https://news.nwu.ac.za/grant-will-help-sa-grapple-its-difficult-history
Grant will help SA grapple with its difficult history
South Africa is a society in which a sense of belonging is complicated by a long and deep history of division and dispossession. Four staff members of the North-West University have received an international grant from the African Critical Inquiry Programme* (ACIP) to organise a collaborative workshop that will use academic and artistic engagement…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/waarom-kinders-boelies-word
Waarom kinders boelies word
Straf is die eerste ding waaraan die meeste mense dink wanneer hulle uitvind ’n kind is ’n boelie. Hulle ondersoek selde die rede waarom die kind hulle maats emosioneel, verbaal en selfs fisies seermaak. Tebello Mabusela, ’n sielkundedosent by die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU), bespreek die verskillende faktore wat moontlik tot…https://news.nwu.ac.za/why-children-become-bullies
Why children become bullies
Punishment is the first reaction most people think of when they find out that a child is a bully. They rarely investigate the reason why the child is emotionally, verbally or even physically harming their peers. Tebello Mabusela, a psychology lecturer at the North-West University (NWU), discusses the various factors that could possibly…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-students-assist-elderly-register-covid-19-vaccination
NWU students assist the elderly to register for COVID 19 vaccination
South Africa's self-registration vaccination portal for citizens aged 60 and above commenced in mid-April. So far, the process of registration for the group has been very low due to variety of reasons. The North-West University (NWU) UNICEF student chapter volunteers on the Mahikeng Campus, in partnership with the Department of Health, the…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-and-university-venda-host-iks-innovation-and-social-entrepreneurship-webinar
NWU and University of Venda host an IKS Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship Webinar
The North-West University (NWU), in collaboration with the University of Venda (UNIVEN) and Indigenous Terrain, recently co-hosted an Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship Webinar series. This first collaborative student-organised online webinar took place on 15 June 2021. Indigenous Terrain is an NWU student-…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-talks-about-happiness
NWU academic talks about happiness
Prof Anné Verhoef of the North-West University (NWU) presented an inaugural lecture titled “Transcendence, Chance and Happiness” on 24 June 2021. The lecture’s focus was on how happiness relates to notions of chance and transcendence. Prof Verhoef specifically looked at the relation between unhappiness and happiness, to determine where…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/kweek-hoop-ten-spyte-van-die-wanhoop-oor-covid-19
Kweek hoop ten spyte van die wanhoop oor Covid-19
Die voortgaande effek wat Covid-19 op geestesgesondheid het, word regoor die wêreld gevoel, maar veral in Suid-Afrika noudat die pandemie ons land met ’n derde vlaag getref het. Ons het geliefdes, ons finansiële stabiliteit, van ons vryhede, ons sosiale interaksie, en ’n “normale lewe” waaraan ons gewoond is, verloor. Ons het ook baie in hierdie…https://news.nwu.ac.za/cultivating-hope-despite-despair-covid-19
Cultivating hope despite the despair of Covid-19
The continuing effect of Covid-19 on mental health is felt all over the world, but especially in South Africa now that this pandemic has hit our country with a third wave. We have lost loved ones, financial stability, some of our freedom, social interaction, and a “normal” we were used to. We have also learned a lot during this time, but a lot…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nuwe-vennootskap-sal-vir-chemiese-ingenieurs-groot-voordele-inhou
Nuwe vennootskap sal vir chemiese ingenieurs groot voordele inhou
Die Skool vir Chemiese en Mineraalingenieurswese by die Noordwes-Universiteit het ’n vennootskap met ’n sagtewaremaatskappy gesluit wat hulle aan die voorpunt van ontwikkeling sal plaas. Die vennootskap met METSIM, die voorste modelleringsagtewaremaatskappy, sal die ontwerp van nuwe prosesse moontlik maak en bestaande vloeikaarte tot hulle…https://news.nwu.ac.za/new-partnership-will-give-chemical-engineers-huge-advantage
New partnership will give chemical engineers a huge advantage
The School of Chemical and Minerals Engineering at the North-West University is partnering with a software company that will put them on the cutting edge of development. The partnership with METSIM, the premier modelling software company, will allow the design of new processes and push existing flowsheets to maximum efficiency. Prof Quentin…https://news.nwu.ac.za/freedom-fear-nwu-celebrates-pride-month
Freedom from fear – NWU celebrates Pride Month
During June, which is Pride Month, LGBT communities and their allies come together and celebrate the freedom to be themselves. Despite recent legal and societal advances, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people across the world often experience prejudice in their neighbourhoods, at school and at home. “LGBT individuals often face…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-and-collaborators-launch-community-e-skills-project
NWU and collaborators launch Community E-Skills project
The North-West University's (NWU’s) NWU-CoLab, in collaboration with the National Electronic Media Institute of South Africa (NEMISA), the Mahikeng Digital Innovation Hub (MDiHub) and the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT), recently launched a Community E-Skills project. The project – a brainchild of the DCDT – aims to…https://news.nwu.ac.za/look-sas-constitution
A look at SA’s Constitution
For many years the South African Constitution was seen as one of the best-written constitutions and examples of constitutionalism on the African continent. Prof Koos Malan from the University of Pretoria’s Department of Public Law has challenged this assumption in his book titled: There is no Supreme Constitution – a critique of Statist-…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/die-chhp-se-instituut-vir-sportwetenskap-en-ontwikkeling-steeds-aan-die-gang-ten-spyte-van-die
Die CHHP se Instituut vir Sportwetenskap en Ontwikkeling is steeds aan die gang ten spyte van die inperking
Die Noordwes Sportakademie (NWAS) gebruik al langer as twee dekades die Instituut vir Sportwetenskap en Ontwikkeling by die Sentrum vir Gesondheid en Menslike Prestasie (CHHP) as konsultant. Die dienste sluit evaluerings, oefenprogramme, werkswinkels en verskeie ander spesialisdienste in. Sportkodes wat tans by hierdie dienste ingesluit is,…https://news.nwu.ac.za/chhp-institute-sport-science-and-development-still-performs-despite-lockdown
CHHP Institute of Sport Science and Development still performs despite lockdown
The North West Academy of Sport (NWAS) has been using the Institute of Sport Science and Development at the Centre of Health and Human Performance (CHHP) as a consultant for over two decades. The services provided include assessments, exercise programmes, workshops and various other specialist services. Sports codes currently included in…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-student-and-poet-shines-setswana
NWU student and poet shines in Setswana
Lesego Motlhankane, a third-year BEd student on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Potchefstroom Campus, recently published an anthology of Setswana poetry titled Pitsana ya Poko. The book of poetry, a collaboration between Lesego and renowned author Kabelo Kgatea, consists of 40 poems and is published by Nick Medupe Productions and Publishers…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-klits-spiesgooi-room
NWU klits spiesgooi-room
Dit is ʼn bekende gesig daar waar die Mooirivier om die Fanie du Toit-sportterrein kronkel. Net onder die Hoëprestasieinstituut is daar sowat 100 m wat as ʼn gevaarvliegsone vir ons geveerde vriende moet dien. Spiese vlieg hier. ʼn Ander konstante hier is die NWU se spiesgooi-ghoeroe, Terseus Liebenberg, en hoewel die atlete langs hom op die…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-whips-javelin-cream
NWU whips javelin cream
The scene where the Mooi River winds around the Fanie du Toit sports fields is a well known one. Just below the High Performance Institute there is a stretch of about 100 m that serves as a hazardous no-fly zone to our feathered friends. Javelins fly here. Another constant here is the NWU’s javelin guru, Terseus Liebenberg, and although the…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/geweld-moet-vinnig-bedwang-gebring-word
Geweld moet vinnig in bedwang gebring word
Wat op die spel is vir die Suid-Afrikaanse ekonomie indien wet en orde nie gou herstel word nie, is onomwonde deur president Cyril Ramaphosa in sy toespraak op 12 Julie beklemtoon. Prof Raymond Parsons, ekonoom by die Besigheidskool van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU), sê dat die siklus van geweld wat tans voorkom ’n risiko vir die huidige…https://news.nwu.ac.za/violence-must-be-contained-quickly