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Spotlight on service delivering during lockdown
2020-04-29 Countries the world over are faced with overcoming a united threat in the form of the global Covid-19 pandemic. More often than not, the most vulnerable are the communities in developing countries, especially those relying on government to meet their…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-teams-set-assistance-nw-health-motion
NWU teams set assistance to NW Health in motion
2020-04-30 Epidemiological and technical assistance against COVID-19 is the latest contribution in the collaboration between the North-West University and the North West Department of Health (NWDoH). This entails the NWU drafting scenarios and assisting with an…https://news.nwu.ac.za/create-news-4
Three lecturers chosen as TAU fellows
2020-11-27 Three North-West University (NWU) academics have been chosen for the South African Teaching Advancement at University (TAU) Fellowship Programme. It is a great honour to be selected by the TAU panel and confirms that the NWU’s academics have a well-deserved…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-ontwerpers-skitter-weer-eens-groot-kompetisies
NWU-ontwerpers skitter weer eens by groot kompetisies
2020-11-30 NWU-ontwerpers skitter weer eens by groot kompetisies Studente en gegradueerdes van die NWU se Grafiese Ontwerp-vakgroep het weer eens geskitter toe hulle in die onlangse internasionale Loerie-toekennings en nasionale Pendoring-toekennings talle oorwinnings…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-designers-shine-once-again-major-competitions
NWU designers shine once again in major competitions
2020-12-01 Students and graduates of the NWU’s Graphic Design subject group have again dazzled with numerous wins and nominations in the recent international Loerie Awards and national Pendoring Awards. They have also excelled in various other competitions. Their…https://news.nwu.ac.za/chhp-%25E2%2580%2593-we-are-cloning-expertise
CHHP – we are cloning expertise!
2020-09-07 In the short life of the Centre for Health and Human Performance (CHHP) at the North-West University (NWU) it has already become known as one of the most exceptional centres that tertiary-education institutions have to offer. One of the factors that…https://news.nwu.ac.za/celebrating-indigenous-languages-during-heritage-month
Celebrating indigenous languages during Heritage Month
2020-09-07 As South Africa celebrate Heritage Month, North-West University (NWU) academic and acting director for the Centre for Indigenous Knowledge Systems, Dr Motheo Koitsiwe, says there is a need for the country to celebrate its own indigenous languages. “It is…https://news.nwu.ac.za/innovative-lecturing-approach-during-lockdown
Innovative lecturing approach during lockdown
2020-09-08 Planning is everything. It may be time-consuming, but it is well worth the effort. So says Meelan Roopa, lecturer in Business Engineering and Design in the Faculty of Engineering, sharing his story about teaching and learning during the lockdown period…https://news.nwu.ac.za/trade-hosts-economic-development-master-class-event
TRADE hosts economic development master-class event
2020-09-08 Informal sector can play bigger role in job creation The TRADE research focus area at the North-West University (NWU) hosted a successful online master-class event on 4 September. The event was open to the public and focused on economic development. It…https://news.nwu.ac.za/south-african-economy-icu-how-do-we-get-out-it
South African economy in ICU: How do we get out of it?
2020-09-08 The South African economy is in dire need of resuscitation. A development economist from the North-West University (NWU) says that not since World War II have the local and global economies been affected in such a devastating way as by the impact of Covid-…https://news.nwu.ac.za/flexibility-and-staying-positive-are-key-boosting-tourism
Flexibility and staying positive are key to boosting tourism
2021-09-14 A North-West University (NWU) academic at the School of Tourism Management is calling for fresh and innovative thinking to boost the local tourism sector, which has declined by almost 80% since 2019. Prof Peet van der Merwe says there has recently been a…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-trailblazer-heads-international-society-systems-sciences
NWU trailblazer heads International Society for the Systems Sciences
2021-09-14 The world is a mesmerising place filled with interesting events and occurrences. These do not happen in isolation, and to fully understand the intricacies of any given event or interaction, it is necessary to investigate the “bigger picture” surrounding it.…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-baanbreker-lei-internasionale-vereniging-vir-stelselwetenskap
NWU baanbreker lei internasionale vereniging vir stelselwetenskap
2021-09-14 Die wêreld is ’n betowerende plek vol interessante gebeure en voorvalle. Dit vind nie in isolasie plaas nie, en om die ingewikkeldhede van enige gebeurtenis of interaksie ten volle te verstaan, is dit belangrik om die “groter prentjie” daaragter te ondersoek…https://news.nwu.ac.za/fight-against-gbv
The fight against GBV
2021-09-14 Every few months South Africa is rocked by a gender-based violence (GBV) story that leaves most citizens in disbelief. Recently a final year law student’s mutilated body was found in a plastic bag in East London. Her intimate partner was arrested for the…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/die-stryd-teen-gbv
Die stryd teen GBV
2021-09-14 Suid-Afrika word elke paar maande geskud deur ’n storie van geslagsgebaseerde geweld (GBV) wat die meeste van ons verstom laat. Die liggaam van ’n finalejaarstudent in die Regte is onlangs in ’n verminkte toestand in ’n plastieksak buite Oos-Londen gevind.…https://news.nwu.ac.za/condolences-nwu-passing-prof-anis-mahomed-karodia
Condolences from the NWU: Passing of Prof Anis Mahomed Karodia
2019-03-01 The North-West University (NWU) community mourns the loss of Prof Anis Mahomed Karodia. Prof Anis lost his battle with cancer on Wednesday, 27 February. His contribution to South African politics, social issues, education, agriculture, and veterinary…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-and-norway-declare-war-microplastics
NWU and Norway declare war on microplastics
2019-03-05 Bags and products made from plastic components have made life easier, but this lifestyle of luxury and convenience comes at the cost of our oceans and marine wildlife. Researchers from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Unit for Environmental Sciences…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-students-donate-r38-million-charity
NWU students donate R3,8 million to charity
2019-03-07 R3,8 million, an amount that changes lives, that makes a difference to those who need it most. On 2 March the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Student Rag Community Service (SRCS) donated R3 837 359,37 to various charities, schools, organisations and…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/die-muffineers-geniet-die-soet-smaak-van-entrepreneurskap
Die Muffineers geniet die soet smaak van entrepreneurskap
2019-03-07 Vir die Muffineers smaak en ruik sukses baie soos botterroom, vanielje, sjokolade en aarbei. Alumnus Tshepiso Maimane en studente Mohapi Motaung en Thato Moeng van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se kampus in Vanderbijlpark is die lewende bewys dat…https://news.nwu.ac.za/muffineers-enjoy-sweet-smell-entrepreneurial-success