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Tlhokomelo shares her sunshine
By Ontiretse Motingwa Tlhokomelo Khusu from Matatiele in the Eastern Cape is a second-year student doing a BSoc with psychology degree at the North-West University (NWU), and she finds joy in putting words together. This year, Tlhokomelo published an English poetry book titled Sunshine. “I started writing letters to my mother when I was eight…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/jo-ane-en-alan-nwu-se-atletiektrots
Jo-Ané en Alan is NWU se atletiektrots
Sy is die heersende, verdedigende en onbetwiste spiesgooikampioen van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU), en Jo-Ané van Dyk is onlangs weer as die Potchefstroomkampus se Sportvrou van die Jaar aangewys. Dié uitnemende spiesgooier het weereens in 2022 haar staal op die internasionale verhoog gewys, waar sy Suid-Afrika by die Afrikaspele, die…https://news.nwu.ac.za/jo-ane-and-alan-are-athletics-pride-nwu
Jo-Ané and Alan are the athletics pride of the NWU
She is the current, defending and undisputed javelin champion of the North-West University (NWU), and Jo-Ané van Dyk was recently crowned the Potchefstroom Campus Sportswoman of the Year again. This excellent javelin thrower showed her steel on the international stage once more in 2022 when she represented South Africa at the African Games, the…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-die-eerste-plek-suid-afrika-met-ingenieurswese
NWU is in die eerste plek in Suid-Afrika met ingenieurswese
Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) is die beste keuse onder plaaslike universiteite vir studie op die gebied van ingenieurswese. Die jongste ranglys vir vakke deur Times Higher Education (THE) plaas die NWU aan die bopunt van die leer op hierdie gebied en beklemtoon die NWU se ander vakaanbiedings van gehalte. Volgens THE se World University…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-engineering-number-one-south-africa
NWU’s engineering is number one in South Africa
The North-West University (NWU) is the best choice among local universities for studies in the field of engineering. The latest subjects ranking by Times Higher Education (THE) places the NWU at the top of the ladder in this field, and highlights the NWU’s other quality subject offerings. According to THE’s World University Rankings by Subject…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-faculty-humanities-honours-staff-members
NWU Faculty of Humanities honours staff members
The North-West University's (NWU’s) Faculty of Humanities recently hosted its annual Recognition and Celebration Function, an event aimed at honouring support and long-serving staff members. The event took place onboard the Liquid Lounge boat on the Vaal River, where employees were treated to a delicious lunch. Forty-eight staff members…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-student-chosen-expert-train-competitors-prestigious-brics-skills-challenge
NWU student chosen as expert to train competitors in prestigious BRICS Skills Challenge
Sibongiseni Buthelezi, a third-year BSc computer science, mathematics and statistics student at the North-West University (NWU), has been chosen as one of the experts to train competitors taking part in the Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) Future Skills Challenge that will take place in China from 1 to 6 November. In this…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-receives-prestigious-international-fellowship
NWU academic receives prestigious international fellowship
The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation’s selection committee has recently awarded Dr Brews Soyapi, a senior lecturer at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Law, a Georg Forster Research Fellowship for postdoctoral research. The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation grants research fellowships to scientists and scholars from abroad…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-addresses-mental-health-workplace
NWU academic addresses mental health in the workplace
Dr Luce Pretorius, an academic in the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Social Work subject group, was recently invited to be a speaker at the Mine Health and Safety Council (MHSC) Tripartite Summit. The event was attended by approximately 1 200 delegates and was also broadcasted online. Dr Pretorius presented a session on “Mental Health in the…Indiensneming Rekord
Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife, KwaZulu-Natal, Suid-Afrika.
Bestuurderbewaringsbeplanning (voorheen getiteld - Hoof van Geïntegreerde Omgewingsbestuur en Beskermde Gebiedsbeplanning: Wetenskaplike Dienste).
Oktober 2013 tot op hede.
Hierdie pos lei drie eenhede van personeel wat die hersiening van omgewingsimpakbeoordelings wat in die…
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Andrew Blackmore
Indiensneming Rekord Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife, KwaZulu-Natal, Suid-Afrika. Bestuurderbewaringsbeplanning (voorheen getiteld - Hoof van Geïntegreerde Omgewingsbestuur en Beskermde Gebiedsbeplanning: Wetenskaplike Dienste). Oktober 2013 tot op hede. Hierdie pos lei drie eenhede van personeel wat die hersiening van omgewingsimpakbeoordelings wat in die…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-school-music-honours-students-bursary-winners-concert
NWU School of Music honours students at Bursary Winners’ concert
By Oldrin Masowa Where words fail to deliver the message, music becomes the answer. The North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Music hosted its annual Bursary Winners’ concert to recognise and honour its students for their achievements on 25 October. Bursaries were awarded to both undergraduate and postgraduate full-time music students, as…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-students-get-practical-perspective-safety-management
NWU students get a practical perspective on safety management
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Management Sciences, in partnership with ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA), recently hosted a guest lecture for undergraduate BCom safety management students and lecturers at the Vanderbijlpark Campus. Mr Dieter Sauer, AMSA senior manager for health and safety, together with Lesley Ramela, AMSA GMR 2.…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-sisterhood-foundation-launches-breast-cancer-awareness-day
NWU SisterHood Foundation launches Breast Cancer Awareness Day
Oldrin Masowa According to statistics, every day one in 27 South African women is at risk of being diagnosed with breast cancer. This particularly affects those between the ages of 15 and 60 as most women – especially those from disadvantaged rural areas – can’t afford mammograms. This is why the North-University University’s (NWU’s) SisterHood…https://news.nwu.ac.za/expert/prof-phil-van-schalkwyk
Prof Phil van Schalkwyk
Phil van Schalkwyk completed an MA in Afrikaans and Dutch Literature, Cum Laude, at the PU for CHE. In 2004 he obtained a PhD in General Theory of Literature at the North-West University. Mainly active in the field of Comparative Literature, his research focuses on rhetorical constructions and relationality in Afrikaans, South African and Dutch…https://news.nwu.ac.za/expert/nkengafac-villyen-motze
Nkengafac Villyen Motze
Prof Nkengafac Villyen Motaze (M.D, M.Sc., PhD) is a Cameroonian medical epidemiologist currently based at Medicine Usage in South Africa (MUSA). In 2007, Villyen completed his medical studies in Yaoundé, Cameroon and worked for four years in the North West province of Cameroon before moving to Cape Town in 2012 where he completed his masters in…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-hosts-first-ever-agri-career-fair-soil-science
NWU hosts the first ever Agri-Career Fair for Soil Science
By Oldrin Masowa The North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Agricultural Sciences hosted its first ever Agri-Career fair on 19 October on the Potchefstroom Campus. During the event, final-year students presented the findings of their soil science research and had the opportunity to network with the agricultural industry. “The aim of the fair…https://news.nwu.ac.za/expert/tafadzwa-matiza
Tafadzwa Matiza
I am one of the first African researchers to explore Nation Branding (NB) in tourism. Nation branding [also referred to as place branding] is a niche multi-disciplinary field of study within conventional marketing management. It involves the evaluation and management, thereafter of the image, perception and positioning [awareness and reputation]…https://news.nwu.ac.za/expert/tobie-van-dyk
Tobie van Dyk
Prof. Tobie van Dyk is an extensively published author of applied linguistic work, focusing on academic literacies theory and practice, academic reading and writing development, and in particular academic language ability testing. He is considered an authority in particularly the fields of academic literacies and language testing – all focus areas…https://news.nwu.ac.za/expert/chantelle-gray
Chantelle Gray
Chantelle Gray is a contemporary Continental philosopher whose interests span critical algorithm studies, queer theory, experimental music studies, cognitive studies, decolonisation, environmental studies, animal liberation, anarchism and Continental philosophy, especially the work of Deleuze and Guattari. The interdisciplinary nature of her work…https://news.nwu.ac.za/expert/dr-janien-linde