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Against all odds: Disability is not inability
2019-02-20 Letlhogonolo Mafela was born without arms, but refused to let his physical disability stand in the way of realising his dreams. Self-acceptance has helped him defy the odds and obtain a BCom degree in economics, which will be conferred on him during the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/global-warming-fuelling-global-inequality
Global warming is fuelling global inequality
2019-07-22 Poor countries are becoming poorer as a result of global warming and more intense heat waves in the future will widen the inequality gap. These are some of the research findings of Namhla Mkiva, a technical support staff member in the subject group…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-contributes-health-grading-sa%25E2%2580%2599s-youth
NWU contributes to health grading of SA’s youth
2017-05-24 Children in South Africa are still in trouble. This became evident during the launch of the Healthy Active Kids SA Report Card (HAKSA) in Johannesburg on Wednesday 24 May. The report card is spearheaded by Discovery Health and the Sport Science Institute…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-part-new-dst-nrf-education-research-group
NWU part of new DST-NRF Education Research Group
2018-06-05 Academic staff members from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences recently joined the DST-NRF Centre of Excellence in Mathematical and Statistical Sciences’ newly established Education Research Group. This…http://news.nwu.ac.za/hcs-2018-industry-experts-debate-human-capital-management
HCS 2018: industry experts debate human capital management
2018-07-19 The most important asset for any company is not something palpable. It is not equipment, infrastructure, data or even intellectual property. No. The most valuable asset of any business is the people (human capital). In a world where business leaders are…http://news.nwu.ac.za/rugby-club-ends-year-high-note
Rugby club ends year on a high note
2019-11-04 When you achieve 75 per cent of the objectives of your three-year turnaround plan in one year, one of two things happened: either your goals were set too low, or you had an exceptional season. In the case of the North-West University (NWU) Vaal Rugby Club…http://news.nwu.ac.za/together-we-will-write-next-chapter-%25E2%2580%2593-prof-linda-du-plessis
Together we will write the next chapter – Prof Linda du Plessis
2022-08-19 The North-West University’s Vanderbijlpark Campus celebrated the official opening of the academic year on Wednesday, 8 February 2017. During this auspicious occasion, the Campus Rector – Prof Linda du Plessis, delivered a keynote address. Her address: “A…http://news.nwu.ac.za/cannabis-judgment-paves-way-research-development
Cannabis judgment paves way for research development
2018-10-02 The global discourse around cannabis prohibition has gained significant momentum over the course of the last 15 years. This is largely due to a growing realisation of the need for reform. The historically dominant model of legislated prohibition is…http://news.nwu.ac.za/inaugural-lecture-examines-literary-linguistic-cultural-representations
Inaugural lecture examines literary-linguistic-cultural representations
2022-10-06 By Phenyo Mokgothu and Ontiretse Motingwa Prof Muchativugwa Liberty Hove presented his inaugural lecture on the evening of 30 September 2022 to a hall filled with luminaries, friends and family. He started the lecture with what he considers a timeless…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-among-most-committed-towards-environmental-and-social-change
NWU among the most committed towards environmental and social change
2022-10-27 Universities have a pivotal role to play in finding solutions to pressing environmental and social questions. The latest ranking by the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) agency places the North-West University (NWU) among the top global and local universities when it…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-solar-car-wins-structural-design-award-sasol-solar-challenge-2022
NWU's solar car wins Structural Design Award in Sasol Solar Challenge 2022
2022-09-28 Naledi 2.0, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) solar car won the Structural Design Award presented by Euro Steel during this year’s 2022 Sasol Solar Challenge. The challenge took place from 9 to 16 September, covering an estimated distance of 2 500…http://news.nwu.ac.za/miss-and-mr-nwu-mahikeng-campus-crowned
Miss and Mr NWU Mahikeng Campus crowned
2022-08-22 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus recently hosted its annual Mr and Miss Mahikeng Campus pageant and Kowan Thomas and Nontokozo Makhubu clinched the titles. Hosted by the Student Campus Council, this annual event was supported by many…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-researcher-triumphant-against-all-odds
NWU researcher triumphant against all odds
2022-07-29 Ontiretse Motingwa North-West University (NWU) Prof Ferdinand Potgieter, a professor and sub-area leader for discipline in the research unit Education and Human Rights in Diversity (Edu-HRight), recently received notice of his C2-rating as an established…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-facing-race-week-huge-success
NWU’s Facing Race Week a huge success
2022-04-20 By Zenoyise John The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Facing Race Week (FRW) took place from 11 to 14 April 2022, and brought together staff and students to talk about racial inequality and to educate one another on issues of racial discrimination.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/crime-and-punishment-what-about-rehabilitation
Crime and punishment, but what about rehabilitation?
2022-02-22 The South African penal system has failed and as a result crime remains out of control. This is the harsh and uncomfortable reality that is plaguing society, and the country’s haunting crime statistics attest to that. One reason for this is the lack of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/public-lecture-and-round-table-discussion-focus-brics-opportunities-researchers
Public lecture and round table discussion focus on BRICS opportunities for researchers
2023-05-30 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Afrocentric Governance of Public Affairs (AGoPA) research focus area recently hosted its inaugural public lecture titled “Mainstreaming South Africa and Africa - the G20 Agenda: Implications for research in higher education…http://news.nwu.ac.za/canoe-champ-chris-crushing-it
Canoe champ Chris is crushing it
2023-05-31 Chris Prinsloo was but five years old when his family uprooted from Belville in Cape Town to the United Kingdom, then back to the heart of KwaZulu-Natal a few years after, before settling in the Paarl, back in the province where it all started. His father’…http://news.nwu.ac.za/forum-explores-originality-and-copyright-challenges-ai-generated-knowledge
Forum explores originality and copyright challenges of AI-generated knowledge
2024-03-06 The Faculty of Law and the Faculty of Humanities at the North-West University (NWU) jointly hosted the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Forum on the evening of Wednesday, 27 September. The event centred around AI-generated knowledge and its implications for…http://news.nwu.ac.za/regulation-and-automation-could-push-operational-risk-banks
Regulation and automation could push up operational risk for banks
2023-03-02 Operational risk has been identified as the primary source of reputational risk for South African banks. This is according to new research by Prof Suné Ferreira-Schenk, Finance and Investment professor at the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences of the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/academic-offers-matrics-valuable-advice-2024-exams