GeeXpo 2019: Beurse vir slimkoppe in wiskunde en wetenskap
As jy ooit gewonder het oor die waarde van wiskunde en wetenskap, vra net vir Janu Fouché en Ruan le Hanie om hulle toekomsvooruitsigte met jou te deel. Janu, ‘n graad 11-leerder van Potchefstroom Volkskool, en Ruan, ‘n finalejaar BSc IT-student, het tydens die jaarlikse Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) GeeXpo-gebeurtenis hulle pad na sukses…
GeeXpo 2019: Bursary delight for maths and science buffs
If you ever doubt the value of mathematics and science, just ask Janu Fouché and Ruan le Hanie to share their future career prospects with you. Janu, a Grade 11 learner from Volkskool Potchefstroom, and Ruan, a final-year BSc IT student, recently programmed and calculated their way to success during the annual North-West University (NWU)…
Student Counselling and Development hosts inaugural talk for men
On 10 October 2019 the Guidance and Counselling Centre on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng hosted a gentleman’s talk under the theme: # Am I next Breaking the silence...!! The purpose of this event was to create a platform for male students to engage with various stakeholders to gain knowledge and receive guidance…
NWU academic advocates strategies on greener and sustainable cremation
“In the coming years it’s imperative that religious leaders must rethink alternative strategies for laying the dead to rest, and greener and sustainable cremations should rather be considered than burials.” This is according to Prof Ravinder Rena who was one of the speakers during the recent 2nd Pan African Cemeteries and Crematoria…
Die wêreld lê oop voor Thandi Hlotshana
Thandi Hlotshana is op pad om die wêreld te sien. Hierdie borrelende 23-jarige, wat van die Oos-Rand af kom, is ’n finalejaar-BA-student in bedryfsielkunde en arbeidsverhoudinge aan die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) en het ’n Abe Baily-beurs gewen – een van slegs 18 ontvangers daarvan in die land. Sy gaan op 24 November vir die eerste keer Suid-…
The world awaits Thandi Hlotshana
Thandi Hlotshana is about to see the world. Hailing from the East Rand, the bubbly 23-year old who is a final-year BA student in industrial psychology and labour relations at the North-West University (NWU) has been awarded the Abe Baily Bursary – one of only 18 recipients in the country. On 24 November she will leave South Africa’s shores for…
Fiery Chucky is NWU Rugby Institute’s player of the year
What a year for Louis van der Westhuizen and what a night at the recent year-end function of the North-West University (NWU) Rugby Institute. The firebrand no 2’s fiery mop of red hair was a common sight in this year’s Varsity Cup and even on the international stage, resulting in the hooker rightly being awarded the Johan Claassen Trophy as…
Property mogul honoured at NWU graduation
The North-West University (NWU) conferred an honorary doctorate on Mr Keith Bothongo during its annual Spring Graduation ceremony held at its campus in Mahikeng on Thursday, 17 October 2019. The two-day graduations signalled the end of a long, yet exciting journey for the more than 246 graduates who received their degrees and diplomas. A total…
PhD in Setswana: a first for NWU’s campus in Mahikeng
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng conferred the first ever Setswana PhD in the history of the Department of Setswana, since its establishment about 39 years ago. A Doctor of Philosophy in Languages and Literature in Setswana was conferred on Eileen Elizabeth Pooe, an educator, lecturer and head of the Department of Setswana…
Transport crises, transport opportunities
There are crises in the South African transport sector, but this same sector is also rife with opportunities. This according to Ofentse Mokwena, a lecturer and researcher in transport economics at the North-West University (NWU). With October being Transport Month, Ofentse feels both the good and the bad should be emphasised. “Transport…
NWU Engineering gives her dreams wings – literally!
She is inspired by the people around her – by friends, family and, in her professional career, by her lecturers. Today Dr Angelique Janse van Rensburg is someone who in turn inspires others by her absolutely unquenchable passion for what she does – being an engineer! As former student and former lecturer at the Faculty of Engineering of the…
Brexit agreement is a major step towards avoiding widespread disruption
“The fact that the United Kingdom (UK) and the European Union (EU) have reached an agreement on Brexit after complex negotiations will be generally welcomed in view of the wider implications of 'hard' Brexit for key components of the world trading system.” This is according to Prof Raymond Parsons, a well-known economist and academic from the…
Poppe bevorder leer vir jong kinders
Dit was iets om te sien. Toe die musiek begin speel en die fluweelgordyne oopskuif, het die kleintjies by die El Shaddai Laerskool in Vanderbijlpark hul asems opgehou en die ogies het geblink. Dit was tyd vir die kleurvolle poppe om te praat en vir klein mensies om te luister en te leer. Poppespel as opvoedkundige instrument vorm deel van die…
Puppets promote learning amongst young minds
It was a sight to behold. As the music started to play and the velvet curtains drew open, the kids at the El Shaddai Primary School in Vanderbijlpark drew in their breaths and their eyes shone with wonder. It was time for the colourful puppets to talk and for small children to listen and learn. Puppetry, as an educational tool, forms part of…
Kampus se Golden Key-afdeling vier nuwe hoë status
Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se tak van die Golden Key internasionale erevereniging gaan van krag tot krag. Die afdeling op die kampus in Vanderbijlpark het onlangs die gesogte goue toekenning (Gold Chapter Standing) gekry vir sy betrokkenheid by en voldoening aan die vereniging se pilare van akademie, leierskap en diens. Dit is bereik deur…
Golden Key Chapter celebrates high-status standing
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) branch of the Golden Key International Honour Society is going from strength to strength. Just recently the chapter at the campus in Vanderbijlpark was awarded the coveted Gold Chapter Standing, for its involvement and adherence to the society’s pillars of academics, leadership and service. This was done…
Jo-Ané and Chederick claim top sport awards
It feels like she has been on the international sporting scene much longer than her 22 years of age, and yet the accolades keep rolling in for Jo-Ané van Dyk. On Wednesday 16 October this superlative javelin thrower was named the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Potchefstroom’s Sportswoman of the Year. Her stellar year reached a peak…
Even engineering students sometimes wear superhero capes!
One of Albert Einstein’s most famous quotes is: “We can’t solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.” This is certainly the mind-set of second-year students at the Faculty of Engineering at the North-West University (NWU) who recently had their first taste of the engineering world when they had the…
Wêreldvoedseldag 2019: Gemors is nie gemors voordat dit gemors word nie!
> Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se Fakulteit Opvoedkunde in Vanderbijlpark het onlangs by die wêreldgemeenskap aangesluit om Wêreldvoedseldag te vier. Die fakulteit het op 16 Oktober ’n spesiale lesing oor voedselsekerheid en die uitwissing van wêreldwye honger aangebied. Veronica Cronje, uitvoerende direkteur van die Lusa-…