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Children’s health: Let us return to what works
“We must create a future in which our children and healthy and physically active.” This, says Professor Dané Coetzee, child kinetics specialist at the School of Human Movement Sciences of the North-West University (NWU), must remain a priority. That is why, in this increasingly digital world, we must look a what worked in the past. “I have seen…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/andre-fouche-rugbyinstituut-se-beste
Andre Fouché is Rugbyinstituut se beste
Sy naam is sinoniem met ongenaakbare verdediging, seepgladde vaardighede en ʼn kanniedood-enjin sonder ʼn trurat. Andre Fouché is ʼn yster wat in die NWU Rugbyinstituut se oond gegiet is en vanjaar het hy die tonge los gespeel. Tydens die NWU Rugbyinstituut se jaareindfunksie is Fouché as die Rugbyinstituut se Varsitybeker Speler van die Jaar…http://news.nwu.ac.za/andre-fouche-rugby-institutes-best
Andre Fouché is Rugby Institute’s best
His name is synonymous with hard defence, smooth skills and an indestructible engine without a reverse gear. Andre Fouché is steel moulded in the forge of the NWU Rugby Institute, and this year his play is the talk of the town. During the year-end function of the NWU Rugby Institute Fouché was named the Rugby Institute’s Varsity Cup Player of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/driekuns-vir-nicosmiti-met-n-derde-lewende-spesie-wat-sy-naam-dra
Driekuns vir “nicosmiti” met ’n derde lewende spesie wat sy naam dra
In William Shakespeare se toneelstuk Romeo en Juliet vra Juliet die eeue oue vraag: “What’s in a name?” In die geval van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se navorser prof Nico Smit is die antwoord duidelik – sy naam is sinoniem met kundige bydraes op die gebied van dierkunde. Hierdie gevierde akademikus en parasitoloog-taksonoom volg in die…http://news.nwu.ac.za/hat-trick-nicosmiti-third-living-species-takes-his-name
Hat trick for ‘nicosmiti’ as a third living species takes his name
In William Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet, Juliet asks the age-old question: ‘What’s in a name?’ In the case of North-West University researcher Prof Nico Smit, the answer is clear ― his name is synonymous with expert contributions in the field of zoology. This celebrated academic and parasitologist taxonomist follows in the footsteps of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/director-international-atomic-energy-agency-delivers-nuclear-lecture-nwu
Director of International Atomic Energy Agency delivers nuclear lecture at NWU
Prof Shaukat Abdulrazak, director of the Division for Africa Technical Cooperation at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), delivered a nuclear lecture at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus on 1 November 2022. The lecture was organised by the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy’s (DMRE’s) National Liaison Office…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-2022-memorial-service-honour-staff-and-students
NWU 2022 Memorial Service in honour of staff and students
At a memorial service on 26 October 2022, the North-West University (NWU) community across all three campuses honoured staff and students who have sadly lost their lives during the year. In support of the university's values, the University Management Committee resolved to host annual memorial services to remember NWU community members who have…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-se-kanselier-ontvang-gesogte-internasionale-toekenning
NWU se kanselier ontvang gesogte internasionale toekenning
Die kanselier van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) is vereer met ’n gesogte internasionale toekenning omdat sy ’n verskil in haar gemeenskap maak – nie net plaaslik nie, maar ook wêreldwyd. Dr Anna Mokgokong, wat in 2019 as die NWU se kanselier ingehuldig is, is die ontvanger van die Internasionale Vroueforum (IVF) se Vroue wat ’n Verskil Maak-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-chancellor-receives-prestigious-international-award
NWU chancellor receives prestigious international award
The chancellor of the North-West University (NWU) has been honoured with a prestigious international award for making a difference not only in her community but also globally. Dr Anna Mokgokong, who was inaugurated as the NWU’s chancellor in 2019, is the recipient of the Women Who Make A Difference Award for 2022 of the International Women’s…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/tegnologie-en-innovasiekundiges-die-nwu-deel-kennis-met-afvaardiging-uit-malawi
Tegnologie- en innovasiekundiges by die NWU deel kennis met afvaardiging uit Malawi
Dit neem ’n span spesialiste om te verseker dat die goeie idees, baanbrekerinnovasies en indrukwekkende intellektuele eiendom van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) in ’n toenemend mededingende omgewing aan die voorpunt bly. Ter erkenning van die kundigheid aan die NWU het ’n afvaardiging uit Malawi die universiteit se Tegnologie-oordrag en…http://news.nwu.ac.za/technology-and-innovation-experts-nwu-share-knowledge-malawian-delegation
Technology and innovation experts at the NWU share knowledge with Malawian delegation
It takes a team of specialists to ensure that the bright ideas, groundbreaking innovations and impressive intellectual property of the North-West University (NWU) stay ahead of the pack in an increasingly competitive environment. Recognising the expertise at the NWU, a delegation from Malawi visited the university’s Technology Transfer and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/prof-shan-simmonds-oor-die-herbesinning-oor-menseregte-saam-met-en-die-kurrikulum
Prof Shan Simmonds oor die herbesinning oor menseregte – saam met en in die kurrikulum
Toe Suid-Afrika in 1994 tot ’n demokratiese staat verklaar is, was prof Shan Simmonds net 11 jaar oud. Hoewel sy besef het dat dinge om haar verander, kon sy nie die dieper diskoers verstaan wat hierdie veranderings deurtrek het nie. Haar ervaring was dat ’n handjievol swart leerders gevoeg is by wat tot op daardie stadium ’n…http://news.nwu.ac.za/prof-shan-simmonds-rethinking-human-rights-and-within-curriculum
Prof Shan Simmonds on rethinking human rights with and within the curriculum
When South Africa was declared a democratic state in 1994, Prof Shan Simmonds was only 11 years old. Although she could recognise things changing around her, she could not understand the deeper discourses that infused these changes. In her experience, a handful of black learners entered what had, up until that point, been a whites-only farm…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-students-get-practical-perspective-safety-management
NWU students get a practical perspective on safety management
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Management Sciences, in partnership with ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA), recently hosted a guest lecture for undergraduate BCom safety management students and lecturers at the Vanderbijlpark Campus. Mr Dieter Sauer, AMSA senior manager for health and safety, together with Lesley Ramela, AMSA GMR…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-school-music-honours-students-bursary-winners-concert
NWU School of Music honours students at Bursary Winners’ concert
By Oldrin Masowa Where words fail to deliver the message, music becomes the answer. The North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Music hosted its annual Bursary Winners’ concert to recognise and honour its students for their achievements on 25 October. Bursaries were awarded to both undergraduate and postgraduate full-time music students,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-hosts-first-ever-agri-career-fair-soil-science
NWU hosts the first ever Agri-Career Fair for Soil Science
By Oldrin Masowa The North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Agricultural Sciences hosted its first ever Agri-Career fair on 19 October on the Potchefstroom Campus. During the event, final-year students presented the findings of their soil science research and had the opportunity to network with the agricultural industry. “The aim of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/expert/chris-van-heerden-0
Chris van Heerden
Chris van Heerden is a professor in the School of Economics at the North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus). He lectures undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Risk Management (Finance). Working primarily in the field of finance, he specialises in portfolio management. His research focuses on the different factors influencing portfolio…http://news.nwu.ac.za/expert/tafadzwa-matiza
Tafadzwa Matiza
I am one of the first African researchers to explore Nation Branding (NB) in tourism. Nation branding [also referred to as place branding] is a niche multi-disciplinary field of study within conventional marketing management. It involves the evaluation and management, thereafter of the image, perception and positioning [awareness and reputation]…http://news.nwu.ac.za/expert/nkengafac-villyen-motze
Nkengafac Villyen Motze
Prof Nkengafac Villyen Motaze (M.D, M.Sc., PhD) is a Cameroonian medical epidemiologist currently based at Medicine Usage in South Africa (MUSA). In 2007, Villyen completed his medical studies in Yaoundé, Cameroon and worked for four years in the North West province of Cameroon before moving to Cape Town in 2012 where he completed his masters in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/expert/chantelle-gray