heuglike ervaring. Toe die meer as 100 gegradueerdes die verhoog opgestap het, het trotse geliefdes ge-ululeer, gejuig en ritmies handegeklap. Prof Linda du Plessis, die adjunkvisekanselier vir beplanning en kampusbedrywighede in Vanderbijlpark…
NWU graduates shine during October graduation ceremony
The October graduation ceremony of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark was a memorable event. As the more than 100 graduates crossed the stage, proud loved ones ululated, cheered and applauded in unison. In her address, Prof Linda du Plessis, deputy vice-chancellor for planning and campus operations in Vanderbijlpark,…