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Harvard report on growth through inclusion in South Africa is timely and relevant
2023-11-20 The all-encompassing and wide-ranging 178-page diagnostics of the South African economy embedded in the report “Growth Through Inclusion in South Africa”, prepared by Ricardo Hausmann and his team from the Growth Laboratory at Harvard University, is a timely…https://news.nwu.ac.za/voices-river-choir-showcases-their-excellence
Voices of the River Choir showcases their excellence.
2023-11-21 The Voices of the River choir from the North-West University (NWU) recently participated in The Lengau Choral Music Association (LECMA) competition. They came second in the wafa wafa large category. They performed an extract from Giuseppe Verdi’s opera,…https://news.nwu.ac.za/empowering-change-uniting-against-gender-based-violence
Empowering change: uniting against gender-based violence
2023-11-22 Through a collaborative effort between the North-West University (NWU) and the universities of Pretoria, Venda, and Limpopo, the Ubuntu Community Model in Nursing hosted a poignant gender-based violence (GBV) awareness event at the Mahikeng Provincial…https://humanities.nwu.ac.za/af/social-sciences/baccalaureus-artium-programme
Baccalaureus Artium-Programme
2023-11-22 ’n Baccalaureus Artium (BA) is ’n breë interdissiplinêre voorgraadse graadprogram wat algemene opleiding, keusevakke en ’n hoof-studiegebied omvat. BA-programme gee studente oor die algemeen meer buigsaamheid in die keuse…https://humanities.nwu.ac.za/af/social-sciences/voorgraadse-studie-opsies
Voorgraadse studie opsies
2023-11-23 BA-program in Sosiale Wetenskappe (BSocSc) Potchefstroom Individu en Samelewing (909 100 L301P) Sosiale Dinamiek (909 100 L302P) Politiek en Samelewing (909 100 L303P) Kultuur en Samelewing (909 100 L304P) Omgewing en…https://news.nwu.ac.za/alumnus-and-student-triumph-north-west-sports-awards
Alumnus and student triumph at North West Sports Awards
2023-11-23 The North West Sports Awards took place on 18 November, and the North-West University (NWU) scored two top spots. Onalenna Tsae, alumnus and former coach of the NWU boxing team, clinched the title of Sports Administrator of the Year. NWU student and a…https://news.nwu.ac.za/kohinoor-business-school-and-nwu-forge-educational-tie
Kohinoor Business School and NWU forge educational tie
2023-11-23 A delegation from Kohinoor Business School in Mumbai, India, recently embarked on a week-long visit to the North-West University (NWU). Ten delegates, including eight master's students and two professors, visited the three NWU campuses, marking a pivotal…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/dit-steeds-eties-om-steenkoolnavorsing-suid-afrika-te-doen
Is dit steeds eties om steenkoolnavorsing in Suid-Afrika te doen?
2023-11-23 Terwyl die debat oor die effek van fossielbrandstowwe op klimaatsverandering voortwoed, word indringende vrae oor die gebruik van fossielbrandstof as ’n groot deel van die land se energieproduksiepakket gevra. Nou vra prof Marco le Roux van die Fakulteit…https://news.nwu.ac.za/it-still-ethical-conduct-coal-research-south-africa
Is it still ethical to conduct coal research in South Africa?
2023-11-23 As the debate on the effect of fossil fuels on climate change rages on, questions regarding the use of fossils fuels as a major part of the country’s energy-producing package are hotly disputed. Now, Prof Marco le Roux of the Faculty of Engineering at the…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/noordwes-universiteit-gee-erkenning-aan-sy-baanbreker-alumni
Noordwes-Universiteit gee erkenning aan sy baanbreker-alumni
2023-11-23 Die alumni van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) skitter deurlopend op hulle onderskeie kundigheidsgebiede, nasionaal sowel as internasionaal. Die NWU het tien van hierdie merkwaardige beroepslui tydens die universiteit se glansryke geleentheid vir die…https://news.nwu.ac.za/our-straining-economy-deteriorating-our-health
Our straining economy is deteriorating our health
2023-11-23 • The share of the population unable to afford a healthy diet has fallen across all income groups • Loadshedding has increased costs and pushed up prices throughout the food production value chain • Food prices are not only determined by supply and demand,…https://news.nwu.ac.za/linking-culture-and-biodiversity-key-conservation
Linking culture and biodiversity is key to conservation
2023-11-23 He found them in the mountains and streams of Limpopo. Frogs and lizards, big and small, all of them equally exciting to his inquisitive mind. To the despair of grandmother he would run around with them in his pockets – yes, even snakes – as his rural…https://news.nwu.ac.za/poverty-thrives-where-corruption-high
Poverty thrives where corruption is high
2023-11-23 “When good governance is sacrificed on the altar of corruption, service delivery falters. Where corruption thrives, as we have seen in many of our municipalities, an increase in poverty becomes inevitable.” This is according to Prof Kedibone Phago, director…https://news.nwu.ac.za/north-west-university-recognises-its-trailblazer-alumni
North-West University recognises its trailblazer alumni
2023-11-23 The alumni of the North-West University (NWU) continuously shine in their respective fields of expertise, both nationally and internationally. The NWU recognised ten of these remarkable career professionals during the university’s prestigious Alumni Awards of…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-and-iaea-join-forces-advance-nuclear-forensic-science-training
NWU and IAEA join forces to advance nuclear forensic science training
2023-11-23 -NWU and IAEA collaborate to train students in nuclear forensic science -The partnership will develop a Nuclear Crime Scene Management Laboratory -The IAEA has recommended that each of its member states establish a national nuclear forensic library In a…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/ruimtebiologie-gaan-n-eerste-vir-afrika-wees
Ruimtebiologie gaan ’n eerste vir Afrika wees
2023-11-23 Dit gaan ’n eerste vir Afrika wees: Een innoverende tree deur die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) en een yslike tree deur die vasteland. Die NWU se Fakulteit Natuur- en Landbouwetenskappe is gereed om die navorsingsarea RuimteBiologie@NWU bekend te stel. Volgens…https://news.nwu.ac.za/space-biology-will-be-first-africa
Space biology will be a first for Africa
2023-11-23 It will be a first for Africa: One innovative step by the North-West University (NWU) and one giant leap by the continent. The NWU’s Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences is set to launch the research area SpaceBiology@NWU. According to one of the…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/sentrum-vir-waterwetenskap-en-bestuur-beskerm-ons-uiters-waardevolle-hulpbron
Sentrum vir Waterwetenskap en Bestuur beskerm ons uiters waardevolle hulpbron
2023-11-23 Om oppervlak- en grondwater teen mynaktiwiteite te beskerm, is noodsaaklik om ons ekostelsels, openbare gesondheid en volhoubare waterhulpbronne te beveilig. Dit is waarom die Sentrum vir Waterwetenskap en Bestuur (CWSM) by die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) en…https://news.nwu.ac.za/centre-water-science-and-management-protecting-our-invaluable-resource