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NWU scoops another Diamond Arrow award
Another year, another award for the North-West University! The university has scooped this specific Professional Management Review (PMR) Diamond Arrow award for the 10th consecutive year. The award recognises excellence in higher education within the Sedibeng district, which includes the municipalities of Emfuleni, Lesedi and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-mahikeng-campus-science-centre-receives-another-mobile-lab
NWU’s Mahikeng Campus Science Centre receives another mobile lab
The Science Centre on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus recently received its second state-of-the-art mobile science laboratory, courtesy of the Sasol Foundation. The mobile lab, which is fitted with science equipment, will be shared by several disadvantaged schools around Mahikeng in a bid to strengthen the teaching of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academics-investigate-why-african-language-newspapers-are-unstable-and-unsustainable
NWU academics investigate why African language newspapers are unstable and unsustainable
Dr Tshepang Molale, an academic in the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Humanities, recently published a chapter in the book Development, Economics and Management, investigating the instability and unsustainability of African language newspapers. This chapter, co-authored with Dr Philip Mpofu, a postdoctoral research fellow in the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/dont-miss-these-two-new-exhibitions-nwu-gallery
Don’t miss these two new exhibitions at the NWU Gallery
Two new exhibitions are now available at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Gallery. Both exhibitions will be showcased from 11 April to 11 May. Staff and students who have access to the Potchefstroom Campus are welcome to view the exhibitions. Unfortunately access to members of the public is currently prohibited due to lockdown…http://news.nwu.ac.za/link-between-industrial-engineering-and-agricultural-sector
The link between industrial engineering and the agricultural sector
The agricultural industry is facing numerous and significant challenges. To remain competitive and sustainable, it needs to find ways to constantly improve. Industrial engineering can address a number of the challenges faced by the agricultural sector, but due to the lack of awareness and understanding of what the discipline…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-finances-during-covid-19
The NWU’s finances during Covid-19
Over the past number of years there has been a decrease in funding in real terms from the government to universities across the country. The Covid-19 pandemic has not only created a lot of panic and uncertainty, but also magnified and exacerbated the mounting financial pressure on institutions of higher learning. To this end, institutions…http://news.nwu.ac.za/ikateleng-helping-students-get-distinctions
Ikateleng helping students get distinctions
Sabata Abram Mafobokoane, who was part of the Ikateleng initiative in 2020, made headlines after attaining eight distinctions for his National Senior Certificate. Ikateleng has been in existence for approximately 33 years and provides supplementary teaching in mathematics, economics, business studies, accounting, life sciences, physical sciences…http://news.nwu.ac.za/being-visually-impaired-does-not-hold-nwu-alumnus-and-phd-graduate-back
Being visually impaired does not hold this NWU alumnus and PhD graduate back
Disability is not inability. Advocate Jan Tladi confirmed this statement when he defied the odds and became the first completely blind student to graduate with a PhD from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus. Jan enrolled at the NWU Business School in Mahikeng in 2017, and successfully completed his degree in 2020. The title of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-navorser-nou-lid-van-afrika-akademie-vir-wetenskap
NWU-navorser nou lid van Afrika-akademie vir wetenskap
’n Senior lektor in die navorsingsfokusarea Menslike Metabolomika aan die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) is vir die volgende vyf jaar as ’n geaffilieerde lid van die Afrika-akademie vir wetenskap (AAW) gekies. Dr Rencia van der Sluis is gekies vanuit jong, belowende Afrika-wetenskaplikes wat bekwaamheid in die ontwikkeling en toepassing van…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-researcher-now-member-african-academy-sciences
NWU researcher now member of African Academy of Sciences
A senior lecturer in the research focus area Human Metabolomics at the North-West University (NWU) was selected as an affiliate member of the African Academy of Sciences (AAS) for the next five years. Dr Rencia van der Sluis was selected from among young, promising African scientists who have demonstrated prowess in the development and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-school-nursing-hosts-boys-manhood-dialogues
NWU School of Nursing hosts Boys’ Manhood Dialogues
The School of Nursing on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus, in collaboration with the Department of Education and Sports Development, the South African Police Service (SAPS), and the Department of Social Development, recently conducted Boys’ Manhood Dialogues in the North West Province. The dialogues, hosted in the Ngaka…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-researcher-excels-male-dominated-research-area
NWU researcher excels in a male-dominated research area
Ntokozo Happy Msiza, a North-West University (NWU) researcher and PhD student in the subject group Animal Sciences, has broken new ground when she completed a MSc degree in pasture science, a scarce skill and male-dominated field of study. When she got accepted into the MSc programme, Ntokozo says she was adamant to specialise in pasture…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/kaptein-chederick-wil-weer-sy-ou-vorm-terugkry
Kaptein Chederick wil weer sy ou vorm terugkry
Chederick van Wyk is in die jaar van kampioene gebore, en dit is wat hy geword het. Die wêreld het vir die eerste keer op 8 Februarie 1995 met hierdie toekomstige naelloper kennis gemaak, ’n paar maande voor die Springbokke die Web Ellis-trofee op ’n geskiedkundige middag op Ellispark omhoog gehou het. Die voorsienigheid het ook ’n toekomsplan vir…http://news.nwu.ac.za/captain-chederick-wants-return-form
Captain Chederick wants to return to form
Chederick van Wyk was born in the year of champions, and that is what he has become. The world first met this future sprinter on 18 February 1995, a few months before the Springboks lifted the Web Ellis Trophy on a historic afternoon at Ellis Park. Destiny also had a plan for the young boy from Prieska. Between 2018 and 2019 Chederick was at…http://news.nwu.ac.za/solid-start-eagles
Solid start for Eagles
The North-West University Eagles are off to a solid start in the 2021 Varsity Cup tournament with two wins from three games. They first beat the Madibaz from NMMU 47–28 and old rivals Shimlas 32–22 before André Pretorius’s side came undone against Tukkies in a resounding 33–15 loss. The Eagles occupy the fifth position on the overall log…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/die-nwu-se-eentoets-slotwonders
Die NWU se eentoets-slotwonders
Daar is twee stelle trappe wat na die eerste vloer van die Noordwes-Universiteit se Hoëprestasie-instituut lei. Soos jy teen die trappe opstap, sien jy aan die een kant foto's van sportbestuurders wat die NWU na die boonste vlakke van varsity-glorie gelei het. Helené Botha het die NWU se netbalspan gehelp om die Varsitybeker te verower, en so ook…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-one-test-lock-wonders
The NWU’s one-test lock wonders
There are two flights of stairs leading to the first floor of the North-West University’s High Performance Institute. Traversing these stairs you will find, on the one side, photographs of the sports managers who have led the NWU to the top echelons of varsity glory. Helené Botha guided the NWU netball squad to Varsity Cup glory, as did Conrad de…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/sharks-legende-botes-nwu-kamp
Sharks-legende Botes in NWU-kamp
Sharks-legende Jacques Botes is as deel van Burger van der Westhuizen se afrigtingspersoneel vir die naderende klubrugbykompetisies gekontrakteer, wat – in die lig van sy uitgebreide ervaring – waarskynlik ’n baie slim aanstelling is. Die voorsienigheid was goed vir Suid-Afrika se losvoorspelers in die eerste twee dekades van die 21ste eeu,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/sharks-legend-botes-nwu-camp
Sharks legend Botes in NWU camp
Sharks legend Jacques Botes has been contracted as part of Burger van der Westhuizen’s coaching staff for the upcoming club rugby competitions, which – given his abundance of experience – can prove to be an astute signing. Providence was kind to South Africa’s loose forwards in the first two decades of the 21st century, but the opposite is…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/wihan-lubbe-proteas-groep