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Suid-Afrika moet werkskepping teen enige gegewe groeikoers maksimaliseer
2022-05-31 “Die effense beter nuus op die werkloosheidsfront is ’n welkome tendens, aangesien dit op ’n lang tydperk van aanhoudende verslegting in Suid-Afrikaanse indiensnemingsvlakke die afgelope ruk volg.” In sy kommentaar op die jongste werkloosheidsyfers vir die…http://news.nwu.ac.za/south-africa-needs-maximise-job-creation-any-given-growth-rate
South Africa needs to maximise job creation at any given growth rate
2022-06-01 “The slightly better news on the unemployment front is a welcome trend, as it comes after a prolonged period of persistent deterioration in South African employment levels in recent times.” In commenting on the latest unemployment figures for the first…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-host-launch-renaming-bursary-scheme
NWU to host launch of renaming of bursary scheme
2022-06-01 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus, in conjunction with the North West Premier’s office, will be hosting the official launch of the renaming of the Provincial Bursary Scheme to the Victor Thebe Sifora bursary scheme on 1 June 2022. The…http://news.nwu.ac.za/putting-nwu-map
Putting the NWU on the map
2022-06-02 According to German economist Klaus Schwab, the Fourth Industrial Revolution has the potential to empower individuals and communities, as it creates new opportunities for economic, social, and personal development. Werner du Toit, house parent of the Kgosi…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-vasberade-om-die-kollig-op-geslagsgebaseerde-geweld-te-laat-val
NWU vasberade om die kollig op geslagsgebaseerde geweld te laat val
2022-06-21 Die getalle spreek vanself: ’n baie groot getal vroue in Suid-Afrika leef in gevaar. Volgens ’n studie deur Statistieke Suid-Afrika het een uit vyf (21%) vroue met lewensmaats in hulle leeftyd al fisieke geweld deur ’n lewensmaat deurgemaak, en 6% het al…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-committed-putting-gender-based-violence-spotlight
NWU committed to putting gender-based violence in the spotlight
2022-06-02 The numbers speak for themselves: a vast number of women in South Africa are living in danger. According to a study by Statistics South Africa, one in five (21%) women with partners has experienced physical violence by a partner in their lifetime, and 6% have…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-art-gallery-introduces-fascinating-new-exhibition
NWU Art Gallery introduces fascinating new exhibition
2022-06-02 Oldrin Masowa The whole world is truly an art gallery. From 6 to 13 April 2022, the North-West University (NWU) Art Gallery hosted the official opening of a public art exhibition in Potchefstroom. The exhibition featured paintings from the ages of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/former-nwu-vc-celebrates-daughters-graduation
Former NWU VC celebrates daughter’s graduation
2022-06-03 It was a blissful day for Prof Ntate Dan Kgwadi, former North-West University (NWU) principal and vice-chancellor, as his only child Ofentse Kgwadi graduated recently. Ofentse was among the droves of NWU graduates who were conferred degrees at a graduation…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/lede-van-die-ontvangspersoneel-deur-die-nwu-vereer
Lede van die ontvangspersoneel deur die NWU vereer
2022-06-03 {0>During the month of May, then acting vice-chancellor Prof Linda du Plessis hosted multi-campus events to thank the frontline staff members for working hard during the registration period amidst Covid-19 challenges.<}0{>Die waarnemende…http://news.nwu.ac.za/frontline-staff-members-honoured-nwu
Frontline staff members honoured by the NWU
2022-06-03 During the month of May, then acting vice-chancellor Prof Linda du Plessis hosted multi-campus events to thank the frontline staff members for working hard during the registration period amidst Covid-19 challenges. Acknowledging the staff contributions at…http://news.nwu.ac.za/adopted-nwu-graduate-pays-tribute-his-parents
Adopted NWU graduate pays tribute to his parents
2022-06-03 Getting a degree, let alone an honours degree, is surreal for Meshan Letsoalo. By all accounts, he should not be where he is today, as the odds were stacked against him from birth. Meshan was born to a teenage mom whose parents did not even know she was…http://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.…http://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…http://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…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/stemme-van-inheemse-gemeenskappe-van-praktyk-moet-gehoor-word
Stemme van inheemse gemeenskappe van praktyk moet gehoor word
2022-05-23 “Vennootskappe tussen die regering, die privaat sektor en die burgerlike samelewing is noodsaaklik vir enige agenda vir volhoubare ontwikkeling. Ervaring in Afrika het egter getoon dat deelname deur plaaslike gemeenskappe aan ontwikkelingsprojekte selde…http://news.nwu.ac.za/voices-indigenous-communities-practice-need-be-heard
Voices of indigenous communities of practice need to be heard
2022-05-23 “Partnerships between the government, the private sector and civil society are critical for any sustainable development agenda. However, experience in Africa has shown that participation by local communities in development projects is rarely interactive or…http://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…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nrf-rating-youngest-associate-professor-animal-science-nwu
NRF rating for youngest associate professor in animal science at NWU
2022-05-23 Farming runs in Prof Kenny Mnisi’s blood, and his life-long passion for animal sciences is finally paying off. Based in the School of Agricultural Sciences at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus, he has been awarded a Y2 rating by the National…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/waarom-vroee-sifting-vir-bloeddruk-kinders-noodsaaklik
Waarom vroeë sifting vir bloeddruk by kinders noodsaaklik is
2022-05-23 Hoë bloeddruk of hipertensie is nie net ’n siekte by volwassenes nie, maar begin tydens die kinderjare en duur tot in volwassenheid. In ’n studie wat deur die Hipertensie in Afrika-navorsingspan (HART) van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) uitgevoer is,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/why-early-blood-pressure-screening-children-vital