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R59 closure – mayhem for Meyerton
2017-10-04 The small town of Meyerton, 15km north of Vereeniging in Gauteng, is bearing the brunt of unrelenting protest action over housing issues. The latest development saw frustrated residents of the Sicelo Township dug a large trench across a section of road on…http://news.nwu.ac.za/r59-highway-protests-no-go-local-economy
R59 highway protests: a no-go for local economy
2017-10-04 The ongoing standoff between police and protesters on parts of the busy R59 road near Meyerton in the South of Gauteng is not only halting traffic, but also the Vanderbijlpark’s ability to grow economically and to attract investors. This is according to…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/nwu-alumna-represent-sa-miss-wheelchair-world
NWU alumna to represent SA at Miss Wheelchair World
2017-10-05 North-West University (NWU) alumna Lebogang Monyatsi is set to represent South Africa at the Miss Wheelchair World pageant that will take place on 7 October in Warsaw, Poland. Lebogang, who has also been a finalist and the only one with a disability in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-seminar-honours-language-pioneers
NWU seminar honours language pioneers
2017-10-05 On 4 September 2017 the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng hosted a Setswana-ka-Setswana seminar to honour the contributions made by Prof SE Setshedi and the late Prof RM Malope, both leading Setswana language pioneers. The seminar,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/community-benefit-rag-initiative
Community to benefit from RAG initiative
2017-10-09 If you thought varsity was just about studies and socialising, think again! The student community of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark is on a mission to collect 10 000 tins of canned food before 14 October 2017 to donate to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-young-alumni-here%25E2%2580%2599s-next-generation
NWU Young Alumni: here’s to the next generation!
2017-10-09 Since the formal inception of the NWU Young Alumni Homecoming initiative on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark, the event has grown in leaps and bounds. This year’s rendition saw more than 300 young alumni come together to party…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-prof-acting-judge-high-court
NWU Prof acting as judge in High Court
2017-10-09 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Prof Elmarie van der Schyff of the Faculty of Law was appointed to serve as acting judge in the Gauteng division of the High Court of South Africa from 9 October to 17 November 2017. This is another outstanding…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-expert-shares-expertise-china-behalf-sa
NWU expert shares expertise in China on behalf of SA
2017-10-09 A North-West University (NWU) expert on the fight against desertification recently shared his knowledge and experience in this area with experts from across the globe. Prof Klaus Kellner from the School of Biological Sciences and the Unit for…http://news.nwu.ac.za/new-hr-manager-nwu%25E2%2580%2599s-campus-mahikeng
New HR manager for NWU’s campus in Mahikeng
2017-10-10 Mr Pulahela Phillip Mahoko has been appointed as human resource (HR) manager on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng. Pulahela joined the university on 1 September and is responsible for among others, leading and directing HR…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumni-changing-face-tomorrow-all
NWU Alumni changing the face of tomorrow for all
2017-10-10 “Welcome home, alumni!” With these words Prof Linda du Plessis, deputy vice-chancellor of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark, recently welcomed members of the Young Alumni fraternity back to the campus for the annual NWU Alumni…http://news.nwu.ac.za/tough-times-nwus-naledi-remains-positive
Tough times, but NWU's Naledi remains positive
2017-10-10 The North-West University's (NWU’s) solar car, Naledi, has done well in the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge. Cloudy weather and rain today made it necessary for the NWU Solar team, like many other teams, to trailer Naledi to an open control stop on the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/how-does-mental-health-month-affect-babies-and-toddlers
How does mental health affect babies and toddlers?
2017-10-11 October is Mental Health Awareness Month, and Hanlie Degenaar, a speech and language therapist at the North-West University’s (NWU's) Institute of Psychology and Wellbeing, shares the following article in support of this important campaign. Nobody…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-presents-international-conferences-turkey-and-greece
NWU academic presents at international conferences in Turkey and Greece
2017-10-11 Prof Masood Khalique from the School of Mathematical Sciences on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng was an invited speaker at the III International Conference on Symmetries, Differential Equations and Applications (SDEA-III) that was…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumna-makes-south-africa-proud-miss-wheelchair-world-pageant
NWU alumna makes South Africa proud at Miss Wheelchair World pageant
2017-10-11 Lebogang Monyatsi, an alumna of the North-West University (NWU) made South Africa and the NWU proud when she was crowned first princess during the first ever Miss World Wheelchair pageant that was held on 7 October 2017 in Warsaw, Poland. Lebogang is the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-samel-14-ton-klere-vir-%25E2%2580%2599n-goeie-doel
NWU samel 14 ton klere vir ’n goeie doel in
2017-10-11 Op 9 Oktober het dit onder studente van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se kampus in Potchefstroom gegons van opgewondenheid toe hulle kaalvoet op die kampus rondgeloop het om Kaalvoetdag te ondersteun. Kaalvoetdag is ’n jaarlikse gebeurtenis waartydens…http://news.nwu.ac.za/messages-nwu%25E2%2580%2599s-varsity-netball-team
Messages to the NWU’s Varsity netball team.
2017-10-11 Owethu Sityata says: “The tournament was amazing. The NWU netball team had a great fighting spirit throughout the entire competition. It is unfortunate that they lost at the finals, but nonetheless I am still proud…http://news.nwu.ac.za/decolonising-existing-qualitative-research-methodologies
Decolonising existing qualitative research methodologies
2017-10-12 A seasoned scholar has stressed the need to decolonise existing qualitative research methodologies which position the researched as objects in the researcher-researched encounters. This is according to Prof Keyan Tomaselli, a distinguished professor in the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-collects-14-tons-clothes-good-cause
NWU collects 14 tons of clothes for a good cause
2017-10-12 On 9 October students from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Potchefstroom were buzzing with excitement as they wandered around campus shoeless in support of Barefoot Day. Barefoot Day is an annual event day during which students go about…http://news.nwu.ac.za/advocate-inspires-nwu%25E2%2580%2599s-young-legal-eagles