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Innovation Hub applauds NWU achievers
Two technology projects recently received honours at this year’s Innovation Hub GAP awards that were held on 10 December 2020. The Innovation Hub, the innovation agency of Gauteng is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Gauteng Growth and Development Agency. It was established by the Gauteng Provincial Government through its Department of…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/suid-afrika-post-2020-covid-19-en-die-ekonomie-deel-1
Suid-Afrika post-2020: Covid-19 en die ekonomie (deel 1)
Die jaar 2020 sal onthou word as een van ongekende onsekerheid, en dit lyk asof 2021 glad nie ’n tree agteruit gaan staan nie. Prof Raymond Parsons van die Besigheidskool by die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) gee vir ons ’n vooruitskouing van wat die nuwe jaar vir die Suid-Afrikaanse ekonomie sowel as verbruikers gaan inhou. Hierdie is die eerste van…https://news.nwu.ac.za/south-africa-post-2020-covid-19-and-economy-part-1
South Africa post-2020: Covid-19 and the economy (part 1)
The year 2020 will be remembered as one of unprecedented uncertainty, and 2021 looks set to not buck its predecessor’s trend. Prof Raymond Parsons from the Business School at the North-West University (NWU) looks ahead at what the new year will hold for the South African economy and consumers alike. This is the first part of a series of articles…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/suid-afrika-post-2020-covid-19-en-die-ekonomie-deel-2
Suid-Afrika post-2020: Covid-19 en die ekonomie (deel 2)
Dit was toe nog nie die nadraai van die storm nie. Die reën stort nog steeds neer, maar Suid-Afrika se ekonomiese skip moet in die rigting van verlore welvaart gestuur word. In hierdie tweede deel van die reeks artikels kyk prof Raymond Parsons van die Besigheidskool aan die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) na die wyse waarop die inperkingsmaatreëls…https://news.nwu.ac.za/south-africa-post-2020-covid-19-and-economy-part-2
South Africa post-2020: Covid-19 and the economy (part 2)
It was not the aftermath of the storm. Indeed, the rain was still pelting down, but South Africa’s economic ship needed to be steered towards lost prosperity. In this, the second part of a series of articles, Professor Raymond Parsons from the Business School at the North-West University (NWU), looks at how the easing of the lockdown restrictions…https://news.nwu.ac.za/accounting-sciences-flies-nwu-flag-high
Accounting Sciences flies the NWU flag high
When it comes to academic excellence, the North-West University (NWU) prides itself on being the best. The School of Accounting Sciences recently added another feather to the university’s cap when the school walked away with four awards during the international Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) Academic Partner Excellence…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-soccer-institute-goalkeeper-coach-joins-psl-team
NWU Soccer Institute goalkeeper coach joins PSL team
North-West University (NWU) goalkeeper coach Thato Haraba has recently joined South Africa Premier Soccer League team Bloemfontein Celtic FC as a goalkeeper coach for the Free State-based outfit. Thato has been with the NWU Soccer Institute as a goal keeper coach since January 2020. He says the exposure gained from the Institute was enormous. “…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-phd-student-preserves-african-heritage-through-childrens-book-ndebele-mural-art
NWU PhD student preserves African heritage through children’s book on Ndebele mural art
North-West University (NWU) PhD student in Indigenous Knowledge Systems Thulisile Bhuda recently wrote a children’s book that focuses on Ndebele mural art. According to Thulisile the aim of the book is to promote, preserve and disseminate African heritage. The book, Kwekwezi’s cultural mural art, is about a Ndebele female’s journey from a…https://news.nwu.ac.za/why-monetary-policy-committee-leaves-interest-rates-unchanged
Why Monetary Policy Committee leaves interest rates unchanged
Prof Raymond Parsons from the North-West University (NWU) Business School explains the rationale behind the Monetary Policy Committee’s decision to leave interest rates unchanged. “As widely expected the MPC again decided by a 3/2 vote to leave interest rates unchanged. The narrowly divided vote confirms there are arguments both ways,” says Prof…https://news.nwu.ac.za/mail-guardian-recognises-glenvilles-service
Mail & Guardian recognises Glenville’s service
Glenville Fransman, a senior administrative assistant at North-West University’s (NWU's) Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences was recently announced as one of the winners of the Mail & Guardian’s top 40 list of “Why we Serve”. He was nominated for his excellent service to the community, especially his involvement in youth…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-navorser-ondersoek-rol-van-tradisionele-medisyne-vir-velsiektes
NWU-navorser ondersoek rol van tradisionele medisyne vir velsiektes
Talle mense maak op tradisionele plantgeneesmiddels staat om velsiektes te behandel. Nou het ’n navorser van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) ondersoek waarom hierdie plante doeltreffend is, en baan hy die weg vir verdere navorsing deur die farmaseutiese bedryf. “Die gebruik van inheemse kennis in die verskaffing van primêre gesondheidsorg, veral…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-researcher-investigates-role-traditional-medicine-skin-disorders
NWU researcher investigates role of traditional medicine in skin disorders
Many people rely on traditional plant remedies to treat skin disorders, and now a North-West University (NWU) researcher has investigated why these plants are effective, paving the way for further research by the pharmaceutical industry. “The use of indigenous knowledge in providing primary healthcare, especially in most indigenous African…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/agter-die-skerms-van-n-pandemie
Agter die skerms van ’n pandemie
“Dis ’n leerervaring sonder weerga.” Dit is hoe prof Petra Bester, direkteur van die Afrika-eenheid vir Transdissiplinêre Gesondheidsnavorsing (AUTHeR) by die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU), die eenheid se blootstelling aan die binnewerking van Noordwes-provinsie se pogings om die Covid-19-pandemie hok te slaan, beskryf. In die vroeë dae van die…https://news.nwu.ac.za/behind-scenes-pandemic
Behind the scenes of a pandemic
“A learning experience like no other.” This is how Prof Petra Bester, director of the Africa Unit for Transdisciplinary Health Research (AUTHeR) at the North-West University (NWU), describes the unit’s exposure to the inner workings of the North West province’s efforts to combat the Covid-19 pandemic. In the early days of the pandemic, AUTHeR…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumna-makes-her-mark-music-industry
NWU alumna makes her mark in the music industry
North-West University (NWU) Vanderbijlpark Campus alumna Bonolo Phiri is a woman with two loves: information technology and music. Throughout her career, this IT graduate and rising Afro-Soul star has seamlessly bounced between her IT career and music. A white-collar worker by day and musician by night, she started singing at church at the…https://news.nwu.ac.za/deal-lifestyle-diseases-avoid-severe-covid-19-symptoms
Deal with lifestyle diseases to avoid severe Covid-19 symptoms
“Individuals with comorbidities such as obesity, hypertension, diabetes mellitus and sendentarism, are at high risk of being severely ill when contracting Covid-19,” says Prof Ushotanefe Useh, acting director of the research entity Lifestyle Diseases at the North-West University (NWU). Prof Useh and his team recommend that individuals…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/studie-ondersoek-die-kern-van-geweld-skole
Studie ondersoek die kern van geweld in skole
Onderwys word dikwels as ’n roeping eerder as ’n beroep beskou. Maar daardie roeping ontaard vinnig in ’n nagmerrie wanneer onderwysers aangeval word deur juis dié mense wat hulle probeer opvoed. Oor die afgelope paar jaar was daar talle berigte in die media van leerders wat hulle onderwysers fisies aangerand, met messe gesteek en selfs geskiet…https://news.nwu.ac.za/study-investigates-root-violence-schools
Study investigates the root of violence in schools
Teaching is often seen as a calling rather than a career. But that calling quickly turns into a nightmare when teachers are attacked by the very people they are trying to educate. Over the past few years, there have been numerous reports in the media of learners physically assaulting, stabbing and even shooting their teachers. Dr Michael…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-student-play-afcon-cup
NWU student to play in Afcon Cup
Tjipenandjambi ‘Tjipee’ Karuuombe, a second-year North-West University (NWU) mechanical engineering student, will participate in the upcoming U20 African Cup Of Nations (Afcon Cup). The brilliant defensive midfielder received a call-up from the Namibia Football Association after they witnessed his star performance while playing for the NWU’s De…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/studie-wys-hoe-kinders-fisieke-aktiwiteit-die-klaskamer-baat