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NWU alumnus part of award-winning campaigns for Nando's
North-West University (NWU) alumnus, Oratile Mokgwetsi, has made the university proud by obtaining five awards for being part of a team working on Nando’s digital marketing campaigns. Oratile, who completed her BA degree in communication in 2013, scored this feat while working as a digital media strategist at VMLY&R South Africa, an…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-nursing-students-participate-worldskills-competition
NWU nursing students to participate in WorldSkills competition
Twelve students from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Nursing will be participating in the provincial leg of the WorldSkills South Africa (WSZA) competition. They will be taking part in the social and personal services discipline. “The competition will be a hybrid event, with the opening ceremony taking place in KwaZulu Natal (KZN…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-sit-sy-indrukwekkende-prestasie-op-ranglys-voort
NWU sit sy indrukwekkende prestasie op ranglys voort
Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) het sy plek onder die room van die oes van die plaaslike en internasionale universiteite op verskeie wêreldwye ranglyste van 2021 bevestig en sit hierdie jaar sy indrukwekkende prestasie op die ranglyste voort. Times Higher Education (THE) Young University Rankings het die NWU algeheel derde in Suid-Afrika en…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-continues-impressive-performance-rankings
NWU continues impressive performance in rankings
The North-West University (NWU) has cemented its place among the cream of the crop of local and international universities in various global rankings in 2021 and is continuing its impressive ranking performance this year. Times Higher Education (THE) Young University Rankings has placed the NWU third overall in South Africa and 124th…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/misdaad-word-gestraf-maar-wat-van-rehabilitasie
Misdaad word gestraf, maar wat van rehabilitasie?
Die Suid-Afrikaanse strafstelsel het gefaal, en as gevolg daarvan is misdaad buite beheer. Dit is die harde en ongemaklike werklikheid wat die samelewing moet trotseer, en die land se kwellende misdaadstatistiek getuig daarvan. Een rede daarvoor is die gebrek aan rehabilitasiegeleenthede wat vir oortreders beskikbaar is. Die bekoring daarvan om…http://news.nwu.ac.za/crime-and-punishment-what-about-rehabilitation
Crime and punishment, but what about rehabilitation?
The South African penal system has failed and as a result crime remains out of control. This is the harsh and uncomfortable reality that is plaguing society, and the country’s haunting crime statistics attest to that. One reason for this is the lack of rehabilitation opportunities available to offenders. The allure of falling back in old ways…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/theartofresearch-maak-gesondheidsorg-meer-toeganklik
#theArtofResearch – maak gesondheidsorg meer toeganklik
Dis geen geheim dat die Hipertensie in Afrika-navorsingspan (HART) by die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) aan die voorpunt van intensiewe navorsing is nie. Hulle het weer eens oor die afgelope jaar gedemonstreer dat hulle missie is om navorsing te doen wat talle gesondheidsverwante probleme kan oplos wat jonk en oud affekteer. HART-navorsers…http://news.nwu.ac.za/theartofresearch-making-health-science-more-accessible
#theArtofResearch – making health science more accessible
It is no secret that the Hypertension in Africa Research Team (HART) at the North-West University (NWU) is at the forefront of in-depth research. Over the past year they have demonstrated yet again that their mission is to conduct research that could solve many health-related problems that affect young and old. Recently, HART researchers…http://news.nwu.ac.za/new-species-named-honour-nwu-academic
New species named in honour of NWU academic
According to Sir David Attenborough, who has at least 17 species named in his honour, having a species named after you is the “biggest of compliments that you could ask from any scientific community.” Internationally acclaimed North-West University (NWU) researcher, Prof Nico Smit was recently complimented in such a way. Researchers…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/hierdie-studie-die-pad-vorentoe-ongeluksvry
In hierdie studie is die pad vorentoe ongeluksvry
Het jy jou al ooit ’n samelewing ingedink waar daar geen padongelukke is nie? ’n Padomgewing waar motors met mekaar kan skakel en kommunikeer om jou te help om jou besluite op die pad te neem? Wel, dit is onder andere wat dr Thulani Phakathi, ’n onlangse PhD-gegradueerde aan die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU), deur sy doktorale navorsing beoog. Sy…http://news.nwu.ac.za/study-road-ahead-accident-free
In this study the road ahead is accident-free
Have you ever imagined a society that is free of road accidents? A road environment where cars can connect and communicate to aid in your decision-making abilities on the road? Well, this is, among other things, what Dr Thulani Phakathi, a recent PhD graduate at the North-West University (NWU), is envisaging through his doctoral research. His…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/bloedparasiete-kom-al-hoe-meer-afrika-wildehonde-voor
Bloedparasiete kom al hoe meer by Afrika-wildehonde voor
Volgens dr Edward Netherlands en sy kollegas van die Fakulteit Natuur- en Landbouwetenskappe aan die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU), is daar onlangs aangetoon dat bloedparasiete algemeen by die Afrika-wildehondbevolkings voorkom. Hulle studie oor bloedparasiete van spesies van Hepatozoon dui aan dat hierdie parasiete algemeen by die Afrika-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/blood-parasites-african-wild-dogs-are-becoming-more-prevalent
Blood parasites in African wild dogs are becoming more prevalent
Blood parasites were recently shown to be highly prevalent in African wild dog populations, according to Dr Edward Netherlands and colleagues from the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences at the North-West University (NWU). Their study on blood parasites of species of Hepatozoon indicates that these parasites are common in African wild…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/navorser-met-onlangse-b-gradering-jaag-nuwe-probleme-oor-antieke-kulture-na
Navorser met onlangse B-gradering jaag nuwe probleme oor antieke kulture na
Prof Jaco Gericke het nie ’n ortodokse benadering tot navorsing op sy gebied, antieke kultuur, nie, en in ’n sekere sin het dit soms al teen hom getel. Die gety het egter gedraai, en die feit dat sy werk nie in die hoofstroom van vakkundigheid is nie, kan as ’n voordeel beskou word. Dit het daartoe gelei dat die Nasionale Navorsingstigting (NNS)…http://news.nwu.ac.za/newly-b-rated-researcher-pursues-new-problems-ancient-culture
Newly B-rated researcher pursues new problems on ancient culture
Prof Jaco Gericke does not take an orthodox approach to research in his field, ancient culture, and in a sense that has sometimes counted against him. However, the tide has turned, and the fact that his work is not in the mainstream of scholarship may have proved to be an advantage. It led to the National Research Foundation (NRF) awarding a…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/wagtye-gesondheidsorg-kom-onder-die-loep
Wagtye in gesondheidsorg kom onder die loep
Om vir mediese behandeling te wag, kan ’n saak van lewe en dood wees. “Wagtye in gesondheidsorg is ’n noemenswaardige probleem wat regoor die wêreld voorkom en het dikwels ’n katastrofiese uitwerking – soos ons tydens die Covid-19-pandemie gesien het,” sê Maria van Zyl, ’n dosent in die Skool vir Bedryfsingenieurswese aan die Noordwes-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/waiting-times-healthcare-are-under-microscope
Waiting times in healthcare are under the microscope
Waiting for medical treatment can be a life-or-death matter. “Waiting times in healthcare are a significant problem that occurs across the world and often has catastrophic effects – as we have seen during the Covid-19 pandemic,” says Maria van Zyl, a lecturer in the School of Industrial Engineering at the North-West University (NWU). While…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/ikateleng-donateur-spandeer-die-dag-op-kampus
Ikateleng-donateur spandeer die dag op kampus
Die Departement Ontwikkeling en Fondswerwing van die Noordwes-Universiteit het onlangs ’n getroue donateur van die NWU se Ikateleng-projek ontvang om terugvoer te gee oor die uitslae van die leerders en om die moontlikheid van voortgesette steun vir 2022 te bespreek. Volgens Johan Bezuidenhout, groepbestuurder van Korporatiewe Bemarking en…http://news.nwu.ac.za/ikateleng-donor-spends-day-fundraising-team
Ikateleng donor spends the day with fundraising team
The Department of Development and Fundraising at the NWU recently hosted one of the loyal donors of the Ikateleng project in Potchefstroom. During the visit the group manager of Corporate Marketing and Communication at NWK in Lichtenburg, Johan Bezuidenhout, received feedback on the results of the learners and continued support for 2022 was…http://news.nwu.ac.za/why-invention-and-innovation-are-not-same