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Germarié Viljoen
2021-05-03 Germarié Viljoen (LLB, LLM (cum laude), LLD) is a senior lecturer at the Faculty of Law, North-West University. During the period 2009-2012, she was appointed as temporary lecturer at the Faculty of Law, where after she consulted as legal specialist at…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/minister-stel-nwu-direkteur-op-waternavorsingskommissie-aan
Minister stel NWU-direkteur op Waternavorsingskommissie aan
2023-05-04 Kundigheid is nodig om water – ’n noodsaaklike en skaars natuurlike hulpbron – te bewaar en te bestuur. Suid-Afrika is ’n relatief droë land en ervaar kritieke uitdagings wat onvoldoende water, probleme met watergehalte, onvoldoende infrastruktuur en…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/centre-water-sciences-and-management/research
Research
2024-01-18 The centre also does contract research and on-going research include: Mining Related Decanting, Dewatering, Flooding Inter-mine Flow, Water Balances Impact of Tailings Facilities Water Quality Prognosis Remediation Options Acid Mine Drainage…https://law.nwu.ac.za/af/fakulteit-regte-omgewingsverandering/nathan-j-cooper
Nathan J Cooper
2024-08-30 My current position as Associate Professor entails teaching and convening a variety of papers at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. These include Legal Method, Contracts, and International Trade Law. I supervise research students in areas relating to water law, health rights, freedom of expression and human security, and lead…https://www.nwu.ac.za/announcements-archive-2019
Announcements archive 2019
2020-01-27 .blou{ background-color:#00889c; color:#ffffff; margin-bottom: 20px;} Announcements 2019 Confirmed incident of bacterial meningitis at NWU Potch 22 October 2019 On Monday, 21 October 2019 a fourth-year student on the North-West…https://law.nwu.ac.za/sarchi-cles-chair/cles-news
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2021-12-06 Using management technology to ensure the constitutional right to water 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…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/professor-sit-nwu-tradisie-op-gewilde-radioprogram-voort-0
Professor sit NWU-tradisie op gewilde radioprogram voort
2022-09-12 ’n Trotse tradisie om standpunt in te neem om die omgewing te beskerm, is springlewendig. Die kundiges van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) was jare lank deel van die baie gewilde weeklikse insetsel Omgewingspraatjies op die radioprogram Brêkfis met Derrich…South Africa’s most economic significant leisure activity is under severe threat
2018-08-27 The extreme pollution in a number of South Africa’s rivers, dams and marine systems is posing a threat to the country’s R52 billion recreational fishing industry. Prof Melville Saayman, director of the research focus area Tourism Research in Economic…NWU academic walks away with a Science Oscar
2019-07-02 Prof Elvis Fosso-Kankeu from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Chemical and Minerals Engineering walked away with the Engineering Research Capacity Development Award at the recent NSTF-South32 Awards. The national NSTF-South32 Awards are the…Hulpverlening aan Knysna en ander storm geteisterde gebiede
2017-06-13 Lede van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se kampusgemeenskap in Vanderbijlpark word aangemoedig om nie-bederfbare produkte, toiletware, komberse en water te versamel ter ondersteuning van die slagoffers van die onlangse brandkrisis in die Tuinroete. Dié…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-host-waternet-researchers-2022
NWU to host WaterNet researchers from 2022
2021-09-29 In light of the serious challenges that climate change poses on water supply, the North-West University (NWU) is bolstering its water-related research. Significant parts of the Eastern, Western and Northern Cape are experiencing a drought that has…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/metsi/drks311-ecology-projects
DRKS311 Ecology Projects
2022-11-11 DRKS311 Ecology Projects Senior researcher: Prof Wynand Malherbe Rationale METSI has frequently been used for DRKS311 Ecology projects and is necessary to build a database and compare data with previous data from the Mooi River…https://news.nwu.ac.za/study-examines-herbicide-south-africas-environment
Study examines herbicide in South Africa’s environment
2025-02-07 By Tiyiselani Precious Miyambu Researchers from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Unit of Environmental Sciences and Management conducted a study on the presence of a widely used herbicide – glyphosate – and its byproduct, AMPA, in South Africa’s water,…The dangers of misusing antibiotics
2018-11-12 Are you one of the thousands of people around the world who treat a mere headache, the flu or a stomach bug by taking antibiotics? You need to stop. The persistent overuse and misuse of antibiotics drastically contributes to the global increase in…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/WRG
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2025-03-01 The Water Research Group celebrated 10-years of research in 2022! International Collaborators …Background: Electrochemistry for Energy & Environment
2018-04-10 Background Our research focus includes investigating (i) vapour deposited thin metal films, nanoparticle metal oxide materials, and perovskite type materials for their electrocatalytic activity towards the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) in alkaline…https://news.nwu.ac.za/snail-day-raises-awareness-schistosomiasis-and-river-health
Snail Day raises awareness of schistosomiasis and river health
2023-05-03 The North-West University (NWU) Water Research Group (WRG) and the University of Limpopo (UL) recently hosted a Snail Day community workshop, sponsored by the Water Research Commission (WRC). According to Dr Lizaan de Necker, principal investigator from the…https://news.nwu.ac.za/industry-expert-translates-operational-theory-real-world-practice
Industry expert translates operational theory into real-world practice
2025-04-24 In a dynamic step towards bridging the gap between academic learning and real-world industry practice, the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences at the Vanderbijlpark Campus of the North-West University (NWU) recently hosted an enriching guest lecture…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/node/22240
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2023-01-31 Background The Water Research Group form part of the Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management (UESM) and the School of Biological Sciences at the North-West University (NWU), Potchefstroom Campus. The areas of specialisation that the members…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/metsi/identification-and-characterization-bacteria-isolated-selected-groundwater-systems-north-west