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For the love of art
The North West University (NWU) Gallery, together with the Klerksdorp Museum, is keeping art lovers entertained from the safety of their own homes. They are currently showcasing the “Once we were heroes” exhibition by the Art Bank SA, and the “Agility is the New Black” exhibition by mother and son Thina and Themba Minya. Both…http://news.nwu.ac.za/what-partial-independence-transnet-national-ports-authority-means
What the partial independence of the Transnet National Ports Authority means
President Cyril Ramaphosa, together with Minister of Public Enterprises Pravin Gordhan and Minister of Transport Fikile Mbalula, announced on 22 June 2021 the establishment of the National Ports Authority as an independent, wholly-owned subsidiary of Transnet in terms of the National Ports Act, 12 of 2005. North-West University (NWU)…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/die-regering-het-beperkte-opsies-gehad-toe-die-inperkingsmaatreels-na-vlak-4-opgeskuif
Die regering het beperkte opsies gehad toe die inperkingsmaatreëls na vlak 4 opgeskuif is
“Die breë realiteite waarmee president Cyril Ramaphosa gekonfronteer word in sy soeke na die regte balans tussen lewens en heenkomes om die huidige ernstige derde golf van Covid-19 en sy deltavariant te hanteer, moet erken word.” Prof Raymond Parsons, ekonoom van die Besigheidskool van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU), het in sy kommentaar op…http://news.nwu.ac.za/government-had-limited-options-moving-level-4-lockdown-restrictions
Government had limited options in moving to Level 4 lockdown restrictions
“The broad realities faced by President Cyril Ramaphosa in seeking to strike the right balance between lives and livelihoods to cope with the current serious third wave of Covid-19 and its delta variant should be recognised.” In commenting on the moving of South Africa to Level 4 lockdown on 28 June, Prof Raymond Parsons, an economist from the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/diepleerstudente-skitter-die-nwu-gradeplegtigheid
Diepleerstudente skitter by die NWU-gradeplegtigheid
Die Fakulteit Ingenieurswese aan die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) is met reg trots op die sukses van sy nuwe groep nagraadse studente in die MuST-navorsingsnisarea (Meertalige Spraaktegnologie-navorsingsnisarea). Al sewe meestersgraadstudente wat by MuST se 2019/2020-diepleerprogram aangesluit het, het op 30 Junie hulle grade ontvang, met vyf…http://news.nwu.ac.za/deep-learning-students-shine-nwu-graduation-ceremony
Deep learning students shine at NWU graduation ceremony
The Faculty of Engineering at the North-West University (NWU) is rightly proud of the success of its new cohort of postgraduate students in the MuST (Multilingual Speech Technologies) research niche area. All seven master’s degree students who joined MuST’s 2019/2020 deep learning programme had their degrees conferred on 30 June, with five of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-embraces-winds-change-blowing-through-legal-profession
NWU academic embraces winds of change blowing through the legal profession
It is now deemed unethical for a business to demand that prospective candidate attorneys have driver's licenses, or own or have access to the use of vehicles they could use in the course of their employment. This is the result of a revision of the rules pertaining to practical vocational contracts in the Legal Practice Act*. NWU academic and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/toekenning-sal-sa-help-om-sy-moeilike-geskiedenis-te-hanteer
Toekenning sal SA help om sy moeilike geskiedenis te hanteer
Suid-Afrika is ’n samelewing waar ’n gevoel van behoort deur ’n lang en diep geskiedenis van verdeling en ontneming gekompliseer word. Vier personeellede van die Noordwes-Universiteit het ’n internasionale toekenning van die African Critical Inquiry Programme* (ACIP) ontvang om ’n gesamentlike werkswinkel te organiseer wat akademiese en artistiese…http://news.nwu.ac.za/grant-will-help-sa-grapple-its-difficult-history
Grant will help SA grapple with its difficult history
South Africa is a society in which a sense of belonging is complicated by a long and deep history of division and dispossession. Four staff members of the North-West University have received an international grant from the African Critical Inquiry Programme* (ACIP) to organise a collaborative workshop that will use academic and artistic engagement…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/waarom-kinders-boelies-word
Waarom kinders boelies word
Straf is die eerste ding waaraan die meeste mense dink wanneer hulle uitvind ’n kind is ’n boelie. Hulle ondersoek selde die rede waarom die kind hulle maats emosioneel, verbaal en selfs fisies seermaak. Tebello Mabusela, ’n sielkundedosent by die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU), bespreek die verskillende faktore wat moontlik tot…http://news.nwu.ac.za/why-children-become-bullies
Why children become bullies
Punishment is the first reaction most people think of when they find out that a child is a bully. They rarely investigate the reason why the child is emotionally, verbally or even physically harming their peers. Tebello Mabusela, a psychology lecturer at the North-West University (NWU), discusses the various factors that could…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-students-assist-elderly-register-covid-19-vaccination
NWU students assist the elderly to register for COVID 19 vaccination
South Africa's self-registration vaccination portal for citizens aged 60 and above commenced in mid-April. So far, the process of registration for the group has been very low due to variety of reasons. The North-West University (NWU) UNICEF student chapter volunteers on the Mahikeng Campus, in partnership with the Department of Health, the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-and-university-venda-host-iks-innovation-and-social-entrepreneurship-webinar
NWU and University of Venda host an IKS Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship Webinar
The North-West University (NWU), in collaboration with the University of Venda (UNIVEN) and Indigenous Terrain, recently co-hosted an Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship Webinar series. This first collaborative student-organised online webinar took place on 15 June 2021. Indigenous Terrain is an NWU student…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-talks-about-happiness
NWU academic talks about happiness
Prof Anné Verhoef of the North-West University (NWU) presented an inaugural lecture titled “Transcendence, Chance and Happiness” on 24 June 2021. The lecture’s focus was on how happiness relates to notions of chance and transcendence. Prof Verhoef specifically looked at the relation between unhappiness and happiness, to determine where…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/kweek-hoop-ten-spyte-van-die-wanhoop-oor-covid-19
Kweek hoop ten spyte van die wanhoop oor Covid-19
Die voortgaande effek wat Covid-19 op geestesgesondheid het, word regoor die wêreld gevoel, maar veral in Suid-Afrika noudat die pandemie ons land met ’n derde vlaag getref het. Ons het geliefdes, ons finansiële stabiliteit, van ons vryhede, ons sosiale interaksie, en ’n “normale lewe” waaraan ons gewoond is, verloor. Ons het ook baie in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/cultivating-hope-despite-despair-covid-19
Cultivating hope despite the despair of Covid-19
The continuing effect of Covid-19 on mental health is felt all over the world, but especially in South Africa now that this pandemic has hit our country with a third wave. We have lost loved ones, financial stability, some of our freedom, social interaction, and a “normal” we were used to. We have also learned a lot during this time, but a lot…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nuwe-vennootskap-sal-vir-chemiese-ingenieurs-groot-voordele-inhou
Nuwe vennootskap sal vir chemiese ingenieurs groot voordele inhou
Die Skool vir Chemiese en Mineraalingenieurswese by die Noordwes-Universiteit het ’n vennootskap met ’n sagtewaremaatskappy gesluit wat hulle aan die voorpunt van ontwikkeling sal plaas. Die vennootskap met METSIM, die voorste modelleringsagtewaremaatskappy, sal die ontwerp van nuwe prosesse moontlik maak en bestaande vloeikaarte tot hulle…http://news.nwu.ac.za/new-partnership-will-give-chemical-engineers-huge-advantage
New partnership will give chemical engineers a huge advantage
The School of Chemical and Minerals Engineering at the North-West University is partnering with a software company that will put them on the cutting edge of development. The partnership with METSIM, the premier modelling software company, will allow the design of new processes and push existing flowsheets to maximum efficiency. Prof Quentin…http://news.nwu.ac.za/freedom-fear-nwu-celebrates-pride-month
Freedom from fear – NWU celebrates Pride Month
During June, which is Pride Month, LGBT communities and their allies come together and celebrate the freedom to be themselves. Despite recent legal and societal advances, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people across the world often experience prejudice in their neighbourhoods, at school and at home. “LGBT individuals often…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-and-collaborators-launch-community-e-skills-project