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This is how the CHM is saving lives
2023-03-31 The early diagnosis of inherited metabolic diseases not only helps to prevent patients from having a lifetime of suffering, it also saves lives. Metabolic diseases have a variety of life-threatening consequences, such as heart disease and type 2 diabetes.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/teologie-vir-die-wereld
Teologie vir die wêreld
2021-09-22 Diversiteit is die begronding van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) en geloof is ’n steunpilaar vir talle by die NWU en vir biljoene mense regoor die wêreld. Die Fakulteit Teologie het weer eens getoon dat diversiteit en geloof goed saamgaan deur buitengewone…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/meerjarige-grasse-die-antwoord-vir-die-herstel-van-veld
Meerjarige grasse is die antwoord vir die herstel van veld
2021-08-12 In ’n waterskaarsland soos Suid-Afrika met toenemende eise vir weiding, kan gekweekte meerjarige grasse die antwoord wees op die bewaring van die veld en die verskaffing van voeding vir diere. “Droogtes, min reën en oorbeweiding het groot degradasie…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/ondersoek-maatskaplike-geregtigheid-arbeidsreg-en-hoe-dit-gemeet-kan-word
Ondersoek maatskaplike geregtigheid in arbeidsreg, en hoe dit gemeet kan word
2023-09-27 Maatskaplike geregtigheid in arbeidsreg is nie abstrak en ontasbaar nie – dit is wel meetbaar. Om dit te bewys, is prof Paul Smit, ’n navorser in arbeidsverhoudinge, besig om te ondersoek of dit moontlik is om ’n telkaart vir maatskaplike geregtigheid te…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-voeg-nog-n-topposisie-sy-indrukwekkende-prestasie-op-ranglyste
NWU voeg nog ’n topposisie by sy indrukwekkende prestasie op ranglyste
2023-08-18 Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) het nog ’n topposisie by sy indrukwekkende vertoning op internasionale ranglyste gevoeg. Die ShanghaiRanking Consultancy plaas die NWU in die kategorie vir die top-5 tot top-7 Suid-Afrikaanse universiteite op sy 2023 Academic…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/chpe-wenner-van-die-wgo-afrika-netwerk-van-vennootinstellings-gekies
CHPE as wenner van die WGO Afrika-netwerk van vennootinstellings gekies
2025-10-23 Die Sentrum vir Gesondheidsberoepe-onderrig (CHPE) aan die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) het gesogte erkenning van die Wêreldgesondheidsorganisasie (WGO) ontvang nadat dit as ’n wenner in die WGO Afrika-netwerk van vennootinstellings (WHO AFRO Network of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/siya-kolisi-residence-officially-opened
Siya Kolisi Residence officially opened
2025-04-22 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Siya Kolisi Residence was officially opened on Monday, 24 February by South Africa’s iconic Springbok captain, Siya Kolisi. His coach and mentor, Dr Rassie Erasmus, was also in attendance to unveil the university’s new…http://news.nwu.ac.za/alumnus-believes-being-ambassador-nwu-brand
Alumnus believes in being an ambassador for the NWU brand
2019-06-12 North-West University (NWU) alumnus and former Student Representative Council president Mr Mpho Mfolwe is living the NWU brand through his key diplomatic role in his country, Botswana. Mpho sees his career – wherever he is deployed – as an opportunity to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/hard-times-need-effective-solutions-ensure-agricultural-growth
Hard times need effective solutions to ensure agricultural growth
2023-03-17 South Africa is dipping its toes into a recession, and the continued decline of parastatals such as Eskom and Transnet is escalating the country’s economic woes. One of the many sectors that are facing suffocating constraints is also one of the most important…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-secures-3-0-victory-varsity-football-showdown
NWU secures 3-0 victory in Varsity football showdown
2023-08-04 Following a goalless draw in their first match against the University of Johannesburg during the opening round of Varsity Football, the North-West University (NWU) triumphed with a score of 3-0. Entering the game with a single-minded focus to secure…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu%25E2%2580%2599s-star-will-be-chasing-sun
NWU’s star will be chasing the sun
2017-08-23 On Tuesday 22 August the Faculty of Engineering at the North-West University (NWU) launched Naledi, the 2017 version of the solar car that will be competing in the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge starting in early October in Australia.The gruelling…http://news.nwu.ac.za/stefan%25E2%2580%2599s-journey-pageant-success
Stefan’s journey to pageant success
2017-03-27 When you first meet Stefan Coetzer - the reigning Mr Vaal, and final year sport science and psychology student, it is hard to imagine him as a frightened young boy suffering at the hand of the schoolyard bully. Stefan (21) has indeed come a long way since…http://news.nwu.ac.za/words-fill-our-classrooms
The words that fill our classrooms
2018-07-03 Rest assured that the revision of the NWU’s language policy is still one of our greatest priorities and that the process is progressing well. In this more comprehensive article we will address two matters in depth. The first one is the reasoning behind…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-shines-annual-ussa-tournaments
NWU shines at annual USSA tournaments
2019-08-07 The University Sport South Africa (USSA) tournaments is a thing of the past and it is time to look back at how the North-West University (NWU) and its three campuses fared. These are just some of the standout achievements and few reasons why the NWU is…http://news.nwu.ac.za/north-west-university-combatting-rare-diseases
North-West University is combatting rare diseases
2023-03-09 Rare diseases are more common than you might think. It sounds like an oxymoron, doesn’t it? Not to the 4,1 million South Africans who have been or will be affected by rare diseases in their lifetime. For many it can be a death sentence, for others it is a…http://news.nwu.ac.za/north-west-university-raising-health-profile-southern-africa
North-West University is raising the health profile in Southern Africa
2023-07-18 There are words that tie the tongue in knots. They confound the abilities of the learned; they separate the novice from the expert at spelling bees. They even change lives. At the North-West University (NWU), one of these words is “pharmacoepidemiology”, and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/towards-sustainable-future-north-west-university
Towards a sustainable future with the North-West University
2023-07-04 Our world is unrecognisable from that of just a few decades ago and great strides have been made to reduce disparities hampering global growth and prosperity. However, new challenges have arisen and we have yet to find answers to so many vexing questions.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/advantage-suzanie-pretorius
Advantage, Suzanie Pretorius!
2024-02-02 His name is Schalk, Schalk Pretorius. And if it had not been for Schalk Pretorius, the North-West University (NWU) would have lost a tennis champion. Many years ago, in the maize farming community of Bothaville, a young Schalk decided that he wanted to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/chardone-smidt-shines-world-stage
Chardoné Smidt shines on the world stage
2025-08-06 South Africa’s rising sprint star, Chardoné Karla Smidt, made her mark on the world stage recently as she competed in the 4x100 m relay at the prestigious Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games in Germany. Representing her country with speed, poise…http://commerce.nwu.ac.za/business-school/modiragatsi