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R59 closure – mayhem for Meyerton
The small town of Meyerton, 15km north of Vereeniging in Gauteng, is bearing the brunt of unrelenting protest action over housing issues. The latest development saw frustrated residents of the Sicelo Township dug a large trench across a section of road on the R59 highway, causing heavy traffic delays. According to Prof Danie Meyer, an expert…http://news.nwu.ac.za/r59-highway-protests-no-go-local-economy
R59 highway protests: a no-go for local economy
The ongoing standoff between police and protesters on parts of the busy R59 road near Meyerton in the South of Gauteng is not only halting traffic, but also the Vanderbijlpark’s ability to grow economically and to attract investors. This is according to North-West University (NWU) expert, Prof Danie Meyer. Prof Meyer is a senior researcher…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-hosts-first-international-conference-history-southern-africa
NWU hosts first international conference on history in Southern Africa
The North-West University (NWU) recently played host to the International Society for History Didactics (ISHD) and the South African Society of History Teaching (SASHT) at the first ever international conference related to history and education in Southern Africa. The conference with the theme “History from the core to zero gravity” took place…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumna-represent-sa-miss-wheelchair-world
NWU alumna to represent SA at Miss Wheelchair World
North-West University (NWU) alumna Lebogang Monyatsi is set to represent South Africa at the Miss Wheelchair World pageant that will take place on 7 October in Warsaw, Poland. Lebogang, who has also been a finalist and the only one with a disability in the Face of the Globe 2017 competition, will be competing against 23 other contestants from…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-seminar-honours-language-pioneers
NWU seminar honours language pioneers
On 4 September 2017 the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng hosted a Setswana-ka-Setswana seminar to honour the contributions made by Prof SE Setshedi and the late Prof RM Malope, both leading Setswana language pioneers. The seminar, organised by the School for Setswana and led by the executive dean of the Faculty of Humanities…http://news.nwu.ac.za/heart-rag-2017-lies-giving-back-and-having-fun
The heart of RAG 2017 lies in giving back and having fun
The countdown for one of the most anticipated student events of the year has begun, and in less than two weeks, students from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark will be getting together for RAG 2017. RAG – which takes place on 14 October 2017 at the NWU RAG Farm – is an annual campus initiative organised by the campus…http://news.nwu.ac.za/all-girls-deserve-feel-pretty-and-pampered
All girls deserve to feel pretty and pampered
“I feel special and pretty.” These are the words of one of the girls that were recently treated to a manicure at the Fablane Nail Salon in Vanderbijlpark. The Department of Social Work on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark facilitated this collaboration with the Fablane Salon in a concerted effort to re-instil a…http://news.nwu.ac.za/naledi%25E2%2580%2599s-gearing-go-north-west-university%25E2%2580%2599s-nwu%25E2%2580%2599s-solar-car-naledi-ready-take-world-whole-team
Naledi’s gearing up to go!
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) solar car, Naledi, is ready to take on the world. With the whole team assembled in Darwin, Australia and with the static scrutineering tests conducted on Wednesday, the team will now undergo dynamic scrutineering tests on Saturday before the first leg kicks off on Sunday. It is the start of a 3 000 km…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-appoints-radio-station-manager
NWU appoints radio station manager
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng recently appointed Katlego Ramagaga as manager of its campus radio station, NWUFM. Katlego joined the NWU from North West FM where she worked as a producer and presenter. Before that, she worked at Motsweding FM and Radio Grahamstown. She is currently studying towards an honours degree…http://news.nwu.ac.za/%25E2%2580%2598lets-grow-together%25E2%2580%2599-sows-seed-help-community
‘Lets Grow Together’ sows a seed to help the community
A small group of students from the North-West University (NWU) decided that they will not be the victims of the #FeesMustFall movement, but will rather try to take ownership of the problem. These three men, Kumbewe Liwewe, Gabriel Strydom and Jacques Hugo, studied together and because they share privileged backgrounds, they philosophised…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-home-fairest-vaal-vaal-triangle-region-boasts-new-beauty-queen-and-she-none-other-johan%25C3%25A9-petzer
NWU home to fairest of the Vaal The Vaal Triangle region boasts with a new beauty queen, and she is none other than Johané Petzer, a first-year BEd-student from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark. Johané, who is studying towards
The Vanderbijlpark region boasts with a new beauty queen, and she is none other than Johané Petzer, a first-year BEd-student from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark. Johané, who is studying towards qualifying for a degree in Foundation Phase Education, was crowned as Miss Vaal 2017 during a glitzy ceremony at the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-honours-its-best-best
NWU honours its best of the best
The North-West University (NWU) honoured the cream of the crop of its alumni at an awards ceremony on 6 October in Sandton. This year’s awards ceremony included the prestigious NWU Lifetime Achievement Award, and also recognised an NWU alumna who has excelled in the international arena in 2017…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-crowned-world-champions
NWU crowned world champions
‘Best in the world’. It is a moniker bestowed on a select few; a testament to the absolute dedication to one’s art. Whether as a prefix or a suffix, from 16 September to the start of the next Varsity Cricket tournament early in 2018, this is the moniker that will either precede or succeed the name of the North-West University’s (NWU) cricket…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-goes-all-out-boost-its-meal-day-project
NWU goes all out to boost its Meal-a-Day project
On 14 September 2017 the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng received a donation of 1 000 canned food items from the GoAllOut organisation towards the university’s Meal-a-Day project. The GoAllOut10.15 challenge, spear-headed by Thabang Ramabodu and Uhone Makhado, is an initiative aimed at collecting 10 000 canned food items in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/student-business-competition-business-ideas-can-change-world
Student Business Competition: business ideas that can change the world
The ripple effect created by entrepreneurship can be seen and experienced in the change it brings about in lives and the livelihoods of communities in which entrepreneurs operate. One such a community is the student cohort of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark. The campus, widely recognised for its commitment towards…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-proactively-addresses-sa%25E2%2580%2599s-skills-deficit
NWU proactively addresses SA’s skills deficit
Is mathematics keeping you up at night? Are you worried that your mathematics results are going to prevent you from realising your dream to study further after completing your school career? If so, the Bridging The Mathematical Gap (BTMG) learning programme is just for you. Since the inception of this learning programme four years ago by the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/school-accounting-honours-top-students
School of Accounting honours top students
The School of Accounting on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng, in collaboration with the South African Institute of Professional Accountants (SAIPA), hosted an award ceremony on 19 September 2017 to honour 2016’s third-year financial accounting top achievers. The award ceremony is an annual event, sponsored by SAIPA, to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/enterprising-women-programme-unleashing-power-female-entrepreneurship
Enterprising Women Programme: unleashing the power of female entrepreneurship
What started out as a short learning programme with only seven participants in 2013, has grown into one of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) flagship empowerment initiatives, benefitting female entrepreneurs across central South Africa. The Enterprising Women Programme – or EWP as it is known – represents a dynamic and innovative…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-expert-asks-recession-really-over
NWU expert asks: Is the recession really over?
Is the South African economic recession really over? This is the question asked by Prof Danie Meyer, lecturer and researcher at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences in Vanderbijlpark.Despite the surprisingly positive growth rate of 2,5% for the second quarter of the year – as announced by Statistics…http://news.nwu.ac.za/premier-engages-nwu-ndp-and-province%25E2%2580%2599s-approach