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Is South Africa really bridging the digital divide?
2019-10-23 “|South Africa is moving at a snail pace towards bridging the digital divide and the substantive interdependence between digital migration and broadband affects the speedy implementation of SA Connect.” This is according to a PhD study conducted by Dr…http://news.nwu.ac.za/final-year-picnic-tassel-was-worth-hassle
Final-year picnic: the tassel was worth the hassle!
2019-11-04 More than 200 final-year students at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark recently took to the lush green banks of the Vaal River to catch up with friends and enjoy their last few weeks on the campus before graduation. The final-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/mathew%25E2%2580%2599s-long-journey-academic-victory
Mathew’s long journey to academic victory
2020-02-13 Dr Mathew Moyo, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) chief director for library and information services, was recently appointed as a board member of the National Council for Library and Information Services (NCLIS). “I am very honoured and grateful for…http://news.nwu.ac.za/edmund-leading-nwu%25E2%2580%2599s-varsity-cup-charge
Edmund leading the NWU’s Varsity Cup charge
2020-01-31 Loose-forwards born and bred in the North West are a breed apart. With sinews and muscles as tough and hard as the red, sun-back earth they tread upon, they loom large at the back of the scrum. Edmund Rheeder is no different. The robust eightman who grew…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumnus%25E2%2580%2599-project-impresses-royal-academy-engineering
NWU alumnus’ project impresses at Royal Academy of Engineering
2020-02-14 North-West University (NWU) Alumnus Sydwell Sihlangu recently attended the Leaders in Innovation Fellowship training programme on technology commercialisation from 18 January to 1 February 2020 at the Royal Academy of Engineering in the United Kingdom.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/young-nwu-alumni-make-difference-giving-back
Young NWU alumni make a difference by giving back
2017-03-13 When you listen to Jerry Lesele and Mpho Masia talking about their time as students of the North-West University’s Vanderbijlpark Campus (NWU), it becomes clear that their university experience was about much more than just graduating. For them,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/qatar-airways-ban-sign-things-come
Qatar Airways ban the sign of things to come
2017-06-13 Terrorism is the biggest threat facing the international tourism sector. This is according to Prof Melville Saayman of the research unit TREES (Tourism Research in Economic Environs and Society) at the North-West University (NWU). On June 5, Saudi Arabia…http://news.nwu.ac.za/competitive-sport-both-art-and-science
Competitive sport both an art and a science
2017-07-19 “Scientific knowledge underpins our work with sportsmen and women but the critical difference comes in the application of this knowledge.”This is Lerato Maqena’s take on the importance of the science behind sport. For Lerato, a qualified sport scientist and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/poor-pass-rates-dont-blame-mathematics
Poor pass rates: Don't blame mathematics
2017-07-10 Why is mathematics being singled out as the main culprit for poor pass rates? This is the question asked by Prof Robert Balfour, Acting Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Teaching-Learning, at the North-West University (NWU), after the Department of Basic Education (…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-and-community-join-hands-champion-economic-development
NWU and community join hands to champion economic development
2017-07-28 Are you serious about local economic development? Do you believe that sustainable transformation can be achieved through dynamic partnerships between government, business and civil society? If so, 3 August 2017 should be a red-letter day on your calendar.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/young-women%25E2%2580%2599s-network-full-circle-celebration-woman%25E2%2580%2599s-month
Young Women’s Network: full circle in celebration of Woman’s Month
2017-08-02 Did you know that women represent more than half of the 1,2 billion African population? Even more interesting is the fact that more than 50% of these women are under 25 years of age. Young women therefore represent the potential to rewrite the future of the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu%25E2%2580%2599s-bridging-mathematical-gap-%25E2%2580%2593-equation-makes-sense
NWU’s Bridging the Mathematical Gap – an equation that makes sense
2018-01-16 An equation that finally makes sense! This is how prospective students from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark are describing the value of the mathematical learning programme; Bridging The Mathematical Gap (BTMG). This year marks…http://news.nwu.ac.za/international-expert-facilitate-workshop-longitudinal-research
International expert to facilitate workshop on longitudinal research
2018-08-22 The Optentia research focus area at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark has quite a busy month ahead. One of the highlights is certainly the workshop by Dr Hannu Savolainen, professor in special education in the Department of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-mahikeng-inaugurates-201819-student-campus-council
NWU Mahikeng inaugurates 2018/19 Student Campus Council
2018-08-29 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng inaugurated its newly elected Student Campus Council (SCC) on 28 August 2018 at the campus’ Great Hall. The short inauguration ceremony was attended by campus management, led by Prof Marilyn…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-tourism-society-walks-tourism-awareness
NWU Tourism Society walks for tourism awareness
2018-09-05 The Tourism Society of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Tourism Management recently hosted a tourism awareness walk on the campus in Mahikeng in celebration of September as Tourism Month. The aim of the event was to create awareness and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/respect-environment-has-deep-roots
Respect for the environment has deep roots
2018-09-20 When you give something a name, it comes to life. When you give something your own name, it gains even more meaning. This was the case during National Arbor Week when Prof Marilyn Setlalentoa, deputy vice-chancellor for community engagement and operations…http://news.nwu.ac.za/unemployment-south-africa-research-findings-feature-unemployment-symposium
Unemployment in South Africa: Research findings to feature at Unemployment Symposium
2018-08-17 The Optentia research focus area on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark and KU Leuven in Belgium, with the financial backing of the Flemish Interuniversity Board, have been investigating the experiences of unemployed people in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/plants-offer-home-grown-solutions-healthcare
Plants offer home-grown solutions to healthcare
2021-09-22 Approximately 80% of South Africa’s population depend on medicinal plants for their healthcare needs, leading to an increased interest in the commercialisation of plant-based remedies. Research by Tshepiso Ndhlovu, a PhD candidate at the North-West…http://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/albert-helberg
Albert Helberg
2020-11-23 Albertus Stephanus Jacobus Helberg obtained his B.Eng (Elektr) cum laude in 1989, his M.Ing (Elektr) cum laude in 1991 from RAU. He completed his D.Eng at the same institute. After completion of his studies Albert joined Eskom, the national electricity…http://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/martha-sophia-van-der-walt