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NWU mourns the passing of Prof Barry Hanyane
2022-05-12 It is with great sadness that the North-West University (NWU) has learned about the passing of lecturer and political analyst, associate professor Barry Rhulani Hanyane. He died on Wednesday, 11 May at the Netcare Milpark Hospital in Johannesburg after being…https://news.nwu.ac.za/poetry-portrayal-life
Poetry as a portrayal of life
2022-05-13 World-renowned poet and writer Audre Lorde held that poetry is not only a dream and vision; it is the skeleton architecture of our lives. It lays the foundations for a future of change, a bridge across our fears of what has never been before. No one…https://news.nwu.ac.za/eskom-development-foundation-injects-another-r29-million-nwus-ikateleng-project
Eskom Development Foundation injects another R2,9 million into NWU's Ikateleng project
2022-05-16 Ikateleng, a long-running scholar support project of the North-West University (NWU), has received another R2,9 million from the Eskom Development Foundation. To celebrate the generous donation, the foundation’s CEO, Cecil Ramonotsi, recently joined the NWU’…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-vanderbijlpark-campus-honours-long-serving-staff-members
NWU'S Vanderbijlpark Campus honours long-serving staff members
2022-05-16 The North-West University (NWU’s) Vanderbijlpark Campus recently paid homage to staff members who have served the institution for several years at its annual Long Service Awards event. These awards are presented in honour and acknowledgement of…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-elected-chairperson-south-african-indian-ocean-academic-group
NWU academic elected as chairperson of South African Indian Ocean Academic Group
2022-05-17 Kgame Molope, a programme leader in the subject group Political Studies and International Relations on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus, was recently elected to serve a two-year term as chairperson of the group of South African academics…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-tawana-looking-improved-20222023-season
NWU Tawana looking for an improved 2022/2023 season
2022-05-17 You cannot keep a good man down. Michael Seleka, football manager and head coach of the NWU Tawana at the North-West University’s (NWU) campus in Potchefstroom, sounds dejected as he gives a recap of his team’s performance in the SAFA ABC Motsepe League. The…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-tawana-soek-n-beter-20222023-seisoen
NWU Tawana soek ’n beter 2022/2023-seisoen
2022-05-17 ’n Goeie span kom altyd weer bo uit. Michael Seleka, sokkerbestuurder en hoofafrigter van die NWU Tawana op die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se kampus in Potchefstroom, klink platgeslaan wanneer hy ’n opsomming gee van sy span se prestasie in die SAFA ABC…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-inducted-fellow-nigeria-academy-science
NWU academic inducted as fellow of Nigeria Academy of Science
2022-05-18 North-West University (NWU) academic Prof Olubukola Oluranti Babalola was elected a fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Science (NAS) during its annual general meeting earlier this year. She was formally inducted as fellow, along with 10 international…https://news.nwu.ac.za/world-intellectual-property-day-celebrated-nwu
World Intellectual Property Day celebrated at NWU
2022-05-18 World Intellectual Property Day is annually celebrated on 26 April, under the auspices of the United Nations’ World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO). This year’s theme was “IP and Youth: Innovating for a Better Future”. This year, the North-West…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumnus-shares-her-entrepreneurial-experiences
NWU alumnus shares her entrepreneurial experiences
2022-05-18 By Ontiretse Motingwa North-West University (NWU) graduate Siphiwe Ncube from Lonely Park in Mahikeng has chosen to not only focus on using her qualification to better her life, but also to knock an all doors that could possibly open to better opportunities…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-reviews-mental-health-unequal-world
NWU academic reviews mental health in an unequal world
2022-05-19 Prof Leepile Sehularo, an associate professor in the North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Nursing, conducted a literature review in line with the theme for World Mental Health Day 2022 – “Mental Health in an Unequal World”. The World Federation for…https://news.nwu.ac.za/double-success-fiorita-twins
Double the success for Fiorita twins
2022-05-19 North-West University (NWU) students and twins Andrea and Marco Fiorita, recently received their degrees in computer and electronic engineering with distinction. “Growing up, we were inseparable and always in cahoots. We made smoke bombs, took apart…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/verbruikers-staar-toenemend-moeilike-jaar-die-gesig-na-rentekoersverhoging
Verbruikers staar toenemend moeilike jaar in die gesig ná rentekoersverhoging
2022-05-20 Die besluit deur die Monetêrebeleidskomitee (MBK) om die repokoers met nóg 50 basispunte te verhoog, is oor die algemeen deur markte en ontleders verwag. Prof Raymond Parsons, ekonoom van die Besigheidskool van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU), sê die MBK het…https://news.nwu.ac.za/consumers-facing-increasingly-tough-year-after-interest-hikes
Consumers facing an increasingly tough year after interest hikes
2022-05-20 The decision by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) to raise the repo rate by another 50 basis points was widely expected by markets and analysts. Prof Raymond Parsons, economist from the Business School of the North-West University (NWU), says the MPC took…https://news.nwu.ac.za/study-environmentally-friendly-options-replace-chemical-fertilisers
Study into environmentally friendly options to replace chemical fertilisers
2022-05-20 Prompted by the high cost of chemicals fertilisers and their impact on the environment, a master’s student the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus, took on the challenge of searching for environmentally friendly options to replace or supplement…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/jong-plantkundige-bevorder-navorsing-wat-vir-gemeenskappe-relevant
Jong plantkundige bevorder navorsing wat vir gemeenskappe relevant is
2022-05-23 Afrika het volop plante wat vir voedsel en medisyne gebruik kan word, en ’n jong plantkundige aan die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) en sy navorsingsmedewerkers is vasbeslote om te verseker dat gemeenskappe self uit die ryk plantlewe rondom hulle voordeel trek…https://news.nwu.ac.za/young-botanist-promotes-research-relevant-communities
Young botanist promotes research that is relevant to communities
2022-05-23 Africa has abundant flora that can be used for food and medicine, and a young botanist at the North-West University (NWU) and his collaborating researchers are determined to ensure that communities themselves benefit from the rich plant life around them.…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nns-gradering-vir-die-jongste-medeprofessor-dierewetenskap-aan-die-nwu
NNS-gradering vir die jongste medeprofessor in dierewetenskap aan die NWU
2022-05-23 Boerdery is in prof Kenny Mnisi se bloed, en sy lewenslange passie vir dierewetenskappe dra uiteindelik vrug. Prof Mnisi, wat by die Skool vir Landbouwetenskappe op die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se Mahikengkampus werk, het ’n Y2-gradering ontvang van die…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nrf-rating-youngest-associate-professor-animal-science-nwu