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NWU researcher helps uncover new data about Earth and the Milky Way
2020-11-30 A new study has lifted the veil on some of the mysteries of the Milky Way. It has found that the Earth is moving faster than it used to and is nearly 2 000 light-years closer to the black hole in the centre of the Milky Way Galaxy. This is according to new…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-professor-global-team-member-and-key-participant-international-theological-conference
NWU professor is global team member and key participant in international theological conference
2021-02-18 North-West University (NWU) professor in practical theology, Prof Vhumani Magezi, has been invited to be a global team member and key participant of the Lausanne 2024 Theology Working Group (TWG) Network conference. The TWG Network is a large and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-recognises-institutional-linguistic-diversity-during-international-mother-tongue-month
NWU recognises institutional linguistic diversity during International Mother Tongue Month
2019-03-28 In accord with the North-West University’s (NWU) commitment to pursue, accommodate and provide a fair and an inclusive language environment, the university recently celebrated annual International Mother Tongue Day across its three campuses. The NWU,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-combines-expertise-take-sports-development-new-heights
NWU combines expertise to take sports development to new heights
2019-06-10 It is a well-known fact that the North-West University (NWU) has delivered world-class international athletes such as Caster Semenya, Willem Coertzen, Elroy Gelant, Sunette Viljoen, Khotso Mokoena, Lood de Jager and Akker van der Merwe, to name but a few…http://news.nwu.ac.za/golden-key-awards-staff-honorary-membership
Golden Key awards staff with honorary membership
2018-05-31 Four staff members of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark were recently awarded honorary membership to the Golden Key International Honour Society. These staff members were applauded for their commitment towards academic excellence…http://news.nwu.ac.za/cave-%25E2%2580%2593-supporting-child-protection-social-workers-south-africa
The Cave – supporting child-protection social workers in South Africa
2020-02-26 Dr Elmien Truter and Prof Ansie Fouché are two registered social workers and researchers at the North-West University (NWU) who, through their own experience in practice and their research, identified the grim reality in which designated child-protection…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-expert-there-merit-calling-new-climate-deal
NWU expert: There is merit in calling for a new climate deal
2017-06-21 US President Donald Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris Climate Accord earlier in the month was greeted with global dismay. In fact, both the United Nations (UN) and former President Barack Obama labelled the decision as a major setback. According to Dr…http://news.nwu.ac.za/office-students-special-needs-benefits-fuchs-foundation
Office for Students with Special Needs benefits from Fuchs Foundation
2017-07-10 The Office for Students with Special Needs on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark, or OSSN as it is better known among students, recently received a R20 000 grant from the Carl and Emily Fuchs Foundation. According to Dr Sydney…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumnus-scoops-man-honour-award
NWU alumnus scoops Man of Honour Award
2021-09-16 On 28 August 2021, North-West University (NWU) alumnus Ofentse Rabaji walked away with a 2021 SA Heroines Award in the category Man of Honour. The Heroines Awards event is an annual award celebration, founded by Caroline Mosiamo in 2012, to honour and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/single-and-loving-it-how-market-growing-singles-market
Single and loving it: How to market to the growing singles market
2021-03-19 The nuclear family of bygone decades, the boomers, the spendthrifts of Gen-X, the more socially enlightened Gen-Ys and the digitally dependent millennials all step aside: singletons now rule the commercial roost! As the term “family” has evolved, been…http://news.nwu.ac.za/decolonising-communication-research-lecture-aims-identify-new-horizons-practice
A decolonising communication research lecture aims to identify new horizons of practice
2021-06-25 The North-West University’s (NWU’s)School of Communication Studies and the Social Transformation research focus area hosted an online public lecture on 18 June 2021, titled “Decolonising communication research: Excavating the layers and identifying new…http://news.nwu.ac.za/hysa-showcases-groundbreaking-exhibition-green-hydrogen-summit
HySA showcases groundbreaking exhibition at Green Hydrogen Summit
2022-12-07 In a world grappling with the effects of pollution and global warming, hydrogen is a viable alternative in generating cleaner, “greener” energy to not only benefit humankind, but also the environment. Hydrogen South Africa (HySA), a national flagship…http://news.nwu.ac.za/two-centres-launched-foster-academic-excellence
Two centres launched to foster academic excellence
2024-03-06 On Friday, 20 October, the Faculty of Education at the North-West University (NWU) launched the Centre for Higher Education Professional Development (CHEPD), and the Centre for African Language Teaching (CALT) – Setswana. Clad in a variety of African…http://news.nwu.ac.za/beatrix-bouwman-meets-pope-francis-historic-moment-global-service-learning
Beatrix Bouwman meets Pope Francis – a historic moment for global service-learning
2024-12-09 In a groundbreaking moment for the North-West University (NWU) and global service-learning, Beatrix “Bibi” Bouwman, director of sustainability and community impact (SCI), met His Holiness Pope Francis on 9 November 2024 during the V UNISERVITATE Global…http://news.nwu.ac.za/voter-education-key-issues-explored-prior-general-elections
Voter education: key issues explored prior to the general elections
2024-04-19 Political commentator Mike Sham recently hosted a voter education event in collaboration with the Potchefstroom Student Campus Council (SCC) of the North-West University (NWU). Mike Sham, as well as the students of the NWU who were present at the event,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/groundbreaking-study-gives-frogs-and-reptiles-indigenous-names
Groundbreaking study gives frogs and reptiles indigenous names
2025-05-29 Researchers have created a comprehensive list of indigenous names for frogs and reptiles in order to promote inclusive conservation People are far more likely to protect what they can name South Africa’s indigenous languages have long…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-dr-sweetness-had-face-lot-sour
NWU’s Dr Sweetness had to face a lot of sour
2023-08-14 It took only a few seconds for her to lose weeks of her life. After her Toyota Yaris had crashed head-on into a bakkie, she was trapped in a cocoon of unconsciousness and when she awoke her world had irrevocably changed. Torturous years of rehabilitation were…http://news.nwu.ac.za/first-kind-study-measures-childrens-utterances
First-of-a-kind study measures children’s utterances
2024-06-25 A study published by the Child Language Development Node of the South African Centre for Digital Language Resources (SADiLaR) at the North-West University (NWU) is the first of its kind to measure children’s utterances in isiXhosa, Sesotho, Setswana and…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/first-year-engineering-students-unite-celebrate-international-mother-language-day