NWU Open Days: a chance to map your future
More than 10 000 prospective students and their parents attended the 2019 rendition of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) open days across its three campuses. This year the event took place on 11, 18 and 24 May in Potchefstroom, Vanderbijlpark and Mahikeng respectively. In his welcoming address Prof Dan Kgwadi, NWU vice-chancellor, said…
SARS lifts tax threshold: Taxpayers must be cautious
On Tuesday, 4 June 2019, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) announced that it has increased the tax return threshold from R350 000 to R500 000. Individuals earning less than R500 000 will not need to submit personal income tax returns (ITR12). “It is a large increase,” explains Prof Herman Viviers from the North-West University (NWU). “…
NWU Soccer Institute players to fly flag high in Italy
Two players from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Soccer Institute will fly the university and South African flag at the World Student Games in Naples, Italy from 3 July to 14 July 2019. Gift Mogorosi and Lindani Nkabinde were selected along with 20 players from across South African universities to represent the country as part of…
Thousands attend NWU career fairs
With about 6,2 million unemployed people between the ages of 15 and 64 years in South Africa, the North-West University (NWU) is determined to do its bit to decrease these alarming statistics. During the month of May the NWU Career Centre hosted five career fairs across the three campuses to expose students and graduates to potential…
Autism Symposium spotlights experiences of people with autism
The Institute of Psychology and Wellbeing at the North-West University (NWU) and Autism South Africa (A;SA) will soon host their fourth Autism Symposium. The symposium, which has grown into a national event, is not only for academics and professionals who work with autism, but also offers people on the autism spectrum the opportunity to share…
NWU IT: From humble beginnings to huge accomplishments
As Dr Cobus van der Walt slowly rises, the muttering in Room 305 is replaced by a quiet reverence. The former director of Information Technology at the North West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Potchefstroom commands the type of admiration reserved for those select few who have dedicated their lives to the pursuit of excellence. Today the…
Universities urged to aid UN goals
“Universities are becoming too vocational. There is too big a focus on jobs for today and not on jobs for tomorrow.” This according to Dr Geoff Scott, emeritus professor for higher education and sustainability at Western Sydney University in Australia. On Monday, 20 May 2019, Dr Scott delivered the 18th of a series of public lectures hosted…
NWU combines expertise to take sports development to new heights
It is a well-known fact that the North-West University (NWU) has delivered world-class international athletes such as Caster Semenya, Willem Coertzen, Elroy Gelant, Sunette Viljoen, Khotso Mokoena, Lood de Jager and Akker van der Merwe, to name but a few. All of these athletes were supported by the NWU’s High-Performance Institute and its…
NWU Engineering leaves a sweet, bitter and creamy taste
Final-year students from the School of Chemical and Minerals Engineering at the North-West University (NWU) recently had the opportunity to show that their course entails much more than poring over their books. These aspiring engineers competed against one another to see who could produce the best beer, cheese or chocolate. Although…
Openbare lesing rig ʼn versoek vir Afrikanisering eerder as dekolonisasie
“Universiteite is omskep in “kinders van die dekolonisasiestryd”. So het prof Sabelo Ndlovu-Gatsheni geargumenteer tydens ‘n onlangse openbare lesing op die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se kampus in Vanderbijlpark. Hierdie lesing was deel van ʼn reeks gesprekke in die soeke na die dekolonisering van die kurrikulum. Prof Ndlovu-Gatsheni het…
Public lecture calls for Africanisation instead of decolonisation
“Universities have become ‘sons of decolonisation struggles’.” This is how Prof Sabelo Ndlovu-Gatsheni argued during a recent public lecture hosted on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark. This lecture formed part of a series of conversations about the decolonisation of the curriculum. Prof Ndlovu-Gatsheni questioned…
NWU ups the fight against six rare diseases
Diagnosing a rare disease soon after birth can, for some, mean the difference between life and death in the long run. The Centre for Human Metabolomics (CHM) on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Potchefstroom, together with a leading American biotechnology company, has developed a diagnostic test that drastically cuts the time it…
Alumnus believes in being an ambassador for the NWU brand
North-West University (NWU) alumnus and former Student Representative Council president Mr Mpho Mfolwe is living the NWU brand through his key diplomatic role in his country, Botswana. Mpho sees his career – wherever he is deployed – as an opportunity to fly the NWU flag high. “I obtained both my qualifications in international relations…
Top performing MBAs awarded
No fewer than 55 graduates recently obtained their MBA degrees from the North-West University's (NWU’s) Business School. During a lavish occasion held in Potchefstroom, these students who took the bull by the horns were honored for their hard work and perseverance. Prof Fulu Netswera, the director of the Business School, thanked the graduates…
“Take back the Bult” is progressing well
Gone are the days when the Bult CBD was used as a hunting ground by criminals who prey on unsuspecting victims. Phase 1 of the “Take Back the Bult” project of the Cachet Park CID NPC – a joint venture between the North-West University (NWU) and the JB Marks Municipality – has been completed. A total of 18 envisaged CCTV cameras in the…
Specialist advises on social media usage
Social media has entered our public sphere like a hurricane, changing the way we communicate. These are the words of social media specialist and PhD candidate at the North-West University (NWU), Moremogolo Moremogolo. She is educating organisations, communities and schools across South Africa, Botswana and Namibia on the responsible use of…
NWU student to partake in African bodybuilding championship
North-West University (NWU) student David Tshoose continues to make waves in the bodybuilding and fitness community. His performance during the recent Arnold Classic Africa 2019 has earned him the opportunity to compete in the International Federation of Body Building (IFBB) African Championship that will take place from 16 to 18 August 2019…
Amberley, an angel in disguise
A guardian angel is defined as an angel believed to protect a particular person, for instance from danger or error, and that is exactly what two-year-old Labrador Amberley is to her owner, Lindi Opperman. Lindi, a final-year LLB student at the North West University’s campus in Potchefstroom, suffers from Type 1 diabetes. She has been living…
Dean makes history
It was an enormous honour for the Faculty of Engineering at the North-West University (NWU) to inaugurate its executive dean as the first female professor of this faculty. Prof Liezl van Dyk, an industrial engineer, recently delivered her inaugural address for a full professorship to an audience of about 120 guests during a prestige event.…