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Bye-bye birdie as Fanie lands a PGA eagle
2018-10-31 Fanie Roos, a lecturer in sport management, recently became the first North-West University (NWU) representative to address the prestigious Professional Golfers Association of South Africa (PGA-SA). And come January 2019, he will be jetting off to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/solar-car%25E2%2580%2599s-blood-sweat-and-tears-were-worth-trouble
The solar car’s blood, sweat and tears were worth the trouble!
2019-03-11 Multifaceted knowledge is the big prize with which Esté Heese, a former student at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Engineering, walked away after she was part of this university’s well-known solar car team. This also boosts her career at…http://news.nwu.ac.za/against-all-odds-disability-not-inability
Against all odds: Disability is not inability
2019-02-20 Letlhogonolo Mafela was born without arms, but refused to let his physical disability stand in the way of realising his dreams. Self-acceptance has helped him defy the odds and obtain a BCom degree in economics, which will be conferred on him during the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/sona-deciding-factor-will-be-successful-coordination-and-implementation
SONA: deciding factor will be successful coordination and implementation
2019-06-21 "The deciding factor in the latest State of the Nation Address (SONA) will be the successful coordination and implementation of plans and projects, which also help to reduce policy uncertainty.” This is according to Prof Raymond Parsons, well-known…http://news.nwu.ac.za/biogas-brilliance-scores-nwu-enactus-team-second-place
Biogas brilliance scores NWU Enactus team a second place
2019-07-18 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Enactus team secured the second position in the ideation challenge competition during the annual EnactusZA National Competition that took place at the Sandton Convention Centre on 8 and 9 July 2019. This competition…http://news.nwu.ac.za/absa-partners-nwu-through-r7m-scholarship-venture
Absa partners with NWU through R7m scholarship venture
2017-04-26 Absa Bank has donated R7 million to the North-West University 9NWU) as part of a scholarship programme that will increase access to tertiary education for young people. The donation will be used to provide scholarships to deserving and needy students.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/enterprising-women-programme-be-extended-northern-free-state
Enterprising Women Programme to be extended to northern Free State
2017-06-07 Entrepreneurship is more than just a buzzword: it is perceived to be one of the most significant economic and social developments in the world at present. Excitingly enough, more and more women are stepping up to own and run businesses in numbers that…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-part-new-dst-nrf-education-research-group
NWU part of new DST-NRF Education Research Group
2018-06-05 Academic staff members from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences recently joined the DST-NRF Centre of Excellence in Mathematical and Statistical Sciences’ newly established Education Research Group. This…http://news.nwu.ac.za/hcs-2018-industry-experts-debate-human-capital-management
HCS 2018: industry experts debate human capital management
2018-07-19 The most important asset for any company is not something palpable. It is not equipment, infrastructure, data or even intellectual property. No. The most valuable asset of any business is the people (human capital). In a world where business leaders are…http://news.nwu.ac.za/prof-lebo-seru-has-big-dreams-nanotechnology
Prof Lebo Seru has big dreams for nanotechnology
2022-10-24 There is nothing small about Prof Lebogang Katata-Seru’s ideas. She is currently working at North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng as an associate professor in analytical chemistry and director for the School of Physical and Chemical Sciences. She…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-researchers-compare-inclusive-growth-brics-countries
NWU researchers compare inclusive growth of BRICS countries
2019-08-22 In 2008 the world economy faced its most dangerous financial crisis since the Great Depression of the 1930’s. This global crisis had a severe impact on South Africa and its fellow BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, China and India). These countries –…http://news.nwu.ac.za/develop-your-child-reading-and-telling-stories
Develop your child by reading and telling stories
2019-08-30 It is an alarming fact that, in this modern era, parents and caregivers do not spend enough time reading to children or telling them stories. Story telling has many benefits and the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Institute of Psychology and Wellbeing will…http://news.nwu.ac.za/today-reader-tomorrow-leader
Today a reader, tomorrow a leader
2019-09-13 Albert Einstein once said: “If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales.” It is an alarming fact that, in the modern era in which we find ourselves, children do…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-leads-way-transport-economics-and-logistics-management
NWU leads the way in transport economics and logistics management
2019-10-30 With Transport Month almost at an end, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Karen Visser, a lecturer in transport economics, explains why this is such an important field and how the university is building the workforce of South Africa. How it all started…http://news.nwu.ac.za/bbc-world-service-visits-nwu
BBC World Service visits NWU
2020-02-28 The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) World Service visited the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng on 25 February 2020 as part of the BBC World News Komla Dumor Award roadshow trip across South Africa. The aim of the roadshow is to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-validate-new-covid-19-test
NWU to validate new Covid-19 test
2020-04-14 As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc locally and internationally, NWU’s experts have been roped in to assist with the validation of a new test in the fight against it. The new test is being developed by a wholly owned South African…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-and-partners-honour-dr-ruth-mompati
NWU and partners to honour Dr Ruth Mompati
2020-03-04 The North-West University (NWU), in conjunction with The Department of Arts, Culture, Sport and Recreation (DACSR) and the Ruth Mompati Foundation, will be hosting a memorial lecture in honour of the late struggle stalwart Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati. This…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-edge-enhanced-understanding-human-brain
NWU on the edge of enhanced understanding of the human brain
2020-03-16 Despite some remarkable advances in the history of mankind, the functionality of the human brain remains a mystery. Wouldn’t the possibility to look into the human brain with high precision in a much easier way just be amazing? This has just been made…http://news.nwu.ac.za/draught-ox-expert-receives-master%25E2%2580%2599s-degree-75
Draught-ox expert receives master’s degree at 75
2017-06-14 Ever since he was a little boy he learnt how to work with draught-oxen by listening to the “old people” and fundi, and today he is one of the few experts in the country on this topic. Marius Oosthuysen recently received his master’s degree from the North…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-researchers-receive-r9m-study-heart-disease-africa