2020-03-05
This year the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark welcomed not only a record number of first-year students, but also the cream of the matriculant crop of the South Gauteng region.
During a recent celebratory event, members of the…
2020-03-06
Did you know that in South Africa, there are approximately three million people living with a rare disease? This means that one in every 16 people are directly affected by a rare disease.
The Centre of Human Metabolomics (CHM) at the North-West…
2020-03-06
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Humanities in collaboration with the office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Research and innovation recently hosted a public lecture titled: “An ethic of care: The soft voice in ethics”.
“This is the very…
2020-03-06
On Thursday, 5 March 2020, the Sasol Foundation donated a mobile science laboratory to the North-West University (NWU) that will deliver practical science education to thousands of learners around the North West Province.
When fully utilised, this state-…
2020-03-05
North-West University (NWU) honours student in business statistics Ketsane Benson Nkuna has been announced as one of the winners of the South African Statistical Association (SASA) Bursary and Scholarship competition for 2019.
The NWU’s subject group…
2020-03-09
Hosting several events, the North-West University (NWU) recently celebrated international Open Education Week from 2 to 6 March 2020.
The global celebration aims to raise awareness and showcase the impact of open education on teaching and learning…
2020-03-09
With South Africa’s third COVID-19 case confirmed over the weekend, a North-West University (NWU) academic believes that effective border control is needed to curb the further spread of the Coronavirus.
Prof Muhiyatshombe Lukamba says a large number of…
2020-03-10
Suid-Afrika het sedert 1994 sy derde resessie beleef en negatiewe groei lê die land se reeds sukkelende ekonomie aan bande.
Voeg hierby ’n daling van 1,4% in die bruto binnelandse produk, asook die droewige toestand van ons ondernemings in staatsbesit, en…
2020-03-10
South Africa has slipped into its third recession since 1994 and negative growth is hampering the country’s already struggling economy.
Add to this a drop of 1,4% in the gross domestic product and the dire state of our state-owned enterprises, and it is…
2020-03-10
Hulle mag dalk jare uit mekaar gebore wees, maar moeder en dogter deel dieselfde doelwit: om hulle onderskeie nagraadse kwalifikasies in die 2020- akademiese jaar te verwerf.
Fatima de Abreu en haar dogter, Michaela Raymakers, het hierdie jaar albei by…
2020-03-10
They may be years apart, but mother and daughter share the same goal: to successfully complete their respective postgraduate qualifications during the 2020 academic year.
This year saw Fatima De Abreu and her daughter, Michaela Raymakers, both fall in…
2020-03-10
Menseregtemaand word in Maart gevier om Suid-Afrikaners te herinner aan die opofferings wat gepaard gegaan het met die stryd om demokrasie in Suid-Afrika te bewerkstellig.
In die lig hiervan gaan die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU), in samewerking met en…
2020-03-10
Human Rights Month is commemorated in March to remind South Africans about the sacrifices that accompanied the struggle for the attainment of democracy in South Africa.
In light hereof, the North-West University (NWU), in collaboration with the office of…
2020-03-11
Although the North-West University (NWU) is dedicated to academic excellence and superior research, it is also committed to bettering people’s lives in the communities it serves.
One way the NWU has been paying it forward is through its successful…
2020-03-11
The North-West University (NWU), in conjunction with The Department of Arts, Culture, Sport and Recreation (DACSR) and the Ruth Mompati Foundation, hosted a memorial lecture to celebrate and honour the legacy of the late struggle stalwart Dr Ruth Segomotsi…
2020-03-11
The North West MEC for Health, Honourable Madoda Sambatha, appointed Prof Leepile Alfred Sehularo, an associate professor in the North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Nursing Science at the campus in Mahikeng, to the North West Mental Health Review…
2020-03-13
The North-West University (NWU) celebrated its best-of-the-best lecturers during its Teaching Excellence Awards ceremony (TEA). This annual event took place on 12 March at the Snowflake venue in Potchefstroom.
Dr Deon van Tonder of the Faculty of Education…
2020-03-16
“Market trends and other economic data confirm that the coronavirus pandemic (Covid-19) now poses a clear and present danger to the South African economy. The ripple effects from the economic dislocation elsewhere and the immense volatility in financial…
2020-03-16
Despite some remarkable advances in the history of mankind, the functionality of the human brain remains a mystery. Wouldn’t the possibility to look into the human brain with high precision in a much easier way just be amazing? This has just been made…
2020-03-16
Digitising South Africa’s 11 official languages could go a long way towards creating a truly multilingual society. Various projects are currently in progress at the South African Centre for Digital Language Resources (SADiLaR), located at the North-West…
