Kanovaarders roei ter herinnering aan ’n voormalige spanmaat
Kanovaarders van regoor die streek en lede van die Watuni-kanoklub, wat op die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se kampus in Vanderbijlpark geleë is, het Saterdag ’n vaart onderneem ter herinnering aan wyle Gerhard Nel. Die jaarlikse Gerhard Nel-gedenkresies is ingestel ná die vroeë dood van Nel, ’n ingenieur by ArcelorMittal, tydens ’n tydtoets op…
Canoeists take to the water in memory of former team member
Canoeists from across the region and members of the Watuni Canoe Club – situated at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark – took to the water on Saturday, 24 June 2017, in remembrance of the late Gerhard Nel. The annual Gerhard Nel Memorial Race was instituted after the untimely passing of Nel, an engineer at ArcelorMittal…
Food and feed for thought at 6th ExtruAfrica event
Extrusion, a high-pressure cooking process, has revolutionised the food, feed, plastic and powder paint industries, among many others. Small wonder, then, that the annual ExtruAfrica conference, training seminar and exhibition is such an eagerly anticipated event for manufacturers from South Africa and other African countries. The sixth…
Master’s research on oyster mushrooms makes student cream of the crop
North-West University (NWU) PhD student, Sidwell Sihlangu, has been awarded a prize worth R20 000 for the best-researched journal in scientific innovation at the Provincial Youth in Agriculture Awards for his master’s research on cultivating oyster mushrooms in the arid climate of Mahikeng. The awards ceremony was hosted by the North West…
Freedom not free for Britain as SA awaits Brexit
The sun may not be setting on the British Empire, but the island nation will be shrouded beneath stormy clouds for the foreseeable future. Negotiations for Britain to leave the European Union commenced last week in Brussels and it is evident that two years of turmoil awaits a once proud empire that now face the prospect of being the derided…
A healthy brain protects your heart
Hypertension, strokes and heart disease – the silent killers. Have you ever heard that a healthy body houses a healthy brain? The reverse is actually true. Therefore the Hypertension in Africa Research Team (HART) of the North-West University (NWU) discussed the disturbance of the brain-heart symphony under the guidance of experts on 23 May.…
NWU-alumna gaan heel eerste Wetenskap agter Sportdag aanbied
“Sport het die mag om die wêreld te verander. Dit het die mag om te inspireer. Dit het die mag om mense op ’n manier te verenig soos min ander dinge kan doen. Dit praat ’n taal wat almal kan verstaan. Sport kan hoop skep waar daar net wanhoop was.” Hierdie kragtige woorde deur wyle president Nelson Mandela is vandag steeds waar en vorm die…
NWU alumna to host first-ever Science behind Sport Day
“Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. It has the power to unite people in a way that little else does. It speaks in a language everyone understands. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair.” These powerful words by the late President Nelson Mandela still rings true today and represents the…
Investment industry expert to speak at NWU Leadership Summit
Dealing with work complexity has become a major development issue, especially when one considers the uncertain times in which leaders are expected to operate in. With this challenge in mind the North-West University (NWU) Leadership Summit will take place on 10 August 2017. The summit, which represents a dynamic collaboration between the…
NWU to host South African Sociological Association Congress
The Sociology Department on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng will host the 24th annual South African Sociological Association (SASA) Congress from 2 to 5 July 2017. The theme of the congress is ”#WHATMUSTRISE: Critical sociological reflections on contemporary protest movements“. The purpose of SASA is to promote…
SRCS helps victims of Knysna fires
The devastating Knysna fires left some of the most beautiful parts in the Eastern Cape in ruins, and in the midst of this unprecedented damage many people are without houses, without food, without anything. This is a heartbreaking situation that sent shock waves as far as the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Potchefstroom. “Our…
Alumni-kantoor bring hulde aan onderwysers
"As jy ooit iemand op ’n troontjie moet plaas – doen dit dan met onderwysers. Hulle is ons samelewing se helde." Hierdie woorde van ’n Amerikaanse skrywer, Guy Kawasaki, maak sin wanneer ’n mens dink aan onderwysers se taak wat uit soveel fasette bestaan. Dit word dan duidelik dat ’n onderwyser nie bloot iemand is wat onderrig gee nie. ’n…
Alumni Office to celebrate teachers
“If you have to put someone on a pedestal, put teachers. They are society’s heroes.” These words by American author, Guy Kawasaki, rings true and when one considers the multi-faceted role of teachers it becomes clear that a teacher is not just an educator. A teacher impacts the lives of each learner entrusted to him/her on a unique and profound…
Enactus Vaal deur na die volgende rondte van die Harmony LED-uitdaging
Lede van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se kampus in Vanderbijlpark se afdeling van Enactus glimlag breed nadat daar aangekondig is dat hulle tot by die tweede rondte van die gewilde 2017 Harmony Plaaslike Ekonomiese Ontwikkeling-uitdaging gevorder het. Die span van Vanderbijlpark ding nou mee met verteenwoordigers van agt ander Suid-Afrikaanse…
Enactus Vaal through to the next round of Harmony LED Challenge
Members of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark chapter of Enactus are walking proud and tall after advancing to the second round of the prestigious 2017 Harmony Local Economic Development Challenge. The team from Vanderbijlpark will now go head-to-head with representatives from eight other South African higher…
Geloof, talent en hope kreatiwiteit: ’n entrepreneur se reis
Gabi Hendrich (37), ’n grafiese en binnenshuise ontwerper en die eienaar van Living Stones Talent Factory, beskryf haar besluit om ’n entrepreneur te word as ’n geleidelike roeping van God waarop sy ja gesê het. Dit is die storie van haar reis tot dusver. ’n Paar maande voordat sy in 2003 haar graad gekry het, het Gabi in die korporatiewe…
Faith, talent and an abundance of creativity: an entrepreneurial journey
Gabi Hendrich,(37), a graphic and interior designer and the owner of Living Stones Talent Factory, describes her decision to become an entrepreneur as a gradual calling from God to which she answered yes. This is the story of her journey thus far. A few months before graduating from university in 2003, Gabi started to apply for jobs in the…
Minister appoints NWU alumnus to Eskom interim board of directors
On 23 June 2017 the Minister of Public Enterprises, Lynne Brown, appointed Dr Pulane Molokwane, an alumnus of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng, as a non-executive director to the interim board of Eskom . “I believe the interim arrangements represent a new dawn at Eskom,” Hon Lynne Brown said during a press conference…
Schutte and Saayman new ‘Oscar’ winners
The North-West University (NWU) is immensely proud of its two new Science Oscar winners, Profs Alta Schutte and Melville Saayman.These two esteemed researchers were recognised by the National Science and Technology’s (NSTF) for their contributions to their respective fields at a gala dinner in Johannesburg on Thursday night. The awards were…