MAHIKENG MAIL - MAHIKENG - An emotional Mia le Roux from Cape Town in the Western Cape was crowned Miss South Africa 2024 at the spectacular 66th pageant finale held at the SunBet Arena at Time Square in Pretoria on Saturday night.
Taung residents are ‘gatvol’
MAHIKENG MAIL - MAHIKENG - Will the long wait come to an end for the North West Provincial Government to officially hand over the Taung Skull Heritage site to the residents of Taung?
Alumnus unpacks academic entrepreneurship
MAHIKENG MAIL - MAHIKENG - The Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences at the North-West University (NWU) hosted its third Food Security and Safety (FSS) seminar last week, on 8 August 2024.
NWU alumnus and CEO of Eco-Agro Enterprise Pty Ltd, Dr Sydwell Sihlangu, who was the guest speaker at this event, spoke about academic entrepreneurship, which he described as a means of commercialisation, transforming knowledge into products, processes and organisations, thereby contributing to economic growth and innovation.
“A legal framework and institutional mechanisms have been set up through policies promoting collaboration between industry and universities.
UWC lose 0-1 to NWU
MAHIKENG MAIL - MAHIKIENG - In crisp and cool Cape Town weather conditions, NWU stunned their hosts with a second-half goal to claim a (0-1) victory against UWC in the Varsity Cup on Thursday in Bellville.
Chuck Dee reaches out to Slurry Learners
MAHIKENG MAIL - MAHIKENG - The Chuck Dee Foundation celebrated the birthday party of its Founder, Mr Busang, together with Bomme ba Thapelo ya Lefatshe ba Mahikeng, who threw a surprise party for him. The party was followed by a charity outreach at Slurry Primary School, led by Professor Chanza from North West University.
The event involved a series of supporting activities that included prayer sessions, motivational talks and counselling. In addition the learners received essential items such as clothing, fruits and toiletry hampers. Discovering the challenging conditions at the school, Mr Busang committed to adopt three learners, to ensure that their educational needs are met until they complete their studies. Discussions are also underway to potentially adopt the entire school with NWU’s assistance.