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NWU academics investigate why African language newspapers are unstable and unsustainable
2021-04-14 Dr Tshepang Molale, an academic in the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Humanities, recently published a chapter in the book Development, Economics and Management, investigating the instability and unsustainability of African language newspapers…http://news.nwu.ac.za/why-maths-behind-matric-pass-rates-do-not-add
Why the maths behind matric pass rates do not add up
2026-01-27 South Africa’s celebrated matric pass rates do not reflect the reality of a “leaking pipeline” that serves neither the country’s ailing economy nor the future prospects of matriculants. At the centre of this dilemma is what might be called a pass-rate…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/7bigtc2023/gap/workshop
GAP Workshop
2023-08-08 Home Venue & Accommodation Speakers GAP Workshop Committees Programme Abstract Submission Registration Important Dates Contact Us The GAP (Groups, Algorithms and Programming) Workshop will be held in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumnus-protecting-footballers%25E2%2580%2599-rights-during-lockdown
NWU alumnus: protecting footballers’ rights during lockdown
2020-05-12 With the business of football facing major turmoil due to the worldwide impact of Covid-19, North-West University (NWU) alumnus and South African Football Professional Union (SAFPU) President Thulaganyo Gaoshubelwe says the union continues with its mandate…http://news.nwu.ac.za/presentation-looks-leadership-legitimacy-during-radical-change
Presentation looks at leadership legitimacy during radical change
2020-10-07 The Optentia research focus area in the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Humanities hosted an online presentation on leadership legitimacy during radical change on 6 October 2020. Prof Linda du Plessis, vice-principal and deputy vice-chancellor…http://news.nwu.ac.za/smarketing-putting-your-money-where-your-nose
Smarketing: Putting your money where your nose is
2020-10-14 Marketers and retailers are finding increasingly ingenious ways to lure prospective buyers to their products. And, according to Dr Roland Goldberg, a senior lecturer in marketing at the North-West University (NWU), your wallet is more closely connected to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/getting-most-out-medicinal-plant-extracts-nanotechnology
Getting the most out of medicinal plant extracts with nanotechnology
2020-10-21 A North-West University (NWU) graduate is bringing together age-old plant knowledge and the latest nanotechnology to make the most of medicinal plant extracts. According to a United States National Nanotechnology Initiative, nanotechnology is currently…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/nwu-honours-transport-and-logistics-graduates
NWU honours Transport and Logistics graduates
2017-05-04 The Department of Transport Economics and Logistics Management on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng recently hosted a gala dinner at the Mmabatho Palms to celebrate its 2016 graduates. In attendance at the gala dinner was the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/rhino-horn-trade-casting-devastating-spell
Rhino horn trade casting devastating spell
2017-09-04 Although rhino numbers have diminished at a shocking rate, there is a dearth of research into rhino horn consumers who drive demand. Why do consumers prefer rhino horn to other alternatives? In arguably the first study to investigate magical thinking in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/green-art-competition-%25E2%2580%2593-taking-recycling-next-level
Green Art Competition – taking recycling to the next level
2017-09-06 There is more than one way to go green and do your bit to save the environment. In fact, what is old is now considered new and the business of upcycling – that is to reinvent waste by giving it a new purpose as opposed to merely recycling it – has become…http://news.nwu.ac.za/raking-awards-and-changing-perceptions-about-academia
Raking in awards and changing perceptions about academia
2017-08-17 One normally reads about the ‘it girl’ in the celebrity world, but in academia, Dr Musawenkosi Donia Saurombe is the woman to watch. The Botswana national with Zimbabwean roots stands head and shoulders above her peers. The media world cannot get enough…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-hosts-first-international-conference-history-southern-africa
NWU hosts first international conference on history in Southern Africa
2017-10-05 The North-West University (NWU) recently played host to the International Society for History Didactics (ISHD) and the South African Society of History Teaching (SASHT) at the first ever international conference related to history and education in Southern…http://news.nwu.ac.za/veruschka%25E2%2580%2599s-research-mission-promote-positive-learning
Veruschka’s research mission: to promote positive learning
2017-09-14 There is more to Veruschka Pelser-Carstens than meets the eye. Not only is she a senior lecturer passionate about teaching and learning with two North-West University (NWU) Institutional Teaching Excellence Awards (ITEA) to boot, she is also a dynamic…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-launches-lekwena-weather-radar
NWU launches Lekwena Weather Radar
2018-03-22 On 22 March 2018, the minister of Environmental Affairs, Dr Edna Molewa, officially launched the North West University’s (NWU’s) Lekwena Weather Radar, a weather radar network that provides a high-end scientific tool to study and quantify storms and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu%25E2%2580%2599s-ikateleng-project-celebrates-30-years-impact
NWU’s Ikateleng Project celebrates 30 years of impact
2018-03-29 Thirty years after the inception of the Ikateleng Project, the North-West University (NWU) continues to impact the lives of thousands of learners across central South Africa by means of supplementary teaching. The long-running Ikateleng Project – which…http://news.nwu.ac.za/pioneering-electronic-law-journal-class-its-own
Pioneering electronic law journal in class of its own
2018-05-08 Since its inception in 1998, the Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal (PELJ) has been a hallmark of the Faculty of Law’s continuous excellence. Every year the PEJL receives more than 100 submissions of which more than 60% are published. “The journal is…http://news.nwu.ac.za/story-hope
A story of hope
2018-11-12 More and more South Africans realise the importance of coming together and changing their own circumstances for the better. The community of Coligny, a small town in the North West province, recently experienced this true spirit of Ubuntu. Students…http://news.nwu.ac.za/bye-bye-birdie-fanie-lands-pga-eagle
Bye-bye birdie as Fanie lands a PGA eagle
2018-10-31 Fanie Roos, a lecturer in sport management, recently became the first North-West University (NWU) representative to address the prestigious Professional Golfers Association of South Africa (PGA-SA). And come January 2019, he will be jetting off to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/all-us-has-place-history