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SABPP honours students
The South African Board for People Practices (SABPP) recently honoured students who successfully registered as members of the board’s student chapter during a ceremony held at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Potchefstroom Campus. The SABPP is the professional quality and standards body for the human resources profession. According to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/groot-projek-bou-leierskapskapasiteit-die-nigeriese-voedingsektor
Groot projek bou leierskapskapasiteit in die Nigeriese voedingsektor
Die enkele grootste belegging in voedingleierskapsontwikkeling wat daar nog ooit op die Afrika-vasteland was, dra vrug, en die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) speel ’n belangrike rol daarin. Die program van R20 miljoen, Leadership Development for Accelerated Progress in Nutrition in Nigeria (LEDA-NN), wat deur die Bill en Melinda Gates-stigting…http://news.nwu.ac.za/major-project-builds-leadership-capacity-nigerian-nutrition-sector
Major project builds leadership capacity in the Nigerian nutrition sector
The single largest investment in nutrition leadership development ever on the African continent is bearing fruit, and the North-West University (NWU) is playing an important part in it. The Leadership Development for Accelerated Progress in Nutrition in Nigeria (LEDA-NN) project of R20 million, funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/die-nwu-besigheidskool-ontvang-nog-n-internasionale-akkreditasie
Die NWU Besigheidskool ontvang nog ’n internasionale akkreditasie
Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) Besigheidskool het onlangs sy akkreditasie by die vereniging vir besigheidskole in Afrika (Association of African Business Schools, AABS) ontvang. Die NWU Besigheidskool is deur die senior bestuurder vir Akkreditasie en Kwaliteit, dr Lungile Ntsizwane, verteenwoordig by die 2023 AABS Connect-konferensie, wat deur…http://news.nwu.ac.za/another-international-accreditation-awarded-nwu-business-school
Another international accreditation awarded to the NWU Business School
The North-West University (NWU) Business School recently received its accreditation from the Association of African Business Schools (AABS). The NWU Business School was represented at the 2023 AABS Connect Conference, hosted by the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) in Accra, by the senior manager for Accreditation and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/internasionale-museumdag-nwu-museum-bring-hulde-aan-die-geskiedenis-met-n-interaktiewe-uitstalling
Internasionale Museumdag: NWU Museum bring hulde aan die geskiedenis met ’n interaktiewe uitstalling
Deur Sandile Mahlangu Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) Museum het op 18 Mei Internasionale Museumdag op die Potchefstroomkampus gevier. Hierdie dag word elke jaar regoor die wêreld gevier en die museum het besluit om dinge ’n bietjie anders aan te pak. Om sy ryk geskiedenis te vier, het hulle ’n uitstalling op die grondvlak van die museum…http://news.nwu.ac.za/international-museum-day-nwu-museum-honours-history-interactive-exhibition
International Museum Day: NWU Museum honours history with interactive exhibition
By Sandile Mahlangu The North-West University (NWU) Museum celebrated International Museum Day on 18 May at the NWU’s Potchefstroom Campus. With this day being celebrated across the globe every year, the museum decided to do things a little differently. To celebrate its rich history, they introduced an exhibition on the ground level of the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/op-wereld-hipertensiedag-vra-navorsers-vir-n-bewustheid-en-voorkoming-van-hipertensie
Op Wêreld Hipertensiedag vra navorsers vir ’n bewustheid en voorkoming van hipertensie
Ter erkenning van Wêreld Hipertensiedag het die NWU se Hipertensie in Afrika-navorsingspan (HART) ’n bloeddrukmoniteringsgeleentheid as deel van die Mei Metingsmaand-inisiatief gereël. Die doel van die geleentheid was om ’n bewustheid oor hipertensie, of hoë bloeddruk, te kweek en lig te werp op die belangrikheid van vroeë opsporing en voorkoming…http://news.nwu.ac.za/researchers-advocate-hypertension-awareness-and-prevention-world-hypertension-day
Researchers advocate hypertension awareness and prevention on World Hypertension Day
In recognition of World Hypertension Day, the NWU Hypertension in Africa Research Team (HART) organised a blood pressure monitoring event as part of the May Measurement Month initiative. The event aimed to raise awareness about hypertension or high blood pressure, shedding light on the importance of early detection and prevention. Distinguished…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-appoints-alumnus-and-consul-general-professor-practice
NWU appoints alumnus and consul-general as professor of practice
Dr Bobby Moroe, North-West University (NWU) alumnus and the consul-general of South Africa in Lagos, Nigeria, has been appointed as a professor of practice in the research focus area Afrocentric Governance of Public Affairs (AGoPA) from 1 June 2023 to 31 May 2026. In his new role, Dr Moroe will play an active part in training both undergraduate…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/impak-van-voedingsprojek-gaan-deur-leierskapsontwikkeling-voort
Impak van voedingsprojek gaan deur leierskapsontwikkeling voort
Die werklike betekenis van ’n projek kan dikwels gemeet word aan die volhoubaarheid daarvan lank nadat dit voltooi is. Kundiges van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) maak betekenisvolle bydraes in Nigerië as deel van die heel grootste belegging in voedingleierskapsontwikkeling in Afrika tot op hede. Hulle doelwit is nou om die voetspoor van die…http://news.nwu.ac.za/impact-nutrition-project-continues-through-leadership-development
Impact of nutrition project continues through leadership development
The real significance of a project can often be measured in its sustainability long after it has been completed. Experts from the North-West University (NWU) are making impactful contributions in Nigeria as part of the largest-ever investment in nutrition leadership development in Africa. They now aim to secure and expand the footprint of the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/golden-key-student-receives-outstanding-member-award
Golden Key student receives outstanding member award
Reston Mawononga, a third-year social work student at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus, has been announced the winner of the 2022 Golden Key Outstanding Member Award. This award celebrates outstanding Golden Key (GK) members who demonstrate exceptional achievement in all three of the GK pillars, namely academic performance,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/restitution-land-rights-south-africa-spotlight
Restitution of land rights in South Africa in the spotlight
By Phenyo Mokgothu and Nolwazi Xulu The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Law, in collaboration with the Commission on Restitution of Land Rights, hosted a guest lecture titled “Restitution of Land Rights in South Africa” on 25 May 2025. The lecture was presented in a hybrid format, with the physical event taking place on the NWU’s…http://news.nwu.ac.za/tottenham-tourism-saga-right-idea-wrong-focus
Tottenham tourism saga: Right idea, wrong focus
A proposed three-year deal by the Department of Tourism and SA Tourism to sponsor English Premiership club Tottenham Hotspur has caused widespread consternation and has received plenty of condemnation in what many deem an ill-thought venture. According to Prof Peet van der Merwe from the research unit TREES (Tourism Research in Economic…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/besigheidskool-se-mba-somerstudieskool-n-reusesukses
Besigheidskool se MBA Somerstudieskool ’n reusesukses
Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) Besigheidskool het op Vrydag 3 Februarie sy Somerstudieskool vir MBA-studente afgesluit. In die geheel gesien, was die week ’n reusesukses, met studente wat getuig van die geweldige waarde ten opsigte van netwerking, insette deur die hoofredes en ’n beter begrip van wat hulle hierdie jaar die program van op hulle…http://news.nwu.ac.za/business-schools-mba-summer-study-school-resounding-success
Business School's MBA Summer Study School a resounding success
On Friday, 3 February, the North-West University (NWU) Business School concluded its Summer Study School for MBA students. Overall, the week was a resounding success, with students testifying to tremendous value gained in terms of networking, keynote inputs and a better understanding of what to expect from the programme this year. In addition…http://news.nwu.ac.za/prof-tobie-van-dyk-seconded-sadilar
Prof Tobie van Dyk seconded to SADiLaR
Prof Tobie van Dyk, a highly respected applied linguist from the School of Languages at the North-West University (NWU) has been seconded to the South African Centre for Digital Language Resources (SADiLaR) from 1 January to 31 December 2023. “Prof van Dyk’s expertise in the field of applied linguistics and his well-established national and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/academic-commends-newsroom-afrika-introducing-indigenous-language
Academic commends Newsroom Afrika for introducing indigenous language
North-West University (NWU) academic and director of Indigenous Language Media in Africa (ILMA) research unit Prof Abiodun Salawu has commended the South African television news channel Newzroom Afrika for expanding its horizons with the launch of its first Nguni-language news broadcast. Prof Salawu says this is a very heart-warming development…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-professors-co-author-book-age-inclusive-ict-innovation