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Nieverwisselbare bewyse: Waarom al hierdie opgewondenheid?
Bertie Jacobs ’n Nuwe akroniem het ons woordeskat betree: NFT. NFT staan vir non-fungible token – ’n nieverwisselbare bewys – wat op sigself nie veel sê nie. Wat NFT’s is, is geld. Groot geld. En dit is besig om die wêreld van digitale handel te verander. Eerstens beteken onvervangbaar dat die item nie vir ’n ander een van sy soort verruil…http://news.nwu.ac.za/non-fungible-tokens-why-all-buzz
Non-fungible tokens: Why all the buzz?
Bertie Jacobs A new acronym has entered our lexicon: NFT. NFT stands for non-fungible token, which, in itself, does not say very much. What NFTs are, is money. Big money. And it is changing the world of digital commerce. Firstly, non-fungible means that an item cannot be exchanged for another of its kind. An NFT is unique, like a painting.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-and-fulbright-fellowship-holder-doing-ground-breaking-cancer-research
NWU academic and Fulbright Fellowship holder doing ground-breaking cancer research
Phenyo Mokgothu North-West University (NWU) academic in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, Prof Mulunda Mwanza, has been selected and awarded the prestigious Fulbright Visiting Scholar Fellowship, and is currently based at the University of Missouri (USA). He is working with Prof Yves Chabu – one of the world’s leading…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-residences-go-green
NWU residences go green
Mafumane Tlhapi The vegetable gardens of two student residences on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus - the Kgosi Dick Montshioa and Mbada residences - are now starting to bear fruit. The project, which started in 2019, is led by agronomy students, and aims to train and encourage students to plant their own…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/siggestremde-cornelle-en-haar-gidshond-kry-graad
Siggestremde Cornelle en haar gidshond kry graad.
Bertie Jacobs “‘Vogue’, soos die tydskrif,” beskryf die 22-jarige Cornelle Leach haar pikswart Labradortefie se naam. Vogue, wat nou die dag geesdriftig vir haar eerste skilpad in die Botaniese Tuin geblaf het. Vyfjarige Vogue wat ʼn jong seuntjie se roomys onlangs uit sy hand gegryp en aangestap het asof niks gebeur het nie. “Ek het net ‘…http://news.nwu.ac.za/visually-impaired-cornelle-and-her-guide-dog-vogue-graduate
Visually impaired Cornelle and her guide dog Vogue graduate
Bertie Jacobs “‘Vogue’, as in the magazine,” is how Cornelle Leach describes the name of her pitch-black Labrador bitch. Vogue, who excitedly barked at her very first tortoise in the Botanical Gardens the other day. Five-year-old Vogue who recently grabbed a small boy’s ice cream from his hand and sauntered on as if nothing had happened.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nuwe-toekenning-om-wereldwye-siekte-hok-te-slaan
Nuwe toekenning om wêreldwye siekte hok te slaan
Bertie Jacobs Malaria is ’n dodelike siekte wat wêreldwyd voorkom, en menselewens en die ekonomieë vernietig van die lande waar dit floreer. Volgens die jongste syfers van die Wêreldgesondheidsorganisasie (WGO) was daar in 2020 241 miljoen malariagevalle, met ’n geraamde 627 000 sterftes. Vier Afrikalande, naamlik Nigerië (31,9…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/die-staatsrede-evalueer-suid-afrika-se-sosio-ekonomiese-uitdagings-op-n-realistiese-manier
Die staatsrede evalueer Suid-Afrika se sosio-ekonomiese uitdagings op ’n realistiese manier
“Die staatsrede wat op 10 Februarie deur president Cyril Ramaphosa aan die Parlement gelewer is, was ’n eerlike en realistiese evaluering van die huidige sosio-ekonomiese uitdagings wat Suid-Afrika in die gesig staar en die dringende behoefte om dit doeltreffend te hanteer.” In sy kommentaar op die staatsrede sê prof Raymond Parsons,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/sona-realistically-assessed-south-africas-socioeconomic-challenges
SONA realistically assessed South Africa’s socioeconomic challenges
“The State of the Nation Address (SONA) delivered by President Cyril Ramaphosa to Parliament on 10 February was a candid and realistic assessment of the current socioeconomic challenges faced by South Africa and the urgent need to effectively address them.” In commenting on the SONA, Prof Raymond Parsons, economist from the Business School…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumnus-part-award-winning-campaigns-nandos
NWU alumnus part of award-winning campaigns for Nando's
North-West University (NWU) alumnus, Oratile Mokgwetsi, has made the university proud by obtaining five awards for being part of a team working on Nando’s digital marketing campaigns. Oratile, who completed her BA degree in communication in 2013, scored this feat while working as a digital media strategist at VMLY&R South Africa, an…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-nursing-students-participate-worldskills-competition
NWU nursing students to participate in WorldSkills competition
Twelve students from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Nursing will be participating in the provincial leg of the WorldSkills South Africa (WSZA) competition. They will be taking part in the social and personal services discipline. “The competition will be a hybrid event, with the opening ceremony taking place in KwaZulu Natal (KZN…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-sit-sy-indrukwekkende-prestasie-op-ranglys-voort
NWU sit sy indrukwekkende prestasie op ranglys voort
Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) het sy plek onder die room van die oes van die plaaslike en internasionale universiteite op verskeie wêreldwye ranglyste van 2021 bevestig en sit hierdie jaar sy indrukwekkende prestasie op die ranglyste voort. Times Higher Education (THE) Young University Rankings het die NWU algeheel derde in Suid-Afrika en…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-continues-impressive-performance-rankings
NWU continues impressive performance in rankings
The North-West University (NWU) has cemented its place among the cream of the crop of local and international universities in various global rankings in 2021 and is continuing its impressive ranking performance this year. Times Higher Education (THE) Young University Rankings has placed the NWU third overall in South Africa and 124th…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/misdaad-word-gestraf-maar-wat-van-rehabilitasie
Misdaad word gestraf, maar wat van rehabilitasie?
Die Suid-Afrikaanse strafstelsel het gefaal, en as gevolg daarvan is misdaad buite beheer. Dit is die harde en ongemaklike werklikheid wat die samelewing moet trotseer, en die land se kwellende misdaadstatistiek getuig daarvan. Een rede daarvoor is die gebrek aan rehabilitasiegeleenthede wat vir oortreders beskikbaar is. Die bekoring daarvan om…http://news.nwu.ac.za/crime-and-punishment-what-about-rehabilitation
Crime and punishment, but what about rehabilitation?
The South African penal system has failed and as a result crime remains out of control. This is the harsh and uncomfortable reality that is plaguing society, and the country’s haunting crime statistics attest to that. One reason for this is the lack of rehabilitation opportunities available to offenders. The allure of falling back in old ways…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/theartofresearch-maak-gesondheidsorg-meer-toeganklik
#theArtofResearch – maak gesondheidsorg meer toeganklik
Dis geen geheim dat die Hipertensie in Afrika-navorsingspan (HART) by die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) aan die voorpunt van intensiewe navorsing is nie. Hulle het weer eens oor die afgelope jaar gedemonstreer dat hulle missie is om navorsing te doen wat talle gesondheidsverwante probleme kan oplos wat jonk en oud affekteer. HART-navorsers…http://news.nwu.ac.za/theartofresearch-making-health-science-more-accessible
#theArtofResearch – making health science more accessible
It is no secret that the Hypertension in Africa Research Team (HART) at the North-West University (NWU) is at the forefront of in-depth research. Over the past year they have demonstrated yet again that their mission is to conduct research that could solve many health-related problems that affect young and old. Recently, HART researchers…http://news.nwu.ac.za/new-species-named-honour-nwu-academic
New species named in honour of NWU academic
According to Sir David Attenborough, who has at least 17 species named in his honour, having a species named after you is the “biggest of compliments that you could ask from any scientific community.” Internationally acclaimed North-West University (NWU) researcher, Prof Nico Smit was recently complimented in such a way. Researchers…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/hierdie-studie-die-pad-vorentoe-ongeluksvry
In hierdie studie is die pad vorentoe ongeluksvry
Het jy jou al ooit ’n samelewing ingedink waar daar geen padongelukke is nie? ’n Padomgewing waar motors met mekaar kan skakel en kommunikeer om jou te help om jou besluite op die pad te neem? Wel, dit is onder andere wat dr Thulani Phakathi, ’n onlangse PhD-gegradueerde aan die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU), deur sy doktorale navorsing beoog. Sy…http://news.nwu.ac.za/study-road-ahead-accident-free