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NWU vereer uitnemendheid in gemeenskapsontwikkeling
Dertien akademici van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) het erkenning vir hulle uitnemendheid in gemeenskapsontwikkeling ontvang. Hulle is op 31 Maart tydens die NWU se toekenningseremonie vir uitnemendheid in gemeenskapsontwikkeling (GO) vereer. Die visekanselier, prof Dan Kgwadi, het sy gelukwensing aan al die ontvangers oorgedra en gesê hy…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-honours-excellence-community-engagement
NWU honours excellence in community engagement
Thirteen academics from the North-West University (NWU) received recognition for their excellence in community engagement. They were honoured during the NWU’s Excellence in Community Engagement (CE) Awards Ceremony that took place on 31 March. The vice-chancellor, Prof Dan Kgwadi, conveyed his congratulations to all the recipients and said…http://news.nwu.ac.za/economy-inflation-and-where-invest
The economy, inflation and where to invest
Prof Dawie Roodt from the North-West University’s (NWU) Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences recently hosted a webinar titled “Budget Speech 2021: The effect on wealth and investment”. Prof Roodt who is also a renowned economist, discussed a number of issues during the session, including local and international economies, inflation and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-pak-stryd-teen-gbv-aan
NWU pak stryd teen GBV aan
Tydens die eerste drie weke van die staat van inperking verlede jaar, was die slagoffers van geslagsgebaseerde geweld (GBV) saam met hulle molesteerders ingeperk, met geen plek om weg te kruip nie. Gedurende daardie tydperk het die regering se bevelsentrum teen GBV en moord op vroue het alleen meer as 120 000 slagoffers aangeteken. Die…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-joins-fight-against-gbv
NWU joins in the fight against GBV
During the first three weeks of lockdown last year, gender-based violence (GBV) victims were trapped with their abusers, with no place to hide. During that time the government’s GBV and femicide command centre alone recorded more than 120 000 victims. Later that year police minister Bheki Cele announced that South Africa was still the rape capital…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/planne-vir-die-nwu-mediese-skool-op-koers
Planne vir die NWU Mediese Skool op koers
Die impak van die Covid-19-pandemie en die geweldige spanning en las wat dit op Suid-Afrika se mediese kundiges geplaas het, het die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se saak vir ’n mediese skool in Noordwes dramaties versterk. Amptelike NWU-dokumente beweer dat, ten spyte daarvan dat daar mededingende belange en finansiële druk as gevolg van Covid-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/plans-nwu-medical-school-track
Plans for the NWU Medical School on track
The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and the enormous stress and burden placed on South Africa’s medical professionals have dramatically strengthened the North-West University’s case for a medical school in North West. Official NWU documents suggest that despite competing interests and financial pressures due to Covid-19, the pandemic has…http://news.nwu.ac.za/government-commits-find-solutions-unemployed-iks-graduates
Government commits to find solutions for unemployed IKS graduates
The Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Dr Blade Nzimande, has expressed government’s commitment to working with relevant stakeholders to find solutions to unemployment for graduates within the indigenous knowledge systems (IKS) sector. The Minister was speaking at a two-day virtual summit hosted by North-West University (NWU…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-begin-varsitybeker-met-n-oorwinning
NWU begin Varsitybeker met ’n oorwinning
Die Arende is op hulle pos! Die NWU se Varsitybeker-veldtog het op ’n hoë noot begin toe hulle die Madibaz van NMMU op Maandag 5 April in Pretoria met 47–28 geklop het. Soos die telling aandui, was dit ’n harde wedstryd, met talle drieë wat deur albei spanne gedruk is. Afrigter André Pretorius se span het sewe keer oorgeduik, hoewel die eerste…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-winning-start-varsity-cup
NWU off to winning start for Varsity Cup
The Eagles have landed! The NWU got their Varsity Cup campaign off to a winning start by beating the Madibaz from NMMU by 47–28 in Pretoria on Monday, 5 April. As the score suggests, it was a hard-fought encounter with plenty of tries being poached on both sides. Coach André Pretorius’s side dotted down seven times, although first blood went…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-selected-ubuntu-dialogues-fellowship-exchange-programme
NWU academic selected for Ubuntu Dialogues Fellowship Exchange Programme
Dr Allison Geduld, an academic at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Law, was recently selected to take part in the Ubuntu Dialogues Fellowship Exchange Programme. Ubuntu Dialogues is an exchange project between Stellenbosch University and Michigan State University in the USA. Funded by the Andrew W Mellon…http://news.nwu.ac.za/calling-all-prospective-engineers-take-part-nwus-engineering-saturdays
Calling all prospective engineers to take part in the NWU’s Engineering Saturdays
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Engineering understands how the minds of young prospective engineering students work. To this end, the faculty has established Engineering Saturdays; a programme that allows Grade 10 to 12 learners to visit the faculty to get an idea of the different engineering disciplines that are available…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-student-makes-difference-her-community
NWU student makes a difference in her community
It might be cliché to say, “it takes a village to raise a child,” but in reality it is true. North-West University (NWU) honours student in marketing management, Tshepang Mosokwene, knows this very well. Tshepang grew up in dire poverty, living in a shack in Evaton, but even after contracting meningitis she did not let her circumstances…http://news.nwu.ac.za/north-west-province-covid-19-surge-warn-experts
North-West Province in for Covid-19 surge, warn experts
Health experts are sounding the alarm following reports of a spike in positive Covid-19 tests. Although not indicative of a third wave yet, they agree that the recent Easter long weekend was a contributory factor. As the country prepares for another long weekend during which Freedom Day and Workers Day holidays will be observed, fears are that…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumnus-nominated-nstf-south32-awards
NWU alumnus nominated for NSTF-South32 awards
North-West University (NWU) alumnus Prof Raseelo J Moitsheki has been nominated for the 2020/2021 National Science and Technology Forum (NSTF)-South32 Awards. Prof Moitsheki, who is currently an academic at the University of the Witwatersrand, has been nominated for two awards in the research category: the TW Kambule-NSTF Researcher award…http://news.nwu.ac.za/how-nano-fertilizers-could-boost-global-food-security
How nano-fertilizers could boost global food security
The global population is rapidly increasing and is expected to grow to 9,2 billion by 2050, according to the United Nations (UN). A UN Food and Agriculture Organisation report raises serious concerns about future global capacity to produce sufficient agricultural products to sustain livelihoods and satisfy the ever-growing human population.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-atlete-skitter-sas
NWU-atlete skitter by SA’s
Atlete van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) het oudergewoonte hulle stemme tydens die onlange Suid-Afrikaanse Senior Atletiekkampioenskap dik gemaak en die NWU se trofeëkas bars weer uit sy nate. Dié kompetisie is van 15 tot 17 April in Pretoria gehou. Atlete van die NWU het altesaam 21 medaljes ingepalm, met agt goue, vier silwer- en nege…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-athletes-shine-sas
NWU athletes shine at SAs
As usual, athletes from the North-West University (NWU) asserted themselves at the recent South African Senior Athletics Championships and the NWU’s trophy cupboard is once again bursting at the seams. This competition took place in Pretoria from 15 to 17 April. Athletes from the NWU won a total of 21 medals, with eight gold, four silver…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/hpi-n-nwu-juweel
HPI ʼn NWU-juweel
Jean Verster se entoesiasme is aansteeklik. Wêreldkampioene kan daarvan getuig – vra maar vir Caster Semenya en vele ander. Dié voormalige en uitsonderlike middelafstandatleet was in die vroeë tagtigs een van SA-atletiek se groot troefkaarte. In daardie selfde tyd het hy sy bene in die VSA gaan rek, maar sedert ʼn anderhalf dekade gelede is hy…http://news.nwu.ac.za/hpi-jewel-nwu-crown