NWU School of Mines and Mining Engineering set for future success
Online post-graduate diplomas in sustainability and mining began enrolling students in 2025.
Getting off the grid: SA’s local power play
The city of eThekwini has announced a strategy to reduce its reliance on the national grid by 40% by 2030.
Prof Bismark Tyobeka: Starlink should shine in SA’s skies
Faster, reliable access to online resources can improve teaching outcomes, expand research opportunities and prepare graduates who are work-ready, says Prof Tyobeka.
Newly discovered parasite named after Prof Louis du Preez
A team in the US found the elusive creature, now called the Latergator louisdupreezi, lodged on the eye of an alligator.
NWU takes science to Kuruman with message of innovation
The Vice-Chancellor’s Science Day forms part of NWU’s broader effort to build inclusive education ecosystems and inspire the next generation of scientists.
Professor Sir Hilary Beckles receives honorary doctorate from NWU
Beckles is a Caribbean historian and vice-chancellor of the University of the West Indies.
NWU vice-chancellor, Prof Bismark Tyobeka, pleads for aligned academic hospital in North West
NWU is building the NWU Desmond Tutu School of Medicine, and Prof Tyobeka says pairing it with the planned North West academic hospital would benefit the province.
R44 billion: The big bucks of hunting tourism
About 95 000 jobs in South Africa depend on hunting tourism, according to a new study led by Prof Peet van der Merwe and Prof Andrea Saayman from the North-West University.
The hidden cost of a broken funding system: SA’s public universities
The ongoing dysfunction within the NSFAS and various SETAs is jeopardising the futures of vulnerable students and placing strain on SA’s public universities, says NWU’s Prof Linda du Plessis.
Prof Bismark Tyobeka appointed chairperson of Ministerial Expert Panel on Nuclear
The appointment places Prof Tyobeka at the helm of a body tasked with advising government on the pace, scale and procurement approach for new nuclear capacity.