2020-06-19
Like for so many sports people the Covid-19 pandemic has called a halt to the rugby dreams of the 20-year-old Hugo Scott of the North-West University (NWU). This crack scrum half of the first rugby team on the Vanderbijlpark Campus was, among other things,…
2020-06-19
Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se Avuyile Ndzimela leef sy droom uit om ’n topliggaamsbouer te wees, en daarmee bring hy op meer as een manier hulde aan die held van sy kindertyd, Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Soos sy held blink die 21-jarige BA-student in…
2020-06-19
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Avuyile Ndzimela is living his dream of being a top bodybuilder, and in the process he is paying homage to his childhood hero, Arnold Schwarzenegger, in more ways than one.
Like his idol, the 21-year-old BA student in…
2020-06-19
“The current coronavirus pandemic and the subsequent lockdown have disrupted routines unexpectedly and overwhelmingly. This has caused concern across the world about the impact on the mental health of not only adults, but also of children.”
Hanlie…
2020-06-22
Is there really a problem?
The benefits of exercise, a healthy diet and a balanced lifestyle are undisputed in modern life, and the positive impact these have on well-being and performance is no secret.
Yet obesity and weight problems have reached…
2020-06-22
North-West University (NWU) alumnus Sydwell Sihlangu and founder of Eco-Agro Enterprise Pty Ltd has been selected as one of the winners of Africa-France Summit and Digital Africa’s 1 000 Entrepreneurs Challenge competition.
Through the 1 000…
2020-06-22
As the world continues to face the unprecedented challenges meted out by the global Covid-19 pandemic, many countries and institutions around the world are developing new and technological means of maintaining health standards and creating safe…
2020-06-22
An initiative from the Faculty of Engineering at the North-West University (NWU) was recently honoured with an international award from the Covid-19 Innovation Challenge of the United Nations (UN) Africa Innovation and Investment Forum 2020.
According to…
2020-06-22
The Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted all components of the economy – all sectors in terms of demand and supply, employment, investment, growth, confidence and exports.
An economist from the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences at the North-West…
2020-06-22
In the week the World Health Organisation warned of a “new and dangerous phase” in the Coronavirus pandemic, the NWU ramped up its efforts to fight the scourge.
On 17 June the university cemented a cooperation drive with the North West Provincial…
2020-06-23
In die lig van die Covid-19-uitbraak het die Raad van die Suid-Afrikaanse Geskiedkundiges van die Visuele Kunste (South African Visual Arts Historians, SAVAH), onder leiding van sy president, dr Alison Kearney, aangekondig dat die 35ste jaarlikse…
2020-06-23
In light of the Covid-19 outbreak, the South African Visual Arts Historians (SAVAH) board – under the leadership of Dr Alison Kearney – has announced the postponement of the 35th annual conference.
This year would have seen the North-West University (NWU…
2021-04-28
Suid-Afrikaanse kinders gaan hierdie jaar twee of meer maande van skool misloop as gevolg van die staat van inperking, en dus gaan hulle geen skoolsport beoefen nie, terwyl ander fisiese aktiwiteite ook grootliks beperk is. Hierdie passiwiteit, saam met…
2020-06-23
South African children will miss two or more months of school this year due to the lockdown, and are therefore missing out on school sport, while other physical activities are also limited to a large extent. This inactivity, coupled with eating patterns…
2020-06-24
The North-West University (NWU) is calling on all men to attend the online health and wellness event on 25 June. This virtual event aims to educate men across the country about issues that affect their health and well-being so that they make better life…
2020-06-24
Autism is a diverse neuro-developmental condition that is characterised by challenges with communication, social interaction and repetitive behaviour. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) presents with various subtypes that relate to a combination of genetic and…
2020-06-24
Die personeel van die Fakulteit Ekonomiese en Bestuurswetenskappe aan die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) het hulle harte oopgemaak vir ’n gesin wat feitlik al hulle besittings in ’n verwoestende huisbrand in Mahikeng verloor het.
Die brand, wat in die laaste…
2020-06-24
The staff at the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences at the North-West University (NWU) have opened their hearts to a family who lost nearly all their possessions in a devastating house fire in Mahikeng.
The fire, which occurred during the last…
2020-06-24
The North-West University (NWU) continues its good run in international rankings. The university has now also been ranked among the best 101 to 150 universities out of more than 350 universities in the Times Higher Education (THE) Young University Rankings…
2021-04-28
Namate statistieke oor werkloosheid onder die jeug in Suid-Afrika steeds styg, is ’n akademikus van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) op die voorpunt om oplossings vir hierdie krisis te soek.Dr Celestin Mayombe van die Skool vir Professionele Studies in…
