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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
NWU launches disability awareness campaign: Take a few steps in my shoes
Mafumane Tlhapi The Student Campus Council in collaboration with the Disability Rights Unit on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus recently held a two-day disability awareness event. Themed “Take a few steps in my shoes”, the main objective of the event was to raise awareness on issues of disability and to ensure…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nieverwisselbare-bewyse-waarom-al-hierdie-opgewondenheid
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