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Golden season for NWU Vanderbijlpark rugby
2019-09-12 An undefeated season is something that any coach and player dreams of, but only a select group will be able to put that achievement against their name. The under-21 rugby team of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark achieved this…https://news.nwu.ac.za/today-reader-tomorrow-leader
Today a reader, tomorrow a leader
2019-09-13 Albert Einstein once said: “If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales.” It is an alarming fact that, in the modern era in which we find ourselves, children do…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-bied-suksesvolle-internasionale-konferensie-oor-sosiale-wetenskappe-aan
NWU bied suksesvolle Internasionale Konferensie oor Sosiale Wetenskappe aan
2019-09-16 Die 10de Internasionale Konferensie oor Sosiale Wetenskappe (ICSS), wat onlangs in Vanderbijlpark plaasgevind het, is net nog ’n uitstekende voorbeeld van hoe die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) ter wille van akademiese vordering met internasionale vennote…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-hosts-successful-international-conference-social-sciences-0
NWU hosts successful international conference on social sciences
2019-09-16 > The 10th International Conference on Social Sciences (ICSS), which recently took place in Vanderbijlpark, is yet another sterling example of how the North-West University (NWU) collaborates with international partners in the pursuit of academic…https://news.nwu.ac.za/prophecy-fate-and-glory-%25E2%2580%2593-noble-boys%25E2%2580%2599-rise-brilliance
Of prophecy, fate and glory – the Noble Boys’ rise to brilliance
2019-09-16 “This is the greatest moment of my life,” said Sir Alex Ferguson when his side beat Bayern Munich in the summer of ’99, completing their famous Champions League final comeback. Seeing the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Lindane Nkabinde’s 25-yard cracker…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-host-2019-varsity-football-finals
NWU to host 2019 Varsity Football finals
2019-09-16 The North-West University (NWU) will be hosting both the men’s and women’s Varsity Football finals on Thursday, 26 September 2019 at the NWU Mahikeng stadium. Magic men The NWU’s Noble Boys will proudly take centre stage in the men’s final against the…https://news.nwu.ac.za/picture-worth-thousand-words
A picture is worth a thousand words
2019-09-17 North-West University (NWU) alumni Riëtte Drevin, Annica Brink and Elzandré Ayres van der Walt are on a quest to prove with their photography exhibition that a picture is indeed worth a thousand words. The trio is showcasing their work at the EGLAF…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-hosts-late-music-legend-hhp%25E2%2580%2599s-inaugural-memorial-lecture
NWU hosts late music legend HHP’s inaugural memorial lecture
2019-09-17 “People are equal. Musicians, like cooks and singers and dancers and lovers, are not. That’s just how it is. Most lyricists offer little in the way of new concepts, or new ways of appreciating the world. But some people bring new meaning into the world.…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nursing-north-west-back-health
Nursing North West back to health
2019-09-17 The dire state of the North West Province's health systems is being addressed through a new weapon in the healthcare arsenal; focusing on community-oriented primary healthcare. The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Health Sciences, in…https://news.nwu.ac.za/getting-south-africa-ready-fourth-industrial-revolution
Getting South Africa ready for the Fourth Industrial Revolution
2019-09-17 South Africa will be part and parcel of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) as the upcoming 6th SA-UNESCO Engineering, Science and Technology Conference (SA-UNESCO-EC) will demonstrate. The theme of the conference is “Decolonising the 4IR in support…https://news.nwu.ac.za/repositioning-demography-and-population-studies
Repositioning demography and population studies
2019-09-18 Understanding the size and structure of populations and the way they are changing is essential for development planning. Prof Martin Enock Palamuleni from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Humanities stressed this during his inaugural…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-hosts-agri-teen-symposium
NWU hosts Agri Teen Symposium
2019-09-18 The North-West University (NWU) recently hosted an Agri Teen Symposium on its campus in Mahikeng. This symposium, organised by Land Bank and Shekinah Media, was an intergenerational gathering of stakeholders in the agricultural sector, aimed at…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/89-minute-van-glorie-goud
89 minute van glorie is goud
2019-09-18 Elke gemeenskap het so ‘n sportverslaggewer; iemand wat één word met die hartseer en jolyt van sportlui. Hulle word as’t ware wen en verloor se stem. Ons luister na hulle, want hulle was daar. Elke naweek, of daar nou sonskyn, reën of hael is, is hulle…https://news.nwu.ac.za/98-minutes-glory-golden
98 minutes of glory is golden
2019-09-19 Every community has a sports reporter like this; someone who can be one with the sorrows and joys of sports people. They become the voice of winning or losing. We listen to them, because they were there. Every weekend, come sunshine, rain or hail, they…https://news.nwu.ac.za/pharmacen-makes-strides-third-dimension-research-better-life-all
Pharmacen makes strides in third dimension research for a better life for all
2019-09-19 For many years the world has attempted to address urgent issues in pharmaceutical research with the help of cultured cells, and the North West University’s (NWU’s) Centre of Excellence for Pharmaceutical Sciences (Pharmacen™) is using a new approach to get…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-master%25E2%2580%2599s-students-%25E2%2580%2593-best-best
NWU Master’s students – the best of the best!
2019-09-19 Students from the North-West University’s (NWU) Faculty of Engineering and Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences recently showed what they are made of when they defeated their peers from other universities. This happened during the South African…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-hosts-gala-dinner-honour-lgbtqi-community
NWU hosts gala dinner in honour of LGBTQI+ community
2019-09-19 “You Have to be Gay to Know God lends a welcome complexity and authenticity to the narratives of black, queer men in Africa.” This is according to book reviewer Megan Robertson. Taking its cue from published reviews such as this one, the North-West…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-signs-mou-north-west-provincial-government
NWU signs MoU with the North West Provincial Government
2019-09-19 The North-West University (NWU) is not only dedicated to academic excellence and innovative research, but also to sharing its wealth of knowledge and expertise with various stakeholders. The university recently renewed its existing Memorandum of…https://news.nwu.ac.za/helping-most-vulnerable
Helping the most vulnerable
2019-09-19 Academics at the North-West University (NWU) are not only passionate about teaching and learning, but also about engaging with communities about important issues. Dr Lynn Preston and Dr Wanda van der Merwe from the Faculty of Education are going the…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-students-get-hands-experience-running-game-farm