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Students rank NWU among the best of the best
2021-09-20 Students rank the North-West University (NWU) among the cream of the crop of South African universities when it comes to student experience and remote learning. This is according to the newly released StuDocu World University Ranking 2021. The NWU received…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumnus-scoops-man-honour-award
NWU alumnus scoops Man of Honour Award
2021-09-16 On 28 August 2021, North-West University (NWU) alumnus Ofentse Rabaji walked away with a 2021 SA Heroines Award in the category Man of Honour. The Heroines Awards event is an annual award celebration, founded by Caroline Mosiamo in 2012, to honour and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-eagles-and-ufs-share-spoils-goalless-draw
NWU Eagles and UFS share the spoils in a goalless draw
2021-09-16 Reigning Varsity Football champions, North-West University (NWU) Eagles, and the University of Free State shared the spoils in a goalless draw in the fourth round of the 2021 Varsity Football tournament. This game was an action-packed encounter, with both…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-indigenous-knowledge-systems-centre-explores-ways-assist-indigenous-communities
NWU Indigenous Knowledge Systems Centre explores ways to assist indigenous communities with commercialisation
2021-09-16 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) Centre, in collaboration with the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) and the NWU Technology Transfer and Innovation Support office, hosted a hybrid lekgotla on 14 September 2021 to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/jongste-graderings-bevestig-die-nwu-se-gehaltevakke-weer-eens
Jongste graderings bevestig die NWU se gehaltevakke weer eens
2021-09-16 Is jy ’n gesondheidskundige of sielkundige, of wil jy graag hierdie vakke bestudeer? Dit is bevestig. Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) is net die regte plek om te wees vir ’n gehalte-opvoeding in hierdie velde. Soos vorige graderings hierdie jaar, gee…http://news.nwu.ac.za/latest-rankings-reaffirm-nwus-quality-subjects
Latest rankings reaffirm NWU’s quality subjects
2021-09-16 Are you a health professional or psychologist, or would you like to study these subjects? It has been confirmed. The North-West University (NWU) is just the right place to be for a quality education in these fields. Like previous rankings this year,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-phd-candidate-appointed-serve-national-ministerial-panel
NWU PhD candidate appointed to serve on national ministerial panel
2021-09-17 North-West University (NWU) PhD candidate Thulisile Bhuda has been appointed by the Minister of Sport, Arts, and Culture Nathi Mthethwa as a member of the Indigenous Knowledge / Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) National Authentication Panel for three years…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/plante-bied-inheemse-oplossings-vir-gesondheidsorg
Plante bied inheemse oplossings vir gesondheidsorg
2021-09-22 Ongeveer 80% van Suid-Afrika se bevolking is vir hulle gesondheidsorgbehoeftes van mediese plante afhanklik, en dit lei tot ’n toenemende belangstelling in die kommersialisering van plantgebaseerde geneesmiddels. Navorsing deur Tshepiso Ndhlovu, ’n PhD-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/plants-offer-home-grown-solutions-healthcare
Plants offer home-grown solutions to healthcare
2021-09-22 Approximately 80% of South Africa’s population depend on medicinal plants for their healthcare needs, leading to an increased interest in the commercialisation of plant-based remedies. Research by Tshepiso Ndhlovu, a PhD candidate at the North-West…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/dit-tyd-om-omgewingsregulasies-te-laat-werk
Dit is tyd om omgewingsregulasies te laat werk
2021-09-22 Met oproepe om veiliger, skoner omgewings, stel ’n navorser van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) voor dat plaaslike regerings bestaande omgewingsregulasies afdwing om ’n beter lewensgehalte vir almal te verseker. Maricélle Botes, wat deel is van die…http://news.nwu.ac.za/its-time-put-environmental-regulations-work
It’s time to put environmental regulations to work
2021-09-22 With calls for safer, cleaner environments, a North-West University (NWU) researcher suggests that local governments use and enforce existing environmental regulations to ensure a better quality of life for all. Maricélle Botes, part of the research team…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/hoe-gesinne-geestesgesondheidsorgkwessies-hanteer
Hoe gesinne geestesgesondheidsorgkwessies hanteer
2021-09-22 ’n Hele gesin kan geraak word as ’n gesinslid ’n geestesiekte, gestremdheid of ontwikkelingsagterstand het. Meganismes om die gevolglike stres te hanteer, sluit in om te ontsnap, die situasie te vermy, dit te ontken, of om hulle na godsdiens te wend. Só sê…http://news.nwu.ac.za/how-families-cope-mental-health-care-issues
How families cope with mental health care issues
2021-09-22 The whole family can be affected when living with a family member with a mental disorder, disability or developmental delay. Mechanisms to cope with the resulting stress include escape, avoidance, denial or looking to religion. This is according to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/myne-besig-om-nuttige-plante-limpopo-te-besmet
Myne is besig om nuttige plante in Limpopo te besmet
2021-09-22 Chroom uit mynaktiwiteite is in hoë konsentrasies gevind in plantspesies wat gewoonlik in huistuine in Sekhukhuneland, Limpopo, gekweek word. Dit is ’n potensiële gesondheidsgevaar. Dit is van die bevindings van Sutapa Adhikari, ’n doktorale student…http://news.nwu.ac.za/mines-are-contaminating-useful-plants-limpopo
Mines are contaminating useful plants in Limpopo
2021-09-27 Chromium from mining activities has been found in high concentrations in plant species commonly grown in household gardens in Sekhukhuneland, Limpopo, representing a potential health hazard. These are some of the findings of Sutapa Adhikari, a doctoral…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumna-helps-young-people-choose-right-career-paths
NWU alumna helps young people to choose the right career paths
2021-09-20 North-West University’s Mafikeng Campus alumna, Sphiwe Kabini, found that high school students had no way to learn about the opportunities that fit their personality, so she decided to start a mentorship initiative. The 31-year-old, who holds a Bcom in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/wespe-help-om-metaalkontaminasie-te-bepaal
Wespe help om metaalkontaminasie te bepaal
2021-09-22 Wespe (perdebye) word dikwels as plae beskou, maar hulle kan ’n groot rol in die ekostelsel speel, van bestuiwing totdat hulle ’n skakel in die voedselketting is. ’n Meestersgraadstudent van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU), Yasfir Tarif Nadat, onderneem ’n…http://news.nwu.ac.za/wasps-zoom-metal-contamination
Wasps zoom in on metal contamination
2021-09-22 Wasps are often viewed as pests but they can play a huge role in the ecosystem, from pollination to being a link in the food chain. North-West University (NWU) master’s student Yasfir Tarif Nadat is now undertaking a study to show how wasps can be indicators…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/oestersampioene-kan-bruin-seegras-n-voedingsryke-opsie-vir-inheemse-hoenders-maak
Oestersampioene kan bruin seegras ’n voedingsryke opsie vir inheemse hoenders maak
2021-09-22 Bruin seegras is bekend daarvoor dat dit ’n ryk bron van minerale soos kalsium, mangaan, kalium, natrium, fosfor, swael en yster is. Voeg oestersampioene by hierdie mengsel en die resultaat kan ’n baie voedingryke bron van voer vir inheemse hoenders wees.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/oyster-mushrooms-could-make-brown-seaweed-rich-pickings-indigenous-chickens