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Legalisation of cannabis has implications for mental healthcare practitioners
2022-05-30 Misinformation about cannabis use can have serious implications for people facing mental health challenges. Mental healthcare practitioners can counter this by running education campaigns for vulnerable people, including mental healthcare users and especially…https://news.nwu.ac.za/young-lld-graduate-wise-beyond-his-years
Young LLD graduate is wise beyond his years
2022-05-30 At the tender age of 25, Phemelo Theophilus Magau has completed a daunting challenge: he finished his Doctor of Laws (LLD) degree in just two years. He was awarded his LLD in mercantile law during an autumn graduation ceremony at the North-West University’s…https://news.nwu.ac.za/no-means-no-and-it
“No” means “no”, and that is it
2022-05-30 Fifteen months ago, the unfathomable happened. In an incident of such malice, such disrespect and cruelty, Carla Mӧller’s life was irrevocably changed. She was raped, but due to the non-violent nature of the incident, she was dissuaded from…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nee-beteken-nee-en-dis-uit-en-gedaan
“Nee” beteken “nee”, en dis uit en gedaan
2022-05-30 Vyftien maande gelede het die ondenkbare plaasgevind. In ’n insident van sulke boosaardigheid, sulke disrespek en wreedheid is Carla Mӧller se lewe onherroeplik verander. Sy is verkrag, maar as gevolg van die niegewelddadige aard van die…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumnus-and-miss-sa-contestant-visits-her-alma-mater
NWU alumnus and Miss SA contestant visits her alma mater
2022-05-31 North-West University (NWU) alumnus and Miss South Africa contestant Mphontle Plaatjie recently paid the Vanderbijlpark Campus a courtesy visit as part of her Miss SA tour, leading up to the selection of the top 10 finalists. The former NWU law…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumnus-nominated-young-founders-award
NWU alumnus nominated for young founders’ award
2022-05-31 North-West University (NWU) Alumnus Siyabonga Mhlabane has been nominated for the FOYA Awards 2022 in the category of the Most Promising Founder of the Year under 30. Launched in 2016, the annual FOYA Awards recognises and appreciates young founders…https://news.nwu.ac.za/botswana-minister-obtains-his-phd-nwu-business-school
Botswana minister obtains his PhD from the NWU Business School
2022-05-31 We wish to extend huge congratulations to the Minister of Land and Water Affairs of the Republic of Botswana, Dr Kefentse C Mzwinila, for graduating with a PhD degree from the NWU Business School on 25 May 2022. …https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/minister-van-botswana-verwerf-sy-phd-aan-die-nwu-besigheidskool
Minister van Botswana verwerf sy PhD aan die NWU Besigheidskool
2022-05-27 Ons wil graag vir die Minister van Grond- en Watersake van die Republiek van Botswana, dr Kefentse C Mzwinila, gelukwens met sy PhD-graad wat hy op 25 Mei 2022 aan die NWU Besigheidskool verwerf het. …https://news.nwu.ac.za/what-year-christa-ramasimong
What a year for Christa Ramasimong
2022-05-31 It has been a year in which highlight has succeeded highlight, in which one honour bestowed succeeded another. Christa Ramasimong is experiencing a time that will not only shape her future, but her very being. The character of the young woman is being moulded…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/wat-n-jaar-vir-christa-ramasimong
Wat ’n jaar vir Christa Ramasimong
2022-05-27 Dit was ’n jaar waarin hoogtepunt op hoogtepunt gevolg het en waar een eer op ’n ander gevolg het. Christa Ramasimong ervaar ’n tyd wat nie net haar toekoms sal bepaal nie, maar ook wie sy regtig is. Die karakter van hierdie jong vrou word gesmee in ’n vuur…https://news.nwu.ac.za/more-corruption-fighting-forensic-accountants-are-way
More corruption-fighting forensic accountants are on the way
2022-05-31 The battle against the scourge of fraud and corruption plaguing South Africa is raging and the country needs a brave new generation of forensic accountants ― of whom there is currently a dire shortage ― if it wants to win the fight. Disadvantaged youth are…https://news.nwu.ac.za/record-chasing-cornelle-looking-super-2022
Record-chasing Cornelle looking for super 2022
2022-05-31 “Cleaning house!” laughs Cornelle Leach with a sigh. Her tongue is firmly in her cheek and barely a word she utters is true. Because that is definitely not all the 23-year-old has kept herself busy with since she received her honours degree in Tourism…https://news.nwu.ac.za/south-africa-needs-maximise-job-creation-any-given-growth-rate
South Africa needs to maximise job creation at any given growth rate
2022-06-01 “The slightly better news on the unemployment front is a welcome trend, as it comes after a prolonged period of persistent deterioration in South African employment levels in recent times.” In commenting on the latest unemployment figures for the first…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/suid-afrika-moet-werkskepping-teen-enige-gegewe-groeikoers-maksimaliseer
Suid-Afrika moet werkskepping teen enige gegewe groeikoers maksimaliseer
2022-05-31 “Die effense beter nuus op die werkloosheidsfront is ’n welkome tendens, aangesien dit op ’n lang tydperk van aanhoudende verslegting in Suid-Afrikaanse indiensnemingsvlakke die afgelope ruk volg.” In sy kommentaar op die jongste werkloosheidsyfers vir die…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-host-launch-renaming-bursary-scheme
NWU to host launch of renaming of bursary scheme
2022-06-01 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus, in conjunction with the North West Premier’s office, will be hosting the official launch of the renaming of the Provincial Bursary Scheme to the Victor Thebe Sifora bursary scheme on 1 June 2022. The…https://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/joani-dahms
Joani Volschenk
2022-06-01 Joani completed her honours in B.Com Charted Accountancy in 2009 at the North West University (NWU) – Potchefstroom Campus. She completed her articles in 2012 at Ernst & Young (EY). Joani specialised for two and a half years in Corporate Tax at EY. She…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-art-gallery-introduces-fascinating-new-exhibition
NWU Art Gallery introduces fascinating new exhibition
2022-06-02 Oldrin Masowa The whole world is truly an art gallery. From 6 to 13 April 2022, the North-West University (NWU) Art Gallery hosted the official opening of a public art exhibition in Potchefstroom. The exhibition featured paintings from the ages of…https://news.nwu.ac.za/putting-nwu-map
Putting the NWU on the map
2022-06-02 According to German economist Klaus Schwab, the Fourth Industrial Revolution has the potential to empower individuals and communities, as it creates new opportunities for economic, social, and personal development. Werner du Toit, house parent of the Kgosi…https://news.nwu.ac.za/former-nwu-vc-celebrates-daughters-graduation
Former NWU VC celebrates daughter’s graduation
2022-06-03 It was a blissful day for Prof Ntate Dan Kgwadi, former North-West University (NWU) principal and vice-chancellor, as his only child Ofentse Kgwadi graduated recently. Ofentse was among the droves of NWU graduates who were conferred degrees at a graduation…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/lede-van-die-ontvangspersoneel-deur-die-nwu-vereer