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NWU engineers tutor prospective students
2020-06-19 Life can be difficult for Grade 11 and 12 learners who have to master challenging subjects such as mathematics in their final years in high school. It can even be more trying when a coronavirus pandemic and its resulting lockdown are added to the mix.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/what-impact-will-us-election-have-south-africa
What impact will the US election have on South Africa?
2025-04-22 On Tuesday 5 November, Americans will cast their votes to elect the 47th president of the United States of America. The latest polls show that the current vice president and Democratic nominee, Kamala Harris, has a slight, one point lead, with Republican and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/donor-luncheon-highlights-impact-donors-and-industry-partners-contributions
Donor luncheon highlights the impact of donors and industry partners’ contributions
2025-10-31 Donors and industry partners play a vital role in keeping dreams alive at the North-West University (NWU). This was highlighted at the annual Donors and Stakeholders Luncheon, held in Pretoria on 28 October, at which the university expressed its deep…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/phasrec/current-projects
Current Projects
2024-10-24 PhASRec Video Project Playlist here for viewing. [accordion collapsed] The sustainability of physical activity participation and nutrition education through the use of a mobile application A sustainable physical activity intervention and nutrition…http://news.nwu.ac.za/surviving-pandemic-south-africa-economy-post-covid-19
Surviving a pandemic: South Africa economy post Covid-19
2020-05-13 The global Covid-19 pandemic has seen unprecedented economic disruptions during the last few months. According to North-West University (NWU) professor of Economics at the NWU Business School, Prof Ravinder Rena, it will take a very long time for the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/unique-study-focuses-purchase-behaviour-female-generation-y-students
Unique study focuses on the purchase behaviour female Generation Y students
2017-05-18 The Autumn Graduation Ceremony of the North-West University’s (NWU) campus in Vanderbijlpark saw Riané Cherylise Dalziel proudly take to the stage to receive the degree Doctor of Philosophy in marketing management. Riané – who was born and bred in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/sp%25E2%2580%2599s-revised-outlook-sa-reinforces-need-speedier-fiscal-and-structural-reforms
S&P’s revised outlook on SA reinforces the need for speedier fiscal and structural reforms
2019-11-26 “The decision by rating agency Standard & Poor (S&P) to reduce its outlook on South Africa from stable to negative was widely expected, and the markets have to a large extent already adjusted their prices accordingly.” This is according to Prof…http://news.nwu.ac.za/latest-inflation-data-confirms-stagflation-sa-nwu-economists-hit-target-prediction
Latest inflation data confirms stagflation in SA: NWU economists hit the target with prediction
2020-02-20 The latest inflation statistics for January 2020 released by Stats SA on 19 February 2020 indicate that the annual (year-to-year) inflation increased by 0,5% to a rate of 4,5%. In an earlier article [N1] at the beginning of February, the North-West…http://news.nwu.ac.za/emotional-and-psychological-effect-crime-complex
Emotional and psychological effect of crime is complex
2020-01-30 The crime figures that Statistics South Africa released during 2019 paint a grim picture. Most South Africans live in fear, not knowing if they will fall prey to criminals. Victims of violent crimes not only lose their material possessions, but can also…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumnus-research-looks-commuter-transportation-challenges
NWU alumnus’ research looks at commuter transportation challenges
2022-10-13 By Ontiretse Motingwa Dineo Nakedi, a North-West University (NWU) transport economics honours graduate, conducted research on the need to establish efficient public transportation in non-metropolitan areas. The title of her study is “Identifying the…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/pssa-2025/accommodation-and-travel-options-pssa-2025-potchefstroom-south-africa
Accommodation and travel options for PSSA 2025, Potchefstroom South Africa
2025-06-27 NWU accommodation NWU Sports Village Rooms R630.00 for a single person per night R1020.00 for two persons sharing per night Chalets R960.00 per night for a one-bedroom chalet R1870.00 per night for a two-bedroom chalet…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/auther/health-promotion-wellbeing-activation
Health Promotion & Wellbeing Activation
2023-06-12 Overview Health in South Africa is best understood within a historical context of health inequalities and a quadruple disease burden. With a small, unaffordable, but highly skilled private healthcare sector and a large public healthcare system that…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/auther/cir-office
CIR Office
2026-02-25 Overview Using cloud-based collaboration and project management software, the Community Integrated Research (CIR) Office provides logistical support to researchers and students for all community engagement (CE) and community-integrated field…http://news.nwu.ac.za/space-billionaires-and-our-new-age-going-heavens
Space, billionaires and our new age of going to the heavens
2022-01-27 There was a time when superpowers fought proxy wars and the world teetered on the brink of oblivion. There was a time when men rode behemoths called Redstone, Atlas, Titan and Saturn to the heavens underneath hundreds of thousands of pounds of thrust, and the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-gives-new-meaning-%25E2%2580%2598food-thought%25E2%2580%2599
NWU gives new meaning to ‘Food for thought’
2019-08-08 Reaching out to and supporting its communities is of utmost importance to the North-West University (NWU). In light of this, Prof Marilyn Setlalentoa, deputy vice-chancellor for community engagement and operations on the NWU’s campus in Mahikeng, has…http://news.nwu.ac.za/what-economic-impact-rugby-world-cup
What is the economic impact of the Rugby World Cup?
2023-09-13 The first shots of the IRB Rugby World Cup have been fired in France, titans have been sunk, changing rooms are rife with the walking wounded and rugby fever is at a pitch. But, the impact of the Rugby World Cup far exceeds entertaining crowds with…http://news.nwu.ac.za/south-africa-must-conquer-low-growth-trap-successfully-tackle-challenges
South Africa must conquer low-growth trap to successfully tackle challenges
2024-06-05 The negative gross domestic product (GDP) growth figure of -0,1% quarter on quarter again reflects how difficult it has been for the economy to gain momentum in the recent past. In commenting on the GDP figures released by Stats SA on 4 June, Prof Raymond…http://news.nwu.ac.za/rick-turners-life-immortalised-new-book
Rick Turner’s life immortalised in new book
2024-09-06 He was a visionary thinker, an activist against an oppressive regime, but also a forgotten figure. No longer. Wits University Press recently released the book Rick Turner's Politics as the Art of the Impossible to universal acclaim, with it even being named…http://commerce.nwu.ac.za/econometrics