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Facing Race Week 2022
2022-03-31 Overcoming the legacies of racism and white supremacy globally, and in South Africa in particular, remains crucial as an intellectual and social engagement at the NWU in its pursuit of being a leading university known for an ethic of care. As we…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/af/hipertensie-afrika-navorsingspan-hart-fisiologie/annemarie-wentzel
Annemarie Wentzel
2025-01-24 Dr Wentzel is 'n senior lektor en navorser in Fisiologie. Sy fokus op die ondersoek van die fisiologiese meganismes wat geaktiveer word tydens akute en chroniese kardiometaboliese, hidrodinamiese en psigologiese stresreaksies binne gesonde en risiko-bevolkings. Uiteindelik wil sy ondersoek instel na hoe hierdie meganismes kan verskil in, en…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/hart/current-projects
Current projects
2021-09-10 .btn.btn-default.btn-block { text-align: left; background: #e6e6e6 url(/sites/health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/modules/jquery_update/replace/ui/themes/base/minified/images/ui-bg_glass_75_e6e6e6_1x400.png) 50% 50% repeat-x; } The HART group is…http://news.nwu.ac.za/buying-time-cosmic-clock-south-africas-nexus-challenge
Buying time on the cosmic clock: South Africa’s nexus challenge
2025-09-17 Exaggeration is so often used as a tool for disinformation and to instil fear, but it is fair to say that never has the need to understand how our critical resources are interlinked been so important for the current and future welfare of our planet. There…http://commerce.nwu.ac.za/wasm-2026/things-do-cape-town-wasm-2026
Things to do in Cape Town (WASM 2026)
2025-05-27 wasm 2026 WESTERN CAPE – GATEWAY TO AFRICA Cape Town - where Inspiration turns ideas into action Historically the place where trade routes meet and considered a gateway to Africa for business and leisure, Cape Town has long held a fascination for visitors…, Culture and People, Centuries of trade and immigration have created a population with genetic and linguistic links to different parts of Europe, Southeast Asia, India and Africa. The diverse cultural backgrounds give the province a cosmopolitan flavour with an interesting…, Food and Wine, The essence of Western Cape food can be found in the complex, multi-cultural history of the province. A mixture of Asian, African and European food genres, every dish reflects waves of historical settlement and layers of culinary interaction. The Cape…, Cape Point, Cape Point is the southernmost tip of the Cape Peninsula. The drive takes you via Chapmans Peak past steep mountains, secluded coves, beaches, villages and fishing communities. At Cape Point visit the Cape of Good Hope nature reserve – home of fynbos species…, Table Mountain, A cable car ride to the top of Table Mountain, a World Heritage Site, is a highlight of any Cape Town visit. The cableway takes you to the summit in under ten minutes whilst rotating gondolas ensure a 360-degree view of Cape Town and Table Bay. At the top,…, Winelands Tour, A visit to the Cape Winelands is an absolute must as the region is one of the breath taking vistas and majestic mountain backdrops while being steeped in rich culture and history. Rolling vineyards and quaint Cape Dutch homesteads await you, as well as award-…, Panoramic Cape Town City Tour, Visit the Castle, the oldest building in South Africa, then move on to another historic area of the city, the Cape Malay quarter situated on the slopes of Signal Hill. Imbibe its rich spiritual, musical and culinary heritage before diving into the city centre…, Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens, The beautiful Kirstenbosch gardens cover an area of 528 hectares with 36 hectares of cultivated garden. The gardens are a celebration of South African flora – showcasing only indigenous South African plants. Fynbos, proteas, cycads and rolling lawns are…, Safety and Security, The safety and security of citizens and visitors are of utmost importance for City and provincial authorities. While Cape Town is safe and welcoming to visitors, it grapples with many of the same problems that other global tourism cities experience, of which…http://news.nwu.ac.za/optentia-welcomes-two-new-extraordinary-professors-0
Optentia welcomes two new extraordinary professors
2017-11-27 The research focus area Optentia on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark, welcomed two new extraordinary professors in the sub-programme Ageing and Generational Dynamics during a recent prestige lecture event. The addition of Prof…http://news.nwu.ac.za/celebrating-cultural-diversity-broadening-horizons-and-strengthening-respect-each-other-through
Celebrating cultural diversity, broadening horizons, and strengthening respect for each other through multilingualism
2022-09-14 By Angeline Marokoane and Ontiretse Motingwa This annual event takes place across campuses, and aims to showcase the NWU's cultural diversity, to broaden horizons, to strengthen respect for each other, and to enable the renewal of ideas. This year’s theme…http://news.nwu.ac.za/dr-anja-graduated-and-stood-out-rest
Dr Anja graduated and stood out from the rest
2022-08-03 The famous French fashion designer Coco Chanel said to be irreplaceable, one must always be different and that was definitely the case when Dr Anja Erasmus received her PhD in Environmental Science on 29 July 2022. She stood out by wearing a dress with her…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-vanderbijlpark-campus-honours-long-serving-staff-members-0
NWU’s Vanderbijlpark Campus honours long-serving staff members
2023-03-02 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Vanderbijlpark Campus recently hosted a long-service awards ceremony to honour and acknowledge staff members who have served the institution with loyalty, dedication and hard work for 10 years and more. The event has…http://news.nwu.ac.za/empowering-africa-role-ai-economic-advancement
Empowering Africa: the role of AI in economic advancement
2024-04-17 The key challenges that Africa is facing are best expressed through the United Nations’ sustainable development goals, which include no hunger, no poverty, no inequality, climate action, quality education, clean water, and sanitation, among other things.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/enhancing-premarital-counselling-increase-marriage-stability
Enhancing premarital counselling to increase marriage stability
2025-06-27 The institution of marriage in South Africa is quietly collapsing. Many marriages that were once full of promise and joy are crumbling all too quickly, causing heartache, isolation and unstable connections within families. This reality has deeply concerned…http://news.nwu.ac.za/experts-mentor-future-health-professionals
Experts mentor future health professionals
2024-07-29 A group of executives from Afrocentric Group visited the North-West University (NWU) on Wednesday, 24 July, in their quest to meet with students who are recipients of their bursary scheme. Afrocentric Group is currently funding 12 NWU students…http://www.nwu.ac.za/nwu/inaugural-lectures-law-2025
Inaugural Lectures: Law 2025
2025-09-15 Prof Oliver Fuo The elusive pursuit of the transformative constitutional mandate of social justice by South African cities ...read more × Prof Oliver Fuo The legal background to financial integrated reporting In South Africa…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-tebogo-next-generation-brave-winner
The NWU’s Tebogo is a Next Generation of Brave winner
2021-02-22 North-West University (NWU) student Tebogo Matshehle Monogo was announced as one of the two winners of the Next Generation of the Brave competition facilitated by Adcock Ingram OTC in partnership with News24. This programme aims to assist healthcare…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/mitochondria-research-laboratory/news-social-updates-gallery
News, Social Updates & Gallery
2020-11-13 It’s not all work and no play in our lab. We have a yearly fun outing that is traditionally arranged by the new master’s students. Here are some pictures of conferences, other meetings and our yearly social functions. Our…http://humanities.nwu.ac.za/vinco/stairways-and-ruins-exhibition
Stairways and Ruins Exhibition
2024-05-30 List of artists and artworks Opening night images Contact Andrew Lamprecht’s curatorial statement "This exhibition emerges from the chaotic and tragic reality of Covid-19 and lockdown; additionally we face the looming climatic…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/centre-space-research/heliospheric-physics
Heliospheric Physics
2017-01-04 Researchers in the Heliospheric Physics subprogram of the CSR do theoretical, numerical modelling and experimental research on the acceleration, transport and modulation of charged particles (mainly cosmic rays) in the turbulent plasmatic environment…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/phasrec/international-opportunities
International Opportunities
2024-07-16 PhASRec is the research focus area for Physical Activity, Sport and Recreation in the Faculty of Health Sciences of the North-West University. We have a significant international network reaching countries such as the United States, Australia, The Netherlands…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-again-ranked-among-cream-crop
NWU again ranked among the cream of the crop
2020-06-08 The consistent good achievements of the North-West University (NWU) in world rankings is further celebrated with the announcement that it has been ranked in the top 4,7% of 20 000 universities globally. This newest ranking was done by the Centre for…http://news.nwu.ac.za/node/27001