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The North-West University (NWU) is a South African university with three campuses at Potchefstroom, Mahikeng (Previously Mafikeng) and Vanderbijlpark, South Africa. In Potchefstroom is the head office of the University. With its merged status, the North-West University became one of the largest universities in South Africa and has 64 081 students (full-time and distance education).

The Potchefstroom campus of the North-West University (nicknamed "Pukke") was formerly known as the Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education (abbreviated PU for CHE). Tuition is mainly in Afrikaans on the Potchefstroom campus and in English on the other campuses in Mafikeng, and the Vaal Triangle (situated in Vanderbijlpark).

The Witrand Cricket Field is a cricket ground in Potchefstroom, South Africa. It has hosted senior cricket irregularly since 1991, when Western Transvaal hosted Western Province. In 2010, it was one of three venues used for the ICC Women's Cricket Challenge.The cricket field is situated within the grounds of the Witrand Psychiatric Hospital, just west of the North-West University, in Potchefstroom.