2020-04-14
In March 2020, the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the outbreak of a new coronavirus disease (Covid-19) as a global pandemic. Subsequently many people are overwhelmed by feelings of worry and anxiousness, especially by the constantly changing…
2020-04-14
As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc locally and internationally, NWU’s experts have been roped in to assist with the validation of a new test in the fight against it.
The new test is being developed by a wholly owned South African…
2020-04-14
South Africa’s employment history has very little written about employed fathers compared to records about working mothers. However, fathers have been out in the workplace, away from home, longer than mothers have.
During the apartheid era, the migrant…
2020-04-15
* A realistic, optimistic plan of action is needed
“The coronavirus pandemic is a health war that has led to an economic war, so South Africa requires a multidimensional plan to survive.”
Prof Danie Meyer, a development economist and director of the…
2020-04-15
The North-West University (NWU) and the North West Department of Health (NWDoH) are joining hands in the fight against the deadly severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, known as COVID-19.
The department’s deputy director-general, Mr Polaki…
2020-04-15
“The South African Reserve Bank’s (SARB’s) surprise decision to cut interest rates by another 100 basis points is a welcome move. This will help to support the South African economy as it grapples with a rapidly deteriorating situation as a result of the…
2020-04-15
There is a saying in Tibetan: “Tragedy should be utilised as a source of strength. No matter what sort of difficulties, how painful experience is, if we lose our hope, that's our real disaster.”
This quote by the Dalai Lama XIV has perhaps never been…
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…
2020-04-20
Vivien Redelinghuys, a second-year BA sociology and labour relations student at the North-West University (NWU), became an overnight sensation after going viral on social media.
Vivien and a family friend, Anthony Hattingh, posted a video of themselves…
2020-04-20
Across the world the Covid-19 pandemic has changed our assumptive worlds drastically, yet life continues to happen. Babies are born, people develop health conditions that are not related to Covid-19, others reach milestone birthdays, while others die.
Dr…
2020-04-21
NWU FM, the radio station on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng, is collaborating with community radio stations across the North West Province to keep listeners informed and entertained during the national lockdown.
NWU FM station…
2020-04-21
The team from PUKfm, the radio station on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Potchefstroom, was filled with joy and excitement after they walked away with three awards during the South African Radio Awards ceremony which was held on 17 April…
2020-04-22
‘President Cyril Ramaphosa’s additional economic support package to address the fallout on the economy from Covid-19 represents a highly substantial raft of measures designed to assist distressed businesses, households and individuals, adding up to about…
2020-04-22
Four researchers from the North-West University (NWU) have been nominated for this year’s Science Oscars.
The nominees for the NSTF-South32 Awards are Prof Rose Hayeshi, director of and associate professor at the DSI/NWU Preclinical Drug Development…
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…
2020-04-23
Vincent Kheswa is ’n man van vele talente. Hy is bekend as opvoeder, digter, skrywer, openbare spreker, liedjieskrywer en opnamekunstenaar. En nou is hierdie talentvolle alumnus van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) ook ’n genomineerde in vele kategorieë in…
2020-04-23
Vincent Kheswa is a man of many abilities. He enjoys acclaim as an educator, a poet, a writer, a public speaker, a songwriter and a recording artist. And now, this talented alumnus of the North-West University (NWU), is also a multi-category nominee in the…
2020-04-23
’n Klein navorsingsgroepie aan die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) is besig om werklike belangstelling in hulle werk oor kunsmatige intelligensie (KI) te ontlok.
“Die mate van belangstelling was ietwat van ’n verrassing,” sê prof Marelie Davel, wat onlangs saam…
2020-04-23
A small research group at the North-West University (NWU) is starting to attract real interest for their work on artificial intelligence (AI).
“The amount of interest has come as something of a surprise,” says Prof Marelie Davel, who – with PhD student Tian…
2020-04-23
Covid-19 is tightening its grip and those with the least financial means are feeling its stranglehold the most. Their plight is being heard. Students from the North-West University (NWU) again showed that – even in the face of a global pandemic – their…
