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Research unveils green nanotechnology to protect broilers from aflatoxin toxicity
2026-01-20 Aflatoxin contamination continues to challenge poultry producers across the globe, posing risks to bird health, farm profitability, and food safety. In an innovative study at the North-West University (NWU) by MSc researcher Nonsindiso Masuku…http://news.nwu.ac.za/future-bee-changing-south-africa
The Future of BEE in a Changing South Africa
2026-01-23 Prof. Joseph Sekhampu The debate over BEE has entered a familiar but increasingly brittle phase. One side argues that, more than thirty years into democracy, empowerment has overstayed its welcome and should be scrapped. The other insists that…http://news.nwu.ac.za/real-heroes-wear-calculators
Real heroes wear calculators
2026-03-03 In the 2016 Hollywood actioner The Accountant, Ben Affleck plays a forensic accountant who also happens to be a mercenary, devastatingly effective with every manner of weapon in hand. It sounds like an exaggerated cure for our country’s financial…http://news.nwu.ac.za/third-annual-masters-degree-retreat-strengthens-postgraduate-research-skills
Third annual master’s-degree retreat strengthens postgraduate research skills
2026-02-05 The School of Industrial Psychology and Human Resource Management at the North-West University (NWU) recently hosted its third annual Master’s Research Retreat, bringing together more than 30 first-year master’s degree students for an intensive two-day…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/hypertension-africa-research-team-hart/population-outcome-research
Population outcome research
2023-12-05 The PURE study Current PI of South African-leg: Prof Cristian Ricci Supervisor for HART: Prof Yolandi Breet The Prospective Urban and Rural Epidemiology (PURE) study is a large-scale epidemiological study designed to…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/auther/one-health-platform
One Health Platform
2024-06-14 The Africa Unit for Transdisciplinary Health Research (AUTHeR) conducts community-based research to understand and address the health challenges experienced by community members. Through engaged research, the work from AUTHeR seeks to positively impact…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/languages/english
English
2020-06-18 Available on the Mahikeng, Potchefstroom and Vanderbijlpark Campuses The history of the English language really started with the arrival of three Germanic tribes who invaded Britain during the 5th century AD. So, English has its roots in…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/research-innovation/research-innovation-humanities
Research & Innovation: Humanities
2025-10-01 Research Units: OPTENTIA Research Unit Develop and organise knowledge for the optimal expression of individual, social and institutional potential in African context. Unit for Languages and Literature in the SA Context Focusing on the language…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/languages/technology
Language Technology
2022-08-19 Only available on the Potchefstroom Campus Language technology is an interdisciplinary field that includes most subdisciplines of linguistics, as well as computational linguistics, natural language processing, computer science, mathematics, and…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/centre-human-metabolomics/nbs-patient-stories
NBS Patient Stories
2022-10-12 HOME | WHO ARE WE | PROFESSIONALS | PARENTS AND PATIENTS | PATIENT STORIES | SAMPLE HANDLING | CONTACT DETAILS The goal of the Newborn Screening Program is to identify those babies who have a treatable disorder…http://www.nwu.ac.za/tn/content/ybb-tshedimosetso-ka-ga-dipalopalo-tsa-baithuti
YBB, Tshedimosetso Ka Ga, Dipalopalo Tsa Baithuti
2021-08-04 Mananepalo a baithuti a filwe jaaka palo ya baithuti ba ba ikwadisitseng ka khampase, ka bong, ka setlhopha sa borutegi le ka lotso. Dipalopalo tsa baithuti ba YBBhttp://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/space-research/prospective-students
Prospective Students
2026-03-23 Inquiries BSc program inquiries:…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/registration-and-orientation/fnas-course-details
FNAS Course Details
2023-01-10 FNAS offers a range of programmes. Please find the degree and programme that you should register for on this page. Each programme listed on this page includes a full list of modules for every year level and every semester of the programme. Please ensure that…http://news.nwu.ac.za/exports-and-coronavirus-south-africa-catch-22-situation
Exports and the coronavirus: South Africa in a catch-22 situation
2020-06-22 The Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted all components of the economy – all sectors in terms of demand and supply, employment, investment, growth, confidence and exports. An economist from the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences at the North-West…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-tennis-wizz-partake-international-premier-tennis-challenge
NWU tennis wizz to partake in International Premier Tennis Challenge
2020-12-02 North-West University (NWU) student Mogami Gideon Thakgwe has been invited to take part in the KM Sports International Premier Tennis Challenge. The tournament – which will take place from 9 to 14 January 2021 at Selbourne Park in East London – is…http://news.nwu.ac.za/tool-talent-risk-management-may-retain-academics
Tool for talent risk management may retain academics
2018-10-29 The voluntary turnover rate of academics ranges between 41 and 63% and at least 6 000 new academics are required to replace retiring academics within the next five years. These research statistics and estimates do not look good, do they? Fortunately a…http://news.nwu.ac.za/new-chairperson-council-north-west-university-nwu-announced
New chairperson of the Council of the North-West University (NWU) announced
2017-03-16 At the meeting of the NWU Council on 16 March 2017, Dr Mzubanzi Bismark Tyobeka was elected as the new chairperson who will steer the Council for the next three years. This follows the expiry of the previous chairperson, Adv Johan Kruger's term of office…http://news.nwu.ac.za/coronavirus-pandemic-economic-impact-scenarios-uncertain-environment
Coronavirus pandemic: economic-impact scenarios in an uncertain environment
2020-04-03 A development economist from the North-West University (NWU) says for South Africa to survive the current coronavirus pandemic, the current lockdown must be a success and the virus must be brought under control by the end of April. Prof Danie Meyer,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/erica-writes-her-way-first-place