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South Africa has come to a crossroad. One road leads to a developing country that is characterised by continued economic growth and stability, while the other is riddled with political and economic uncertainty. The fact remains, however, that this…
2018-03-12
Innovasie bloot ter wille van innovasie is nie innovasie nie. Ware innovasie is om die alledaagse uitdagings te identifiseer en nuwe en volhoubare oplossings daarvoor te vind.
Só sê Olivier Tshimbidi, alumnus van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU), en een…
2018-02-14
Innovating for innovation’s sake is not innovation. True innovation comes from identifying day-to-day challenges and finding novel and sustainable solutions. This is according to North-West University (NWU) alumnus, Olivier Tshimbidi, one of the founding…
2018-02-14
Dr George Sedupane, a senior lecturer in indigenous knowledge systems at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng, recently published an article denouncing the manner in which consumerism has shifted the focus from nutritional food intake to…
2018-02-14
Violence against children is a global health concern with an estimated 1 billion children affected annually. Prof Franziska Meinck will take a closer look at the subject during her upcoming prestige lecture as extraordinary professor in the Optentia…
2018-02-14
The subject group Crop Sciences in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng recently initiated a vegetable cultivation project to improve food security for on-campus students and surrounding…
2018-02-15
According to renowned economist Prof Raymond Parsons from the North-West University’s School of Business and Governance, the resignation of President Jacob Zuma and the expected accession of Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa to the presidency of South…
2018-02-15
Rudolf François Van Niekerk, an MSc student in agriculture at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng, was recently selected to be part of the South African Senior Korfball National team.
In preparation for the Korfball World Cup that will…
2018-02-16
The North-West University (NWU) can finally boast about producing two of the best South African university debaters. Jeanett Mosala (25) and Zibusiso Ndlovu (20) who are both members of the NWU Debate Society, recently won the South African National…
2018-02-16
For the second time in just over a week the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark is mourning the tragic passing of another member of the campus community. Lerato Motsie, a second-year BCom Commercial Law student, passed away on Wednesday…
2018-02-19
Two students from the North-West University (NWU) recently achieved second place with their own business in the category for green technology in the national Gauteng Accelerator Programme (GAP) competition.
Kgaugelo Maripane and Mzwakhe Sifuba, co-…
2018-03-12
“In krieket, soos ook in die lewe, moet jy weet wanneer om aan en af te skakel, en die res sal self regkom.” Hierdie woorde deur Sachin Tendulkar – wat as een van die grootste kolwers ooit beskou word – geld veral vir Dwayne Pocock.
Dwayne (23) is beslis…
2018-02-19
“In cricket, as in life, you need to know when to switch on and when to switch off – the rest will look after itself.” These words by Sachin Tendulkar, regarded as one of the greatest batsmen of all time, rings particularly true for the North-West…
2018-02-19
The advances of modern-day technology have introduced new and innovative ways of learning, andnumerous studies have revealed the positive learning effects of virtual reality, online systems, and interactive applications.
Prof Sufen Chen from the Taiwan…
2018-02-19
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Theology recently held its annual dedication service in Mahikeng. It was led by Prof Daryl Balia, the new executive dean, who also recognised the faculty’s top performers for 2017 during the event.
Prof…
2018-02-19
As a future educator, Andile Mofokeng doesn’t just dream about making an impact on the youth of tomorrow. No. He is set on making a difference here and now.
For Andile, a third-year Bachelors of Education Sciences student, his nomination as a Gauteng…
2018-03-12
Ses jaar ná die totstandkoming van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se Sentrum vir Toegepaste Risikobestuur (UARM) laat die sentrum steeds ’n spoor van uitnemendheid binne die risikobestuursektor agter.
In 2018 het die sentrum 22 meestersgraadstudente, van…
2018-02-20
Six years after the inception of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Centre for Applied Risk Management (UARM), the centre continues to blaze a trail of excellence within the risk management sector.
In 2018 the centre boasts 22 master’s students: 15 doing…
2018-02-21
The North-West University (NWU) appointed Prof Liezl van Dyk as executive dean for the Faculty of Engineering for a term of five years.
Prof Van Dyk completed her BEng and MEng degrees in Industrial Engineering, as well as a Diploma in Higher Education…
2018-02-21
The new year brings with it fresh challenges and opportunities, and in the case of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Multilingual Speech Technology research group, also an exciting announcement. As from January 2018 the research group – better known as…
