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NWU delegation attends international conference on Russia–Ukraine crisis
North-West University (NWU) academics recently attended an international conference themed "The Russia–Ukraine Crisis and its Impact on Africa". The conference, jointly organised by the Institute of African Diaspora Studies (IADS) and GLOTAN Research Services at the University of Lagos, Nigeria, took place on 16 and 17 November 2022. The NWU…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-optentia-research-unit-gains-extraordinary-research-expert
NWU Optentia research unit gains an extraordinary research expert
Prof Blessed Nhlanganiso Ngwenya is the latest expert to join the renowned Optentia research unit of the North-West University (NWU). Upon graduating from the University of the Witwatersrand with a BA with honours and an MA, he went on to study at the famed University of Oxford in England, where he earned a DPhil in socio-legal studies and a…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-besigheidskool-ontvang-maksimum-termyn-vir-aabs-akkreditasie
NWU Besigheidskool ontvang maksimum termyn vir AABS-akkreditasie
Die Besigheidskool by die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) is verheug om aan te kondig dat hulle ’n vyfjaar-akkreditasie by die vereniging vir besigheidskole in Afrika (Association of African Business Schools, AABS) ontvang het. Dit is die maksimum termyn vir akkreditasie wat deur die AABS aangebied word. Wat hierdie prestasie buitengewoon maak, is die…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-business-school-receives-maximum-term-aabs-accreditation
NWU Business School receives maximum term of AABS accreditation
The Business School at the North-West University (NWU) is delighted to announce that it has been awarded a five-year accreditation by the Association of African Business Schools (AABS). This is the maximum term of accreditation offered by the AABS. What makes this achievement exceptional, is the fact that the NWU Business School is one of only…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-crowned-champion-debate-challenge
NWU crowned champion at Debate Challenge
The North-West University (NWU) Debating Union on the Mahikeng Campus was recently invited to take part in the SA FM University Debate Challenge against the University of Pretoria. The invitation is the result of the union's exceptional performance, despite this being their first venture into participating in external competitions. The…http://news.nwu.ac.za/meet-winners-2022-philosophy-essay-competition
Meet the winners of the 2022 philosophy essay competition
The winners of the 2022 North-West University (NWU) School of Philosophy Essay competition were recently announced. They are: 1. Mkhize Talent Faith - essay: The effects of technology on the environment: A case of environmental degradation. 2. Melisa Siziba - essay: How madness is socially constructed. 3. Aviwe Puluma - essay: The…http://news.nwu.ac.za/cloud-matters-showcase-impact-cloud-computing-environment
Cloud Matters showcase the impact of cloud computing on the environment
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) research niche area Visual Narratives and Creative Outputs (ViNCO) presented a group exhibition, CLOUD MATTERS, from 2 to 4 November 2022. Stemming from the Faculty of Humanities’ international Digital Humanities in Precarious Times conference, the exhibition showcased the impact of cloud computing and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-gee-aan-meestersgraadstudente-maatskaplike-werk-n-blik-op-die-realiteit-van-die-strafhof
NWU gee aan meestersgraadstudente in Maatskaplike Werk ’n blik op die realiteit van die strafhof
’n Hof kan ’n skrikwekkende plek wees – veral vir ’n kind. Jong slagoffers van huishoudelike geweld en seksuele mishandeling moenie net hulle eie trauma hanteer nie, maar moet ook die hofverrigtinge, kruisondervraging en die lewer van getuienis trotseer in ’n omgewing wat hulle as vyandig en skrikaanjaend ervaar. Dit is waar maatskaplike…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-gives-masters-degree-social-work-students-glimpse-criminal-court-realities
NWU gives master’s-degree Social Work students a glimpse of criminal court realities
A courtroom can be a daunting place ― especially for a child. Young victims of domestic violence and sexual abuse have to deal not only with their trauma but also with court proceedings, cross-examination and giving testimony in an environment that they can perceive as hostile and scary. This is where social workers in the field of forensic…http://news.nwu.ac.za/alumnus-old-chilli-seeds-and-new-hot-sauce-make-unique-hotness
Alumnus: old chilli seeds and new hot sauce make for ‘unique hotness’
North-West University (NWU) alumnus Tlotlo Kokeletso Palai recently launched her own hot sauce brand The name of Tlotlo’s hot sauce is Deddi’s hot sauce, a name dedicated to her father, who is a farmer. She says her hot sauce is made using her father’s seeds from 10 years ago. “The chilli itself is unique and so is the hotness.” Tlotlo,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/moenie-dat-die-feesseisoen-se-treurmares-jou-finansiele-norm-word-nie
Moenie dat die feesseisoen se treurmares jou finansiële norm word nie
Die is die seisoen van vreugde, maar talle Suid-Afrikaners gaan meer angs as vreugde ervaar namate die feesvierings van die feesseisoen nader kom. Hierdie Suid-Afrikaners word aan bande gelê deur die gewoontes van roekelose besteding en swak finansiële advies. Benewens familie en vriende wat op hulle voorstoep opdaag, gaan die fiskale spook van…http://news.nwu.ac.za/dont-let-festive-season-woes-become-your-financial-norm
Don’t let festive season woes become your financial norm
’tis the season to be jolly, but many a South African will feel more trepidation than delight as the celebrations of the festive season loom. These South Africans are shackled by the chains of reckless spending and unsound financial advice. Including by friends and family, they will be visited by the Fiscal Ghost of 2022 Past, but – to keep…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/innoveerders-neem-aan-die-britse-raad-british-council-se-kommersialisasieprogram-deel
Innoveerders neem aan die Britse Raad (British Council) se kommersialisasieprogram deel
Die Britse Raad in Suid-Afrika het twee innoveerders van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) gekies om aan sy intreeprogram oor die versterking van vaardighede in kommersialisasie – Strengthening Commercialisation Skills (SCS) – deel te neem. Hierdie program is op die gebiede van die geesteswetenskappe, kunste en die sosiale wetenskappe (HASS) gerig…http://news.nwu.ac.za/innovators-participate-british-councils-commercialisation-programme
Innovators participate in British Council’s commercialisation programme
The British Council in South Africa has selected two innovators of the North-West University (NWU) to participate in its inaugural Strengthening Commercialisation Skills (SCS) programme. This programme is directed towards the fields of humanities, arts and social sciences (HASS). Dr Mesuli Mbanjwa, a commercialisation manager at the NWU’s…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-has-reached-capacity-no-walk-students-allowed-during-registration-first-year-students-1
NWU has reached capacity – no walk-in students allowed during registration of first-year students
The North-West University (NWU) will not allow persons who did not qualify for admission, did not receive an offer to study at the NWU or who applied late to enter its campuses to enrol as so-called walk-ins during the registration period for first-year students in 2023. The NWU has reached full capacity for its 2023 intake, with no extra…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-bemagtig-ons-gemeenskappe
NWU: Bemagtig ons gemeenskappe
Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) is daartoe verbind om die lewens van die mense in die gemeenskappe wat ons dien, te verbeter, en ons is trots op ons belegging in ons plaaslike gemeenskappe sodat hulle met gesondheid, voorspoed en ontwikkeling gehelp kan word. Die NWU is ’n unitêre instelling wat kampusse in Mahikeng, Potchefstroom en…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-empowering-our-communities
NWU: Empowering our communities
The North-West University (NWU) is committed to bettering the lives of the communities that we serve, and we are proud of our investment in our local communities to aid in their health, prosperity and development. The NWU is a unitary institution that has campuses in Mahikeng, Potchefstroom and Vanderbijlpark. In addition to our 587 registered…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/n-kykie-die-ekonomiese-kristalbal-vir-2023
’n Kykie in die ekonomiese kristalbal vir 2023
Dit is moeilik om aan ’n tyd te dink toe daar so baie ekonomiese en politieke strominge was as wat Suid-Afrika nou ervaar waar ons aan die begin van 2023 staan. So sê prof Raymond Parsons, ekonoom van die Besigheidskool van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU). Volgens hom sal Suid-Afrika se ekonomiese vooruitsigte vir 2023 breedweg bepaal word deur…http://news.nwu.ac.za/looking-economic-crystal-ball-2023
Looking into the economic crystal ball for 2023
It is hard to recall a time when there were as many economic and political cross-currents as there are for South Africa as it enters 2023. This is according to Prof Raymond Parsons, economist at the Business School of the North-West University (NWU). According to him, South Africa’s economic prospects in 2023 will be broadly shaped by global…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/skerp-styging-mediadekking-waarby-die-nwu-betrokke-2022