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Reflections on the 2021 local government elections
The 2021 local government elections are a story of a democracy in crisis, says Naledi Modise, lecturer at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Government Studies. The elections that took place on 1 November were characterised by low voter turnout and high levels of voter apathy. When the votes were tallied, there were 64 hung…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-engineers-shine-bright
NWU engineers shine bright
The North-West University (NWU) is constantly striving towards academic excellence and producing graduates who are fit and ready to create groundbreaking moves within their respective industries. Two NWU industrial engineering graduates, Josua Olivier Wesch and Eduan Hugo, recently received recognition at the Southern African Institute for…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-joins-forces-black-lawyers-association-deliver-market-ready-litigators
NWU joins forces with Black Lawyers Association to deliver market-ready litigators
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Law and the Black Lawyers Association Legal Education Centre (BLA-LEC) has committed to producing market-ready lawyers through a memorandum of agreement signed on 11 November 2021. The agreement, signed at the NWU’s Mahikeng Campus is for a period of three years. The primary aim is to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-celebrates-works-non-academic-authors
NWU celebrates the works of non-academic authors
On 12 November 2021 the North-West University (NWU) vice-chancellor, Prof Dan Kgwadi, held an event to recognise students, staff and alumni who have authored non-academic works. Facilitated by the executive director of the Corporate Relations and Marketing division, Clement Manoko, the event forms part of the NWU’s stakeholder engagement…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-mahikeng-campus-pay-tribute-outgoing-vice-chancellor
NWU Mahikeng Campus pay tribute to outgoing vice-chancellor
Staff members from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus paid tribute to the outgoing vice-chancellor, Prof Dan Kgwadi, during the campus’s annual staff year-end function. Prof Kgwadi will be leaving the NWU at the end of January 2022 to join the Vaal University of Technology as its vice-chancellor. Speaking on behalf of staff…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-business-school-and-north-west-house-traditional-leaders-conclude-important-memorandum
NWU Business School and the North West House of Traditional Leaders conclude important Memorandum of Understanding
On Tuesday, 16 November 2021, delegates from the NWU Business School and the North West House of Traditional Leaders concluded an important Memorandum of Understanding during a function held in Potchefstroom. This is intended to pave the way for co-operation that will enable the University to provide support to the House of Traditional…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-ontwerpers-wen-steeds-topkompetisies
NWU-ontwerpers wen steeds in topkompetisies
Studente en gegradueerdes van die Grafiese Ontwerp-vakgroep by die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) het weer eens by die onlangse internasionale Loerie-toekennings en nasionale Pendoring-toekennings geskitter. Hulle kenmerkende kreatiwiteit en vaardighede het die beoordelaars se oog gevang, met NWU Grafiese Ontwerp wat ’n oorkoepelende vierde…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-designers-still-winning-streak-top-competitions
NWU designers still on a winning streak in top competitions
Students and graduates of the Graphic Design subject group at the North-West University (NWU) have again shone at the recent international Loerie Awards and national Pendoring Awards. Their distinctive creativity and skills caught the judges’ eye, with NWU Graphic Design securing an overall fourth place among eight design institutions or…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/argumente-vir-die-styging-die-repokoers-nie-oortuigend-nie
Argumente vir die styging in die repokoers is nie oortuigend nie
Die argumente wat deur die meerderheid van die lede van die Monetêre Beleidskomitee (MBK) voorgehou word om die repokoers op hierdie stadium met 25 basispunte te verhoog, is nie oortuigend nie. Dit is die mening van prof Raymond Parsons, ekonoom van die Besigheidskool van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU). In sy kommentaar oor die besluit van…http://news.nwu.ac.za/unveiling-world-class-laboratory-boost-south-africas-pharmaceutical-manufacturing-capability
Unveiling of world-class laboratory to boost South Africa's pharmaceutical manufacturing capability
South Africa is set to save billions of rands it currently spends on importing active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) with the launch of the API Technology Innovation Cluster. APIs are the biologically active components used to make finished pharmaceutical products such as tablets and capsules, and South Africa's heavy reliance on API imports…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-beloon-sy-buitengewone-presteerders
NWU beloon sy buitengewone presteerders
Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) het tydens ’n virtuele seremonie op 25 November erkenning gegee aan personeel vir hulle buitengewone bydraes tot onderrig en leer, navorsing en gemeenskapsbetrokkenheid. Die universiteit se baanbrekers is by die heel eerste NWU Uitnemendheidstoekenning-seremonie vereer. Die geleentheid, wat aanlyn gestroom is,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-rewards-its-exceptional-achievers
NWU rewards its exceptional achievers
During a virtual ceremony on 25 November the North-West University (NWU) acknowledged staff for their exceptional contributions to teaching and learning, research and community engagement. These torchbearers were honoured during the first ever NWU Excellence Awards ceremony. The event, which was streamed online, brought staff in the three key…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/noordwes-universiteit-vereer-ikoniese-alumni
Noordwes-Universiteit vereer ikoniese alumni
Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) het op 26 November by ’n toekenningseremonie in Sandton ’n paar van sy merkwaardigste alumni vereer. Die universiteit se gesogte Alumnitoekennings vir Uitnemendheid het in nege kategorieë erkenning gegee aan prominente alumni wat professioneel uitgeblink het in hulle onderskeie kundigheidsvelde, en wat nasionaal en…http://news.nwu.ac.za/north-west-university-honours-iconic-alumni
North-West University honours iconic alumni
The North-West University (NWU) honoured some of its most remarkable alumni at an awards ceremony in Sandton on 26 November. The university’s prestigious Alumni Awards of Excellence gave recognition in nine categories to prominent alumni who have excelled professionally in their respective fields of expertise and who have made exemplary…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-letago-famelab-international-runner
NWU’s Letago is a FameLab International runner-up
On Thursday, 25 November 2021, the world’s greatest science communication competition hosted its final showdown, where 10 young researchers and professionals battled it out for the title of world’s best science communicator in the FameLab International 2021 online final. The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Letago Kgomoeswana represented the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-staff-recognised-their-service-north-west-province
NWU staff recognised for their service to the North West Province
Two staff members of the North-West University (NWU) were recognised during the Bokone Bophirima Gospel Music Awards (BBGMA) that took place on 27 November 2021 at Glory Ministries International (GMI) in Potchefstroom. NWU vice-chancellor Prof Dan Kgwadi received an award for his excellent service to the North West province through the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-aims-boost-environmental-sustainability-through-industrial-engineering
NWU academic aims to boost environmental sustainability through industrial engineering
Meelan Roopa, a lecturer in the North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Industrial Engineering, is currently conducting research on new ideas and strategic ways of achieving environmental sustainability for developing countries through industrial engineering. His research explores the synergies, divergencies and needs of ensuring…http://news.nwu.ac.za/african-continental-free-trade-agreement-minister-ebrahim-patel-talks-nwu-business-school
African Continental Free Trade Agreement - Minister Ebrahim Patel talks to the NWU Business School
The African Continental Free Trade Agreement (ACFTA) is a project of the African Union (AU). Founded in 2018, it ambitiously aims ‘to create a single continental market for goods and services, with free movement of business persons and investments’. Virtually all of the 55 AU member states have signed the agreement. While some…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-geskiedkundige-karteer-die-pad-na-suid-afrikaanse-erfenis
NWU-geskiedkundige karteer die pad na Suid-Afrikaanse erfenis
’n Akademikus en geskiedkundige van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) is deel van ’n gemeenskapsbetrokkenheidsprojek wat al Suid-Afrika se erfenisterreine en plekke van belang (POI’s) dokumenteer deur die ligging daarvan te lys en die betekenis van al die Suid-Afrikaanse POI’s op die Road Trip SA-app te verduidelik. Emile Coetzee, dosent in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-and-universitat-duisburg-essen-develop-early-warning-tool-metal-pollution-fresh-water