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NWU-Juta Mock Trials – a decade of bridging the gap between practice and theory
2021-08-03 The popular annual NWU-Juta Mock Trial competition celebrated its tenth birthday and finals in a virtual courtroom on 2 August. This was the first time that the entire competition, from the first elimination rounds to the finals, took place online. A…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/projekspan-wil-he-dat-alle-universiteitstudente-toegang-tot-inheemse-afrikatale-moet-he
Projekspan wil hê dat alle universiteitstudente toegang tot inheemse Afrikatale moet hê
2021-08-12 Universiteitstudente wie se moedertaal nie Engels is nie, behoort nie benadeel te word vergeleke met dié wat Engels tuis praat nie. Dit is waarom dit belangrik is om die speelveld ten opsigte van taal gelyk te maak. Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) is een van…https://news.nwu.ac.za/project-team-wants-all-university-students-have-access-indigenous-african-languages
Project team wants all university students to have access to indigenous African languages
2021-08-12 University students who have a mother tongue other than English should not be at a disadvantage compared to those who do speak English at home. This is why it is important to level the language playing field. The North-West University (NWU) is one of four…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-se-olimpiese-spoedvrate-die-kollig
NWU se Olimpiese spoedvrate in die kollig
2021-08-04 Die Noordwes-Universiteit se drie Olimpiese spoedvrate, Chederick van Wyk, Zakhiti Nene en Pieter Conradie, is vandeesweek in Tokio se kollig wanneer die aflositems skuins voor die naweek afskop. Van Wyk, wat aan die 4 X 100 m-item deelneem, sal Donderdag 5…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-olympic-speedsters-spotlight
NWU’s Olympic speedsters in the spotlight
2021-08-04 The North-West University’s three Olympic speedsters, Chederick van Wyk, Zakhiti Nene and Pieter Conradie, are in the spotlight in Tokyo this week when the relay items commence just before the weekend. Van Wyk, who is taking part in the 4 X 100 m item, will…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-and-its-stakeholders-lend-helping-hand
The NWU and its stakeholders lend a helping hand
2021-08-05 North-West University (NWU), together with its stakeholders, understands that students need a helping hand to achieve their goals and dreams during these challenging times. While teaching and learning have moved online at most universities, thousands of…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/internasionale-erkenning-vir-een-van-ons-eie
Internasionale erkenning vir een van ons eie
2021-08-05 Die Internasionale Unie vir Fisiologiese Wetenskappe (IUPS) bestaan uit talle verenigings en akademici binne die fisiologiese wetenskappe wêreldwyd. Dit is waarom die Fakulteit Gesondheidswetenskappe geweldig trots is daarop dat een van ons eie mense die…https://news.nwu.ac.za/international-recognition-one-our-own
International recognition for one of our own
2021-08-12 The International Union of Physiological Sciences (IUPS) is constituted of many societies and academies within the physiological sciences worldwide. That is why the Faculty of Health Sciences is extremely proud that one of our own was given the opportunity to…https://news.nwu.ac.za/impact-covid-19-food-security-south-africa
The impact of Covid-19 on food security in South Africa
2021-08-05 The devastating effects of the Covid-19 pandemic have adversely affected all facets of human life. These effects are felt across the globe – from health challenges leading to hospitalisation and even death, loss of income and/or employment and hunger…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/geskommelde-kabinet-n-belangrike-stap-die-regte-rigting
Geskommelde kabinet is ’n belangrike stap in die regte rigting
2021-08-06 “Die aankondiging op 5 Augustus deur president Cyril Ramaphosa oor ’n geskommelde kabinet, is ’n langverwagte belangrike stap in die regte rigting om sakevertroue te help herbou op ’n tydstip waar dit erg deur onlangse gebeure in Suid-Afrika geruk is.”…https://news.nwu.ac.za/reshuffled-cabinet-important-step-right-direction
Reshuffled cabinet is an important step in the right direction
2021-08-06 “The announcement by President Cyril Ramaphosa of a reshuffled cabinet on 5 August is a long-awaited important step in the right direction to help rebuild business confidence at a time when it has been badly shaken by recent events in South Africa.” Prof…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/charonike-bly-radio-se-goue-meisie
Charonike bly radio se goue meisie
2021-08-06 Sy is die onbetwiste goue meisie van die Noordwes-Universiteit se klankgolwe, en op Vrydag 30 Julie het Charonike Nel dit weereens bewys toe sy tydens die nasionale Radiotoekennings as die Beste Kampus Ontbytprogram-aanbieder aangewys is. Haar houvas op…https://news.nwu.ac.za/charonike-remains-radios-golden-girl
Charonike remains radio’s golden girl
2021-08-06 She is the undisputed golden girl of the North-West University’s sound waves, and on Friday, 30 July Charonike Nel proved this once more at the National Radio Awards when she was named the Best Campus Breakfast Programme Presenter. There seems to be no end…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/projekte-oor-reaksie-op-siektes-wil-suid-afrika-selfonderhoudend-maak
Projekte oor reaksie op siektes wil Suid-Afrika selfonderhoudend maak
2021-08-12 In ’n tyd van Covid-19-tamheid word landsburgers nou met ’n selfs dodeliker en hoogs oordraagbare Delta-variant gekonfronteer. Hierdie nuwe virusmutasie het ’n impak op die reeds oorlaaide gesondheidstelsel met te min hulpbronne. Wat nog meer kommerwekkend is…https://news.nwu.ac.za/disease-response-projects-aim-make-africa-self-sufficient
Disease response projects aim to make Africa self-sufficient
2021-08-12 In a time of Covid-19 fatigue, citizens are now confronted with an even deadlier and highly transmissible Delta variant. This new virus mutation impacts on already overburdened and under-resourced health systems. More alarming is that on day 460 of the…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/meerjarige-grasse-die-antwoord-vir-die-herstel-van-veld
Meerjarige grasse is die antwoord vir die herstel van veld
2021-08-12 In ’n waterskaarsland soos Suid-Afrika met toenemende eise vir weiding, kan gekweekte meerjarige grasse die antwoord wees op die bewaring van die veld en die verskaffing van voeding vir diere. “Droogtes, min reën en oorbeweiding het groot degradasie…https://news.nwu.ac.za/perennial-grasses-are-answer-veld-restoration
Perennial grasses are the answer for veld restoration
2021-08-12 In a water-scarce country like South Africa with growing demands for grazing, cultivated perennial grasses could be the answer to protecting the veld and providing nutrition for animals. “Droughts, scarcity of rain and overgrazing have caused a lot of…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/middelengels-wakker-die-verbeelding-van-topgegradeerde-navorser-aan
Middelengels wakker die verbeelding van topgegradeerde navorser aan
2021-08-12 Prof David Scott-Macnab, met sy B2-gradering van die Nasionale Navorsingstigting (NNS), is die hoogste gegradeerde navorser wat tans in die Fakulteit Geesteswetenskappe aan die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) werksaam is. Om ’n B2-gradering te ontvang, moes ’n…https://news.nwu.ac.za/middle-english-fires-imagination-top-rated-researcher
Middle English fires the imagination of top-rated researcher
2021-08-17 With a B2 rating from the National Research Foundation (NRF), Prof David Scott-Macnab is the highest rated researcher currently employed in the Faculty of Humanities at the North-West University (NWU). To receive a B2 rating, an academic needs to have…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/navorsing-bekyk-hoe-interpretasie-bybellees-afrika-bepaal