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NWU to lock horns with Black Leopards in the Nedbank Cup
2020-01-24 The North-West University (NWU) Soccer Institute will lock horns with 2011 Nedbank Cup finalists Black Leopards in the 2020 Nedbank Cup round of 32 fixtures. The Nedbank Cup kicks off on Wednesday, 5 February 2020, with the last fixture being played on…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-set-soar
NWU set to soar
2020-01-28 The North-West University (NWU) is ready to soar. On the eve of the 2020 Varsity Cup, the NWU team is brimming with confidence and ready to strike. “Our team is motivated and is ready to deliver on its promise,” says Mervyn Taylor, NWU rugby manager. “…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/ondernemende-vroue-program-2020-%25C5%2589-uitnodiging-aan-alle-vaaldriehoek-fempreneurs
Ondernemende Vroue-program 2020: ʼn Uitnodiging aan alle Vaaldriehoek-fempreneurs
2020-01-28 > Indien Suid-Afrika die Nasionale Ontwikkelingsplan (NOP) se teiken wil bereik om teen 2030 11 miljoen poste te skep, moet entrepreneurskap – veral onder vroue – aangemoedig word. Ten opsigte hiervan neem die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) leiding om…http://news.nwu.ac.za/enterprising-women-programme-2020-calling-all-vaal-triangle-fempreneurs
Enterprising Women Programme 2020: Calling all Vaal Triangle fempreneurs
2020-01-28 If South Africa is to meet the National Development Plan’s target of creating 11 million jobs by 2030, entrepreneurship – especially among women – needs to be encouraged. In this regard, the North-West University (NWU) is stepping to the fore as an…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-markdag-%25E2%2580%2593-steek-die-vlammetjie-van-entrepreneurskap-aan
NWU-markdag – steek die vlammetjie van entrepreneurskap aan
2020-01-28 Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) is ernstig oor entrepreneurskap en het gevolglik verskeie entrepreneursinisiatiewe wat daarop gemik is om die personeel, studente en die breër gemeenskap te bemagtig om finansieel onafhanklik te word. Die jongste inisiatief…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu%25E2%2580%2599s-smart-station-empower-community-be-weather-smart
NWU’s Smart station to empower community to be weather smart
2019-12-03 v> The North-West University (NWU), in collaboration with the South African Weather Service (SAWS), have launched a state-of-the-art observation station that will monitor both the weather and air quality. This multi-million-rand development is situated…http://news.nwu.ac.za/child-health-enjoys-massive-interest-%25E2%2580%2593-national-conference
Child health enjoys massive interest – national conference
2019-12-03 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Potchefstroom recently hosted a very successful Child Health Priorities Conference, which attracted some 260 delegates, and even the likes of South Africa’s First Lady, Dr Tshepo Motsepe. Under the theme “…http://news.nwu.ac.za/growth-figures-stress-need-credible-turnaround-plan
Growth figures stress need for credible turnaround plan
2019-12-04 The latest worse-than-expected growth figures for the third quarter of 2019 again emphasise the urgent need to implement a credible turnaround plan to lift the economy out of its current 'low growth trap'. It also underlines the serious economic…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-puts-language-policy-action
NWU puts language policy into action
2019-12-05 The North-West University (NWU) is on a mission to be a university where everybody will feel welcome in their languages, and can use their own language to teach, learn and interact freely. It aims to be an institution where students will be able to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/former-president-tells-nwu-there-hope
Former president tells NWU there is hope
2019-12-06 “I am not ‘moedeloos’ (in despair). I haven’t lost hope for the future but I am deeply concerned about where we are at the moment.” These are the words of former president, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and former chancellor of the North-West University (NWU…http://news.nwu.ac.za/atp-challenger-tennis-returns-south-africa
ATP Challenger tennis returns to South Africa
2019-12-09 Local tennis has been boosted by the news that Tennis South Africa (TSA) has secured the rights to bring an ATP Challenger tournament to the country in 2020. The ATP Challenger 50 event will take place from 9 March 2020 at the new tennis complex at the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/puppet-show-twist
Puppet show with a twist
2019-12-10 As the result of a research study at the Faculty of Health Sciences of the North-West University (NWU), the Hypertension in Africa Research Team (HART) recently presented a puppet show at the Potchefstroom Hospital to communicate information about the HIV…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-hosts-top-25-science-action-and-mathematics-action-olympics-winners
NWU hosts top-25 Science-in-Action and Mathematics-in-Action Olympics winners
2019-12-10 It is well reported that when it comes to maths and science, South Africa’s performance is among the worst in the world. Academics at the North-West University (NWU), together with the South African Teachers Union (SAOU) and the South African Academy of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-choir-wins-european-competition
NWU choir wins European competition
2019-12-10 With their angelic voices, capturing the hearts and souls of their audiences, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Potchefstroom Campus choir came out on top at the recent Prague Advent and Christmas Choral Festival. The choir was not only announced as the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/economic-indicators-forecast-2020
Economic indicators forecast for 2020
2020-01-14 According to economist Prof Danie Meyer, director of the TRADE research focus area at the North West University, 2020 is expected to be a year full of economic and geopolitical instability and volatility. The year has started on the wrong foot already,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-market-day-%25E2%2580%2593-igniting-spark-entrepreneurship
NWU Market Day – igniting the spark of entrepreneurship
2020-01-28 The North-West University (NWU) is serious about entrepreneurship and as such boasts several entrepreneurial initiatives aimed at empowering staff, students and the broader community to become financially independent. The latest initiative comes in the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/game-puzzle-video-games-may-grow-critical-thinking-skills
Game on: puzzle video games may grow critical thinking skills
2020-01-29 The notion that playing video games is for the intellectually idle is widely held but might not be accurate. Research suggests that certain types of game play can in fact strengthen a range of cognitive, critical thinking and reasoning skills, according to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-student-brings-hope-community-cattle-farmers
NWU student brings hope to community cattle farmers
2020-01-30 A North-West University (NWU) PhD student has spent the last six years studying how the occurrence of reproductive conditions in cows can be prevented, thereby improving the fortunes of communal cattle farmers. Keitiretse Molefe will graduate at the campus…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/emosionele-en-sielkundige-effek-van-misdaad-kompleks
Emosionele en sielkundige effek van misdaad is kompleks
2020-01-30 Die misdaadsyfers wat Statistieke Suid-Afrika in 2019 vrygestel het, skets ’n somber prentjie. Die meeste Suid-Afrikaners leef in vrees en weet nie of hulle die prooi van misdadigers sal word nie. Slagoffers van gewelddadige misdaad verloor nie net hulle…http://news.nwu.ac.za/emotional-and-psychological-effect-crime-complex