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Tlhokomelo shares her sunshine
2022-10-28 By Ontiretse Motingwa Tlhokomelo Khusu from Matatiele in the Eastern Cape is a second-year student doing a BSoc with psychology degree at the North-West University (NWU), and she finds joy in putting words together. This year, Tlhokomelo published an…http://news.nwu.ac.za/indigenous-games-music-and-dance-promote-health-and-wellbeing
Indigenous games, music and dance promote health and wellbeing
2022-10-28 By Ontiretse Motingwa Melita Setswano Mogamisi, a North-West University (NWU) master’s graduate from Khunwana village, found that indigenous games, dance and music can promote the health and wellbeing of the elderly. “I am a researcher who enjoys…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-students-and-staff-take-part-universities-against-gender-based-violence-campaign
NWU students and staff take part in Universities Against Gender-Based Violence campaign
2022-10-28 Students and staff from the North-West University (NWU) recently attended a national gender-based awareness campaign, dubbed #UniversitiesAgainstGender-BasedViolence, hosted by Wits University. Under the banner of Practitioners against Gender-based…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-student-chosen-expert-train-competitors-prestigious-brics-skills-challenge
NWU student chosen as expert to train competitors in prestigious BRICS Skills Challenge
2022-10-30 Sibongiseni Buthelezi, a third-year BSc computer science, mathematics and statistics student at the North-West University (NWU), has been chosen as one of the experts to train competitors taking part in the Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-faculty-humanities-honours-staff-members
NWU Faculty of Humanities honours staff members
2022-10-30 The North-West University's (NWU’s) Faculty of Humanities recently hosted its annual Recognition and Celebration Function, an event aimed at honouring support and long-serving staff members. The event took place onboard the Liquid Lounge boat on the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-receives-prestigious-international-fellowship
NWU academic receives prestigious international fellowship
2022-10-30 The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation’s selection committee has recently awarded Dr Brews Soyapi, a senior lecturer at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Law, a Georg Forster Research Fellowship for postdoctoral research. The…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-addresses-mental-health-workplace
NWU academic addresses mental health in the workplace
2022-10-30 Dr Luce Pretorius, an academic in the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Social Work subject group, was recently invited to be a speaker at the Mine Health and Safety Council (MHSC) Tripartite Summit. The event was attended by approximately 1 200 delegates…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-vice-chancellor-urges-graduates-fix-south-africa
NWU vice-chancellor urges graduates to fix South Africa
2022-11-08 The principal and vice-chancellor of the North-West University (NWU), Dr Bismark Tyobeka, has called on graduates to be good ambassadors of the university and to brace up for the new challenges that may likely come their way. This was said during a recent…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-second-year-social-work-students-move-step-closer-realising-their-dreams
NWU second-year social work students move a step closer to realising their dreams
2022-11-10 Miracle workers who have to dig deep to find magical solutions to solve problems – this is how Prof Elmien Truter describes the social work students the North-West University (NWU) send into the communities. Prof Truter, an associate professor in Social…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-navorser-onderrig-beroepshigiene-zambie
NWU-navorser onderrig beroepshigiëne in Zambië
2022-12-13 Zambië se ekonomie is op mynbou gebou, veral op koper. Soos alle mynaktiwiteite, is daar gesondheidsrisiko’s by kopermynbou betrokke. ’n Tekort aan formele kundigheid en kapasiteit in beroepshigiëne kan veroorsaak dat mynwerkers nie voldoende teen…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-researcher-teaches-occupational-hygiene-zambia
NWU researcher teaches occupational hygiene in Zambia
2022-12-13 Zambia’s economy is built on mining, especially copper. Like all mining activities, copper mining has health risks associated with it. A shortage of formal occupational hygiene expertise and capacity can leave a void in the protection of miners from…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-lecturer-bags-phd-against-all-odds
NWU lecturer bags PhD against all odds
2022-11-10 Walking across the stage to receive his PhD in operational research was surreal for Piet Ntema. The North-West University (NWU) statistics lecturer received his degree at a recent graduation ceremony on the Vanderbijlpark Campus. Piet and his five…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-se-visekanselier-spreek-joernaliste-die-nasionale-persklub-se-post-covid-herbekendstelling-toe
NWU se visekanselier spreek joernaliste by die Nasionale Persklub se post-covid herbekendstelling toe
2022-11-10 Die Nasionale Persklub (NPK) het op Donderdag 3 November sy post-Covid-19-herbekendstelling by die ikoniese Pretoriase Nasionale Botaniese Tuin gehou. Lede van die NPK sluit nuusjoernaliste, akademici, entrepreneurs en lede van die samelewing in.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-vice-chancellor-addresses-journalists-national-press-clubs-post-covid-relaunch
NWU vice-chancellor addresses journalists at the National Press Club’s post-covid relaunch
2022-11-10 The National Press Club (NPC) held its post-Covid-19 relaunch on Thursday, 03 November at the iconic Pretoria National Botanical Gardens. Members of the NPC include news journalists, academics, entrepreneurs and members of society. It also comprises decision-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-ontwerpers-ontvang-loerie-en-pendoring-toekennings
NWU-ontwerpers ontvang Loerie- en Pendoring-toekennings
2022-11-11 Die talent en kreatiwiteit van die studente en gegradueerdes van die Grafiese Ontwerp-vakgroep by die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) het by die onlangse internasionale Loerie-toekennings en nasionale Pendoring-toekennings erkenning ontvang. Die NWU se…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-students-and-researchers-receive-seven-saioh-awards
NWU students and researchers receive seven SAIOH awards
2022-11-08 Postgraduate students and researchers from the North-West University (NWU) won seven awards at the Southern African Institute for Occupational Hygiene’s (SAIOH’s) annual conference that took place from 26 to 28 October 2022 in Boksburg, and during the gala…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-mock-trial-practicals-continue-benefit-second-year-social-work-students
NWU’s mock trial practicals continue to benefit second-year social work students
2022-11-07 Second-year social work students from the North-West University (NWU) are annually gaining much needed practical experience by participating in mock trials. This year second-year students from the NWU’s Vanderbijlpark Campus participated in a mock trial…http://news.nwu.ac.za/cyberbullying-and-harmful-online-content-under-spotlight
Cyberbullying and harmful online content under the spotlight
2022-09-13 The Film and Production Board (FPB), in conjunction with the North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Communication, recently hosted a roadshow as part of an open dialogue with students on online harm, cyber safety and content classification. The…http://news.nwu.ac.za/christian-ethics-around-biotechnology-development