2019-07-11
A novel international research project focusing on human exposure to uranium in South African gold mining areas, has concluded that residents living in and near gold mining areas are exposed to elevated environmental levels of uranium.
The latter…
2019-07-11
Getrou aan die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se sorgsaamheidsetiek gaan die Alumni-kantoor, in samewerking met die Loopbaansentrum, op Woensdag 7 Augustus ’n loopbaanbemagtigingsdag vir lede van die alumnigroep op die kampus in Vanderbijlpark aanbied.
Die…
2019-07-11
True to the North-West University’s (NWU) ethic of care, the Alumni Office on the campus in Vanderbijlpark, together with the Career Centre, will host a Career Empowerment Day for members of the alumni fraternity on Wednesday, 7 August 2019.
The aim of…
2019-07-11
In sy poging om bekend te staan as ’n internasionale universiteit wat vir betrokke vakkundigheid onderskei word, gaan die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) in September die 2019-weergawe van die Internasionale Konferensie oor Inligtingsgeletterdheid (ICIL)…
2019-07-11
In its endeavor to be known as an international university distinguished for engaged scholarship, the North-West University (NWU) will host the 2019 rendition of the International Conference on Information Literacy (ICIL) in September.
The theme of this…
2019-07-12
“The reappointment of governor Lesetja Kganyago for a further five years as head of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) is a welcome and highly confidence-building decision at a tough time for the South African economy.”
This is according to Prof…
2019-07-12
On 10 July 2019 the plight of visually impaired individuals in the North West Province came under the spotlight.
The North-West University (NWU) in collaboration with the South African Library for the Blind and the Department of Culture and Traditional…
2019-07-12
Aspiring business owners often have no idea where to go or what to do when starting a new business.
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Economics in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences (FEMS) hosted a seminar for young aspiring…
2019-07-15
Om vir Fanie Roos ’n naweekgholfspeler met ’n goeie gemiddelde te noem, sou beslis ’n groot fout wees. Fanie, ’n dosent in sportbestuur aan die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU), is ’n geakkrediteerde professionele gholfspeler, en hy is so pas as finalis in die…
2019-07-15
To call Fanie Roos a weekend golfer with a good average would be a serious mistake. Fanie, a lecturer in Sport Management at the North-West University (NWU), is an accredited professional golfer and has just been nominated as a finalist in the prestigious…
2019-07-15
Geestesgesondheid omvat soveel meer as bloot ’n treffrase van ons tyd. Dit is trouens een van die belangrikste welstandsfaktore om te oorweeg, aangesien dit almal raak, ongeag hulle ouderdom, geslag, sosiale posisie of professie.
Daarmee in gedagte gaan…
2019-07-15
Mental health encapsulates so much more than a mere catchphrase of our time. In fact, it is one of the most important wellness factors to consider since it affects everybody regardless of age, gender, social standing or profession.
With this in mind, the…
2019-07-16
The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) is changing the way businesses create value, and how people work and individuals interact and communicate with each other.
It goes without saying that the 4IR will also have a huge impact on South Africa’s economy…
2019-07-16
Two students from the North-West University (NWU) presented a joint paper on the decolonisation and Africanisation of the law curriculum at the annual South African Law Deans’ Association (SALDA) Law Students’ Conference.
Fourth-year LLB-students Bophelo…
2019-07-17
The Ethiopian Civil Services University (ECSU) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, recently invited Prof Ravinder Rena, a professor in economics and internationalization and project leader at the North-West University (NWU) Business School, to be part of an external…
2019-07-17
It’s that time of the year again when social media feeds will be flooded with pictures and videos of good Samaritans doing their bit for Mandela Day.
67 Minutes for Mandela is in its 10th year of existence, and is still going strong.
On 18 July 2008,…
2019-07-18
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Enactus team secured the second position in the ideation challenge competition during the annual EnactusZA National Competition that took place at the Sandton Convention Centre on 8 and 9 July 2019.
This competition…
2019-07-18
The North-West University (NWU) in partnership with the University of Pretoria will be training community health workers (CHWs) and staff from the North West Provincial Department of Health on community-oriented primary care (COPC).
The NWU’s Africa Unit…
2019-07-18
The North-West University (NWU) believes in the transformative power of entrepreneurship, not only in terms of a re-envisioned world of work, but also as a driving force of renewed economic growth.
With this said, the third annual rendition of the…
2019-07-18
The first memorial lecture for Prof Christo van Rensburg was recently presented with great success on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Potchefstroom.
Prof Van Rensburg was one of the most well-known Afrikaans language experts and received…
