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NWU academic inaugurated as president of SAIEE
2023-04-04 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Prof Jan de Kock is ready to help make a difference in helping to solve South Africa’s current energy crisis. He was inaugurated as president of the South African Institute of Electrical Engineers (SAIEE) on 23 March…http://news.nwu.ac.za/ins-and-outs-developing-online-multimedia-learning-platforms
The ins and outs of developing online multimedia learning platforms
2023-04-28 Offering an enhanced learning experience using multimedia online learning platforms is the key to encouraging participation among Generation Z students – people born between 1997 and the early 2010s. This is one of the findings of a North-West University (…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/masara-fokus-op-musiek-en-die-bewaring-van-inheemse-musiek
MASARA fokus op musiek en die bewaring van inheemse musiek
2023-04-28 Aristoteles het gesê dat musiek die mag het om die karakter te vorm en daarom by die opvoeding van jongmense ingesluit behoort te word. Hierdie aanhaling pas goed by die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se navorsingsnisarea Musiekkunste in Suid-Afrika: Hulpbronne…http://news.nwu.ac.za/masara-focuses-music-and-conservation-indigenous-music
MASARA focuses on music and the conservation of indigenous music
2023-04-28 Aristotle said that music has the power to form the character and should therefore be introduced into the education of the young. This quote is befitting of the Musical Arts in South Africa: Resources and Applications (MASARA) research niche area at the North…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-and-absa-strategic-partnership-drive-innovation-and-financial-collaboration
NWU and ABSA: strategic partnership to drive innovation and financial collaboration
2024-03-28 Banks provide financing options for various projects and initiatives, and in partnering with ABSA Bank Limited, the North-West University (NWU) can enhance the process of dealing with financing matters for the staff and students. On Monday, 26 February…http://news.nwu.ac.za/soccer-institutes-u-21-team-gears-pirates-cup-tournament
Soccer Institute's u-21 team gears up for the Pirates Cup tournament
2024-06-07 By Phenyo Mokgothu and Lerato Tshweu The North-West University (NWU) Soccer Institute's under-21 team is gearing up for a thrilling challenge as they prepare to compete in the Pirates Cup tournament, one of South Africa's most esteemed youth soccer…http://news.nwu.ac.za/academic-explores-customary-law-among-khoi-san-communities
Academic explores customary law among Khoi-San communities
2024-03-28 Prof Christa Rautenbach, a lecturer at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Law, recently delivered a keynote address titled "Reviving and recognising customary law: traditional leadership and governance among Khoi-San communities" at the Commission…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/reserwebank-bly-baie-versigtig-te-midde-van-onsekerhede
Reserwebank bly baie versigtig te midde van onsekerhede
2024-03-28 “Hoewel die meeste ontleders glo dat die rentekoerse in Suid-Afrika nou hulle hoogtepunt bereik het – indien daar nie groot skokke op ons wag nie – beskou die Monetêrebeleidskomitee (MBK) van die Suid-Afrikaanse Reserwebank om verstaanbare redes steeds die…http://news.nwu.ac.za/reserve-bank-remains-highly-cautious-amid-uncertainties
Reserve Bank remains highly cautious amid uncertainties
2024-03-28 “While most analysts believe that, barring shocks, rates have now peaked in South Africa, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) for understandable reasons still sees inflation risks as being on the upside.” In…http://news.nwu.ac.za/tennis-continues-triumph-nwu
Tennis continues to triumph at the NWU
2024-03-28 Languages with origins from across the world were heard, and the tennis courts at the Fanie du Toit Sports Grounds at the North-West University (NWU) became a global village during the recent hosting of two junior ITF tournaments. The upsurge in the number…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/sanmarie-visser-volhard-haar-netbaldroom
Sanmarie Visser volhard in haar netbaldroom
2024-04-02 Op die hoek van Ds Abrey Beukes-rylaan en Jan de Klerk-weg in die buurt Oosterville pronk die woorde: “Volhard en Oorwin”. Dít is die leuse wat leerders van Hoërskool Duineveld in die snikhete Upington daagliks sien. Dít is wat die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU…http://news.nwu.ac.za/sanmarie-visser-persists-her-netball-dream
Sanmarie Visser persists with her netball dream
2024-04-02 On the corner of Ds Abrey Beukes Drive and Jan de Klerk Way in the suburb of Oosterville you find the words: “Persevere and Conquer”. This is the motto that learners of the Duineveld High School in the sizzling Upington see every day. This is what Sanmarie…http://news.nwu.ac.za/south-african-institutions-collaborate-celebrate-world-intellectual-property-day-2024
South African institutions collaborate to celebrate World Intellectual Property Day 2024
2024-04-02 On 16 April 2024, the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) will join forces with various institutions to launch the World Intellectual Property Day (WIPD) celebrations. They are the North-West University (NWU), the Department of Trade,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/prof-lebo-gafane-matemane-gaan-mentorskapinisiatiewe-op-internasionale-vlak-lei
Prof Lebo Gafane-Matemane gaan mentorskapinisiatiewe op internasionale vlak lei
2024-04-03 Prof Lebo Gafane-Matemane, medeprofessor in Fisiologie en voorstander van gemeenskapsbetrokkenheid by die Hipertensie in Afrika Navorsingspan (HART) in die Fakulteit Gesondheidswetenskappe, is as die nuwe voorsitter van die Internasionale Vereniging vir…http://news.nwu.ac.za/prof-lebo-gafane-matemane-lead-mentorship-initiatives-international-level
Prof Lebo Gafane-Matemane to lead mentorship initiatives at international level
2024-10-29 Prof Lebo Gafane-Matemane, associate professor of Physiology and community engagement champion at the Hypertension in Africa Research Team (HART) in the Faculty of Health Sciences, has been appointed as the new chair of the International Society of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/waste-compost
From waste to compost
2024-04-03 By Kangwa Nkonde An initiative by Dr Willem van Niekerk, a senior lecturer in the North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Mechanical Engineering, aims to assist the community in turning waste into compost. This project demonstrates a practical and eco…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/ontsluit-die-krag-van-emosionele-intelligensie
Ontsluit die krag van emosionele intelligensie
2024-04-03 Die nagraadse studente (honneurs- en meestersgraad) van die Sentrum vir Bedryfswiskunde en Informatika (SBWI) is op Vrydag 8 Maart 2024 op ’n transformatiewe werkswinkel oor emosionele intelligensie getrakteer. Die werkswinkel is deel van ’n reeks geleenthede…http://news.nwu.ac.za/unleashing-power-emotional-intelligence
Unleashing the power of emotional intelligence
2024-04-03 The postgraduate students (honours and master’s degree) of the Centre for Business Mathematics and Informatics (CBMI) were treated to a transformative workshop on emotional intelligence on Friday, 8 March 2024. The workshop is part of a series of engagements…http://news.nwu.ac.za/inaugural-mining-indaba-strikes-gold
Inaugural mining indaba strikes gold
2024-04-10 To unearth potential, you need to dig deep. To break new ground, knowledge is needed. The North-West University (NWU) brought these two themes together on Wednesday, 3 April, when the NWU held its first mining indaba at the Capitol on Park Hotel in Sandton…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/prof-alistair-mokoena-belegging-goeie-opvoeding-die-sleutel