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NWU IKS Centre and Modi Donkey farm to host lekgotla
The North-West University (NWU) Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) Centre in partnership with Modi Donkey Farm will be hosting a donkey farmers’ Lekgotla on 1 September 2022 at the NWU’s Mahikeng Campus. Director of the IKS Centre Dr Motheo Koitsiwe says the purpose of the lekgotla is to discuss challenges and possible mitigation strategies, to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-strengthens-ties-industry-employers
NWU strengthens ties with industry employers
by Phenyo Mokgothu and Nande Kolo According to statistician-general and head of Statistics South Africa Risenga Maluleke, the world of work is a competitive space where the skilled and unskilled often compete for opportunities, with some feeling discouraged or ending up being employed in an industry that is misaligned to their profession.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-leihandra-naidoo-driven-passion-life
NWU’s Leihandra Naidoo is driven by a passion for life
Folklore tells the tale of a mythical bird of Greek origin. A big, feathered creature with talons and wings, its plumage radiant and beautiful, burst into flame, consumed in its own fiery inferno only to soon after rise from its ashes in a transformation from death to life. To many, this is simply a tale told to while away time, but for North-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/skaakmat-anais-saayman-se-kos
Skaakmat is Anais Saayman se kos
“Die ‘s’ is silent,” verduidelik die pas 20-jarige Anais. “Jy spreek dit uit soos ‘A-ny’.” Om mense reg te help met die uitspraak van haar naam is tweede natuur. “Ek is al gewoond daaraan,” lag sy. Dit is egter op die skaakbord waar dié oud-leerling van Potchefstroom Gimnasium en nou BCom Toerismebestuur-student by die Noordwes-Universiteit (…http://news.nwu.ac.za/checkmate-what-anais-saayman-thrives
Checkmate is what Anais Saayman thrives on
“The ‘s’ is silent,” explains Anais, who has just turned 20. “You pronounce it like ‘A-nay’.” Correcting people with the pronunciation of her name is second nature. “I am used to it,” she laughs. However, this former pupil of Potchefstroom Gymnasium and now BCom Tourism Management student at the North-West University (NWU) does most of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-huisves-grootste-spar-netbalkampioenskap-ooit
NWU huisves grootste Spar Netbalkampioenskap ooit
Eenduisendagthonderd deelnemers en beamptes. Ses-en-negentig spanne. Een Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) wat die grootste Spar Netbalkampioenskap ooit aanbied. Die Fanie du Toit Sportterrein het van 8 tot 13 Augustus behoorlik uit sy nate gebars met netbaltalent, en die NWU het weereens bewys dat daar nie ’n toernooi bo sy vuurmaakplek is nie.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-hosts-biggest-spar-netball-championships-ever
NWU hosts biggest Spar Netball Championships ever
One thousand eight hundred participants and officials. Ninety-six teams. One North-West University (NWU), hosting the biggest Spar Netball Championships ever. The Fanie du Toit Sports Grounds almost could not contain all the netball talent from 8 to 13 August, and the NWU once again proved that no tournament was too much for it. The top…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/deidre-mik-om-vir-olimpiese-spele-te-kwalifiseer
Deidre mik om vir Olimpiese Spele te kwalifiseer
Hierdie tyd van die jaar klou die humiditeit in Nigerië se hoofstad, Lagos, soos kleefgom aan jou lyf vas. Dit is drukkend, aanhoudend. Dan is daar Benin, Nigerië se susterland aan die westekant, net ʼn duisend kilometer bo die ewenaar. Die hawestad Cotonou is vasgevang tussen die Atlantiese Oseaan en Nokoué-meer, waar dit bekend is dat seerowers…http://news.nwu.ac.za/deidre-aiming-qualify-olympic-games
Deidre is aiming to qualify for the Olympic Games
This time of the year the humidity in Nigeria’s capital, Lagos, sticks to you like Prestik. It is oppressive, constant. Then there is Benin, Nigeria’s neighbour in the west, just a thousand kilometres above the equator. The port city of Cotonou is captive between the Atlantic Ocean and Lake Noukoué, where pirates are known to roam. These…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-residence-starts-mental-health-intervention-programme
NWU residence starts mental health intervention programme
Ontiretse Motingwa Cluster 11, the new residence on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus, has come up with a unique mental health intervention programme called “Becoming”. The programme consists of sessions that take place every Wednesday at the residence’s recreational hall, covering a different psychological subject each…http://news.nwu.ac.za/machine-and-deep-learning-are-must-north-west-university
Machine and deep learning are a MUST at the North-West University
Our world is speeding up, and never in human existence have we been able to search as fast, travel as far or delve as deep. The last century alone has seen a meteoric increase in the accumulation of data and we are able to store unfathomable quantities of information to help us solve problems known and unknown. At some point the ability to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/masjien-en-diepleer-deel-van-must-die-noordwes-universiteit
Masjien- en diepleer is deel van MUST by die Noordwes-Universiteit
Ons wêreld beweeg al hoe vinniger, en deur al die eeue van ons bestaan, kon ons nog nooit so vinnig soek, so ver reis of so diep delf nie. Ons het in die laaste eeu alleen ’n verbasingwekkende toename in die insameling van data gesien, en ons kan ongelooflike hoeveelhede inligting stoor om ons te help om bekende en onbekende probleme op te los.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-becomes-tennis-paradise
NWU becomes tennis paradise
Game, set and match. The Potchefstroom Campus of the North-West University (NWU) is set to become the country’s premier tennis destination with the completion of five new clay courts. These courts, together with ten hard courts and two grass courts, make the NWU unrivalled when compared to the court and facility offerings of other institutions…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-word-die-tennisparadys
NWU word die tennisparadys
Pot, stel en wedstryd. Die Potchefstroomkampus van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) is gaan die land se voorste tennisbestemming word wanneer vyf nuwe kleibane voltooi is. Hierdie bane, saam met tien hardebane en twee grasbane, maak dat die NWU ongeëwenaar is vergeleke met die aanbiedings van ander instellings wat bane en geriewe betref. Die NWU…http://news.nwu.ac.za/school-accounting-sciences-awards-top-achieving-students
School of Accounting Sciences awards top achieving students
By Ontiretse Motingwa The School of Accounting Sciences at the North-West University's (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus recently recognised its top achievers during a special ceremony. The goal of the event – sponsored by the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants, Maine Incorporated, and RAin Chartered Accountants – was to acknowledge…http://news.nwu.ac.za/students-associate-nwu-excellence
Students associate the NWU with excellence
According to a 2022 report presented by Universum, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) students associate the university with academic excellence and safety. Universum is a global data-driven, insight-led employer branding agency that focuses on brand perception based on students’ experience. The agency surveys students and alumni from numerous…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-eagles-keep-soaring
NWU Eagles keep soaring
The saying goes - cherish the moment, live your dream and play netball. This is precisely what the NWU Eagles netball team is doing. They are off to a strong start in the 2022 Varsity Netball campaign by winning all three of their games. On Monday, 19 September, bragging rights went to the NWU Eagles yet again, when they…http://news.nwu.ac.za/toxic-greener-world-protecting-mother-nature
From a toxic to a greener world: protecting mother nature
“The inaugural lecture ceremony marks the rite of passage into the ranks of a professorship. It is also an occasion that celebrates one’s academic career achievements,” said Prof Jeffrey Mphahlele, North-West University (NWU) deputy vice-chancellor for research and innovation, during the inaugural lecture of Prof Indra Bahadur. Prof Bahadur…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-student-chapter-reaches-out-unathi-community-orphans-home
NWU student chapter reaches out to Unathi Community Orphans’ Home
The Student Chapter of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences (FNAS) hosted a coin-laying fundraiser event on 7 September 2022. The aim of this event was to lend a helping hand to those who are less fortunate, and the money that was collected will be used to purchase food, toiletries and non-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-faculty-health-sciences-congratulates-dr-richard-beteck