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NWU alumnus aims to bring Mrs South Africa title home
2023-03-24 North-West University (NWU) alumnus Berlina Lekgethwane could very well be the next Mrs South Africa. She has recently entered the 2023 competition and has advanced to the semi-finals. Berlina, who was born and bred in Ramokokastad in the Phadi village…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/eagles-vlieg-steeds-hoog-die-varsitybeker
Eagles vlieg steeds hoog in die Varsitybeker
2023-11-02 Hulle het maar net daardie iets, nie waar nie? Die agterlyn glip seepglad deur hulle teenstanders terwyl die voorspelers soos ’n trop woedende buffels almal uit hulle pad loop. Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) Eagles het op Maandag 20 Januarie vyf drieë…http://news.nwu.ac.za/eagles-continue-fly-high-varsity-cup
Eagles continue to fly high in Varsity Cup
2023-03-24 They just have a touch of class, don’t they? Slick as marlins in the water at the back, as ferocious as stampeding rhinos in the front. On Monday, 20 January, the North-West University (NWU) Eagles ran in five tries as they beat the Central University of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/southern-african-premiere-your-hundred-year-life-film-about-rethinking-ageing-21st-century
Southern African premiere of Your Hundred Year Life: A Film about Rethinking Ageing in the 21st Century
2023-03-27 The North-West University's (NWU's) Optentia research unit and Corporate Relations and Marketing present the Southern African premiere of “Your Hundred Year Life: A Film about Rethinking Ageing in the 21st Century” at Killarney Cinema on 4 April 2023. This…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-water-expert-presents-water-policy-brief-un-conference
NWU water expert presents water policy brief at UN Conference
2023-03-28 Prof Frank Winde, a professor in environmental science at the North-West University (NWU), recently presented a Water Policy Brief at the United Nations (UN) Water Conference that took place at the UN Headquarters in New York. This was the first…http://news.nwu.ac.za/six-km-sanitary-pads-may-score-nwu-record
Six km of sanitary pads may score NWU a record
2023-03-28 By Phenyo Mokgothu and Mafumane Tlhapi The North-West University (NWU) GoAllOut and Golden Key student chapters on its Mahikeng Campus attempted the Guinness World Record for the longest line of sanitary pads on 25 March 2023. Spanning a distance of 6…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/taalbewustheidsweek-om-die-draai
Taalbewustheidsweek is om die draai
2023-08-24 Die Taaldirektoraat van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) gaan op 28 Augustus sy jaarlikse Taalbewustheidsweek regoor al drie die universiteit se kampusse bekendstel. Die tema van die week is “Multilingualism: The pathway to academic excellence through…http://news.nwu.ac.za/language-awareness-week-horizon-0
Language Awareness Week is on the horizon
2023-08-23 On Monday, 28 August, the Language Directorate of the North-West University (NWU) will be launching its annual Language Awareness Week across all three of the university’s campuses. The theme of the week is “Multilingualism: The pathway to academic…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/colombiaanse-ambassadeur-besoek-die-nwu-om-oor-die-rol-van-gender-die-samelewing-te-praat
Colombiaanse ambassadeur besoek die NWU om oor die rol van gender in die samelewing te praat
2023-08-24 Daar is te veel wanopvattings oor die rol wat gender in die samelewing speel. Dit is die mening wat die agbare ambassadeur Maria Del Rosario Mina Rojas van Colombia op Vrydag 18 Augustus tydens haar besoek aan die Potchefstroomkampus van die Noordwes-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/colombian-ambassador-visits-nwu-talk-about-role-gender-society
Colombian ambassador visits NWU to talk about the role of gender in society
2023-08-24 There are too many misconceptions about the role that gender plays in society. This is the opinion expressed by the Honourable Ambassador Maria Del Rosario Mina Rojas of Colombia during her visit to the Potchefstroom Campus of the North-West University (NWU)…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/wesensinflasie-toon-welkome-daling
Wesensinflasie toon welkome daling
2023-08-24 Goeie ekonomiese nuus is dat die verbruikersprysindeks (VPI) (wesensinflasie) vir Julie weer eens ’n welkome dalingstendens getoon het deur vanaf 5,4% in Junie na 4,7% te daal. Prof Raymond Parsons, ekonoom van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU), sê…http://news.nwu.ac.za/headline-inflation-shows-welcome-decline
Headline inflation shows welcome decline
2023-08-24 Good economic news is that the consumer price index (CPI) (headline inflation) for July has again shown a welcome declining tendency, reaching 4,7% from 5,4% in June. Prof Raymond Parsons, economist from the North-West University (NWU), says this is not…http://news.nwu.ac.za/academic-shines-bright-oxford-innovation-boot-camp
Academic shines bright at Oxford innovation boot camp
2023-08-28 Prof Rose Hayeshi, associate professor at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) DSI/NWU Preclinical Drug Development Platform has just returned from the United Kingdom after a week-long innovation boot camp at the University of Oxford. Prof Hayeshi was one…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-hoekom-dit-duidelik-waarom-skaars-rekeningkundige-vaardighede-ontwikkel-moet-word
NWU: Hoekom dit duidelik is waarom skaars rekeningkundige vaardighede ontwikkel moet word
2023-08-30 As daar nie goeie oorsig is nie, ly uitsette daaronder. Sonder deursigtigheid floreer bedrog. Waninligting en waninterpretasie word gepropageer om die norm te raak namate fiksie nie meer van feite onderskei kan word nie. In ’n ontwikkelende land soos Suid-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/why-need-develop-scarce-accounting-skills-abundantly-clear
Why the need to develop scarce accounting skills is abundantly clear
2023-08-30 Without quality oversight, output suffers. Without transparency, deception thrives. Misinformation and misinterpretation are propagated to become the norm as fiction becomes indistinguishable from fact. In a developing country such as South Africa that faces…http://news.nwu.ac.za/qualified-nurses-are-priority
Qualified nurses are a priority
2023-08-24 The lack of qualified nurses is placing a stranglehold on the public health sector in South Africa, but through its commitment to bettering the lives of all South Africans, the North-West University (NWU) is helping to loosen this suffocating grip. A…http://news.nwu.ac.za/ensuring-access-education-our-imperative
Ensuring access to education is our imperative
2023-08-24 How do we go about breaking the prevailing cycle of economic disparities and a lack of social cohesion, while promoting active citizenship, innovation and development as well as human capital development? By ensuring access to quality education for as many of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/home-grown-vaccine-demonstrates-100-protection-against-tuberculosis
Home-grown vaccine demonstrates 100% protection against tuberculosis
2023-09-18 In an intriguing joint announcement, the Walter Sisulu and North-West universities unveiled the astounding results of their preclinical trials for a groundbreaking combination vaccine against tuberculosis (TB) and Covid-19. The universities reported an…http://news.nwu.ac.za/community-engagement-colloquium-promote-community-well-being
Community Engagement Colloquium to promote community well-being
2023-08-28 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Health Sciences is proud to host its Community Engagement Colloquium from 2 to 4 October 2023 at its Vanderbijlpark Campus. Various renowned academics and professionals will share their expertise at the event…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nuwe-nwu-innovasiegenootskap-aan-innoveerder-chemie-toegeken