NWU wins big at provincial sports awards
The boxing team on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng walked away with various prizes during the annual North West Provincial Sports awards that took place on 24 August 2018 at the Sebitloane High School Hall in Taung. Tshegofatso Lentswe received the award for Sportswoman of the Year, Keoagile Morolong and Nompumelelo…
NWU Mahikeng inaugurates 2018/19 Student Campus Council
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng inaugurated its newly elected Student Campus Council (SCC) on 28 August 2018 at the campus’ Great Hall. The short inauguration ceremony was attended by campus management, led by Prof Marilyn Setlalentoa, the deputy vice-chancellor responsible for campus operations and assigned functions,…
NWU experts to debate the future of history in SA schools
The future of history as a subject in South African schools is a very contentious topic, especially after the announcement by Minister Angie Motshekga that the history curriculum at school level needs a major overhaul. This follows after a ministerial task team proposed that history should be made compulsory in the final three years of high…
NWU triumphant in Zodwa Khoza Memorial Women’s Cup
The ladies soccer team of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark ended Women’s Month on a high note by winning the annual Zodwa Khoza Memorial Women’s Cup. The tournament kicked off on National Women’s Day, and saw 10 senior teams and 13 under-17 teams competing for the spoils. The team from Vanderbijlpark took to the…
Optentia research day: generating and sharing evidence The Optentia Research Focus Area on the North-West University’s campus in Vanderbijlpark, is currently planning a research day on 26 September, themed “Cultivating humanity: Generating and sharing ev
The Optentia Research Focus Area on the North-West University’s campus in Vanderbijlpark, is currently planning a research day on 26 September, themed “Cultivating humanity: Generating and sharing evidence”. An exhibit from the last Optentia Research Day which took place in 2016. The challenges that Africa and the world are facing are…
Hoe aanpasbaar is SA se vroulike entrepreneurs?
Suid-Afrikaanse beleidmakers en navorsers stem saam: ’n florerende klein-, medium- en mikro-ondernemingsektor (KMMO-sektor) is die sleutel tot werkskepping, ekonomiese volhoubaarheid en uiteindelik positiewe groei. Met die Nasionale Ontwikkelingsplan (NOP) wat voorspel dat KMMO's teen 2030 90% van die beoogde 11 miljoen nuwe poste sal genereer,…
How resilient are SA’s female entrepreneurs?
South African policy makers and researchers are in agreement: a thriving small, medium and micro enterprise (SMME) sector is the key to job creation, economic sustainability and ultimately positive growth. With the National Development Plan (NDP) predicting that by 2030 SMMEs will generate 90% of the 11 million new jobs targeted, the future…
Baan die weg vir vroue-entrepreneurs
Geleenthede moet sonder vooroordeel wees. Daar is ’n tekort aan vroulike entrepreneurs in die land, en die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) hanteer hierdie probleem deur die Ondernemende Vroue-program (EWP). Daar is talle slaggate en struikelblokke vir vroue wat hulle eie besigheid wil begin, en ’n gelyke speelveld is noodsaaklik as dit by die…
Paving the way for women entrepreneurs
Opportunity should be without bias. There is a dearth of female entrepreneurs in the country and the North-West University (NWU) is addressing this problem through the Enterprising Women Programme (EWP). There are many pitfalls and roadblocks facing women who want to start their own business and a level playing field is an imperative where small…
Research explores preferences of game meat eaters
Earlier this year, Statistics SA stated that over six million South Africans are currently unemployed. With the country’s current economic climate resulting in shrinking opportunities for formal employment, more and more South Africans are turning to entrepreneurship. North-West University (NWU) Tourism Research in Economic Environs and Society…
Thabang has a mind for law and a heart for the world
With Women’s Month still fresh in our minds, what better time to introduce a phenomenal woman who has earned her stripes in advocating for the advancement and protection of women and their role in society? Meet Thabang Pooe, an LLB graduate from the North-West University (NWU) who went on to join SECTION27, a public interest law centre in…
NWU Mahikeng to launch astronomy observatory
The Minister of Science and Technology, Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubani, will launch the Mahikeng Astronomy Telescope (MAT) at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng on Friday 7 September. This puts the institution on a par with well-established institutions such as the universities of the Western Cape and Cape Town. The MAT is co-…
NWU makes an impact during Special Sports Day
Excitement was the order of the day during the 2018 rendition of the Eureka School’s Special Sports Day. The event saw more than 400 participants – some from as far as Bloemfontein and Secunda – taking part in the annual event for mentally and physically challenged youngsters. This year also saw the North-West University (NWU) joining in the…
NWU Tourism Society walks for tourism awareness
The Tourism Society of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Tourism Management recently hosted a tourism awareness walk on the campus in Mahikeng in celebration of September as Tourism Month. The aim of the event was to create awareness and foster a culture of visiting the country’s tourism attractions, thereby boosting local…
Die kampus se kolfblad is voorberei vir die jaarlikse KFC Minikrieketfees
Moenie dat die naam jou mislei nie. Minikrieket is ernstige sake – vra maar vir enigeen van die meer as 500 jongelinge (wat 18 skole in Gauteng verteenwoordig) wat deelneem aan die jaarlikse Minikrieketfees wat deur die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se kampus in Vanderbijlpark aangebied word. Die 2018-weergawe van die geleentheid vind op 15…
Campus is pitch perfect for annual KFC Mini Cricket Festival
Don’t let the name of the game fool you. Mini Cricket is serious business – just ask any one of the more than 500 youngsters (representing 18 schools in Gauteng) who will be taking part in the annual Mini Cricket Festival to be hosted by the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark. The 2018 rendition of the event will take…
NWU postdoctoral fellow is one of 2018’s Most Influential Young Africans
Dr Musawenkosi Donia Saurombe, a postdoctoral fellow and researcher on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng, was announced as one of the 100 Most Influential Young Africans by African Youth Awards on 4 September 2018. The annual prestigious list was launched in 2016 and is currently in its third year. It features young…
NWU to play UJ in a do or die encounter
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Noble Boys will play against Varsity Football log leaders, the University of Johannesburg (UJ), in a do or die encounter on 6 September 2018 at the NWU Mahikeng Sports Grounds. According to NWU head coach, Monde Hlatshwayo, the NWU team goes into this encounter with the hope of securing maximum points. “…
SA needs more strenuous efforts to break out of ‘low growth trap’
According to renowned economist Prof Raymond Parsons from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Business School, South Africa will need to make much more strenuous efforts to break out of the ‘low growth trap’ into which a recession has now pushed it. He says that the extent to which the latest Gross Domestic Product (GDP) figures for the…