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NWK Limited is a leading provider of key agricultural
services to diverse sectors within South Africa’s agricultural industry, and has since its inception in 1909
consistently undertaken various initiatives to develop
the agricultural sector within the North West Province.

“NWK invests in a program called Ikateleng (a Tswana word meaning ‘Empower Yourself’) run under the auspices of the University
of the North West’s Mafikeng Campus. The main objective of the
Ikateleng project is to improve overall examination results as well
as the individual symbols that are attained so that the learners can
meet the admission requirements of tertiary institutions and also
be prepared for tertiary studies,” says Marais. NWK also offers
vacation work and bursaries to students, as well as a field management program to mentor prospective candidates who want to
seek employment within the agricultural sector.

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