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Home-grown vaccine demonstrates 100% protection against tuberculosis
2023-09-18 In an intriguing joint announcement, the Walter Sisulu and North-West universities unveiled the astounding results of their preclinical trials for a groundbreaking combination vaccine against tuberculosis (TB) and Covid-19. The universities reported an…http://news.nwu.ac.za/academic-finalist-mg-200-young-south-africans
Academic a finalist in M&G 200 Young South Africans
2024-07-04 Dr Monray Williams, a senior lecturer in the subject group Biochemistry at the North-West University (NWU), has been announced a finalist in the Mail & Guardian 200 Young South Africans for 2024 in the Science, Technology, and Innovation category. This…http://news.nwu.ac.za/women-shine-totalsports-womens-race
Women shine in the Totalsports Women's Race
2024-08-22 On a cold and wet morning, Maggie Jasson and Florrie Makaku from the North-West University (NWU) hit the streets of Cape Town for the Totalsports Women's Race. Maggie, an administrative assistant in the Faculty of Education at the NWU's…http://news.nwu.ac.za/phd-student-nominated-womandla-foundation-steam-advocacy-award
PhD student nominated for Womandla Foundation STEAM Advocacy Award
2024-08-21 Happy Msiza, a PhD student at the North-West University (NWU), has been nominated for the Womandla Foundation Award in the Advocacy in STEAM category. These awards honour women excel in their fields, drive innovation and inspire future female leaders.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/bridging-digital-divide-one-school-time
Bridging the digital divide one school at a time
2023-03-31 The benefits from widespread and equitable access to information and communications technologies (ICTs) in South Africa are touted as having the potential to change the course and trajectory of this country for the better. Researchers at the North-West…http://news.nwu.ac.za/research-gives-insight-generation-ys-finance-and-banking-behaviour
Research gives insight into Generation Y’s finance and banking behaviour
2024-02-27 When it comes to money, Millennials – also known as Generation Ys* – have mixed feelings. On the one hand, they have a positive attitude to personal financial planning. On the other, they may be more inclined to indulge in discretionary spending, leading to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/students-celebrate-heritage-month-bold-debates-fair-hiring
Students celebrate Heritage Month with bold debates on fair hiring
2025-09-18 The spirit of Heritage Month was celebrated with thoughtfulness and intensity by first-year students from the School of Industrial Psychology and Human Resource Management at the North-West University (NWU). On 2 and 3 September, students came together to…http://www.nwu.ac.za/content/information-parents
Information for Parents
2021-08-04 Thank you for entrusting the higher education of your son or daughter to the NWU. Your choice of university is a wise one, as you will note when following his or her progress in the years ahead. The reason is that the NWU has a well-deserved reputation for…http://commerce.nwu.ac.za/telit-sa-news/teaching-abroad-reflection-my-online-teaching-journey
Teaching from Abroad: Reflection of my Online Teaching Journey
2024-06-07 By:Kelebogile Paadi At the height of the pandemic in 2020 amidst the tight travel restrictions, I found myself in a foreign country and could not return back home to South Africa, which meant continuing with my work where I was, and thanks to technology I was…http://commerce.nwu.ac.za/business/blogs
Blogs
2026-02-10 Piketty’s fix for inequality in sync with development plan, Prof Raymond Parsons ON AUGUST 16 2012, the South African police intervened in a labour conflict between workers at the Marikana platinum mine near Rustenburg and the mine owners — the stockholders of Lonmin Inc based in London. Police fired on the strikers…, XENOPHOBIA - BUSINESS MUST ACT, Prof Raymond Parsons The seriousness with which the political leadership across the board is now taking the worrying outbreak of xenophobia in SA is welcome. There needs to be decisive and principled action to deal with the problem from all key stakeholders…, Buck stops here and not with the dollar, Prof Raymond Parsons A period of self-flagellation inevitably lies ahead for the South African economy, which is not in a good space, thanks to the twin fiscal and trade deficits, energy insecurity, labour conflict, policy uncertainty, weak investor…, A banker who can see the big picture, Prof Raymond Parsons COAL mines in the past employed canaries as sentinels that alerted miners to the presence of poisonous gases. Being more sensitive to gas than humans, the birds got distressed before the gases reached levels dangerous to humans, giving…, Daylight saving may be key to security of power supply, Prof Raymond Parsons IT IS often said that South Africa should be more prepared to "think outside the box" in tackling some of its challenges. Energy conservation is clearly one of them and already a range of innovative measures are available to save energy.…, Kleinsake: Mentors het gróót voordele, Prof Tommy du Plessis Daar is een ding wat die eienaar van ’n kleinsakeonderneming maar alte goed besef – hy het meestal nie al die wysheid om die onderneming 100% reg te bestuur nie. Foute word gemaak en probleme word soms net so gelaat. Daar is deurlopend…, Sakekamers kan klein ondernemings help, Prof Tommy du Plessis Almal op die AHi-kongres in Potchefstroom verlede week was dit eens dat wat Suid-Afrika nodig het, duisende nuwe kleinsakeondernemings is – ’n syfer van minstens 1 miljoen voor 2030 is genoem. Kortweg kom dit daarop neer dat hoe meer…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/zoology/about-us
About Us
2025-05-16 History Although officially designated as the Zoology Department in 1920, instruction in Zoology at North-West University predates this period and was initially conducted within the Literary Department of the then Theological School in Potchefstroom. In…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/unit-data-science-and-computing/information-systems-engineering-and-innovation-group
Information Systems Engineering and Innovation Group
2025-02-28 The Information Systems Engineering and Innovation Group focuses on advancing information systems design and development to drive organisational efficiency, innovation, and technological progress. The group specialises in integrating system engineering…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/indigenous-knowledge-systems-centre/about-conference
About the conference
2022-07-28 International Indigenous Astronomy Conference from 27 - 29 July 2022 at the Royal Marang Hotel, Phokeng, Rustenburg, North West Province, South Africa. Home Background Call for papers Registration Travel and accommodation Conference…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/oestersampioene-kan-bruin-seegras-n-voedingsryke-opsie-vir-inheemse-hoenders-maak
Oestersampioene kan bruin seegras ’n voedingsryke opsie vir inheemse hoenders maak
2021-09-22 Bruin seegras is bekend daarvoor dat dit ’n ryk bron van minerale soos kalsium, mangaan, kalium, natrium, fosfor, swael en yster is. Voeg oestersampioene by hierdie mengsel en die resultaat kan ’n baie voedingryke bron van voer vir inheemse hoenders wees.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/kersfees-het-inderdaad-vroeg-aangebreek
Kersfees het inderdaad vroeg aangebreek
2022-11-01 By Sandile Mahlangu Die NWU Simfonie-orkes het onlangs ’n Christmas Comes Early-konsert by die NWU Sanlam Ouditorium op die Potchefstroomkampus gehou. Die orkes het die Noordwes-gemeenskap met Kersliedjies en ’n Kersfees-speellys vir die Kersfeesseisoen…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/stemme-van-inheemse-gemeenskappe-van-praktyk-moet-gehoor-word
Stemme van inheemse gemeenskappe van praktyk moet gehoor word
2022-05-23 “Vennootskappe tussen die regering, die privaat sektor en die burgerlike samelewing is noodsaaklik vir enige agenda vir volhoubare ontwikkeling. Ervaring in Afrika het egter getoon dat deelname deur plaaslike gemeenskappe aan ontwikkelingsprojekte selde…http://commerce.nwu.ac.za/af/hrm
Mensehulpbronbestuur
2025-08-04 [accordion], Oorsig, Mensehulpbronbestuur is die proses van aanstelling van werknemers, en die ontwikkeling van werknemerprestasie, sodat hulle ʼn waardevolle bate vir die organisasie word. Gelukkige, tevrede werknemers komplimenteer die besigheid se groei. Arbeidsverhoudinge is ʼn…, Hoofvakke, Mensehulpbronbestuur (HRM) Inleiding tot MHB Opleiding en Ontwikkeling Prestasiebestuur en Belonings Arbeidsverhoudinge Inleiding tot Werkplekverhoudings Diversiteitsbestuur Werkgroepdinamiek Teorie en Praktyk van Arbeidsverhoudinge Bestuur van…, Graad-opsies, BCom in Mensehulpbronbestuur Graad duur: 3 jaar, voltyds Aangebied by: Potchefstroom [P] Mahikeng [M] Vanderbijlpark [V] BAdmin in Mensehulpbronbestuur Graad duur: 3 jaar, voltyds Aangebied by: Mahikeng [M] BAdmin in Mensehulpbronbestuur - Verlengde …, Toelingsvereistes, BCom in Mensehulpbronbestuur APS: 24 Wiskunde: Vlak 3 (40%) of Wiskunde Geletterdheid: Vlak 6 (70%) BAdmin in Mensehulpbronbestuur APS: 23 Wiskunde: Vlak3 (40%) of Wiskunde Geletterdheid: Vlak 4 (50%) BAdmin in Mensehulpbronbestuur - Verlengde program APS…, Professionele akkreditasieliggame, South African Board For People Practices Vir meer inligting, besoek hul webwerf: http://sabpp.co.za/ Institute of People Management: Vir meer inligting, besoek hul webwerf: http://www.ipm.co.za/ , Loopbaangeleenthede, Mensehulpbronbestuurder / Uitvoerende beampte (Hoof MH-beampte of adjunkpresident van mensehulpbronne) Mensehulpbron-kundige Mensehulpbronkonsultant Internasionale Professionele Mensehulpbronpraktisyn Opleiding & Ontwikkelingsbestuurder Mensehulpbron-…, ,http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/compres/publications
Publications
2026-03-20 Publications 2025 Boonzaaier, E., Molakeng, M., Crofford, E. & Ansie Fouché. (2025). International Social Work, Moral distress in South African child protection social workers: A qualitative study. https://doi.org/10.1177/…http://news.nwu.ac.za/lights-camera-action-second-one-button-studio-launched
Lights, camera, action! Second one Button Studio is launched
2017-09-01 Recording a video has never been this easy. A second One Button Studio was recently opened on the NWU’s campus in Vanderbijlpark, bringing user-friendly yet state-of-the-art audio-visual equipment within reach of every student and staff member. The One…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu%25E2%2580%2599s-health-sciences-taking-3d-printing-next-level