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2020-05-22 MUSA streef tans daarna om te help met die ontwikkeling van oplossings vir die onderskeie gesondheidstelseluitdagings van Suid-Afrika en omliggende lande deur navorsing te onderneem in drie subprogramme, naamlik Farmakowaaksaamheid en Farmako-epidemiologie…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-engineers-walk-away-international-award-tackling-covid-19
NWU engineers walk away with international award for tackling Covid-19
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…http://news.nwu.ac.za/cognitive-education-expert-returns-nwu-extraordinary-professor
Cognitive education expert returns to NWU as extraordinary professor
2017-10-26 Prof Mary Grosser took the difference between advanced performance and academic achievement as the point of departure during her very first lecture as extraordinary professor in the Optentia research focus area on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus…http://news.nwu.ac.za/trade-and-dsm-help-rwanda-boost-exports
TRADE and DSM help Rwanda to boost exports
2017-11-09 Rwanda is striving to reach its export market potential, with help from the team from the research focus area Trade and Development (TRADE) at the North-West University (NWU). Using an innovative approach called the Decision Support Model (DSM), Rwanda’s…http://news.nwu.ac.za/international-guest-lecturer-examines-science-sleeping
International guest lecturer examines the science of sleeping
2018-06-29 “Although sleep is vital for good health and optimum functioning, it is largely ignored by modern society.” This was the point of departure of Prof Ståle Pallesen from the University of Bergen in Norway, during his recent guest lecture hosted by the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/engineers%25E2%2580%2599-community-engagement-moves-second-gear
Engineers’ community engagement moves into second gear
2019-08-22 After many years of commitment to community engagement and development, staff and students of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Engineering will now turbocharge these initiatives as the saying goes. According to Hannes du Toit, the faculty’s…http://news.nwu.ac.za/puppets-promote-learning-amongst-young-minds
Puppets promote learning amongst young minds
2019-10-18 It was a sight to behold. As the music started to play and the velvet curtains drew open, the kids at the El Shaddai Primary School in Vanderbijlpark drew in their breaths and their eyes shone with wonder. It was time for the colourful puppets to talk and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/having-grit-goes-long-way
Having grit goes a long way
2018-10-08 It is the year 2000. The share price of a multi-billion dollar Fortune 500 company peaks at $90. Their recruitment strategy reads: Hire the best, fire the rest. At the time it seemed to work, only it didn’t. That company was Enron. “Grit” is a positive, non…http://news.nwu.ac.za/saving-whistle-blower
Saving the whistle blower
2021-11-03 More than 100 participants recently attended the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Business School Think Tank webinar, “Save the rhino, and the whistle blower”. The diverse panel included Pieter-Louis Myburgh, an investigative journalist, Adv JJ du Toit,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/how-regulating-mobile-money-can-boost-financial-inclusion
How regulating mobile money can boost financial inclusion
2022-07-20 North-West University (NWU) LLD candidate Elfas Torrerai has done a statutory analysis of the use and regulation of mobile money to promote financial inclusion in developing countries. The title of his study is “A comparative statutory analysis of the use…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-inaugural-lecture-probing-notion-contextualising-practical-theology
NWU inaugural lecture: probing the notion of contextualising practical theology
2022-10-19 By Phenyo Mokgothu and Nolwazi Xulu North-West University (NWU) academic in the Faculty of Theology, Prof Alfred Brundson, presented his inaugural lecture on 13 October 2022 at the NWU’s Mahikeng Campus. The title of the lecture was “Are we there yet?…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumnus-and-etv-journalist-briefs-students
NWU alumnus and eTV journalist briefs students
2022-09-16 By Oldrin Masowa The early bird catches the worm, the rest stay longing. This is exactly what the School of Communication Studies at the North-West University (NWU) aims to achieve after hosting a media career development skills workshop. The objective…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-symposium-addresses-water-and-climate-challenges
NWU symposium addresses water and climate challenges
2024-12-13 Nature-based solutions such as rainwater harvesting and infrastructure designed to withstand floods and other climate impacts were among the practical ideas raised at a recent two-day symposium on water management and climate change in the Ngaka Modiri…http://news.nwu.ac.za/dr-fortunate-wants-eliminate-malaria
Dr Fortunate wants to eliminate malaria
2024-04-19 Dr Fortunate Mokoena has a vision. This senior lecturer in biochemistry at the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences at the North-West University (NWU) wants to make the continent she calls home a better, safer place for its citizens. She hopes to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/researcher-uses-artificial-mussels-monitor-water-pollution
Researcher uses artificial mussels to monitor water pollution
2024-04-19 Water pollution is a significant environmental issue with far-reaching impacts on society. It is not confined to local or regional boundaries and is exacerbated by climate change, leading to human health risks. In dealing with such unprecedented risks to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/student-entrepreneurs-report-boot-camp
Student entrepreneurs report for boot camp
2023-05-16 Transforming an idea into a thriving business may seem like a daunting task, but the North-West University (NWU) gives the expertise and support to point aspiring entrepreneurs in the right direction. Student entrepreneurs from all the faculties at the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/ronel-emms-you-can-write-books-about-her
Ronel Emms: “You can write books about her.”
2023-03-13 She is the undisputed mother figure of the Rugby Institute at the North-West University (NWU). She is one of the heroes behind the scenes. She is the friendly face who greets you first. She is Ronel Emms, and her share in the Rugby Institute’s bulging trophy…http://news.nwu.ac.za/us-tariff-hikes-are-bad-news-south-african-economy
US tariff hikes are bad news for the South African economy
2025-04-03 The scale of the further wide-ranging United States (US) unilateral tariff hikes announced by President Donald Trump will not only drive a huge wedge into the world’s multilateral trading system but is also bad news for the South African economy.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/advantage-suzanie-pretorius
Advantage, Suzanie Pretorius!
2024-02-02 His name is Schalk, Schalk Pretorius. And if it had not been for Schalk Pretorius, the North-West University (NWU) would have lost a tennis champion. Many years ago, in the maize farming community of Bothaville, a young Schalk decided that he wanted to…http://law.nwu.ac.za/law/juris-diversitas-general-conference-travel-information