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NWU academic receives prestigious grant for malaria research
2022-03-29 Phenyo Mokgothu Dr Fortunate Mokoena, North-West University (NWU) academic in the subject group Biochemistry, has been awarded the Grand Challenges Africa drug discovery grant. Dr Mokoena was awarded this grant for her study “Identification of Novel…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-walks-away-saiee-presidents-award
NWU academic walks away with SAIEE President’s Award
2022-04-01 Mafumane Thlapi Prof Leenta Grobler, an academic in the North-West University (NWU) Business School, was announced the recipient of the South African Institute of Electrical Engineers’ (SAIEE’s) President’s Award during the institute’s annual award function…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/covid-19-pandemie-het-suid-afrika-se-brose-vrede-verder-laat-verswak
Covid-19-pandemie het Suid-Afrika se brose vrede verder laat verswak
2022-04-06 In die nadraai van die Covid-19-pandemie het die uitsluiting van selfs nog meer Suid-Afrikaanse burgers van ekonomiese aktiwiteit die land se reeds brose vrede verder laat verswak. Dit is een van die gevolgtrekkings waartoe Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU)…https://news.nwu.ac.za/covid-19-pandemic-has-further-weakened-south-africas-fragile-peace
Covid-19 pandemic has further weakened South Africa’s fragile peace
2022-04-06 In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, the exclusion of even more South African residents from economic activity has further weakened the country’s already fragile peace. This is one of the conclusions drawn by North-West University (NWU) academic Dr Gideon…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-unpacks-inclusion-gender-and-violence-memory-sam-mbatha
NWU unpacks inclusion, gender and violence in memory of Sam Mbatha
2022-03-24 Phenyo Mokgothu The North-West University (NWU) hosted an online seminar on human rights, mental health, hate speech, and gender-based violence on 22 March 2022 in honour and in memory of the late Sam Mbatha. Sam, an NWU digital marketer and member of the…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/kuberaanvalle-gaan-waarskynlik-meer-word-namate-konnektiwiteit-toeneem
Kuberaanvalle gaan waarskynlik meer word namate konnektiwiteit toeneem
2022-04-06 Kuberaanvalle is besig om toe te neem namate die wêreld meer gekonnekteer raak en die belonings groter is. Volgens ’n akademikus van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) gaan die moontlike belonings vir kuberaanvallers toenemend groter word namate meer aspekte van…https://news.nwu.ac.za/cyberattacks-likely-increase-connectivity-grows
Cyberattacks likely to increase as connectivity grows
2022-04-06 Cyberattacks are occurring thick and fast as the world becomes more connected and the rewards greater. According to a North-West University (NWU) academic, the possible rewards for cyberattackers will continue to increase, as more aspects of our everyday…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/bewaring-van-afrika-se-biodiversiteit-deur-genomika-hou-verband-met-voedselsekerheid
Bewaring van Afrika se biodiversiteit deur genomika hou verband met voedselsekerheid
2022-04-06 Deur genomika te gebruik om die Afrika-vasteland se biodiversiteit te verstaan en bewaar, kan die aanpasbaarheid van plante, diere en ander lewensvorms bevorder word sodat hulle by klimaatsverandering kan aanpas om voedselsekerheid te behou, sê ’n navorser…https://news.nwu.ac.za/conserving-african-biodiversity-through-genomics-has-food-security-link
Conserving African biodiversity through genomics has a food security link
2022-04-06 Using genomics to understand and protect the African continent’s biodiversity could improve the resilience of plants, animals and other life forms to climate change, with a knock-on effect on food security, says North-West University (NWU) researcher Dr…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-navorsers-help-om-die-pad-vorentoe-vir-waterstof-suid-afrika-uit-te-stippel
NWU-navorsers help om die pad vorentoe vir waterstof in Suid-Afrika uit te stippel
2022-04-06 Die Aarde is in die moeilikheid. Ons is besig om onder wolke van koolstofdioksiedvrystellings te verstik as gevolg van die gebruik van steenkool en ander hulpbronne om energie op te wek, en dit doen die omgewing skade aan. Hierdie vrystellings is die primêre…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-researchers-help-map-way-forward-hydrogen-south-africa
NWU researchers help map the way forward for hydrogen in South Africa
2022-04-06 The Earth is in trouble. It is suffocating under clouds of carbon dioxide emissions from the use of coal and other environmentally damaging resources to generate energy. These emissions are the primary cause of global warming, and if humanity wants to avoid…https://news.nwu.ac.za/no-limitations-quadriplegic-brandon
No limitations for quadriplegic Brandon
2022-04-06 Bertie Jacobs There are 23 metres between the bridge and the water of the Vaal River just outside Bothaville. The fall lasted just more than two seconds. Those two seconds on 8 August 2020 changed Brandon Moolman’s life irrevocably. Before he – and his…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/geen-beperkings-vir-kwadrupleeg-brandon-nie
Geen beperkings vir kwadrupleeg Brandon nie
2022-04-05 Bertie Jacobs Daar is 23 meter tussen die brug en die water van die Vaalrivier net buite Bothaville. Die val het net meer as twee sekondes geduur. Dit is twee sekondes wat op 8 Augustus 2020 Brandon Moolman se lewe onherroeplik verander het. Voor hy spontaan…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-celebrates-excellent-saica-results
NWU celebrates excellent SAICA results
2022-04-06 Willie Du Plessis With excellent results in the latest South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) exams, the North-West University (NWU) has again shown that it is among the best of the best for quality education in accounting. The results…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-vier-uitstekende-saigr-uitslae
NWU vier uitstekende SAIGR-uitslae
2022-03-31 Willie Du Plessis Met die uitstekende uitslae in die jongste eksamen van die Suid-Afrikaanse Instituut vir Geoktrooieerde Rekenmeesters (SAIGR) het die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) weer eens getoon dat hy onder die beste van die bestes vir gehalte-onderrig in…https://news.nwu.ac.za/war-ukraine-costly-inflection-point
The war in Ukraine: a costly inflection point
2022-04-06 Bertie Jacobs The war in the Ukraine continues to rage on. Thousands are dead, millions have been displaced and the world awaits an uncertain outcome. The conflict has had many consequences on many different fronts, and the continent it is based on has not…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/die-oorlog-oekraine-n-duur-keerpunt
Die oorlog in Oekraïne: ’n duur keerpunt
2022-03-30 Bertie Jacobs Die oorlog in die Oekraïne woed voort. Duisende is dood, miljoene is ontheem en die wêreld wag op ’n onseker uitkoms. Die konflik het talle gevolge op baie verskillende fronte gehad, en die kontinent waarop dit plaasvind, is nie onaangeraak…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumnus-elected-ussa-football-chairperson
NWU alumnus elected USSA Football chairperson
2022-04-06 Phenyo Mokgothu North-West University (NWU) Soccer Institute alumnus Kegoikantse “Machesa” Kgomo has recently been elected as chairperson of University Sports South Africa (USSA) Football for the 2022-2024 period. The election took place during the USSA…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/eagles-hou-halfeind-deur-oop
Eagles hou halfeind-deur oop
2022-04-07 Bertie Jacobs Jinne, dit gaan verdeksels naby wees. Die NWU Eagles het Maandagaand 4 April in ʼn papsopnat Bloemfontein hulle uitspeelronde-hoop aan die brand gehou deur die CUT Ixias met 33–14 te klop. Dit was ʼn gepaste geskenk vir afrigter André…https://news.nwu.ac.za/eagles-keep-door-semi-finals-open