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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/broad-budget-speech-positive-business-and-consumers
Broad Budget speech is positive for business and consumers
2022-02-25 “In challenging economic circumstances Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana displayed a safe pair of hands in navigating South Africa’s public finances towards debt stability and fiscal sustainability in the immediate future.” In commenting on the 2022 Budget…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/partnership-aims-boost-financial-literacy-among-students
Partnership aims to boost financial literacy among students
2025-09-18 The North-West University (NWU) is actively reinforcing its dedication to student success by recently partnering with Blackbullion, a digital platform designed to build financial literacy. This partnership desires to give students the knowledge and skills…http://www.nwu.ac.za/event/faculty-health-sciences-understanding-ipc-era-covid-19-free-cpd-accredited-webinar
Faculty of Health Sciences: Understanding IPC in the era of Covid-19 - Free CPD accredited webinar
2021-03-18 [accordion] Scope of the webinar course Due to the effects of COVID-19 and in preparation for the 3rd wave, the CSIR team has developed a course on both COVID-19 and TB Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) management in healthcare settings…http://www.nwu.ac.za/date/nwu-integrated-research-integrity-management-system-irims-concepts-structures
NWU Integrated Research Integrity Management System (IRIMS): Concepts, Structures, Processes, and Procedures
2024-02-20 You're cordially invited to attend "The NWU Integrated Research Integrity Management System (IRIMS): Concepts, Structures, Processes, and Procedures," presented by Prof. Minrie Greeff from the Research Integrity Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor:…http://commerce.nwu.ac.za/management-sciences/community-engagement
Community Engagement
2025-04-14 LL Click and drag to resize , Poster Timelines Timeline, The Leopards Lair Competition provides a meaningful learning experience for students of the NWU who are interested in pursuing new venture creation, as an alternative to traditional employment or as a mechanism for gaining experiential business development…, Rules, Only registered students of NWU may participate. Teams may consist of 1-3 members, but only one team member may present/pitch. No late submissions will be accepted. English will be the language of communication and any submissions in other languages will…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-football-coach-malgas-earns-caf-licence
NWU football coach Malgas earns CAF A Licence
2026-03-31 Nkululeko Khwezilomso Malgas, manager of the North-West University (NWU) Soccer Institute, has obtained a CAF A coaching licence, a development he says will strengthen player training and coaching standards at the institution. Nkululeko linked the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/speltoetser-om-gratis-afgelaai-te-word-nou-vir-sa-tale-beskikbaar
Speltoetser om gratis afgelaai te word nou vir SA-tale beskikbaar
2022-10-10 Die Speltoetsers vir Suid-Afrikaanse Tale (Spelling Checkers for South African Languages), ’n spel- en woordafbrekingtoetser-instrument vir tien van Suid-Afrika se amptelike tale, Engels uitgesluit, is nou beskikbaar om gratis van die webwerf van…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-optentia-hosts-vlir-uos
NWU Optentia hosts VLIR-UOS
2017-06-05 Optentia, a research focus area on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark, recently hosted Mr Christophe Goossens, programme officer for the Flemish Inter-university Council for University Development Cooperation (VLIR-UOS) Over the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/buoyant-nwu-pools-expertise-sustainable-diving-tourism
Buoyant NWU pools expertise on sustainable diving tourism
2018-07-17 Scuba diving at high-latitude marine localities such as Southern Africa and the Mediterranean Sea has significant tourism potential. Tapping into this necessitates a strong focus on sustainable diving tourism, and this is an area where the North-West…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-appoints-medical-specialists
NWU appoints medical specialists
2020-01-16 The North-West University’s (NWU's) Centre for Health and Human Performance (CHHP) is expanding their expertise in the field of psychology, neurology and biokinetics. This multidisciplinary team applies leading scientific expertise to optimise the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/government-taps-nwu%25E2%2580%2599s-expertise
Government taps into NWU’s expertise
2020-02-18 The North West provincial government has reaffirmed its confidence in the North-West University (NWU), as one of its experts in the Faculty of Health Sciences now serves on the province’s Emergency Medical Service Advisory Committee (EMSAC). Prof Andrew…http://news.nwu.ac.za/year-running-start-%25E2%2580%2593-prof-linda-du-plessis
The year is off to a running start – Prof Linda du Plessis
2022-08-19 “The year is certainly off to a running start. January is already something of the past, our registration process went well and our classes commenced successful and without any incidents or disruptions.” This is the message from Prof Linda du Plessis,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/getting-constitution-work-street-traders
Getting the Constitution to work for street traders
2021-06-23 While the informal economy is lifting hundreds of thousands of people out of poverty, several municipal by-laws hinder the growth of their businesses, and – to some extent – allow for the violation of their rights. A researcher from the North-West University…http://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…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-examines-multilingual-online-responses-court-arrest-defence-lawyer-meyiwa-murder-case
NWU academic examines multilingual online responses on the in-court arrest of defence lawyer in Meyiwa murder case
2022-08-22 North-West University (NWU) academic in the Indigenous Language Media in Africa research entity Prof Gilbert Motsaathebe recently presented a seminar titled “Multilingual online responses on the ‘Hollywood-style’ arrest of a defence lawyer in a high-profile…http://news.nwu.ac.za/what-needs-be-done-ensure-ecd-coding-and-robotics-curriculum-succeeds
What needs to be done to ensure ECD coding and robotics curriculum succeeds
2022-08-15 An early childhood education specialist at the North-West University (NWU) has welcomed the recently published, first-ever draft curriculum for teaching coding and robotics from Grades R to 3. However, she emphasises that some hard work lies ahead if the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/improving-service-delivery-public-sector-researchers-aim