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Former NWU coach gets Proteas’ top job
2019-10-14 Names evoke responses, they conjure up images. They are our legacies and some are more resistant to the ravages of time and fading memories than others. Utter the name Dorette Badenhorst and the image you’ll see is one of a champion team celebrating, the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-flavour-irb-rugby-world-cup
NWU flavour at IRB Rugby World Cup
2019-10-14 There is a distinct North-West University (NWU) flavour to this year’s IRB Rugby World Cup in Japan with both the Springboks and the Namibian national side boasting some NWU talent. The Springboks’ forwards coach Matt Proudfoot is somewhat of a legend in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/ilma-conference-highlight-social-media-challenges
ILMA conference to highlight social media challenges
2019-10-14 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Indigenous Language Media in Africa (ILMA) research niche area is gearing up for its 2020 conference on Social Media, Fake News and Hate Speech. ILMA’s research director Prof Abiodun Salawu says the research entity’s…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/kampus-speel-gasheer-vir-kansa-relay-life
Kampus speel gasheer vir KANSA Relay for Life
2019-10-14 Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se kampus in Vanderbijlpark het vanjaar vir die sewende keer gasheer gespeel vir die jaarlikse KANSA Relay for Life-inisiatief. Hierdie inisiatief bied aan die gemeenskap die geleentheid om kankeroorlewendes te vier, om die…http://news.nwu.ac.za/campus-proudly-hosts-cansa-relay-life
Campus proudly hosts CANSA Relay for Life
2019-10-14 This year marks the seventh year since the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark stepped to the fore to host the region’s annual CANSA Relay for Life. The event offers the community the opportunity to celebrate cancer survivors, to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-and-cachet-park-cid-are-serious-about-safety
NWU and Cachet Park CID are serious about safety
2019-10-15 The recent crime statistics that were released by Stats South Africa revealed a grim picture of the country’s current state. The North-West University (NWU) is not only concerned about keeping its staff and students safe on campus, but also outside its…http://news.nwu.ac.za/africa-cup-has-nwu-sparkle
Africa Cup has NWU sparkle
2019-10-15 On Friday 18 October, the cream of the continent’s netball crop will converge at the Bellville Velodrome in Cape Town to compete in the Africa Netball Cup. Lesotho, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Uganda, Zambia, Malawi and Tanzania will, along with South Africa as the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/geexpo-2019-beurse-vir-slimkoppe-wiskunde-en-wetenskap
GeeXpo 2019: Beurse vir slimkoppe in wiskunde en wetenskap
2019-10-15 As jy ooit gewonder het oor die waarde van wiskunde en wetenskap, vra net vir Janu Fouché en Ruan le Hanie om hulle toekomsvooruitsigte met jou te deel. Janu, ‘n graad 11-leerder van Potchefstroom Volkskool, en Ruan, ‘n finalejaar BSc IT-student, het…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/w%25C3%25AAreldvoedseldag-2019-gemors-nie-gemors-voordat-dit-gemors-word-nie
Wêreldvoedseldag 2019: Gemors is nie gemors voordat dit gemors word nie!
2019-10-22 > Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se Fakulteit Opvoedkunde in Vanderbijlpark het onlangs by die wêreldgemeenskap aangesluit om Wêreldvoedseldag te vier. Die fakulteit het op 16 Oktober ’n spesiale lesing oor voedselsekerheid en die uitwissing van…http://news.nwu.ac.za/world-food-day-2019-waste-not-waste-until-it-wasted
World Food Day 2019: Waste is not waste until it is wasted!
2019-10-22 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Education in Vanderbijlpark recently joined the global community in celebrating World Food Day. On 16 October, the faculty hosted a special lecture on food security and the eradication of worldwide hunger.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/maatskaplike-verklaring-wys-die-pad-aan-vir-toekomstige-maatskaplike-werkers
Maatskaplike verklaring wys die pad aan vir toekomstige maatskaplike werkers
2019-10-22 Maatskaplike werkers speel ’n belangrike rol in die gemeenskappe wat hulle dien. Hulle is stem vir die mense wat nie gehoor word nie, en hulle konfronteer ernstige maatskaplike kwessies om jonk en oud te help om te floreer. Kortom: hulle is daartoe verbind…http://news.nwu.ac.za/social-declaration-guiding-light-future-social-workers
Social declaration a guiding light for future social workers
2019-10-22 Social workers play an important role in the communities they serve. They are a voice for people who aren’t being heard, and they confront serious social issues to enable both young and old to thrive. In short: they are committed to making the world a…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-honorary-doctorate-pledges-sponsor-students
NWU honorary doctorate pledges to sponsor students
2021-11-11 Dr Keith Bothongo, the first black South African to be registered as a property valuer and a recent recipient of an honorary doctorate degree from the North-West University (NWU), pledged to sponsor 10 NWU students per year for 2020 and 2021. Dr Bothongo…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-student-breaks-new-ground-beauty-industry
NWU student breaks new ground in the beauty industry
2019-10-22 South Africa is home to a diverse nation that defies traditional homogenous representations of beauty, is undergoing its own metamorphosis of sorts. The emergence of local beauty brands, a sizable millennial generation, the growing influence of beauty…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-vice-chancellor-and-school-principals-share-tips-best-practices
NWU vice-chancellor and school principals share tips on best practices
2019-10-22 Prof Dan Kgwadi, vice-chancellor of the North-West University (NWU), along with Mr Clement Manoko, the executive director for corporate relations and marketing, hosted a special lunch for principals from schools in and around the Mahikeng area on 18…http://news.nwu.ac.za/confirmed-incident-bacterial-meningitis-nwu-potch
Confirmed incident of bacterial meningitis at NWU Potch
2019-10-22 On Monday, 21 October 2019 a fourth-year student on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Potchefstroom was admitted to a local hospital after which a case of bacterial meningitis was confirmed on Tuesday morning, 22 October 2019. The student is…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-proud-host-year%25E2%2580%2599s-child-health-priorities-conference
NWU is the proud host of this year’s Child Health Priorities Conference
2019-10-22 The late President Nelson Mandela said: “Our children are the rock on which our future will be built, our greatest asset as a nation. They will be the leaders of our country, the creators of our national wealth, those who care for and protect our people.”…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-students-get-hands-experience-running-cattle-farm
NWU students get hands-on experience in the running of a cattle farm
2019-10-23 On 9 October 2019, nine fourth-year BSc Agricultural Sciences students from the North-West University (NWU) traded in their jeans and t-shirts for green overalls and black water boots. These students got first-hand experience from the Firth Red Brangus …http://news.nwu.ac.za/south-africa-really-bridging-digital-divide
Is South Africa really bridging the digital divide?
2019-10-23 “|South Africa is moving at a snail pace towards bridging the digital divide and the substantive interdependence between digital migration and broadband affects the speedy implementation of SA Connect.” This is according to a PhD study conducted by Dr…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumna-heeds-call-renewable-energy-mix-future