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Hamas attack on Isael: What does this mean for South Africa?
2023-10-09 Crude oil prices are set to skyrocket after the attack on Israel. Israel is going to retaliate with full force. The attack has massive global implications. On Saturday, 7 October, southern parts of Israel suffered a surprise attack on an…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nepotism-stealing-africas-future
Nepotism is stealing Africa’s future
2023-10-10 Nepotism is not limited to isolated cases in Africa, but a trend throughout the continent. Allowing nepotism practices through family, friends and those least qualified to occupy leadership positions is tantamount to stealing Africa’s future from its…http://news.nwu.ac.za/first-its-kind-colloquium-focuses-health-sciences-and-sustainable-community-partnerships
First-of-its-kind colloquium focuses on health sciences and sustainable community partnerships
2023-10-10 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Health Sciences hosted its first Community Engagement Colloquium on the Vanderbijlpark Campus on 2 and 3 October. The purpose of this colloquium - titled "Health sciences and partnerships for sustainable…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/oorbrug-die-gaping-bevorder-samewerking-tussen-die-akademie-en-staatsdiens
Oorbrug die gaping: Bevorder samewerking tussen die akademie en staatsdiens
2024-03-06 Die Skool vir Owerheidstudies in die Fakulteit Geesteswetenskappe aan die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) het op Dinsdag 3 Oktober ’n openbare seminaar gehou. Die primêre doel van die seminaar was om die gaping tussen die akademie en die praktyk te oorbrug,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/bridging-gap-fostering-collaborations-between-academia-and-public-service
Bridging the gap: Fostering collaborations between academia and public service
2024-03-06 The School of Government Studies in the Faculty of Humanities at the North-West University (NWU) hosted a public seminar on Tuesday, 3 October. The seminar's primary objective was to address bridging the gap between academia and practice, with a particular…http://news.nwu.ac.za/masters-student-shines-famelab-competition
Master’s student shines in FameLab competition
2023-10-04 Carla Horn, a master's degree student in nursing sciences at the North-West University (NWU), stood out in the FameLab competition held on 21 September at the National Research Foundation Auditorium in Pretoria. Securing her a spot among the top 10…http://news.nwu.ac.za/deep-learning-students-shine-nwu-graduation-ceremony
Deep learning students shine at NWU graduation ceremony
2021-06-30 The Faculty of Engineering at the North-West University (NWU) is rightly proud of the success of its new cohort of postgraduate students in the MuST (Multilingual Speech Technologies) research niche area. All seven master’s degree students who joined MuST…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-embraces-winds-change-blowing-through-legal-profession
NWU academic embraces winds of change blowing through the legal profession
2021-06-30 It is now deemed unethical for a business to demand that prospective candidate attorneys have driver's licenses, or own or have access to the use of vehicles they could use in the course of their employment. This is the result of a revision of the rules…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/toekenning-sal-sa-help-om-sy-moeilike-geskiedenis-te-hanteer
Toekenning sal SA help om sy moeilike geskiedenis te hanteer
2021-07-01 Suid-Afrika is ’n samelewing waar ’n gevoel van behoort deur ’n lang en diep geskiedenis van verdeling en ontneming gekompliseer word. Vier personeellede van die Noordwes-Universiteit het ’n internasionale toekenning van die African Critical Inquiry Programme…http://news.nwu.ac.za/grant-will-help-sa-grapple-its-difficult-history
Grant will help SA grapple with its difficult history
2021-08-17 South Africa is a society in which a sense of belonging is complicated by a long and deep history of division and dispossession. Four staff members of the North-West University have received an international grant from the African Critical Inquiry Programme…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/waarom-kinders-boelies-word
Waarom kinders boelies word
2021-07-01 Straf is die eerste ding waaraan die meeste mense dink wanneer hulle uitvind ’n kind is ’n boelie. Hulle ondersoek selde die rede waarom die kind hulle maats emosioneel, verbaal en selfs fisies seermaak. Tebello Mabusela, ’n sielkundedosent by…http://news.nwu.ac.za/why-children-become-bullies
Why children become bullies
2021-08-17 Punishment is the first reaction most people think of when they find out that a child is a bully. They rarely investigate the reason why the child is emotionally, verbally or even physically harming their peers. Tebello Mabusela, a psychology…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-students-assist-elderly-register-covid-19-vaccination
NWU students assist the elderly to register for COVID 19 vaccination
2021-07-07 South Africa's self-registration vaccination portal for citizens aged 60 and above commenced in mid-April. So far, the process of registration for the group has been very low due to variety of reasons. The North-West University (NWU) UNICEF student chapter…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-celebrates-race-awareness-week
NWU celebrates Race Awareness Week
2021-05-18 Race Awareness Week (RAW) is a week-long annual event at the North-West University (NWU), dedicated to raising awareness on the current discussions around race in South African society. The goal is to open discussions on history, current events and how we can…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-transformation-society-embark-gender-based-violence-and-lgbtiqa-awareness-march
NWU Transformation Society to embark on gender-based violence and LGBTIQA+ awareness march
2021-05-19 The Transformation Society on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Vanderbiljpark Campus will take to the streets, marching to raise awareness and educate the public on issues of gender-based violence, gender identity and sexual diversity in support of the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-and-dsi-continue-raise-awareness-indigenous-knowledge
NWU and DSI continue to raise awareness on indigenous knowledge
2021-05-25 In 2020 the North-West University (NWU) joined forces with the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) to start raising awareness about and to position, develop and promote indigenous knowledge systems – and in particular the Indigenous Knowledge Act (IK…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-webinar-will-probe-2021-south-african-local-government-elections
NWU webinar will probe 2021 South African local government elections
2021-05-19 The Faculty of Law at the North-West University (NWU) will be hosting a webinar titled “The 2021 South African local government elections at a crossroad: synchronisation” on 20 May 2021 from 12:00 to 14:00. The panel members for this webinar are Prof Jaap…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-se-vennootkonsortium-stel-n-ventilatorontwerpkompetisie-vir-studente-bekend
NWU se vennootkonsortium stel ’n ventilatorontwerpkompetisie vir studente bekend
2021-05-20 Vir talle Covid-19-pasiënte wat asemhalingsprobleme ervaar, is die verskil tussen lewe en dood toegang tot ventilators wat werk. Tydens die Covid-19-pandemie het nuusberigte dikwels die tekort aan hierdie lewensnoodsaaklike toerusting en hulle verwante…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-partner-consortium-launches-ventilator-design-competition-students
NWU’s partner consortium launches ventilator design competition for students
2021-05-25 For many Covid-19 patients who experience breathing problems, the difference between life and death is access to working ventilators. During the Covid-19 pandemic, news reports have often highlighted the shortage of this lifesaving equipment and its related…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/suid-afrika-se-besteding-moet-nou-baie-verstandig-geskied