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Suid-Afrika post-2020: Covid-19 en die ekonomie (deel 1)
2021-01-12 Die jaar 2020 sal onthou word as een van ongekende onsekerheid, en dit lyk asof 2021 glad nie ’n tree agteruit gaan staan nie. Prof Raymond Parsons van die Besigheidskool by die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) gee vir ons ’n vooruitskouing van wat die nuwe jaar…http://news.nwu.ac.za/south-africa-post-2020-covid-19-and-economy-part-1
South Africa post-2020: Covid-19 and the economy (part 1)
2021-01-12 The year 2020 will be remembered as one of unprecedented uncertainty, and 2021 looks set to not buck its predecessor’s trend. Prof Raymond Parsons from the Business School at the North-West University (NWU) looks ahead at what the new year will hold for the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/suid-afrika-post-2020-covid-19-en-die-ekonomie-deel-2
Suid-Afrika post-2020: Covid-19 en die ekonomie (deel 2)
2021-01-14 Dit was toe nog nie die nadraai van die storm nie. Die reën stort nog steeds neer, maar Suid-Afrika se ekonomiese skip moet in die rigting van verlore welvaart gestuur word. In hierdie tweede deel van die reeks artikels kyk prof Raymond Parsons van die…http://news.nwu.ac.za/south-africa-post-2020-covid-19-and-economy-part-2
South Africa post-2020: Covid-19 and the economy (part 2)
2021-01-14 It was not the aftermath of the storm. Indeed, the rain was still pelting down, but South Africa’s economic ship needed to be steered towards lost prosperity. In this, the second part of a series of articles, Professor Raymond Parsons from the Business School…http://news.nwu.ac.za/accounting-sciences-flies-nwu-flag-high
Accounting Sciences flies the NWU flag high
2021-01-21 When it comes to academic excellence, the North-West University (NWU) prides itself on being the best. The School of Accounting Sciences recently added another feather to the university’s cap when the school walked away with four awards during the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-soccer-institute-goalkeeper-coach-joins-psl-team
NWU Soccer Institute goalkeeper coach joins PSL team
2021-01-21 North-West University (NWU) goalkeeper coach Thato Haraba has recently joined South Africa Premier Soccer League team Bloemfontein Celtic FC as a goalkeeper coach for the Free State-based outfit. Thato has been with the NWU Soccer Institute as a goal…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-phd-student-preserves-african-heritage-through-childrens-book-ndebele-mural-art
NWU PhD student preserves African heritage through children’s book on Ndebele mural art
2021-01-22 North-West University (NWU) PhD student in Indigenous Knowledge Systems Thulisile Bhuda recently wrote a children’s book that focuses on Ndebele mural art. According to Thulisile the aim of the book is to promote, preserve and disseminate African heritage…http://news.nwu.ac.za/why-monetary-policy-committee-leaves-interest-rates-unchanged
Why Monetary Policy Committee leaves interest rates unchanged
2021-01-26 Prof Raymond Parsons from the North-West University (NWU) Business School explains the rationale behind the Monetary Policy Committee’s decision to leave interest rates unchanged. “As widely expected the MPC again decided by a 3/2 vote to leave interest…http://news.nwu.ac.za/mail-guardian-recognises-glenvilles-service
Mail & Guardian recognises Glenville’s service
2021-01-26 Glenville Fransman, a senior administrative assistant at North-West University’s (NWU's) Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences was recently announced as one of the winners of the Mail & Guardian’s top 40 list of “Why we Serve”. He was…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-navorser-ondersoek-rol-van-tradisionele-medisyne-vir-velsiektes
NWU-navorser ondersoek rol van tradisionele medisyne vir velsiektes
2021-01-29 Talle mense maak op tradisionele plantgeneesmiddels staat om velsiektes te behandel. Nou het ’n navorser van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) ondersoek waarom hierdie plante doeltreffend is, en baan hy die weg vir verdere navorsing deur die farmaseutiese…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-researcher-investigates-role-traditional-medicine-skin-disorders
NWU researcher investigates role of traditional medicine in skin disorders
2021-01-29 Many people rely on traditional plant remedies to treat skin disorders, and now a North-West University (NWU) researcher has investigated why these plants are effective, paving the way for further research by the pharmaceutical industry. “The use of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/agter-die-skerms-van-n-pandemie
Agter die skerms van ’n pandemie
2021-01-29 “Dis ’n leerervaring sonder weerga.” Dit is hoe prof Petra Bester, direkteur van die Afrika-eenheid vir Transdissiplinêre Gesondheidsnavorsing (AUTHeR) by die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU), die eenheid se blootstelling aan die binnewerking van Noordwes-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/behind-scenes-pandemic
Behind the scenes of a pandemic
2021-01-29 “A learning experience like no other.” This is how Prof Petra Bester, director of the Africa Unit for Transdisciplinary Health Research (AUTHeR) at the North-West University (NWU), describes the unit’s exposure to the inner workings of the North West province…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumna-makes-her-mark-music-industry
NWU alumna makes her mark in the music industry
2021-01-28 North-West University (NWU) Vanderbijlpark Campus alumna Bonolo Phiri is a woman with two loves: information technology and music. Throughout her career, this IT graduate and rising Afro-Soul star has seamlessly bounced between her IT career and music.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/deal-lifestyle-diseases-avoid-severe-covid-19-symptoms
Deal with lifestyle diseases to avoid severe Covid-19 symptoms
2021-01-28 “Individuals with comorbidities such as obesity, hypertension, diabetes mellitus and sendentarism, are at high risk of being severely ill when contracting Covid-19,” says Prof Ushotanefe Useh, acting director of the research entity Lifestyle Diseases at the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/studie-ondersoek-die-kern-van-geweld-skole
Studie ondersoek die kern van geweld in skole
2021-01-29 Onderwys word dikwels as ’n roeping eerder as ’n beroep beskou. Maar daardie roeping ontaard vinnig in ’n nagmerrie wanneer onderwysers aangeval word deur juis dié mense wat hulle probeer opvoed. Oor die afgelope paar jaar was daar talle berigte in die…http://news.nwu.ac.za/didintle-netball-superstar
Didintle is a netball superstar
2020-12-02 North-West University (NWU) alumna Didintle Keebine literally eats, sleeps and breathes netball and her dedication to the sport has paid off. After participating in the recent Telkom Netball League, she was announced as one of the superstars of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-research-entity-looks-lifestyle-diseases-lokaleng-village
NWU research entity looks into lifestyle diseases in Lokaleng village
2020-12-03 On 28 November 2020 the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Lifestyle research entity in the Faculty of Health Sciences shared its research findings on the lifestyle of the Lokaleng village - situated only a few kilometres from the NWU’s Mahikeng Campus - with…http://news.nwu.ac.za/prof-jan-van-romburgh-ready-serve
Prof Jan Van Romburgh is ready to serve
2020-12-02 With over 16 years of service at the North-West University (NWU), Prof Jan van Romburgh has been appointed as the chief director of the North-West University Business School. Prof Jan’s appointment is effective from 1 January 2021. In his new…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-tennis-wizz-partake-international-premier-tennis-challenge