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Hartbreek vir hoopvol Chederick
2021-08-10 Dit het al die kenmerke van ʼn Shakespeare-tragedie, hoewel die dramaturg se besondere beeldspraak ontbreek. Die horlosie sê dit is 11:30 en die kwik spoeg reeds vuur onder Tokio se ongenaakbare son. Of die snikhete omstandighede in die Olimpiese…http://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…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/beursfonds-verteenwoordigers-van-isfap-op-n-spesiale-toer-deur-die-nwu
Beursfonds-verteenwoordigers van ISFAP op ’n spesiale toer deur die NWU
2022-12-07 Prof Bismark Tyobeka, hoof en visekanselier van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU), het op 18 November vir Morné du Toit, hoof- uitvoerende beampte, en Jethro Hill, IT-bedryfsbestuurder van die Ikusasa- finansiële hulpprogram vir studente (Ikusasa Student…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-behaal-driekuns-met-drie-finaliste-wat-om-die-wetenskap-oscars-meeding
NWU behaal driekuns met drie finaliste wat om die “Wetenskap Oscars” meeding
2024-06-05 Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) spog met drie finaliste by hierdie jaar se gesogte NSTF-South32-toekennings. Die universiteit was goed verteenwoordig in die aanloop tot die toekennings en het agt benoemings in die verskillende kategorieë gehad. Die NSTF-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/hou-op-nies-navorsers-doen-gratis-velpriktoetse-op-twee-kampusse
Hou op nies: navorsers doen gratis velpriktoetse op twee kampusse
2024-09-04 Dit is lente en met al die aangenaamheid wat met die warmer weer en sonniger dae gepaard gaan, is daar ook vir talle mense ’n groot uitdaging : allergieë van die massas stuifmeel wat blomme, bome en gras vrystel en wat deur die wind oor groot afstande…http://www.nwu.ac.za/af/omtrent-die-fondswerwingsveldtog-betertesame
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Microscopic wonder on yellow-bellied sea snake is a scientific breakthrough
2022-07-20 Just as vastness induces awe, so there is wonder to be found in the miniscule. For Dr Roksana Majewska from the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences at the North-West University (NWU), this is an absolute truth. Before we zoom in, we need to talk…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-students-shine-48-hour-arcademia-game-jam
NWU students shine in 48-hour Arcademia Game Jam
2025-06-04 Students from the North-West University (NWU) recently collaborated with their counterparts from the University of Lincoln (UoL) in the United Kingdom for the Arcademia Global Game Jam, an intense 48-hour competition to create playable arcade games. The "…http://news.nwu.ac.za/prof-bismark-awarded-national-order-merit-france
Prof Bismark awarded National Order Of Merit by France
2024-06-05 The award is in recognition of Prof Tyobeka’s significant contribution to the global governance of the nuclear industry; His efforts to promote collaboration between South Africa and France; His pursuit of academic excellence and more. Prof…http://news.nwu.ac.za/honouring-our-languages-and-identity-celebration-international-mother-language-day
Honouring our languages and identity in celebration of International Mother Language Day
2026-03-10 International Mother Language Day is celebrated globally every year on 21 February to promote linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism. First proclaimed by UNESCO in November 1999, the day honours the students in Dhaka, Bangladesh, who bravely…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/music/music-notation-music-theory
Music Notation & Music Theory
2026-01-19 Prof Chris van Rhyn Ms Rineke Viljoen Prof Catrien Wentink The nature and contents of the Music Theory modules — which include those modules called Music Notation — are different for the three…http://news.nwu.ac.za/us-president-elect-joe-biden-%25E2%2580%2593-possible-economic-implications-sa-and-world
US President-elect Joe Biden – possible economic implications for SA and the world
2020-11-09 “The election of Joe Biden as United States (US) president-elect could eventually create an opportunity for South Africa to buttress its economic narrative with the US from both a trade and an investment point of view.” This is according to Prof Raymond…http://news.nwu.ac.za/stage-set-sew-2018
Stage is set for SEW 2018
2018-08-15 With the 2018 rendition of the Student Entrepreneurship Week (SEW2018) just a week away, the stage is set for a full programme on the North-West University’s (NWU) campus in Vanderbijlpark. The project, which is run in conjunction with the Department of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-pays-tribute-its-icons
NWU pays tribute to its icons
2019-10-14 The North-West University (NWU) honoured some of its most remarkable alumni at an awards ceremony on 11 October in Sandton. The university’s prestigious Alumni Awards of Excellence gave recognition in eight categories to nine prominent alumni who have…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-school-music-honours-students-bursary-winners-concert
NWU School of Music honours students at Bursary Winners’ concert
2022-10-31 By Oldrin Masowa Where words fail to deliver the message, music becomes the answer. The North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Music hosted its annual Bursary Winners’ concert to recognise and honour its students for their achievements on 25 October…http://news.nwu.ac.za/auther-unmasked-research-4-health
AUTHeR – Unmasked Research-4-Health
2022-11-24 In collaboration with the provincial Department of Health, the Faculty of Health Sciences and the Africa Unit for Transdisciplinary Health Research (AUTHeR) hosted the Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Research Day at the Potchefstroom Campus of the North-West…http://news.nwu.ac.za/home-grown-vaccine-demonstrates-100-protection-against-tuberculosis
Home-grown vaccine demonstrates 100% protection against tuberculosis
2023-09-18 In an intriguing joint announcement, the Walter Sisulu and North-West universities unveiled the astounding results of their preclinical trials for a groundbreaking combination vaccine against tuberculosis (TB) and Covid-19. The universities reported an…http://www.nwu.ac.za/content/information-parents
Information for Parents
2021-08-04 Thank you for entrusting the higher education of your son or daughter to the NWU. Your choice of university is a wise one, as you will note when following his or her progress in the years ahead. The reason is that the NWU has a well-deserved reputation for…http://commerce.nwu.ac.za/business/blogs
Blogs
2026-02-10 Piketty’s fix for inequality in sync with development plan, Prof Raymond Parsons ON AUGUST 16 2012, the South African police intervened in a labour conflict between workers at the Marikana platinum mine near Rustenburg and the mine owners — the stockholders of Lonmin Inc based in London. Police fired on the strikers…, XENOPHOBIA - BUSINESS MUST ACT, Prof Raymond Parsons The seriousness with which the political leadership across the board is now taking the worrying outbreak of xenophobia in SA is welcome. There needs to be decisive and principled action to deal with the problem from all key stakeholders…, Buck stops here and not with the dollar, Prof Raymond Parsons A period of self-flagellation inevitably lies ahead for the South African economy, which is not in a good space, thanks to the twin fiscal and trade deficits, energy insecurity, labour conflict, policy uncertainty, weak investor…, A banker who can see the big picture, Prof Raymond Parsons COAL mines in the past employed canaries as sentinels that alerted miners to the presence of poisonous gases. Being more sensitive to gas than humans, the birds got distressed before the gases reached levels dangerous to humans, giving…, Daylight saving may be key to security of power supply, Prof Raymond Parsons IT IS often said that South Africa should be more prepared to "think outside the box" in tackling some of its challenges. Energy conservation is clearly one of them and already a range of innovative measures are available to save energy.…, Kleinsake: Mentors het gróót voordele, Prof Tommy du Plessis Daar is een ding wat die eienaar van ’n kleinsakeonderneming maar alte goed besef – hy het meestal nie al die wysheid om die onderneming 100% reg te bestuur nie. Foute word gemaak en probleme word soms net so gelaat. Daar is deurlopend…, Sakekamers kan klein ondernemings help, Prof Tommy du Plessis Almal op die AHi-kongres in Potchefstroom verlede week was dit eens dat wat Suid-Afrika nodig het, duisende nuwe kleinsakeondernemings is – ’n syfer van minstens 1 miljoen voor 2030 is genoem. Kortweg kom dit daarop neer dat hoe meer…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/zoology/about-us