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Breastfeeding during Covid-19 – a risk or a benefit?
2020-09-21 The Covid-19 pandemic is disrupting normal life globally, and every area of life is touched. The pandemic demands quick action, and as new information emerges, reliable syntheses and guidelines for care are urgently needed. It is no secret that…http://news.nwu.ac.za/marlene%25E2%2580%2599s-undying-fighting-spirit
Marlene’s undying fighting spirit
2020-10-02 It’s exciting to be a university student, but it is also very challenging on so many levels: figuring out a career, managing your time, and, for Marlene Taylor, finding out that she has kidney stones. The 23-year-old Marlene Taylor is from Vanderbijlpark…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-leadership-summit-echoes-national-call-accountable-leadership
NWU Leadership Summit echoes national call for accountable leadership
2017-08-16 The annual NWU Leadership Summit once again proved to be a very successful undertaking. Hosted on Thursday, 10 August 2017, the summit saw six of South Africa’s most brilliant business, private sector and entrepreneurial minds come together to share their…http://news.nwu.ac.za/misplaced-your-keys-try-phumudzo%25E2%2580%2599s-new-mobile-app
Misplaced your keys? Try Phumudzo’s new mobile app!
2017-08-17 Every student knows the frustration of having to deal with lost or misplaced items. Think about the example of leaving your keys in the computer room and only realising it when you stand in front of your car. Thanks to the innovative thinking and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/when-business-ideas-get-wings
When business ideas get wings
2018-12-04 Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a participant in the popular television show Shark Tank, or the British version named Dragon’s Den where entrepreneurs pitch their business ideas to a panel of investors? Sixteen students from the North-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/some-dream-about-goals-coach-john-makes-them-happen
Some dream about goals, but coach John makes them happen
2019-04-08 A good coach can change a game, but a great coach can change a life. This quote suits John Moseki Seitlholo perfectly, because when you think about a great coach, John automatically comes to mind. John, a messenger by occupation at the North-West…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-doing-its-part-eliminate-silent-killer
NWU is doing its part to eliminate a silent killer
2019-05-21 Raised blood pressure is the biggest single risk factor responsible for mortality worldwide. Despite this, the majority of people with hypertension are unaware of suffering from it, are untreated, or are on treatment but don’t control the illness.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/students-get-cv-smart-help-alumni
Students get CV-smart with the help of alumni
2017-05-17 A good resume can sometimes be your one and only chance to capture a potential employer’s attention. This is the message that came out strongly during the CV and Interview Workshop recently held at the North-West University’s (NWU) campus in Vanderbijlpark…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-expert-un-security-council-crippled-internal-power-struggles
NWU expert: UN Security Council crippled by internal power struggles
2017-05-05 Is it possible that the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has become a pointless forum for the discussion of grave human rights breaches occurring in various parts of the world? This is the question Dr Illyayambwa Mwanawina, an expert in regional…http://news.nwu.ac.za/social-participation-inclusive-classroom-under-spotlight
Social participation in the inclusive classroom under the spotlight
2017-10-25 “We all like to be loved and accepted, just the way we are.” These words from Prof Susanne Schwab, newly appointed extraordinary professor at the Optentia research focus area on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark, ring true for…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-master%25E2%2580%2599s-students-%25E2%2580%2593-best-best
NWU Master’s students – the best of the best!
2019-09-19 Students from the North-West University’s (NWU) Faculty of Engineering and Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences recently showed what they are made of when they defeated their peers from other universities. This happened during the South African…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-student-one-gradstar-top-ten-achievers
NWU student is one of GradStar top ten achievers
2019-09-26 North-West University (NWU) student Lesego Sole has been recognised as one of the Ten Of The Finest GradStar 2019 top 10 achievers during the Grad Star 2019 awards on 19 September 2019. The GradStar programme recognises the top 100 students across the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumnus%25E2%2580%2599-song-makes-waves-mtv-base
NWU alumnus’ song makes waves on MTV Base
2020-03-05 North-West University (NWU) alumnus and BCom graduate Osman "Hypnosis" Mkhondo’s new single Slay Queen - featuring Decency and the legendary Thebe - is causing a stir on MTV Base and across the South African airwaves. Originally from Pretoria, Hypnosis…http://news.nwu.ac.za/rating-leap-c1-b3-nwus-prof-eno
Rating leap from C1 to B3 for NWU's Prof Eno
2022-08-19 The National Research Foundation (NRF) has awarded Prof Eno Ebenso, acting vice-rector for research and planning at the Mahikeng Campus of the North-West University (NWU), a B3 rating for the international recognition he has attained in chemistry. Eno is…http://news.nwu.ac.za/economy-suffer-if-lion-breeding-banned
Economy to suffer if lion breeding is banned
2017-02-24 What is the economic value of lion breeding in South Africa? This was the question Prof Melville Saayman and Prof Peet van der Merwe of the research unit TREES (Tourism Research in Economic Environs and Society and members of the South Africa Predators…http://news.nwu.ac.za/where-south-african-economy-heading
Where is the South African economy heading?
2017-06-23 Without a proper understanding of economic concepts one is flying blind in the intricate landscape that is the South African economy. This is according to Prof Danie Meyer, senior lecturer within the School of Economic Sciences at the North-West University’…http://news.nwu.ac.za/radiyah%25E2%2580%2599s-brave-road-success-0
Radiyah’s brave road to success
2017-07-19 Radiyah Saloojee is living proof that an attitude of gratitude and thanksgiving not only serves as a road marker on the journey to success, but also a stepping stone to accomplishment. For this 24-year old alumna of the North-West University’s (NWU’s)…http://news.nwu.ac.za/radiyah%25E2%2580%2599s-brave-road-success
Radiyah’s brave road to success
2017-07-05 Radiyah Saloojee is living proof that an attitude of gratitude and thanksgiving not only serves as a road marker on the journey to success, but also a stepping stone to accomplishment. For this 24-year old alumna of the North-West University’s (NWU’s)…http://news.nwu.ac.za/impact-second-chance
The impact of a second chance
2018-09-20 A second chance in life is not destined for everyone, and when it comes across your way, you have to grab it with both hands and make the best of it. This is exactly what 33 young people at the North-West University's (NWU’s) Faculty of Engineering did…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-indigenous-knowledge-systems-centre-explores-ways-assist-indigenous-communities