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Palesa makes it to the top 15
2020-06-25 A beauty pageant is defined as a competition that judges its contestants on their physical beauty. However, over the past few years these pageants have developed a different image. The Miss South Africa competition is a leadership platform for ambitious…http://news.nwu.ac.za/policy-priorities-lie-urgent-economic-reforms
Policy priorities lie with urgent economic reforms
2020-09-18 South Africa’s basic policy priorities now lie with urgently implementing overdue economic reforms and ensuring security of electricity supply to boost investor confidence, says NWU Business School economist, Prof Raymond Parsons. “The decision by the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/enterprising-women-programme-unleashing-power-female-entrepreneurship
Enterprising Women Programme: unleashing the power of female entrepreneurship
2017-09-22 What started out as a short learning programme with only seven participants in 2013, has grown into one of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) flagship empowerment initiatives, benefitting female entrepreneurs across central South Africa. The Enterprising…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nutrition-network-african-map
Nutrition network is on the African map
2018-03-22 The African Nutrition Leadership Programme (ANLP) has so far left its footprint in 36 of the 52 countries in Africa. This training programme of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Centre of Excellence for Nutrition (CEN) has been available since 2002 and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/faculty-engineering-bridging-gender-gap
Faculty of Engineering is bridging the gender gap
2018-05-17 Innovation is blind to gender and special skills does not allow for prejudice. Nowhere was this more evident than at the third iteration of the Faculty of Engineering at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Femmegineering workshop. Participants from North…http://news.nwu.ac.za/entrepreneurship-101-grow-you-go
Entrepreneurship 101: Grow as you go!
2018-05-18 Ask any seasoned entrepreneur and they will tell you: there is no magic recipe for success. Yes, the potential rewards of business ownership are many, but so are the challenges. With this in mind the North-West University’s (NWU’s) bhive Enterprise…http://news.nwu.ac.za/make-sure-cosmetics-are-safe-use
Make sure cosmetics are safe to use
2018-11-22 A large number of cosmetic products that are produced by micro and small businesses in Africa have not been cosmetically tested. This increases the chances of using a cosmetic product that has the potential to do more harm than good. The Department of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/and-now-contrast-miners%25E2%2580%2599-living-conditions
Before and now: the contrast in miners’ living conditions
2018-11-22 Crammed into tiny rooms in same-sex hostels, away from their partners or families and without proper access to water, electricity or sanitation, South African miners used to live in appalling conditions. Today, the situation of miners at Impala Platinum in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/three-keys-unlock-loerie-success-students
Three keys unlock Loerie success for students
2018-11-12 The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential; these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence and this was proved to be true when the Graphic Design students from the North West University yet again…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-expert-sheds-light-competitive-intelligence-sport
NWU expert sheds light on competitive intelligence in sport
2018-11-01 Competitive intelligence lends a helping hand to your aspirations by equipping you with information that will assist in the quest to put an athlete on the podium. This is according to Dr Liandi van den Berg, an expert in sport management at the North-West…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu%25E2%2580%2599s-leopards-lair-competition-calling-all-young-entrepreneurs
NWU’s Leopards Lair Competition: calling all young entrepreneurs
2019-05-09 Do you have what it takes to enter the proverbial leopard’s lair and stand your ground as a young entrepreneur? If you do, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) popular Leopards Lair Competition is just for you! This year marks the third rendition of the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/specialist-advises-social-media-usage
Specialist advises on social media usage
2019-06-13 Social media has entered our public sphere like a hurricane, changing the way we communicate. These are the words of social media specialist and PhD candidate at the North-West University (NWU), Moremogolo Moremogolo. She is educating organisations,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/university-degree-investment-keeps-giving-%25E2%2580%2593-prof-linda-du-plessis
A university degree is an investment that keeps on giving – Prof Linda du Plessis
2017-05-12 “A university degree is an investment that keeps on giving. Whether it be its value in increasing employability and earnings in the job market, improving personal wealth outcomes, or building social capital in communities, a university degree benefits its…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-one-top-five-innovative-universities-sa
NWU one of top five innovative universities in SA
2017-06-06 A bibliometrical* company, Clarivate Analytics, recently published a report that lists the North-West University (NWU) as one of the top five innovative universities in South Africa. The report, A focus on the top 5 innovative universities in South…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-dvc-encourages-celebration-women
NWU DVC encourages the celebration of women
2018-08-17 In celebration of Women’s Month, Prof Linda du Plessis, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) deputy vice-chancellor for campus operations in Vanderbijlpark, wishes to share the following message with South African women – young and old: Corazon Aquino was…http://news.nwu.ac.za/world-awaits-thandi-hlotshana
The world awaits Thandi Hlotshana
2019-10-16 Thandi Hlotshana is about to see the world. Hailing from the East Rand, the bubbly 23-year old who is a final-year BA student in industrial psychology and labour relations at the North-West University (NWU) has been awarded the Abe Baily Bursary – one of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/phd-candidate-explores-indigenous-medicinal-plants-treat-skin-diseases
PhD candidate explores indigenous medicinal plants to treat skin diseases
2019-10-01 Skin diseases are a growing health concern worldwide and make up approximately 34% of occupational health diseases. This is mainly because people of all ages will be exposed to infection due to one or another skin disease at least once during their…http://news.nwu.ac.za/homecoming-event-sees-alumni-gather-make-impact
Homecoming event sees alumni gather to make an impact
2019-10-02 If you thought that a reunion is nothing but a nostalgic trip down memory lane, you are seriously mistaken. For the Young Alumni fraternity of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark, their annual reunion – or Homecoming - represents an…http://news.nwu.ac.za/loss-sight-never-loss-vision
A loss of sight, never a loss of vision
2019-10-08 Although one often sees various initiatives promoting the importance of physical activity for a healthier lifestyle, children with disabilities are seldom included in these projects. One of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) research focus areas is now…http://news.nwu.ac.za/puppet-show-twist