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Minister stel NWU-direkteur op Waternavorsingskommissie aan
2023-05-04 Kundigheid is nodig om water – ’n noodsaaklike en skaars natuurlike hulpbron – te bewaar en te bestuur. Suid-Afrika is ’n relatief droë land en ervaar kritieke uitdagings wat onvoldoende water, probleme met watergehalte, onvoldoende infrastruktuur en…https://news.nwu.ac.za/minister-appoints-nwus-research-support-director-water-research-commission
Minister appoints NWU’s Research Support director to Water Research Commission
2023-05-04 Expert knowledge is needed to protect and manage water, an essential and scarce natural resource. As a relatively dry country, South Africa faces crucial challenges that include insufficient water, water quality problems, inadequate infrastructure and…https://law.nwu.ac.za/law/prof-lourens-du-plessis-passed-away
Prof Lourens du Plessis passed away
2021-02-06 Prof Lourens du Plessis, a gentle intellectual giant, passed away on Saterday 6 February 2021 Prof Lourens du Plessis, was one of the great minds of this country. His intellectual ability surpassed all of those around him, yet he was…https://news.nwu.ac.za/three-nwu-alumnis-boxing-academy-aims-uplift-community
Three NWU alumni’s boxing academy aims to uplift the community
2023-05-08 Three female alumni of the North-West University (NWU) and former university team boxers – Onalenna Tsae, Goitseone Kgopiso, and Keamogetse Lesole – opened the SK Boxing Academy in 2022 to develop and promote the sport in their community. The academy,…https://news.nwu.ac.za/memory-prof-dan-kgwadi-honoured
Memory of Prof Dan Kgwadi honoured
2023-05-08 On request of the family of the late Prof Dan Kgwadi, former principal and vice-chancellor of the North-West University (NWU), a memorial service to honour him was held on 4 May 2023 at the Mahikeng Campus. Prof Kgwadi passed away on 30 April 2023. Many…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/rene-glo-dat-wonderwerke-steeds-plaasvind
René glo dat wonderwerke steeds plaasvind
2023-05-08 Om moed op te gee, was nooit ’n opsie vir die 23-jarige René Engelbrecht, wat onlangs haar BEd Grondslagfase-graad aan die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) behaal het, nie. Sy het haar graad cum laude verwerf. Sy is gebore sonder ’n corpus callosum – die massa…https://news.nwu.ac.za/rene-believes-miracles-still-happen
René believes that miracles still happen
2023-05-08 Giving up has never been an option for 23-year-old René Engelbrecht, who recently graduated with her BEd Foundation Phase degree at the North-West University (NWU). She obtained her degree with cum laude. She was born without a corpus callosum, which is a…https://news.nwu.ac.za/khayakazi-dazzles-playhouse-companys-10-south-african-sopranos
Khayakazi dazzles at Playhouse Company’s ’10 South African Sopranos’
2023-05-08 Khayakazi Madlala, a final-year BA in music and society student at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Music and Conservatory, was part of the stellar ensemble that performed at the famous Playhouse Theatre in Durban on 26 March 2023. The Playhouse…https://news.nwu.ac.za/breaking-silence-launching-powerful-campaign-end-gender-based-violence
Breaking the silence: Launching a powerful campaign to end gender-based violence
2023-05-09 By Mafumane Tlhapi and Menziwa Msibi The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Student Counselling and Development Centre, in conjunction with Protection Services and Student Judicial Services, held a silent awareness campaign against gender-based violence (GBV)…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-students-battle-it-out-hult-prize
NWU students battle it out for Hult prize
2023-05-09 This year, North-West University (NWU) students showed their mettle during the on-campus qualifying round of the 2023 Hult Prize competition. This international competition challenges young people to solve the world’s most pressing issues through social…https://news.nwu.ac.za/career-day-empowers-alumni
Career day empowers alumni
2023-05-09 The North-West University (NWU) Alumni Office in partnership with the Career Centre hosted a Career Empowerment seminar on 19 April at the Vanderbijlpark Campus. The event was well-attended and provided valuable information and resources to alumni seeking…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/baqonde-se-doelwit-om-n-wereld-van-hoer-onderwys-oop-te-maak
BAQONDE se doelwit is om ’n wêreld van hoër onderwys oop te maak
2023-05-09 Dit is noodsaaklik dat Afrikatale as onderrigtaal bevorder word indien ons wil hê dat ons kultuurerfenis bewaar moet bly, leeruitkomste moet verbeter en taalhindernisse verminder moet word. Dit het weer duidelik geword by die 2023 BAQONDE-kongres wat van 1…https://news.nwu.ac.za/baqonde-aims-open-world-higher-education
BAQONDE aims to open the world of higher education
2023-05-09 Promoting indigenous African languages as a medium of instruction is imperative if we want to preserve our cultural heritage, improve learning outcomes and reduce language barriers. This was again evident during the 2023 BAQONDE congress, which was held at…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-dancers-twirl-their-way-top
NWU dancers twirl their way to the top
2023-05-09 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) ballroom and Latin dance team on the Mahikeng Campus secured no less than 24 trophies and 14 medals in the South African Dance Federation Championship Super Series that took place at the Springs Civic Centre in Gauteng on…https://news.nwu.ac.za/chhp-all-about-optimising-expertise
CHHP is all about optimising expertise
2023-04-14 Combining excellence and skill has always been one of the hallmarks of the North-West University (NWU), and the Centre for Health and Human Performance (CHHP) is no exception. The CHHP building on the Potchefstroom Campus, which was officially opened by Prof…https://news.nwu.ac.za/exploring-indigenous-knowledge-combat-cattle-diseases