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The NWU’s people-centred approach to community engagement during the Covid-19 pandemic
Phenyo Mokgothu On 22 March 2022, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced what was essentially the end of the country’s lockdown or state of national disaster almost two years since it was imposed. This is an opportune time to look back on how the North-West University (NWU) responded to community needs during the Covid-19 pandemic. While the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-farm-manager-reflects-economic-impact-foot-and-mouth-disease-outbreak
NWU farm manager reflects on economic impact of foot and mouth disease outbreak
Phenyo Mokgothu South Africa is presently experiencing an outbreak of foot and mouth disease (FMD) on farms and communal areas in the Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, North West and Gauteng. Hannes Lombard, manager of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) farm in Mahikeng, says the outbreak of FMD in the country has a big impact on…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/uitblinker-adele-hardloop-skitterende-twee-oseane
Uitblinker Adele hardloop skitterende Twee Oseane
Bertie Jacobs Die San Gabriel-berge, met spikkels sneeu op die hange en ’n wit sneeukombers op die pieke, kan in die winter vanaf die stad Rancho Cucamonga in Kalifornië gesien word. Die musikant Jake Hamilton is in 1979 daar gebore. Dit is nou 43 jaar later en Constantiaberg lê voor. Die Twee Oseane-marathon van 2022 is in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/stellar-adele-runs-star-making-two-oceans
Stellar Adele runs star-making Two Oceans
Bertie Jacobs In winter, the San Gabriel Mountains, speckled with flecks of snow on its slopes and blankets of white on its peaks, can be seen from the city of Rancho Cucamonga in California. In 1979, musician Jake Hamilton was born here. Fast forward 43 years and the Constantiaberg in Cape Town comes into view. The 2022…http://news.nwu.ac.za/study-finds-unpaved-roads-increase-air-pollution
Study finds that unpaved roads increase air pollution
The burning of fossil fuels and industrial emissions are among the major sources of air pollution in South Africa. However, there are other sources that are found in residential areas, for example unpaved roads, of which there are plenty in low-income residential areas in South Africa. Air pollution is one of the top environmental problems that…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/waardes-n-dryfkrag-vir-die-nwu
Waardes is ’n dryfkrag vir die NWU
Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) is trots daarop om ’n waardegedrewe instelling te wees en is tans besig met ’n veldtog om die waardes wat as riglyne dien vir personeel, studente en ander belanghebbers, weer bekend te stel. Die veldtog het in Maart 2022 afgeskop met ’n kookkompetisie vir die Universiteitsbestuurskomitee (UBK) en ’n amptelike…http://news.nwu.ac.za/values-are-driving-force-nwu
Values are a driving force for the NWU
The North-West University (NWU) is proud to be a value-driven institution and is currently busy with a campaign to relaunch the values that guide staff, students and other stakeholders. The campaign kicked off in March 2022 with a cook-off held for the University Management Committee (UMC) and an official launch in the form of a gala evening…http://news.nwu.ac.za/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.nwu.ac.za/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.nwu.ac.za/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.nwu.ac.za/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.nwu.ac.za/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.nwu.ac.za/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.nwu.ac.za/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.nwu.ac.za/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.nwu.ac.za/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.nwu.ac.za/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.nwu.ac.za/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.nwu.ac.za/af/nee-beteken-nee-en-dis-uit-en-gedaan
“Nee” beteken “nee”, en dis uit en gedaan
Vyftien maande gelede het die ondenkbare plaasgevind. In ’n insident van sulke boosaardigheid, sulke disrespek en wreedheid is Carla Mӧller se lewe onherroeplik verander. Sy is verkrag, maar as gevolg van die niegewelddadige aard van die insident, is sy afgeraai om ’n formele klag te lê. Volgens haar is sy nie toegelaat dat…http://news.nwu.ac.za/no-means-no-and-it