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2026-04-22 UPCOMING EVENTS The second in-person meeting and training of the Ted-SOEP project will be held in October 2025 in Potchefstroom. RECENT EVENTS Key conferences and workshops hosted by the Chair Collaborative Corner workshop titled Reimagining…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-helps-staff-cope-during-lockdown
NWU helps staff to cope during lockdown
2020-04-16 The North-West University (NWU) is calling on all staff members who are overwhelmed and worried about their loved ones during the current lockdown to participate in their online mental health workshop. Since the country has been on lockdown the NWU has…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-helps-staff-cope-during-lockdown-0
NWU helps staff to cope during lockdown
2020-04-22 The North-West University (NWU) is calling on all staff members who are overwhelmed and worried about their loved ones during the current lockdown to participate in their online mental health workshop. Since the country has been on lockdown the NWU has…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-researcher-presents-best-paper-international-conference
NWU researcher presents best paper at international conference
2017-08-24 “We are born without choosing to be. Should we have to die in the same manner? Isn’t it a human glory to refuse to accept a certain fate?” These are the questions that Don DeLillo’s latest novel, Zero K (2016), explores. Prof Adéle Nel from the School of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-hopes-stem-corona%25E2%2580%2599s-surge
NWU hopes to stem CORONA’s surge
2020-04-08 COVID-19. A denomination for a world epidemic that will live in infamy. In 1918 one-third of the world’s population became infected with a virus we now call the Spanish Flu. Millions died. More suffered. Endless story of those fateful years will forever be…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-students-shine-saica-exams-0
NWU students shine at SAICA exams
2020-03-31 Students from the North-West University again showed why superlatives follow its chartered accounting programme like a shadow when the latest South African Institute for Chartered Accountants (SAICA) ITC results were released on Friday 27 March. Along…http://news.nwu.ac.za/cutting-repo-rate-will-help-mitigate-risks-covid-19
Cutting repo rate will help mitigate risks of Covid-19
2020-03-20 “The decision by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) to cut the repo rate by 100 basis points is the right one, and will help mitigate the risks of Covid-19 to the South African economy.” This is according to Prof Raymond Parsons, a well-known economist…http://news.nwu.ac.za/unchanged-interest-rates-are-line-expectations
Unchanged interest rates are in line with expectations
2021-03-26 “The decision by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) to again leave interest rates unchanged was widely anticipated and in line with market expectations.” Prof Raymond Parsons from the North-West University (NWU)…http://news.nwu.ac.za/north-west-province-covid-19-surge-warn-experts
North-West Province in for Covid-19 surge, warn experts
2021-04-22 Health experts are sounding the alarm following reports of a spike in positive Covid-19 tests. Although not indicative of a third wave yet, they agree that the recent Easter long weekend was a contributory factor. As the country prepares for another long…http://news.nwu.ac.za/south-africa-needs-redefine-its-economic-diplomacy-light-trump-victory
South Africa needs to redefine its economic diplomacy in the light of Trump victory
2024-11-07 The pivotal and definitive outcome of the historic United States (US) elections for control of the White House and the Congress has wide-ranging implications for the US economy and for the rest of the world. In commenting on the outcome of the crucial 2024…http://news.nwu.ac.za/cpi-figures-set-table-lower-interest-rates
CPI figures set the table for lower interest rates
2024-08-21 Much better news on the inflation front has continued to emerge with the July statistics, with a significant drop in the inflation rate from the June level. Prof Raymond Parsons, economist from the North-West University (NWU) Business School,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/dp-growth-figures-first-quarter-2023
DP growth figures for the first quarter of 2023
2023-06-07 According to Prof Raymond Parsons from the North-West University (NWU) Business School, the good news is that GDP growth of 0,4% in the first quarter of 2023, following on the revised -1,1% growth in the fourth quarter of 2022, has enabled the South African…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-among-top-8-universities-africa-environmental-sustainability
NWU among top 8 universities in Africa for environmental sustainability
2023-12-05 The most important aspect in addressing environmental, social and governance issues is taking action to find sustainable solutions. The North-West University (NWU) is among the leading higher education institutions in Africa in responding to crucial…http://news.nwu.ac.za/south-africa-must-conquer-low-growth-trap-successfully-tackle-challenges
South Africa must conquer low-growth trap to successfully tackle challenges
2024-06-05 The negative gross domestic product (GDP) growth figure of -0,1% quarter on quarter again reflects how difficult it has been for the economy to gain momentum in the recent past. In commenting on the GDP figures released by Stats SA on 4 June, Prof Raymond…http://engineering.nwu.ac.za/cybathlon/home
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2024-04-15 What is the Cybathlon? CYBATHLON, a non-profit project of ETH Zurich, acts as a platform that challenges teams from all over the world to develop assistive technologies suitable for everyday use with and for people with disabilities. The driving force…http://news.nwu.ac.za/library-advocacy-action-expert-knowledge-empowering-communities
Library advocacy in action: Expert knowledge in empowering communities
2024-09-05 By Belinda Bantham and Ms Dina Mashiyane In a sincere effort to engage with the community and champion the preservation of libraries, dedicated staff from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus library recently visited the Mahikeng Radio…http://news.nwu.ac.za/diversity-enrichment-programme-get-bus-and-experience-yesteryear
Diversity Enrichment Programme: Get on the bus and experience yesteryear
2022-08-19 Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. This is the motto of the Division of Student Affairs on the Vanderbijlpark Campus of the North-West University (NWU Vaal), and more so for its “My University! My Country!” campaign. The campaign –…http://news.nwu.ac.za/north-west-universitys-collaborative-efforts-shine