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Boomplantasies benadeel ekostelsels
2021-07-02 Deur inheemse woude met boomplantasies te vervang, word die grond op ’n mikrobiese vlak benadeel deur ’n impak op die vrugbaarheid van die grond en die gesondheid van die planeet te hê. Dit is een van die gevolgtrekkings waartoe die Noordwes-Universiteit (…http://news.nwu.ac.za/tree-plantations-are-harming-ecosystems
Tree plantations are harming ecosystems
2021-07-02 Replacing native forests with tree plantations is harming the soil at a microbial level by having an impact on soil fertility and the health of the planet. This is one of the conclusions of North-West University (NWU) academic Prof Olubukola Oluranti…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/laat-die-grondwet-vir-straatverkopers-werk
Laat die Grondwet vir straatverkopers werk
2021-06-23 Terwyl die informele sektor honderde duisende mense uit armoede ophef, verhinder verskeie munisipale verordeninge die uitbreiding van hulle sakeondernemings, en skend in ’n mate hulle regte. ’n Navorser aan die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) glo dat ’n moontlike…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/nwu-moves-wellness
NWU MOVES for wellness
2021-06-29 On 7 June 2021 the North-West University (NWU) kicked off its annual MOVE for Wellness challenge for the fourth consecutive year. This 12-week physical activity programme is sponsored by 4D HEALTH and hosted by the NWU across its three campuses. The…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/kriptogeldeenhede-n-suksesverhaal
Kriptogeldeenhede: ’n suksesverhaal?
2021-05-27 Dit wil voorkom of die wêreld van bitcoin hier is om te bly, ten spyte van talle voorspellings dat dit enige oomblik in duie gaan stort. Elon Musk het oor die naweek beweer dat met ’n keuse tussen kriptogeldeenhede en fiatgeldeenhede soos die dollar, euro…http://news.nwu.ac.za/cryptocurrencies-dressed-success
Cryptocurrencies: dressed for success?
2021-05-27 The world of bitcoin appears to be here to stay, despite many forecasts that the ride is going to end at any moment. Over the weekend, Elon Musk argued that in a choice between cryptocurrencies and fiat currencies such as the dollar, euro and the yen his…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-engineers-and-biokineticists-brainstorm-2024-bionic-olympics
NWU engineers and biokineticists brainstorm for 2024 Bionic Olympics
2021-06-08 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) engineers and biokineticists are preparing to take on universities from around the world in the 2024 International Cybathlon, which will see athletes with physical disabilities competing to complete everyday tasks using…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-colloquium-examines-terrorism-africa
NWU colloquium examines terrorism in Africa
2021-05-31 With terrorism activities on the rise in Africa, the School of Government Studies at the North-West University (NWU) recently hosted a colloquium on the prospective trajectories of terrorism on the continent. At the colloquium national and international…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nuwe-nwu-genootskap-bevorder-oop-opvoedkundige-hulpbronne
Nuwe NWU-genootskap bevorder oop opvoedkundige hulpbronne
2021-05-31 Die deel van kennishulpbronne is ’n groeiende wêreldwye tendens en die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) het met ’n unieke Suid-Afrikaanse inisiatief begin om die skep en gebruik van oorspronklike oop opvoedkundige hulpbronne te bevorder. Die NWU-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/should-2021-south-african-local-government-elections-be-synchronised
Should the 2021 South African local government elections be synchronised?
2021-06-07 Should this year’s local government elections be postponed and run together with the provincial and national elections as a single event in 2024? This question is currently being discussed widely and was also the main question during a webinar hosted by…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-animal-health-hospital-bolsters-service-offerings
NWU animal health hospital bolsters service offerings
2021-06-10 As of 1 June, animal owners living within a 25-kilometre radius of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus can look forward to more services from the institution’s animal hospital. The Dale Bieghle Animal Health Hospital, as it is formally…http://news.nwu.ac.za/university-collaboration-reaches-promising-covid-19-vaccine-results
University collaboration reaches promising Covid-19 vaccine results
2021-06-17 Walter Sisulu University (WSU) and the North-West University (NWU) jointly announced "very promising first results" from preclinical trials on a new Covid-19 vaccine candidate on Tuesday, 8 June. The WSU Medical School has a rich history of producing…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/innoverende-navorsing-gee-aandag-aan-die-mishandeling-van-bejaardes
Innoverende navorsing gee aandag aan die mishandeling van bejaardes
2021-06-08 Mishandeling van bejaardes is ’n onderwerp in ons samelewing wat dikwels misken word. Vir een PhD-student in Maatskaplike Werk het dit nie ongemerk verbygegaan nie. Gcotyiswa Mtiya-Thimla het haar PhD in Maatskaplike Werk aan die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) (…http://news.nwu.ac.za/innovative-research-addresses-abuse-elderly
Innovative research addresses abuse of the elderly
2021-06-10 Abuse of the elderly is a topic that is often overlooked in our society. For one PhD Social Work student, this did not go unnoticed. Gcotyiswa Mtiya-Thimla completed her PhD in Social Work at the North-West University (NWU) (2020), where she focused her…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/geluk-olimpiese-elroy
Geluk, Olimpiese Elroy!
2021-06-14 Die Noordwes-Universiteit is trots om vir Elroy Gelant, ʼn personeellid by Mense en Kultuur, geluk te wens met sy insluiting in die Suid-Afrikaanse span wat van 23 Julie tot 8 Augustus in die Olimpiese Spele in Tokio, Japan geen deelneem. Hy gaan op 7…http://news.nwu.ac.za/congratulations-olympic-elroy
Congratulations, Olympic Elroy!
2021-06-10 The North-West University (NWU) is proud to congratulate Elroy Gelant, a staff member in People and Culture, on making the South African squad that will compete at the Olympic Games from 23 July to 8 August in Tokyo, Japan. He will compete in the marathon…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/ons-eie-bewese-kundige-metafactio
Ons eie bewese kundige by Metafact.io
2021-06-10 Prof Cornelie Nienaber-Rousseau word deur Metafact, ’n aanlyn platform wat wetenskaplike inligting fynkam om slegs geverifieerde feite aan hulle gehoor te lewer, as ’n bewese kundige erken. Hulle missie is om mense in kontak te bring met betroubare bewyse oor…http://news.nwu.ac.za/our-own-verified-expert-metafactio
Our own verified expert on Metafact.io
2021-06-11 Prof Cornelie Nienaber-Rousseau is considered by Metafact, an online platform with a quest to dig into scientific information to deliver only verified facts to their audience, to be a verified expert. Their mission is to connect people with trusted evidence…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/liberale-benadering-oor-die-voorsiening-van-energie-goed-vir-beleggings