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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
NWU and collaborators launch Community E-Skills project
The North-West University's (NWU’s) NWU-CoLab, in collaboration with the National Electronic Media Institute of South Africa (NEMISA), the Mahikeng Digital Innovation Hub (MDiHub) and the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT), recently launched a Community E-Skills project. The project – a brainchild of the DCDT – aims to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/charonike-bly-radio-se-goue-meisie
Charonike bly radio se goue meisie
Sy is die onbetwiste goue meisie van die Noordwes-Universiteit se klankgolwe, en op Vrydag 30 Julie het Charonike Nel dit weereens bewys toe sy tydens die nasionale Radiotoekennings as die Beste Kampus Ontbytprogram-aanbieder aangewys is. Haar houvas op toekennings blyk geen einde te ken nie. Nel, wat stasiebestuurder van PUKfm 93.6 is,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/charonike-remains-radios-golden-girl
Charonike remains radio’s golden girl
She is the undisputed golden girl of the North-West University’s sound waves, and on Friday, 30 July Charonike Nel proved this once more at the National Radio Awards when she was named the Best Campus Breakfast Programme Presenter. There seems to be no end to her hold on awards. Nel, who is the station manager at PUKfm 93.6, blushes tomato…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/projekte-oor-reaksie-op-siektes-wil-suid-afrika-selfonderhoudend-maak
Projekte oor reaksie op siektes wil Suid-Afrika selfonderhoudend maak
In ’n tyd van Covid-19-tamheid word landsburgers nou met ’n selfs dodeliker en hoogs oordraagbare Delta-variant gekonfronteer. Hierdie nuwe virusmutasie het ’n impak op die reeds oorlaaide gesondheidstelsel met te min hulpbronne. Wat nog meer kommerwekkend is, is dat op dag 460 van die staat van inperking in Suid-Afrika minder as 1% van die Suid-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/disease-response-projects-aim-make-africa-self-sufficient
Disease response projects aim to make Africa self-sufficient
In a time of Covid-19 fatigue, citizens are now confronted with an even deadlier and highly transmissible Delta variant. This new virus mutation impacts on already overburdened and under-resourced health systems. More alarming is that on day 460 of the lockdown in South Africa, less than 1% of the population was fully immunised. Also, in June,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/meerjarige-grasse-die-antwoord-vir-die-herstel-van-veld
Meerjarige grasse is die antwoord vir die herstel van veld
In ’n waterskaarsland soos Suid-Afrika met toenemende eise vir weiding, kan gekweekte meerjarige grasse die antwoord wees op die bewaring van die veld en die verskaffing van voeding vir diere. “Droogtes, min reën en oorbeweiding het groot degradasie van die veld veroorsaak, en dus is die herstel van die veld ’n prioriteit vir produsente…http://news.nwu.ac.za/perennial-grasses-are-answer-veld-restoration
Perennial grasses are the answer for veld restoration
In a water-scarce country like South Africa with growing demands for grazing, cultivated perennial grasses could be the answer to protecting the veld and providing nutrition for animals. “Droughts, scarcity of rain and overgrazing have caused a lot of degradation of the veld, and therefore veld restoration is a priority for farmers and the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/middelengels-wakker-die-verbeelding-van-topgegradeerde-navorser-aan
Middelengels wakker die verbeelding van topgegradeerde navorser aan
Prof David Scott-Macnab, met sy B2-gradering van die Nasionale Navorsingstigting (NNS), is die hoogste gegradeerde navorser wat tans in die Fakulteit Geesteswetenskappe aan die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) werksaam is. Om ’n B2-gradering te ontvang, moes ’n akademikus ’n beduidende korpus navorsing in hoogaangeskrewe, hoë-impak- internasionale…http://news.nwu.ac.za/middle-english-fires-imagination-top-rated-researcher
Middle English fires the imagination of top-rated researcher
With a B2 rating from the National Research Foundation (NRF), Prof David Scott-Macnab is the highest rated researcher currently employed in the Faculty of Humanities at the North-West University (NWU). To receive a B2 rating, an academic needs to have published a substantial body of research in top-tier, high-impact international journals,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/navorsing-bekyk-hoe-interpretasie-bybellees-afrika-bepaal
Navorsing bekyk hoe interpretasie Bybellees in Afrika bepaal
Die manier waarop die Skrif gelees en geïnterpreteer word, het ’n beduidende invloed op wat mense in die Bybel lees. Dit bepaal ook hulle benadering tot kwellende en aktuele kwessies waarmee gelowiges worstel. Dít is die fokus van prof Marius Nel, navorsingsleerstoel in Ekumenisme: Pentekostalisme en Neo-Pentekostalisme, se navorsing oor die…http://news.nwu.ac.za/research-looks-how-interpretation-affects-bible-reading-africa
Research looks at how interpretation affects Bible reading in Africa
The way in which Scripture is read and interpreted has a major effect on what people read in the Bible. This also determines their approach to concerning and topical issues with which the faithful struggle. This is the focus of the research by Prof Marius Nel, research chair in Ecumenism: Pentecostalism and Neo-Pentecostalism, on the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/pasop-vir-besmette-vleis-wat-op-straat-verkoop-word
Pasop vir besmette vleis wat op straat verkoop word
Die groot verskeidenheid bakteriële spesies wat aangetref word in voorbereide vleis wat op Johannesburg se strate verkoop word, is ’n aanduiding dat verbruikers van hierdie vleis gevaar loop om voedselvergiftiging op te doen. Dit is volgens die bevindings van ’n meestersgraadstudie wat deur dr Mpinda Edoaurd Tshipamba van die Noordwes-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/watch-out-contaminated-meat-sold-streets
Watch out for contaminated meat sold on the streets
The wide range of bacterial species found in ready-to-eat meat sold on the streets of Johannesburg indicates that consumers of this meat could be at risk of food poisoning. This is according to the findings of a study conducted by Dr Mpinda Edoaurd Tshipamba, North-West University (NWU) master’s graduate in the subject group Animal Health.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nuwe-phds-soos-musiek-ons-ore