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NWU historian maps the way to South African heritage
An academic and historian of the North-West University (NWU) is part of a community engagement project that documents all South Africa’s heritage sites and places of interest (POIs) by listing the location and explaining the meaning of all South African POIs on the Road Trip SA app. Emile Coetzee, lecturer in History at the School of Social…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/pers-dui-uitnemendheid-herinnerings-en-bo-alles-hoop-aan
Pers dui uitnemendheid, herinnerings en, bo alles, hoop aan
Gedurende die maand Desember gaan die drie hoofhekke van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se kampusse in Mahikeng, Potchefstroom en Vanderbijlpark as simboliese gebaar van deursettingsvermoë tydens die Covid-19-pandemie pers verlig word. Die ligte sal op Woensdag 1 Desember aangeskakel word en die projek sal die hele maand duur. Sedert die…http://news.nwu.ac.za/purple-signifies-excellence-remembrance-and-above-all-hope
Purple signifies excellence, remembrance and above all, hope
During the month of December, the three main gates of the campuses of the North-West University (NWU) in Mahikeng, Potchefstroom and Vanderbijlpark will be illuminated in purple as a symbolic gesture of perseverance during the Covid-19 pandemic. The lighting will start on Wednesday, 1 December for the duration of the month. Since the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-school-nursing-and-stakeholders-join-hands-fight-against-gender-based-violence
NWU School of Nursing and stakeholders join hands in the fight against gender-based violence
The School of Nursing at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus is collaborating with various stakeholders to commemorate and support 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence (GBV). 16 Days of Activism Against GBV is an international campaign to challenge violence against women and girls. The campaign runs every year from…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/slegter-groeisyfers-bevestig-skade-aan-die-ekonomie
Slegter groeisyfers bevestig skade aan die ekonomie
“Die groeisyfers van die bruto binnelandse produk (BBP) vir die derde kwartaal van 2021 is swakker as wat verwag is indien dit saam met die onlangse rekordwerkloosheidsgetalle geneem word. Dit bevestig veral watter ernstige skade die burgerlike onrus van vroeër hierdie jaar en die hardnekkige beurtkrag aan die Suid-Afrikaanse ekonomie gedoen…http://news.nwu.ac.za/worse-growth-figures-confirm-damage-economy
Worse growth figures confirm damage to economy
“The worse-than-expected gross domestic product (GDP) growth figures for the third quarter of 2021, if taken together with the recent record unemployment numbers, confirm in particular the serious damage that the civil unrest earlier this year and the persistent load shedding have done to the South African economy.” In commenting on the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-school-music-does-it-d-i-y-style
NWU School of Music does it D-I-Y style
The School of Music at the North-West University (NWU) started with face-to-face classes very early in the pandemic due to the personal nature of its curriculum. This year they decided to face the challenges they encountered as a result of the pandemic head on. To ensure that they adhere to protocols and keep staff and students safe, the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-besigheidskool-eerste-afrika-om-internasionale-bga-akkreditasie-te-ontvang
NWU Besigheidskool eerste in Afrika om internasionale BGA-akkreditasie te ontvang
Die NWU Besigheidskool aan die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) is ’n dryfkrag vir besigheidsopvoeding in Afrika. Nie alleen het die internasionale toonaangewende vereniging vir MBA’s, die Association of MBAs (AMBA), die MBA-akkreditasie van die NWU Besigheidskool hernu nie, maar die skool is nou amptelik die eerste skool op die Afrika-vasteland om…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-business-school-first-africa-receive-international-bga-accreditation
NWU Business School first in Africa to receive international BGA accreditation
The NWU Business School at the North-West University (NWU) is a driving force of business education in Africa. Not only has the international prestigious Association of MBAs (AMBA) renewed the MBA accreditation of the NWU Business School, but the school is also now officially the first school on the African continent to receive international…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/bree-begrotingstoespraak-positief-vir-besighede-en-verbruikers
Breë begrotingstoespraak is positief vir besighede en verbruikers
“In die uitdagende ekonomiese omstandighede het die Minister van Finansies, Enoch Godongwana, getoon dat Suid-Afrika se staatsfinansies in veilige hande is terwyl hy dit in die onmiddellike toekoms na skuldstabiliteit en fiskale volhoubaarheid stuur.” In sy kommentaar op die 2022-begroting, wat op 23 Februarie gelewer is, sê prof Raymond…http://news.nwu.ac.za/broad-budget-speech-positive-business-and-consumers
Broad Budget speech is positive for business and consumers
“In challenging economic circumstances Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana displayed a safe pair of hands in navigating South Africa’s public finances towards debt stability and fiscal sustainability in the immediate future.” In commenting on the 2022 Budget, which was presented on 23 February, Prof Raymond Parsons, economist from the Business…http://news.nwu.ac.za/maximising-educational-success-tiger-brands-plates4days
Maximising educational success with Tiger Brands’ Plates4Days
The North-West University (NWU), in conjunction with Tiger Brands’ Plates4Days, launched the 2022 Meal-a-Day programme at its Mahikeng Campus on 22 February. The Tiger Brands’ Plates4Days programme offers nutritional support for students who do not have access to proper meals. Qualifying students are provided with a nutritious meal each day,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/press-release-following-nwus-media-networking-session-24-february-2022
Press release following the NWU’s media networking session on 24 February 2022
The North-West University (NWU) today held a successful media networking session to update members of the media fraternity on progress on the commencement of its 2022 academic year. The institution hosted its official academic opening on Friday, 18 February, while classes commenced this week on Monday, 21 February. Registrations At the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/starry-eyed-youths-ready-big-leap
Starry-eyed youths ready for the big leap
More than a thousand maths and science learners from high schools in Mahikeng, Potchefstroom and Vanderbijlpark have had a front row seat and experienced – first-hand – the wonders of the universe. They attended a lecture series presented by extraordinary professor Don Kurtz of the North-West University (NWU). The high school learners from…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-pilots-hyflex-teaching-and-learning
NWU pilots HyFlex teaching and learning
As students return to the campuses of the North-West University (NWU), the university is moving to the next stage of teaching and learning. This entails piloting a hybrid-flexible (HyFlex) approach that enables simultaneous face-to-face and online teaching and learning. In short, this means that students can participate either in person or at…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-was-gasheer-vir-sascoc-indaba
NWU was gasheer vir SASCOC-indaba
Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) het tussen 9 en 11 Februarie 2022 gasheer gespeel vir die SASCOC Hoëprestasie-indaba wat by die Sports Village gehou is. SASCOC het hierdie strategiesebeplanningsessie gebruik om die prestasie van die Olimpiese en ander elitespanne van die afgelope vyf jaar in oënskou te neem, en om ’n strategiese plan vir die…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-hosts-sascoc-indaba
NWU hosts SASCOC indaba
The North-West University (NWU) hosted the SASCOC High Performance Indaba at the Sports Village between 9 and 11 February 2022. SASCOC used this strategic planning session to review the performance of the Olympic and other elite teams over the past five years, and finalise a strategic plan for the next few Olympic cycles. The NWU was represented…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-nursing-students-take-part-national-worldskills-competition
NWU nursing students to take part in national WorldSkills competition
Two nursing students from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus, Sakhile Ngcobo and Tshiamo Mokgoetsi, have been selected to take part in the Health and Social Care skill category of the WorldSkills South Africa national competition on 28 March 2022. They will be competing for the chance to represent South Africa at the 46th…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/hartseer-en-oorwinning-vir-nwu-eagles
Hartseer en oorwinning vir NWU Eagles
Hartseer. ’n Allesoorheersende hartseer. ’n Hartseer wat voel soos wanneer jou enigste ware liefde jou die oggend voor die matriekafskeid afsê. Jammer vir hierdie oordrywing, maar dit is hoe die meeste van die NWU Eagles se ondersteuners sou gevoel het nadat die Eagles in die openingswedstryd van die Varsitybekerwedstryd in Potchefstroom met…http://news.nwu.ac.za/heartbreak-and-triumph-nwu-eagles