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Poetry as a portrayal of life
World-renowned poet and writer Audre Lorde held that poetry is not only a dream and vision; it is the skeleton architecture of our lives. It lays the foundations for a future of change, a bridge across our fears of what has never been before. No one understands and resonates more with this saying than Dr Kezell McCarthy-Klinck, North-West…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-celebrates-international-nurses-day
NWU celebrates International Nurses Day
Ontiretse Motingwa The School of Nursing on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus recently joined the rest of the world in honouring the significant contribution that nurses make in people’s lives by celebrating International Nurses Day. International Nurses Day is observed annually on 12 May to honour nurses for their hard…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-appoints-new-digital-strategy-officer
NWU appoints new digital strategy officer
The North-West University (NWU) has appointed a specialist in information technology (IT) governance, risk and business engagement as the university’s digital strategy officer. Andile Swartbooi will serve in this capacity from 1 May 2022 onwards. His responsibilities will include the execution of the NWU’s digital strategy, focusing on its…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-besigheidskool-staan-op-soos-die-feniks
NWU Besigheidskool: Staan op soos die feniks
Die akademie se besbewaarde geheim staan ná die pandemie op uit die as. Die toonaangewende Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) Besigheidskool het op Maandag 26 April in Potchefstroom ’n Brag & Brand-funksie gehou wat deur dosente, personeel en alumni bygewoon is. Prof Linda du Plessis, waarnemende visekanselier van die NWU, het die gaste verwelkom…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-business-school-rises-phoenix
NWU Business School: Rises like a phoenix
Academia’s “best kept secret” is rising like a phoenix after the pandemic. The prestigious North-West University (NWU) Business School held a Brag & Brand function in Potchefstroom on Monday, 26 April that was attended by lecturers, staff and alumni. Prof Linda du Plessis, acting vice-chancellor of the NWU, welcomed guests and said “a good…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/hart-die-nwu-bevorder-gesonde-bloeddruk
HART by die NWU bevorder gesonde bloeddruk
Bloed is die lewegewende stof wat deur ons are vloei, maar as die druk in ons are te hoog word kan dit ons gesondheid benadeel. Dit is waarom die Hipertensie in Afrika Navorsingspan (HART) in die Fakulteit Gesondheidswetenskappe aan die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) gedurende die hele Meimetingsmaand (MMM) en op Wêreldhipertensiedag op 17 Mei…http://news.nwu.ac.za/hart-nwu-promotes-healthy-blood-pressure
HART at NWU promotes healthy blood pressure
Blood is the life-giving substance that flows through our veins, but if the pressure in our veins becomes too high it can be detrimental to our health. This is why the Hypertension in Africa Research Team (HART) in the Faculty of Health Sciences at the North-West University (NWU) is actively promoting blood pressure awareness and measurement…http://news.nwu.ac.za/young-entrepreneur-takes-haircare-products-world
Young entrepreneur takes haircare products to the world
For this young woman entrepreneurship is a way of life. North-West University (NWU) master’s student in chemistry, Paula Maseko, recently started her own business by producing and selling haircare products. Paula, who hails from Lonelypark in Mahikeng, started her business in 2020 in her mother’s garage. With a few pots, bowls, a hand blender…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/franco-pak-die-studentelewe-met-vaste-tred-aan
Franco pak die studentelewe met vaste tred aan
Dit was liefde met die eerste oogopslag. Seun ontmoet kampus. In 2019 besoek Franco van Dijk die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se kampus in Potchefstroom as deel van ’n toer van sy skoolkoor. “Ons het baie van die kampus te sien gekry – dit het amper soos ’n opedag gevoel. Ek het regtig baie gehou van wat ek sien en besluit dit was waarheen ek…http://news.nwu.ac.za/franco-taking-student-life-his-stride
Franco taking student life in his stride
It was love at first sight. Boy meets campus. In 2019, Franco van Dijk visited the North-West University (NWU) campus in Potchefstroom as part of a tour by his school choir. “We saw a lot of the campus – it almost felt like an open day. I really liked what I saw and decided that this was where I wanted to go,” says Franco, who matriculated from…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-eagles-se-young-guns-val-vas-teen-tuks-die-finaal
NWU Eagles se Young Guns val vas teen Tuks in die finaal
Hulle senior eweknieë het dalk die Varsitybekerkompetisie ’n bietjie vroeg verlaat, maar die NWU Eagles Young Guns was gereed om tot die einde toe te bly staan toe hulle Tuks op Maandag 25 April in Stellenbosch gepak het. Dit was hulle egter nie beskore nie. Die span van Pretoria – wat net gedoen het wat die Pretorianers die afgelope jaar in elke…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-eagles-young-guns-succumb-tuks-final
NWU Eagles Young Guns succumb to Tuks in final
Their senior counterparts may have left the Varsity Cup competition a bit prematurely, but the NWU Eagles Young Guns aimed to go all the way when they squared off against Tuks in Stellenbosch on Monday, 25 April. It was not to be. The team from Pretoria, doing what Pretoria-based teams seem to be doing in every conceivable rugby competition in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-se-waarnemende-visekanselier-ontvang-internasionale-toekennings-vir-uitmuntende-navorsing
NWU se waarnemende visekanselier ontvang internasionale toekennings vir uitmuntende navorsing
Die waarnemende visekanselier van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU), prof Linda du Plessis, stel sonder twyfel ’n voorbeeld nadat sy haar tweede doktorsgraad in 2020 ontvang het. Sy is ook deur twee internasionale akademiese instellings en verenigings vir die gehalte van haar studie geloof. Nadat sy haar Doktoraat in Besigheidsadministrasie (DBA…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-acting-vice-chancellor-receives-international-awards-outstanding-research
NWU acting vice-chancellor receives international awards for outstanding research
The acting vice-chancellor of the North-West University (NWU), Prof Linda du Plessis, clearly sets the example after she was awarded her second doctorate in 2020, and has also been praised for the quality of her study by two international academic institutions and associations. After she completed her Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA)…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-shares-her-expertise-food-security-and-safety
NWU academic shares her expertise on food security and safety
Ontiretse Motingwa North-West University (NWU) Prof Olubukola Oluranti Babalola recently shared her expertise by editing the book, Food Security and Safety: African Perspectives, published by Springer, Cham. The book offers insight into the lack of enough, safe, and nutritious food in Sub-Saharan Africa, and highlights the constructive…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-gives-insight-intimate-partner-violence-law-developments
NWU academic gives insight into Intimate Partner Violence law developments
President Cyril Ramaphosa recently signed into effect three anti gender-based violence bills that will afford victims more protection. These amendments will, among other things, allow victims to apply for protection orders online without having to appear in court, and will require all sexual offenders to be placed on a national registry. The…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-fietsryer-meester-van-die-baan
NWU-fietsryer meester van die baan
Die direkteur van die Sentrum vir Gesondheid en Menslike Prestasie (CHHP) aan die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU), prof Pieter Kruger, het sy kennis van sportwetenskap en prestasiesielkunde op ’n briljante wyse toegepas deur die 20 km-punteresies tydens die Suid-Afrikaanse Baanfietsrykampioenskap by die Bellville-fietsrybaan te wen. Hy het ook ’…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-cyclist-master-track
NWU cyclist master of the track
The director of the Centre for Health and Human Performance (CHHP) at the North-West University (NWU), Prof Pieter Kruger, applied his knowledge of sport science and performance psychology brilliantly in winning the 20 km points race during the South African Track Cycling Championships at the Bellville Velodrome. He had a very successful…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-researchers-academic-article-among-top-cited
NWU researcher’s academic article among top cited
Phenyo Mokgothu An academic article published by Prof Teboho Mosikari, an academic from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Economic Sciences, is among the top-cited articles by Wiley, a multinational publishing company that specialises in academic publishing and instructional materials. The article titled “CO2 emissions,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-launches-disability-awareness-campaign-take-few-steps-my-shoes