My main research focus is in occupational exposure of outdoor workers to solar ultraviolet radiation (SUVR). The primary aim of the research is to establish a baseline exposure dose of these workers to seeing that there is no occupational exposure limit in South Africa and very little work has been done in this regard. The secondary aim is to…
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Cynthia Ramotsehoa
My main research focus is in occupational exposure of outdoor workers to solar ultraviolet radiation (SUVR). The primary aim of the research is to establish a baseline exposure dose of these workers to seeing that there is no occupational exposure limit in South Africa and very little work has been done in this regard. The secondary aim is to…Prof Gafane-Matemane is appointed as an Associate Professor of Physiology at HART and holds a Y2-rating from the National Research Foundation. Her research focuses on kidney function, hypertension and other cardiovascular risk factors, particularly in populations of African ancestry. She is a Fellow of the International Society of Hypertension (…
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Lebo (LF) Gafane-Matemane
Prof Gafane-Matemane is appointed as an Associate Professor of Physiology at HART and holds a Y2-rating from the National Research Foundation. Her research focuses on kidney function, hypertension and other cardiovascular risk factors, particularly in populations of African ancestry. She is a Fellow of the International Society of Hypertension (…
New drug discoveries are a triple offensive against malaria and TB
Researchers from three South African universities are unleashing the power of oxygen in a triple-drug treatment strategy against disease-causing parasites and bacteria. Oxygen is the key to life – and that applies as much to parasites and bacteria that cause malaria, tuberculosis (TB) and certain other related diseases as it does to humans and…
Hunting generates most profit for game farmers
When it comes to game farming, hunting and breeding yield the highest production output and highest capital layout, but also generate the most profit. This was the findings of a ground-breaking study that the North-West University’s (NWU) Tourism Research in Economics, Environs and Society (TREES) recently conducted on game farming. This…
2019 Research Day puts emerging researchers in the limelight
The importance of research and its application in the community is being thrust into the limelight, especially in the midst of global debates about the role of universities flaring up again. Prof Refilwe Phaswana-Mafuya, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) deputy vice-chancellor for research and innovation, recently convened a series of…
Major funding awarded to large-scale collaborative projects at NWU
“In this period of economic austerity, governments are forced to cut their spending and budgets in order to remain financially viable or sustainable. Universities are therefore more and more challenged to find alternative means to meet the growing demands of financial resources to fulfil the academic project.” Prof Refilwe Phaswana Mafuya,…
NWU on the map as staff complete caregiver master training
Staff from the North-West University's (NWU's) campus in Mahikeng are among the first in South Africa to complete the World Health Organisation's (WHO) Caregiver Skills Training programme for autism and related disabilities. Most children with autism and other developmental disabilities live in low- and middle-income countries; however,…
NWU is part of groundbreaking astronomical initiative
The ASTRI-Horn Cherenkov Telescope has detected the Crab Nebula with TeV energies, and the North-West University (NWU) played a part in achieving this. The Crab Nebula is the remnant of a supernova in the constellation of Taurus and TeV stands for Terra Electron Volts, which is a unit of measurement. The Crab Nebula was first seen with TeV…
NWU celebrates intellectual property
When it comes to your creativity and talent, you have certain rights. Every year the Technology Transfer and Innovation Support (TTIS) Office at the North-West University (NWU) celebrates World Intellectual Property Day, and this year on 13 May was no different. Under the banner of “Going for Gold – IP and Sport”, the High Performance…
POCA is nie genoeg om bendegeweld hok te slaan nie
Daar moet meer gedoen word om die invloed van bendeaktiwiteite teen te werk, aangesien wetgewing teen bendes nie die mas opkom nie. Volgens dr Delano van der Linde van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se Fakulteit Regte, is wetgewing soos die wet op die voorkoming van georganiseerde misdaad (POCA) nie in staat om die manier waarop bendes optree…
POCA not enough to curb gang violence
More should be done to curb the influence of gang activities as anti-gang legislation is not up to the task. According to Dr Delano van der Linde from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Law, legislation such as the Prevention of Organised Crime Act (POCA) fails to disrupt the way gangs operate and to distinguish between gang…
Hunting is a multi-billion Rand business
Hunting as a revenue sector in South Africa is worth billions, with local hunters spending approximately R11,6 billion per year. This is according to a recent study conducted by Prof Peet van der Merwe and the late Prof Melville Saayman from Tourism, Research and Environment and Economics Society (TREES) at the North-West University (NWU).…
New cabinet may be a positive economic message for business and markets
“Given the inevitable balance of political forces driving the shape and size of the new cabinet, the broad economic message emerging from President Cyril Ramaphosa’s reconfigured and leaner cabinet is potentially a very positive one for business and the markets.” This is according to Prof Raymond Parsons, well-known economist and academic…
GeeXpo 2019: gee wiskunde, wetenskap en IT ’n kans
Die aftelling na die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se GeeXpo het begin, en skole regoor sentraal-Suid-Afrika word genooi om aan die jaarlikse ekspo vir wiskunde, wetenskap en inligtingstegnologie deel te neem. Hierdie jaar se GeeXpo word vir die sewende agtereenvolgende jaar deur die Fakulteit Natuur- en Landbouwetenskappe op die NWU se kampus…
GeeXpo 2019: give maths, science and IT a try
The countdown to the North-West University’s (NWU’s) GeeXpo has begun, and schools across central South Africa are invited to take part in the annual mathematics, science and information technology expo. This year’s rendition of GeeXpo will see the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences on the NWU’s campus in Vanderbijlpark host the much…
Nagraadse studente loer agter die skerms van toegepaste mikro-ekonomie
Jy kan nie tydens ’n akademiese lesing leer hoe om fiets te ry nie, dus is daar altyd ’n behoefte aan praktiese sowel as professionele ervaring. Só sê Jacques de Jongh, ’n lektor in die Skool vir Ekonomiese Wetenskappe aan die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se kampus in Vanderbijlpark. Jacques is van mening dat akademiese leer saam met…
Postgraduate students peek behind the curtain of applied microeconomics
You can’t learn how to ride a bicycle during an academic lecture, hence the need for both practical and professional experience. This is according to Jacques de Jongh, a lecturer in the School of Economic Sciences at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark. Jacques is of the opinion that academic learning together with…
Toppresteerdertrio deur internasionale vereniging vereer
Drie studente van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se kampus in Vanderbijlpark het onlangs die verhoog betree as Taktoekenningswenners van die toonaangewende Golden Key Internasionale Erevereniging. Ammaarah Abba, Tendai Mavhungu en Salome Mofokeng se individuele akademiese prestasies, werksverantwoordelikhede, buitemuurse aktiwiteite,…
Top performing trio applauded by international honour society
Three students from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark recently took to the stage as Chapter Award winners of the prestigious Golden Key International Honour Society. Ammaarah Abba, Tendai Mavhungu and Salome Mofokeng each received the highest honour within the Vanderbijlpark Campus Chapter, based on their individual…