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Fraud Awareness and Whistleblowing
2025-03-14 Fraud is the deliberate deception to secure unfair or unlawful financial gain. From invoice manipulation to student-related scams, fraud can strike anywhere. But together, we can protect our NWU community. Join us in the fight to defend the trust that…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/af/auther/navorsing-gesondheidswetenskap-opvoeding
Navorsing in Gesondheidswetenskap-opvoeding
2020-09-01 Navorsing in Gesondheidswetenskap-opvoeding Navorsing in Gesondheidswetenskapopvoeding aan die Fakulteit Gesondheidswetenskappe is besig om momentum te kry. ʼn Aantal dosente van die fakulteit ontvang befondsing uit die onderrig-en-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-engineers-tutor-prospective-students
NWU engineers tutor prospective students
2020-06-19 Life can be difficult for Grade 11 and 12 learners who have to master challenging subjects such as mathematics in their final years in high school. It can even be more trying when a coronavirus pandemic and its resulting lockdown are added to the mix.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/south-african-economy-icu-how-do-we-get-out-it
South African economy in ICU: How do we get out of it?
2020-09-08 The South African economy is in dire need of resuscitation. A development economist from the North-West University (NWU) says that not since World War II have the local and global economies been affected in such a devastating way as by the impact of Covid-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/3-d-printing-improve-life
3-D printing to improve life
2018-10-25 Staff and students at the North-West University's (NWU’s) Engineering Faculty are in the process of giving the traditional way of manufacturing products a huge blow. They are now using their wide variety of world class three-dimensional printers. According…http://news.nwu.ac.za/%25E2%2580%259Cnational-budget-leaves-no-room-mistakes%25E2%2580%259D-%25E2%2580%2593-ettienne-le-roux
“National budget leaves no room for mistakes” – Ettienne le Roux
2017-03-07 “The national budget which was announced on 22 February is definitely a though one setup during even thougher circumstances.” This in a nutshell is the opinion of Mr Ettienne le Roux, Chief Economist of Rand Merchant Bank who interpreted the recent budget…http://news.nwu.ac.za/good-capitalism-bad-capitalism-role-business-south-africa
Good Capitalism, Bad Capitalism: The Role of Business in South Africa
2018-06-06 With South Africa having turned the corner politically and President Ramaphosa promising a ‘new dawn’, many people are cautiously optimistic about the prospects of an economic turnaround in the country. However, in looking forward to a better future, it is…http://news.nwu.ac.za/andr%25C3%25A9-pretorius-shares-his-world-cup-memories
André Pretorius shares his World Cup memories
2019-08-23 He has more than 1 500 first-class points to his name, and boasts 31 tests for the Springboks: Yes, André Pretorius is definitely one of South Africa’s great rugby heroes. André was also one of Jake White’s Springboks who captured the 2007 IRC World Cup…http://news.nwu.ac.za/dire-need-research-improve-child-literacy
Dire need for research to improve child literacy
2020-02-21 It is no secret that language development is a critical part of a child’s overall development. Sadly, the lack of this development and the terrible effects this may have on one’s life are often overlooked. Prof Leenta Grobler, leader of the Medical…http://news.nwu.ac.za/covid-19-tragedy-more-just-numbers
Covid-19 tragedy is more than just numbers
2022-01-27 Numbers are a part of life. And although we might be getting numb, disconnected and desensitised to all the numbers with which we are bombarded daily, we should not get used to them. We should not lose sight of what they mean, explains Professor Alida Herbst…http://news.nwu.ac.za/technology-and-innovation-experts-nwu-share-knowledge-malawian-delegation
Technology and innovation experts at the NWU share knowledge with Malawian delegation
2022-11-04 It takes a team of specialists to ensure that the bright ideas, groundbreaking innovations and impressive intellectual property of the North-West University (NWU) stay ahead of the pack in an increasingly competitive environment. Recognising the expertise…http://news.nwu.ac.za/prof-mels-working-towards-prevention-future-cardiovascular-disease
Prof Mels working towards the prevention of future cardiovascular disease
2022-09-06 Following the completion of Prof Carina Mels’s postgraduate studies in biochemistry, she was offered the opportunity to start a lab at the Hypertension in Africa Research Team (HART), which she accepted, knowing that she had plenty of lab experience from…http://news.nwu.ac.za/machine-and-deep-learning-are-must-north-west-university
Machine and deep learning are a MUST at the North-West University
2022-08-31 Our world is speeding up, and never in human existence have we been able to search as fast, travel as far or delve as deep. The last century alone has seen a meteoric increase in the accumulation of data and we are able to store unfathomable quantities of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-pilots-hyflex-teaching-and-learning
NWU pilots HyFlex teaching and learning
2022-03-08 As students return to the campuses of the North-West University (NWU), the university is moving to the next stage of teaching and learning. This entails piloting a hybrid-flexible (HyFlex) approach that enables simultaneous face-to-face and online teaching…http://news.nwu.ac.za/south-africas-national-interests-changing-brics-landscape-seven-tests
South Africa’s national interests in the changing BRICS landscape ― seven tests
2023-08-29 “The watershed 15th BRICS Summit that took place in Johannesburg had, to its credit, several runs on the scoreboard by the time it concluded last week.” Prof Raymond Parsons, economist from the North-West University (NWU) Business School, says while the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/what-impact-will-us-election-have-south-africa
What impact will the US election have on South Africa?
2025-04-22 On Tuesday 5 November, Americans will cast their votes to elect the 47th president of the United States of America. The latest polls show that the current vice president and Democratic nominee, Kamala Harris, has a slight, one point lead, with Republican and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/academic-joins-launch-innovateher-support-young-women-stem
Academic joins the launch of InnovateHER to support young women in STEM
2025-04-14 Dr Moleboheng Mokhele-Ramulumo, senior lecturer in the Faculty of Education and member of the Research Unit for Self-Directed Learning, has been invited as a panellist for the upcoming InnovateHER project launch, under the African Female Voices platform,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/alumni-business-breakfast-sparks-dialogue-regional-tourism-and-development
Alumni business breakfast sparks dialogue on regional tourism and development
2025-04-29 The Vanderbijlpark Campus of the North-West University (NWU) played host to a dynamic Alumni Business Breakfast on Thursday, 11 April, at the scenic Big Lapa venue. This networking event brought together alumni, industry leaders and NWU academics for a…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-and-consumer-goods-and-services-ombudsman-formalise-transformative-partnership
NWU and Consumer Goods and Services Ombudsman formalise transformative partnership
2025-06-13 In a landmark step toward deepening legal education, community engagement, and access to justice, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Law has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Consumer Goods and Services Ombudsman (CGSO). The…http://news.nwu.ac.za/electronic-voting-seminar-sparks-critical-debate-mahikeng