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Renowned Judge Dennis Davis to present seminar for small business enterprises
2023-03-07 Esteemed Judge Dennis Davis will lead a seminar for small business enterprises on Thursday, 9 March 2023 at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus. The seminar is organised by the Companies Tribunal in partnership with the NWU's Faculty of Law.…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-team-secures-second-position-student-datathon-challenge
NWU team secures second position in Student Datathon Challenge
2023-03-07 Students from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Computer Science and Information Systems secured second position in the annual Data Intensive Research Initiative of South Africa (DIRISA) Student Datathon 2022 Challenge. Themed "Using social media…https://news.nwu.ac.za/antimicrobial-resistance-threatens-africas-future-sasuf-2023
Antimicrobial resistance threatens Africa’s future (SASUF 2023)
2023-03-30 Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a huge threat to Africa’s and, by extension, the world’s health care systems and should be addressed with haste. This according to Prof Carlos Bezuidenhout, director of the Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management,…https://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/af/hart/navorsingslaboratorium
Navorsingslaboratorium
2020-09-01 HART Navorsingslaboratorium Laboratorium toerusting Coulter Ac.T 5diff OV - Beckman Coulter Luminex 200 - Merck millipore Cobas e411 - Roche…https://news.nwu.ac.za/benito-trollips-phd-very-long-love-letter-afrikaans
Benito Trollip’s PhD is ‘a very long love letter to Afrikaans’
2023-03-30 "Doing my PhD was an almost indescribable journey with many ups and downs that all contributed to making it an overall enriching experience. There is no denying all the (many) times giving up was the only thought in my mind, just as there’s no denying the…https://news.nwu.ac.za/south-african-medical-research-council-scientific-honours-nwu-researchers
South African Medical Research Council Scientific honours NWU researchers
2023-03-30 Prof Lebo Gafane-Matemane and Prof Lusilda Schutte of the North-West University (NWU) were recently recognised by the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) when they each received a bronze award during the SAMRC’s 9th Scientific Merit Awards gala…https://news.nwu.ac.za/dr-muzi-matfunjwa-activist-african-languages
Dr Muzi Matfunjwa – an activist for African languages
2023-03-30 Dr Muzi Matfunjwa, a digital humanities researcher for Siswati at the South African Centre for Digital Language Resources (SADiLaR) at the North-West University (NWU), describes himself as a language activist. He believes in the promotion of African languages…https://news.nwu.ac.za/dr-shernice-soobramoney-where-researchers-meet-sasuf-2023
Dr Shernice Soobramoney: “This is where researchers meet” (SASUF 2023)
2023-03-31 It is a crisp Thursday morning and the University of the Western Cape is still without the hustle and bustle that is soon to follow. Dr Shernice Soobramoney, director of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Global Engagement Office comes rushing up the steps…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/omvang-van-toename-leenkoste-verrassend
Omvang van toename in leenkoste is verrassend
2023-03-31 In teenstelling met die konsensussiening van talle ekonome dat die repokoers op 30 Maart met slegs 25 basispunte (bsp) verhoog sou word, het die Monetêrebeleidskomitee (MBK) van die Suid-Afrikaanse Reserwebank (SARB) met ’n 3:2-stemming besluit om die…https://news.nwu.ac.za/extent-increase-borrowing-costs-surprising
Extent of increase in borrowing costs is surprising
2023-03-31 Contrary to the consensus view expressed by many economists that the repo rate would be raised by only 25 basis points (bsp) on 30 March, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) decided by a 3:2 vote to raise interest…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/oorbrug-die-digitale-gaping-een-skool-op-n-keer
Oorbrug die digitale gaping – een skool op ’n keer
2023-03-31 Die voordele van wydverspreide en billike toegang tot inligtings- en kommunikasietegnologieë (IKT’s) in Suid-Afrika word beskou as dat dit die potensiaal het om die koers en die trajek van hierdie land ten goede te verander. Navorsers by die Noordwes-…https://news.nwu.ac.za/bridging-digital-divide-one-school-time
Bridging the digital divide one school at a time
2023-03-31 The benefits from widespread and equitable access to information and communications technologies (ICTs) in South Africa are touted as having the potential to change the course and trajectory of this country for the better. Researchers at the North-West…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/dit-hoe-die-chm-lewens-red
Dit is hoe die CHM lewens red
2023-03-31 Die vroeë diagnose van oorgeërfde metaboliese siektes help nie net om te verhoed dat pasiënte ’n leeftyd van lyding het nie, maar dit red ook lewens. Metaboliese siektes het ’n verskeidenheid lewensbedreigende gevolge, soos hartsiektes en tipe 2-diabetes.…https://news.nwu.ac.za/how-chm-saving-lives
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.…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/aanspreeklikheid-en-opleiding-die-sleutels-tot-beter-finansiele-bestuur-munisipaliteite
Aanspreeklikheid en opleiding is die sleutels tot beter finansiële bestuur in munisipaliteite
2023-03-31 Plaaslike munisipaliteite in Noordwes het nie skoon oudits ontvang nie omdat hulle die finansiële hulpbronne wanbestuur het. Dit is volgens ’n navorsingstudie wat deur dr Auchalie Mothupi in sy PhD-studies aan die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) uitgevoer is.…https://news.nwu.ac.za/accountability-and-training-are-keys-better-financial-management-municipalities
Accountability and training are the keys to better financial management in municipalities
2023-03-31 Local municipalities in North West have not achieved clean audit reports due to the mismanagement of financial resources. This is according to a research study conducted by Dr Auchalie Mothupi in his PhD studies at the North-West University (NWU). The title…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/studie-ondersoek-die-samesmeltings-van-hoeronderwysinstellings
Studie ondersoek die samesmeltings van hoëronderwysinstellings
2023-03-31 ’n Onlangse studie wat deur ’n PhD-gegradueerde en personeellid van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) Besigheidskool, dr Lungile Ntsizwane, uitgevoer is, het gekyk hoe om administratiewe stelsels en prosesse tydens samesmeltings binne Suid-Afrikaanse…https://news.nwu.ac.za/study-investigates-higher-education-mergers
Study investigates higher education mergers
2023-03-31 A recent study conducted by a PhD graduate and staff member of the North-West University (NWU) Business School, Dr Lungile Ntsizwane, looked at integrating administrative systems and processes in mergers within South African higher education institutions.…https://news.nwu.ac.za/prof-bismark-tyobeka-it-our-responsibility-sasuf-2023
Prof Bismark Tyobeka: “It is our responsibility” (SASUF 2023)
2023-03-31 On the surface there is little commonality between the two. One is a predominantly homogenous first-world country with a population of 10,5 million people where you are more likely to see the northern lights than a lanky giraffe. It occupies an area of 447,…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/blaarskroei-mielies-het-komplekse-oorsake-maar-kan-bestry-word