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Volume 13, 2010, No 5
2020-07-07 Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal ISSN 1727-3781 2010 Volume 13 Number 5 30 December 2010 Index • Editorial • Tribute • Articles…http://www.nwu.ac.za/transformation
Transformation
2022-03-15 The NWU context confirms that transformation is inextricably connected to issues of justice, culture, performance indicators, communal wellbeing, excellence, relevance, etc., as well as to the wider concept of being responsive to environmental and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/why-maths-behind-matric-pass-rates-do-not-add
Why the maths behind matric pass rates do not add up
2026-01-27 South Africa’s celebrated matric pass rates do not reflect the reality of a “leaking pipeline” that serves neither the country’s ailing economy nor the future prospects of matriculants. At the centre of this dilemma is what might be called a pass-rate…http://news.nwu.ac.za/why-you-have-been-struggling-sleep
This is why you have been struggling to sleep
2020-05-20 If you log on to any social media platform in the early hours of the morning you are likely to find a lot of people online. Since the country went into lockdown due to Covid-19 a few weeks ago, South Africans have been struggling to fall asleep. Prof…http://news.nwu.ac.za/breastfeeding-best
Breastfeeding is best
2020-06-25 It has been proven conclusively that exclusively breastfeeding a baby for the first six months has numerous long-term health benefits for a child. However, a large number of South African women are not doing this. Chantell Witten, who recently completed…http://news.nwu.ac.za/social-and-linguistic-shifts-during-covid-19-pandemic
Social and linguistic shifts during the Covid-19 pandemic
2020-08-21 The North-West University (NWU), in collaboration with the Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST), hosted the third research webinar of a seven-part series on 20 August 2020. With the theme “Language matters: Social and linguistic shifts…http://news.nwu.ac.za/dialogue-examines-service-delivery-and-violent-protests-north-west
Dialogue examines service delivery and violent protests in North West
2020-09-14 The North-West University (NWU) hosted a successful online dialogue on 11 September 2020 during which issues on service delivery and violent protests in the North West province were discussed. Dialogue participants included NWU academics in the field of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-researcher-investigates-role-traditional-medicine-skin-disorders
NWU researcher investigates role of traditional medicine in skin disorders
2021-01-29 Many people rely on traditional plant remedies to treat skin disorders, and now a North-West University (NWU) researcher has investigated why these plants are effective, paving the way for further research by the pharmaceutical industry. “The use of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/green-art-competition-%25E2%2580%2593-taking-recycling-next-level
Green Art Competition – taking recycling to the next level
2017-09-06 There is more than one way to go green and do your bit to save the environment. In fact, what is old is now considered new and the business of upcycling – that is to reinvent waste by giving it a new purpose as opposed to merely recycling it – has become…http://news.nwu.ac.za/don%25E2%2580%2599t-let-unforgettable-fame-pass-you
Don’t let unforgettable Fame pass you by
2017-08-21 There are just a few days left before the opening night of the energetic and talent-filled musical Fame in the Sanlam Auditorium on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Potchefstroom. The four shows will take place on 30 and 31 August and on 1 and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-launches-lekwena-weather-radar
NWU launches Lekwena Weather Radar
2018-03-22 On 22 March 2018, the minister of Environmental Affairs, Dr Edna Molewa, officially launched the North West University’s (NWU’s) Lekwena Weather Radar, a weather radar network that provides a high-end scientific tool to study and quantify storms and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-phd-student-presents-exciting-research-combat-protein-energy-malnutrition
NWU PhD student presents exciting research to combat protein energy malnutrition
2018-05-02 Adegboyega Taofeek Tope, a PhD student in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences of the North-West University (NWU), received the first prize in two thematic areas for the best oral presentation during the 21st Symposium of the International…http://news.nwu.ac.za/pioneering-electronic-law-journal-class-its-own
Pioneering electronic law journal in class of its own
2018-05-08 Since its inception in 1998, the Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal (PELJ) has been a hallmark of the Faculty of Law’s continuous excellence. Every year the PEJL receives more than 100 submissions of which more than 60% are published. “The journal is…http://news.nwu.ac.za/passion-environment-culminates-insightful-doctoral-study
Passion for environment culminates into insightful doctoral study
2018-05-24 Irene Muller obtained her PhD degree in development and management at the recent Autumn Graduation Ceremonies of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark. Irene’s passion for the environment culminated into an insightful study. In her…http://news.nwu.ac.za/bricsed-crosses-borders-africa-and-beyond
BRICSEd crosses borders in Africa and beyond
2018-04-17 Over the years the North-West University (NWU) has made a name for itself as one of the top universities in the country. Now the NWU is part of a broader initiative, BRICSEd, to take quality education to countries across Africa and beyond. BRICSEd is an…http://news.nwu.ac.za/three-keys-unlock-loerie-success-three-students
Three keys unlock Loerie success for three students
2018-10-26 The will to win, the desire to succeed and the urge to reach your full potential. These are three keys to unlock the door to personal excellence – and three Loerie awards. Three of our graphic design students proved this true when they walked away with…http://news.nwu.ac.za/story-hope
A story of hope
2018-11-12 More and more South Africans realise the importance of coming together and changing their own circumstances for the better. The community of Coligny, a small town in the North West province, recently experienced this true spirit of Ubuntu. Students…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-postdoctoral-fellow-attend-prestigious-msca-master-class-norway
NWU postdoctoral fellow to attend prestigious MSCA master class in Norway
2019-03-19 Dr Isabella Bonati, an international postdoctoral fellow at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Theology, will soon join a group of preselected researchers in Oslo, Norway, to attend the annual master class for applicants to the prestigious…http://news.nwu.ac.za/research-identifies-novel-treatment-options-rare-disease