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Double the success for Fiorita twins
North-West University (NWU) students and twins Andrea and Marco Fiorita, recently received their degrees in computer and electronic engineering with distinction. “Growing up, we were inseparable and always in cahoots. We made smoke bombs, took apart electronics around the house, build crazy contraptions and watched endless YouTube videos on how…http://news.localhost:107/af/stemme-van-inheemse-gemeenskappe-van-praktyk-moet-gehoor-word
Stemme van inheemse gemeenskappe van praktyk moet gehoor word
“Vennootskappe tussen die regering, die privaat sektor en die burgerlike samelewing is noodsaaklik vir enige agenda vir volhoubare ontwikkeling. Ervaring in Afrika het egter getoon dat deelname deur plaaslike gemeenskappe aan ontwikkelingsprojekte selde interaktief of bemagtigend is,” sê Otsile Maditsi, ’n PhD-kandidaat en dosent by die Sentrum…http://news.localhost:107/voices-indigenous-communities-practice-need-be-heard
Voices of indigenous communities of practice need to be heard
“Partnerships between the government, the private sector and civil society are critical for any sustainable development agenda. However, experience in Africa has shown that participation by local communities in development projects is rarely interactive or empowering,” says Otsile Maditsi, a PhD candidate and lecturer at the Indigenous Knowledge…http://news.localhost:107/af/nns-gradering-vir-die-jongste-medeprofessor-dierewetenskap-aan-die-nwu
NNS-gradering vir die jongste medeprofessor in dierewetenskap aan die NWU
Boerdery is in prof Kenny Mnisi se bloed, en sy lewenslange passie vir dierewetenskappe dra uiteindelik vrug. Prof Mnisi, wat by die Skool vir Landbouwetenskappe op die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se Mahikengkampus werk, het ’n Y2-gradering ontvang van die Nasionale Navorsingstigting (NNS), wat bekend is vir hulle streng en robuuste…http://news.localhost:107/nrf-rating-youngest-associate-professor-animal-science-nwu
NRF rating for youngest associate professor in animal science at NWU
Farming runs in Prof Kenny Mnisi’s blood, and his life-long passion for animal sciences is finally paying off. Based in the School of Agricultural Sciences at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus, he has been awarded a Y2 rating by the National Research Foundation (NRF), which is known for its rigorous and robust rating process…http://news.localhost:107/af/waarom-vroee-sifting-vir-bloeddruk-kinders-noodsaaklik
Waarom vroeë sifting vir bloeddruk by kinders noodsaaklik is
Hoë bloeddruk of hipertensie is nie net ’n siekte by volwassenes nie, maar begin tydens die kinderjare en duur tot in volwassenheid. In ’n studie wat deur die Hipertensie in Afrika-navorsingspan (HART) van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) uitgevoer is, beklemtoon navorsers die belangrikheid van sifting by kinders, veral swart kinders, vir…http://news.localhost:107/why-early-blood-pressure-screening-children-vital
Why early blood pressure screening in children is vital
High blood pressure or hypertension is not only a disease in adults, but starts during childhood and tracks into adulthood. In a study conducted by the Hypertension in Africa Research Team (HART) of the North-West University (NWU), researchers emphasised the importance of screening children, especially black children, for elevated blood…http://news.localhost:107/study-environmentally-friendly-options-replace-chemical-fertilisers
Study into environmentally friendly options to replace chemical fertilisers
Prompted by the high cost of chemicals fertilisers and their impact on the environment, a master’s student the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus, took on the challenge of searching for environmentally friendly options to replace or supplement chemical fertilisers. Motlagomang Khantsi’s study titled “Determination and comparison of…http://news.localhost:107/nwu-students-enter-2022-leopards-lair-business-competition
NWU students: enter the 2022 Leopards Lair Business Competition
Do you have a business idea? The North-West University (NWU) bhive Enterprise Development Centre (EDC) and Technology Transfer and Innovation Support (TTIS) office are looking for innovative business ideas or product inventions. NWU undergraduate and postgraduate entrepreneurs are thereby invited to enter Leopards Lair Business…http://news.localhost:107/nwus-optentia-appoints-international-health-expert-extraordinary-professor
NWU's Optentia appoints international health expert as extraordinary professor
Prof Doris Bohman, a registered nurse, nurse tutor and associate professor at the Department of Health, Blekinge Institute of Technology, in Sweden, was recently appointed as an extraordinary professor at the North-West University's (NWU’s) Optentia research unit. Dr Bohman holds a PhD in medical science and has extensive experience…http://news.localhost:107/sanbs-and-nwu-bid-boost-much-needed-blood-stocks
SANBS and NWU in bid to boost much-needed blood stocks
The South African National Blood Service (SANBS) says its stocks are unstable, and is urging the public to kindly donate blood regularly to avoid blood shortages. Meanwhile, the North-West University (NWU) is contributing to the campaign by hosting additional blood donation drives. Three drives, in association with the SANBS, have already…http://news.localhost:107/feather-nwus-cap-it-bags-prestigious-prize
Feather in NWU’s cap as it bags prestigious prize
As its digital business strategy begins to gain momentum, the North-West University (NWU) is being recognised for its digitisation progress. On 20 April 2022 the university received an external award for the successful implementation of Planon, an integrated workplace management system (IWMS). The award was presented by the South African…http://news.localhost:107/nwu-mascot-eagi-graduates
NWU mascot Eagi graduates
A secret, closely guarded since 2019, was at long-last revealed during the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Science graduation session on 23 May 2022. Not only did NWU mascot Eagi graduated with a BSc degree in agriculture and agricultural economics, but his true identity was revealed. Kabelo Mathope,…http://news.localhost:107/af/wat-n-jaar-vir-christa-ramasimong
Wat ’n jaar vir Christa Ramasimong
Dit was ’n jaar waarin hoogtepunt op hoogtepunt gevolg het en waar een eer op ’n ander gevolg het. Christa Ramasimong ervaar ’n tyd wat nie net haar toekoms sal bepaal nie, maar ook wie sy regtig is. Die karakter van hierdie jong vrou word gesmee in ’n vuur wat aangewakker word deur haar vasberadenheid om sukses te behaal. Hierdie student van…http://news.localhost:107/what-year-christa-ramasimong
What a year for Christa Ramasimong
It has been a year in which highlight has succeeded highlight, in which one honour bestowed succeeded another. Christa Ramasimong is experiencing a time that will not only shape her future, but her very being. The character of the young woman is being moulded in a furnace fired by her resolve to succeed. This North-West University (NWU)…http://news.localhost:107/af/minister-van-botswana-verwerf-sy-phd-aan-die-nwu-besigheidskool
Minister van Botswana verwerf sy PhD aan die NWU Besigheidskool
Ons wil graag vir die Minister van Grond- en Watersake van die Republiek van Botswana, dr Kefentse C Mzwinila, gelukwens met sy PhD-graad wat hy op 25 Mei 2022 aan die NWU Besigheidskool verwerf het. …http://news.localhost:107/botswana-minister-obtains-his-phd-nwu-business-school
Botswana minister obtains his PhD from the NWU Business School
We wish to extend huge congratulations to the Minister of Land and Water Affairs of the Republic of Botswana, Dr Kefentse C Mzwinila, for graduating with a PhD degree from the NWU Business School on 25 May 2022. …http://news.localhost:107/legalisation-cannabis-has-implications-mental-healthcare-practitioners
Legalisation of cannabis has implications for mental healthcare practitioners
Misinformation about cannabis use can have serious implications for people facing mental health challenges. Mental healthcare practitioners can counter this by running education campaigns for vulnerable people, including mental healthcare users and especially the youth. This recommendation comes from Isaac Mokgaola, an academic in the School of…http://news.localhost:107/young-lld-graduate-wise-beyond-his-years
Young LLD graduate is wise beyond his years
At the tender age of 25, Phemelo Theophilus Magau has completed a daunting challenge: he finished his Doctor of Laws (LLD) degree in just two years. He was awarded his LLD in mercantile law during an autumn graduation ceremony at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus on 25 May 2022. Phemelo’s PhD thesis was “A comparative legal…http://news.localhost:107/af/nee-beteken-nee-en-dis-uit-en-gedaan