2018-05-28
It is every girl’s dream to say “I do”! Negotiating the lobola and showing off a big diamond ring is certainly part and parcel of the entire process. But how many of these girls end up truly happy? Victoria Bukelwa Segami obtained her PhD at the recent…
2018-05-28
Quality healthcare remains a concern in our country, even more so against the backdrop of the disadvantaged facing day-to-day socio-economic constraints. The study that lead to a PhD degree for Piet Phillip Nhlanhla, took a step in addressing some of these…
2018-05-28
The challenges that come with adolescence and the pressure of school is well known. Add a chronic illness that requires constant management, and this will certainly add to the load.
Marietjie Willemse recently obtained her PhD degree at the Autumn…
2018-05-28
The maintenance of a healthy and stable cat population is extremely important for the prevention of disease and overpopulation.For this reason, staff at the Dale Beigle Centre for Animal Health Studies on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in…
2018-05-28
Simangaliso Lesley Mashego, a master’s student in Indigenous Knowledge Systems at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng, is doing research about safety measures employed by a rural Khoi-San community for commonly used medicinal plants as a…
2018-05-28
Studies have shown South Africa is one of the world’s largest carbon emitters. Dr Michelle Barnard, a senior lecturer from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Law, has pledged to try and change this.
Dr Barnard recently published an award-…
2018-05-28
According to renowned economist Prof Raymond Parsons from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Business School, it is Moody’s next assessment of South Africa and not Standard and Poor’s (S&P’s) rating which holds the key to South Africa’s continued…
2018-05-29
The Faculty of Law at the North-West University (NWU) has just received its first-ever Research Chair under the National Research Foundation’s South African Research Chair Initiative (SARChi).
The Chair in Cities, Law and Environmental Sustainability (…
2018-05-29
The importance of forecasting, tracking and analysing trends – both nationally and internationally – are vital to the development of contemporary business and growth within the consumer environment.
This is according to Prof Ayesha Bevan-Dye, research…
2018-05-29
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Science Centre on the campus in Mahikeng, in collaboration with the Department of Water and Sanitation, hosted the provincial South African Youth Water Prize (SAYWP) competition on 25 May 2018.
The SAYWP competition is…
2018-05-29
We tend to forget that the purpose of incarceration is not only for justice to be served, but also to rehabilitate offenders and ensure that they can rejoin society as contributing members of their communities.
Hazel Buyisiwa Petula Matiwane understands…
2018-05-29
Jean-Louis Ndoutoume Mendene received his PhD in education management at the recent Autumn Graduation Ceremonies of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark.
Professional development may prove quite difficult if one is based far away…
2018-05-30
The chairperson of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Council, Dr Bismark Tyobeka, presided over the international Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA’s) sixth Joint Convention Review Meeting.
The meeting on the safety of spent fuel management and radioactive…
2018-05-30
The recent new member recognition ceremony of the Golden Key International Honour Society saw a total of 233 students from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark being welcomed into the society.
In her address, Dorette Visser Parsons…
2018-05-30
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) Centre on its campus in Mahikeng took part in the 2018 Africa Day Celebrations held on the Thojene Farm in Rustenburg on 26 May 2018.
Africa Day is the annual commemoration of the…
2018-05-30
The North West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Potchefstroom recently hosted its Annual Career Fair. The Accounting Fair took place on 8 May, the General Fair on 9 May and the Law Fair on 10 May 2018.
Career fairs benefit students by giving them the…
2018-05-30
The North-West University (NWU) is one of the pioneers in nutrition research in Africa. The leading role the NWU’s Centre of Excellence for Nutrition (CEN) plays in the collaboration with the University of Ghana (UG) and the Nutricia Research Foundation (…
2018-05-31
The North-West University (NWU) Business School had a successful graduation day, and made history this year with two top achievers scoring gold.
Suretha Griesel, a dentist from Pretoria, and Theshan Govendar, a senior engineer from Anglo American, each…
2018-05-31
Prof Ravinder Rena, a North-West University (NWU) academic in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, was invited to be a panel speaker and chairperson of a technical session at the recent World Media Economics and Management Conference (WEMC).…
2018-05-31
The South African agricultural sector has been captured and is subsequently being used as a political chess piece. This is the opinion of Prof Danie Meyer, a senior lecturer and researcher in the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Economic and…
