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NWU alumnus and male netball star is shining bright
2021-05-06 North-West University (NWU) alumnus Thulani Tlhapi has proven that netball is not a sport only women can excel in. Thulani, who currently plays for the Ikageng Classics, an all-male team based in Potchefstroom, recently represented the Dr Kenneth Kaunda…https://news.nwu.ac.za/using-management-technology-ensure-constitutional-right-water
Using management technology to ensure the constitutional right to water
2021-06-23 Intelligent water management technologies could be the answer to some of South Africa’s water challenges. This is the view of Nicolene Steyn, one of the youngest PhD students at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Law, who believes smart…https://news.nwu.ac.za/akker-european-colossus
Akker a European colossus
2021-02-24 There cannot be a more contrasting display of two rugby players’ personalities than the punch-up between Schalk Brits and Akker van der Merwe in 2019. The two Springbok hookers – Brits donning the blue of the Bulls, Van der Merwe the black of the Sharks –…https://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…https://news.nwu.ac.za/study-large-scale-potential-store-renewable-hydrogen
Study into large-scale potential to store renewable hydrogen
2021-09-22 Power fluctuations sometimes associated with renewable energy resources could become a thing of the past through research under way at the North-West University (NWU) on new and better ways to store hydrogen. The HySA Centre of Competence (Coc) at the NWU…https://news.nwu.ac.za/waternet-team-open-watershed-experiences-nwu
WaterNet team open to watershed experiences at NWU
2021-10-28 From January 2022, the secretariat of the regional water research network known as WaterNet will be based at Mahikeng Campus of the North-West University (NWU) as part of a five-year agreement. We caught up with the WaterNet executive management head,…https://news.nwu.ac.za/purple-signifies-excellence-remembrance-and-above-all-hope
Purple signifies excellence, remembrance and above all, hope
2021-12-08 During the month of December, the three main gates of the campuses of the North-West University (NWU) in Mahikeng, Potchefstroom and Vanderbijlpark will be illuminated in purple as a symbolic gesture of perseverance during the Covid-19 pandemic. The lighting…https://news.nwu.ac.za/dr-anja-graduated-and-stood-out-rest
Dr Anja graduated and stood out from the rest
2022-08-03 The famous French fashion designer Coco Chanel said to be irreplaceable, one must always be different and that was definitely the case when Dr Anja Erasmus received her PhD in Environmental Science on 29 July 2022. She stood out by wearing a dress with her…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-experts-share-their-journeys-breast-cancer
NWU experts share their journeys with breast cancer
2022-10-19 It is the diagnosis dreaded by most: cancer. Two professors at the North-West University (NWU) who were both affected in different ways by this life-threatening disease, say the emotional toll it takes can be just as detrimental as the physical havoc it…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-strengthens-ties-industry-employers
NWU strengthens ties with industry employers
2022-08-31 by Phenyo Mokgothu and Nande Kolo According to statistician-general and head of Statistics South Africa Risenga Maluleke, the world of work is a competitive space where the skilled and unskilled often compete for opportunities, with some feeling discouraged…https://news.nwu.ac.za/engineering-student-wins-s2a3-masters-medal
Engineering student wins S2A3 Master’s medal.
2023-05-15 By Aldrin Ngorima Developing a novel technique to support a South African company to better deal with noisy call centre audio, resulted in a S2A3 Master’s Medal for recipient, Walter Heymans. The medal is an annual award given to the most exceptional…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-goes-green
NWU goes green
2023-04-28 The environment encompasses all living and non-living things, and we see how negative impacts harm the environment. Human beings need to understand the environment and the impact of human behaviour that causes climate change, resulting in soil erosion, poor…https://news.nwu.ac.za/researcher-brings-african-populations-previously-eurocentric-cell-research
Researcher brings African populations into previously Eurocentric cell research
2023-07-31 Why did some people experience more severe coronavirus symptoms than others during the Covid-19 pandemic? International researchers believe part of the answer may lie deep within human cells, specifically in the small circular chromosome inside each cell,…https://news.nwu.ac.za/scarce-skill-puts-nwu-taxonomist-forefront-describing-parasites
Scarce skill puts NWU taxonomist at forefront of describing parasites
2023-09-01 “What is in a name?” William Shakespeare wanted to know. A young researcher from the North-West University (NWU) knows exactly how important a name is. She is currently believed to be the youngest gnathiid taxonomist in the world, at the forefront of…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-prof-bismark-tyobeka-we-need-invest-nuclear-expertise-or-lose-it
NWU’s Prof Bismark Tyobeka: We need to invest in nuclear expertise, or lose it
2023-09-18 The global energy dependency clock is ticking, and in South Africa it is doing so at a dizzying pace. What started as an impending energy crisis more than a decade ago has morphed into a situation that can only be described as akin to an irrevocable…https://news.nwu.ac.za/lifting-dreams-stimulates-young-minds
Lifting Dreams stimulates young minds
2023-11-17 When we all lend a hand in helping the communities around us, we improve everyone's quality of life. This is what the Lifting Dreams organisation aims to do. Lifting Dreams seeks to transform communities through education – and it should come as no surprise…https://news.nwu.ac.za/youth-learning-festival-reaches-out-unemployed-young-people
Youth Learning Festival reaches out to unemployed young people
2023-11-17 Teaching the youth community-based research and transversal skills is a valuable investment in the future. It not only benefits the individual by providing practical skills and a sense of purpose, but also contributes to the growth and well-being of the…https://news.nwu.ac.za/new-planetary-commons-law-and-governance-urgently-needed-safeguard-functions-critical-earth-systems
New planetary commons law and governance urgently needed to safeguard functions of critical Earth systems
2024-02-27 It is time to realise and accept that we, as a species, share a responsibility to work together to safeguard all the environmental systems that regulate the functioning and state of the planet. This is according to Louis Kotzé, research professor at the…https://news.nwu.ac.za/stand-and-speak-out-assembly-against-gender-based-violence
Stand up and speak out: an assembly against gender-based violence
2024-03-06 On 13 November, the North-West University (NWU), in collaboration with the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET), Higher Health (HH) and the Vuselela Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) College, hosted a gender-based violence (GBV…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-launches-educational-card-game-prosper-mark-world-ip-day