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ArcelorMittal South Africa and NWU team-up to empower small business owners
2017-03-28 The North-West University (NWU) and ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA) recently teamed-up to present an entrepreneurial training initiative to small business owners in the Vanderbijlpark region. The university – by means of the bhive Enterprise Development…http://news.nwu.ac.za/regard%25E2%2580%2599s-perfect-score-leads-graduation-bliss
Regard’s perfect score leads to graduation bliss
2017-05-16 You could hear a pin drop when Ms Daleen Gerber, director of the School of Information Technology on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark, shared the impressive academic record of alumnus Regard du Toit. Regard, who obtained his…http://news.nwu.ac.za/tech-teachers-hit-ground-running-nwu
Tech teachers hit the ground running at the NWU
2017-11-17 Representatives from more than 40 technical schools in the Free State recently gathered at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark for a three-day workshop on marketing and communication within the secondary school environment. “These…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-students-head-russia-after-winning-nuclear-energy-video-competition
NWU students head for Russia after winning nuclear energy video competition
2017-11-30 Two honours students at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Centre for Applied Radiation Science and Technology, Koketso Kgorinyane and Pinkie Mereyotlhe, have been selected to visit Rosatom Nuclear Power Company in Russia for a week from 11 December 2017…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-phd-student-uses-permaculture-farming-address-food-security
NWU PhD student uses permaculture farming to address food security
2018-06-20 Zuziwe Nkosi, a PhD student in crop science at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng, uses a unique and creative technique called permaculture for food gardening to address food insecurity and nutrition among NWU students and surrounding…http://news.nwu.ac.za/another-successful-ikateleng-project-nwu
Another successful Ikateleng project for the NWU
2019-08-27 The North-West University (NWU) recently celebrated the achievements of the top performing Grade 10 to 12 learners at the official closing ceremony of the 2019 Ikateleng project in Lichtenburg. The project, now in its 30th year, is a joint initiative…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-advocates-strategies-greener-and-sustainable-cremation
NWU academic advocates strategies on greener and sustainable cremation
2019-10-15 “In the coming years it’s imperative that religious leaders must rethink alternative strategies for laying the dead to rest, and greener and sustainable cremations should rather be considered than burials.” This is according to Prof Ravinder Rena who was…http://news.nwu.ac.za/current-situation-da-and-power-coalitions-%25E2%2580%2593-expert-opinion
The current situation of the DA and the power of coalitions – an expert opinion
2019-11-07 The Democratic Alliance (DA), South Africa’s main opposition party, has undergone some major changes and developments over the past few weeks. The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Prof André Duvenhage, a political analyst, recently had an in-depth…http://news.nwu.ac.za/jon%25C3%25A9-takes-african-heptathlon-title-her-stride
Joné takes African heptathlon title in her stride
2017-07-26 Joné Kruger (19), a pharmacy student from the North West University (NWU) is the new African Heptathlon champion. She won the title at the recent Junior African Games in Tlemcen, Algeria.The Junior African Games are held every two years for African…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-open-day-chance-map-future
NWU Open day a chance to map the future
2017-07-28 2017 is not only significant as it marks the start of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) renewed focus to become a unitary institution of superior academic excellence. It also marks the year in which students will have to make one of the most important…http://news.nwu.ac.za/physicist-looks-sun-stored-power
Physicist looks to the sun for stored power
2018-02-23 Solar energy is an intermittent energy resource but can be stored for later use, says Prof Ashmore Mawire, principal researcher in the solar thermal energy group at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng. He is one of the very few applied…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-student-wins-competition-electronic-cupcake-piper-design
NWU student wins competition with electronic cupcake piper design
2022-08-19 Brinco Neethling, an Engineering student at the Potchefstroom Campus of the North-West University (NWU), won the SAIEE National student competition for his design of an electronic cupcake piper. The South African Institute for Electronic Engineers (SAIEE…http://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/alta-schutte
Alta Schutte
2020-11-23 Alta (Aletta E.) Schutte is Professor of Physiology, and funded by the Department of Science and Technology as the South African Research Chair (SARChI) in the Early Detection and Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in South Africa – hosted by the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/minrie-greeff
Minrie Greeff
2022-08-19 Minrie Greeff is Head of the Ethics Office of the Faculty of Health Sciences at the NWU since 2015 managing both human and animal research. She is Professor in research in the Africa Unit for Trans-disciplinary Health Research in the same Faculty. She has…http://news.nwu.ac.za/protea-cricket-team-calls-nwu-their-home-again
Protea cricket team calls NWU their home again
2021-08-30 The national cricket team, the Proteas, called the North-West University “home” again when they used the university’s Sport Village in Potchefstroom as a base for their preparations. The Proteas are playing against Sri Lanka in three one-day matches on…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-hosts-property-investment-workshop
NWU hosts property investment workshop
2022-07-12 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences recently hosted a property investment workshop for students. The workshop – themed “Empowering South Africa’s youth through property entrepreneurship” – was jointly hosted with…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-vanderbijlpark-campus-officially-opens-new-ring-road
NWU’s Vanderbijlpark Campus officially opens new ring road
2022-07-21 The ring road on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Vanderbijlpark Campus was officially opened for use this week amidst fanfare and excitement. To celebrate the milestone, new ring road users were treated to muffins handed out by the NWU’s mascot Eagi.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/borrowing-costs-will-likely-continue-rise
Borrowing costs will likely continue to rise
2022-07-22 It was unavoidable that a further increase in borrowing costs for business and consumers had to be implemented. Prof Raymond Parsons, economist from the Business School of the North-West University (NWU), points out that the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-debating-union-focuses-student-development
NWU Debating Union focuses on student development
2022-08-15 Ontiretse Motingwa The Mahikeng chapter of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Debating Union recently hosted a one-day hybrid dialogue session on financial literacy and workplace readiness. According to Boitumelo Malatji, president of the Debating…http://news.nwu.ac.za/elmere-and-jarred-crowned-sporting-royalty