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Change behaviour at work to save water
2024-02-23 In the face of climate change and increasing water scarcity, the research of North-West University (NWU) academic Prof Lobina Palamuleni has highlighted the urgent need to save water at the workplace and to change how people – especially men – use water.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/esteemed-african-american-scholar-present-lecture-afrocentricity
Esteemed African-American scholar to present lecture on Afrocentricity
2024-02-26 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Indigenous Language Media in Africa (ILMA) research niche area is proud to be hosting a public lecture featuring Prof Molefi Kete Asante, a towering figure in African-American scholarship, on 19 March 2024. The theme of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/american-vet-completes-nine-years-voluntary-service-nwu
American vet completes nine years of voluntary service at NWU
2024-02-27 Dr Rebecca Quam, an American veterinarian, will soon conclude nine years of voluntary service at the NWU, leaving an indelible mark on both the institution and the local community. Affiliated with the Christian Veterinary Mission, Dr Quam brought not only…http://news.nwu.ac.za/visit-ashesi-university-delegation-opens-door-collaboration
Visit by Ashesi University delegation opens door to collaboration
2024-02-27 In a bid to explore opportunities for international collaboration, a delegation from Ashesi University in Accra, Ghana, recently visited the North-West University's (NWU’s) Vanderbijlpark Campus. The delegation, which included Rose Dodd, executive director…http://news.nwu.ac.za/unlocking-frontiers-south-african-delegation-explores-chinas-education-landscape
Unlocking frontiers: South African delegation explores China's education landscape
2024-02-27 A delegation representing various South African universities was recently invited by the Intercultural Education Company (IEC) to explore the educational landscape of the People's Republic of China. During the 10-day expedition the delegation had the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/die-dekade-van-gesonde-veroudering-verantwoordelikhede-en-vooruitsigte-vir-die-afrika-wat-ons-wil
Die dekade van gesonde veroudering – verantwoordelikhede en vooruitsigte vir die Afrika wat ons wil hê
2024-02-27 Terwyl Afrika ’n vasteland met ’n snelgroeiende bevolking jong mense is, is dit noodsaaklik dat die streek aandag aan die wêreldwye agenda oor veroudering gee. Die Verenigde Nasies het die jare 2021 tot 2030 as die “Dekade van Gesonde Veroudering” verklaar…http://news.nwu.ac.za/decade-healthy-ageing-responsibilities-and-prospects-africa-we-want
The decade of healthy ageing – responsibilities and prospects for the Africa we want
2024-02-27 While Africa is a continent with a rapidly growing population of young people, it is crucial for the region to pay attention to the global agenda on ageing. The United Nations declared the years 2021 to 2030 as the "Decade of Healthy Ageing". This global…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/planetere-gemeenskapsgrond-wetgewing-moet-aardstelsels-beveilig
Planetêre gemeenskapsgrond-wetgewing moet Aardstelsels beveilig
2024-02-27 Dit is tyd om te besef en aanvaar dat ons, as ’n spesie, ’n verantwoordelikheid deel om saam te werk om al die omgewingstelsels te beveilig wat die funksionering en stand van ons planeet reguleer. Só sê Louis Kotzé, navorsingsprofessor by die Fakulteit…http://news.nwu.ac.za/new-planetary-commons-law-and-governance-urgently-needed-safeguard-functions-critical-earth-systems
New planetary commons law and governance urgently needed to safeguard functions of critical Earth systems
2024-02-27 It is time to realise and accept that we, as a species, share a responsibility to work together to safeguard all the environmental systems that regulate the functioning and state of the planet. This is according to Louis Kotzé, research professor at the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/vaardighede-ki-en-masjienleer-nodig-om-afrika-se-waterhulpbronbestuur-te-verbeter
Vaardighede in KI en masjienleer is nodig om Afrika se waterhulpbronbestuur te verbeter
2024-02-27 Water is ’n beperkte natuurlike hulpbron, en vir Afrika om sy bestuur van hierdie hulpbron te verbeter, is dit nodig dat instellings vir hoër onderrig vaardighede in kunsmatige intelligensie (KI) en masjienleer onderrig en omarm. Dit is een van die…http://news.nwu.ac.za/ai-and-machine-learning-skill-sets-needed-improve-africas-water-resources-management
AI and machine learning skill sets needed to improve Africa’s water resources management
2024-02-27 Water is a limited natural resource and for Africa to improve its management of this resource, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning skill sets need to be taught and embraced at institutions of higher learning. This is one of the conclusions of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/inheemse-voedsels-het-onbenutte-potensiaal-vir-voedselsekerheid
Inheemse voedsels het onbenutte potensiaal vir voedselsekerheid
2024-02-27 Ten spyte daarvan dat inheemse voedsels ryk aan voedingstowwe en droogtebestand is, word hulle dikwels misken in strategieë vir voedselsekerheid. Modjadji Mandy Rasehlomi, ʼn student by die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU), wil dit verander. Modjadji, ’n…http://news.nwu.ac.za/indigenous-foods-deserve-their-place-sun-food-insecurity-worries-grow
Indigenous foods deserve their place in the sun as food insecurity worries grow
2024-02-27 Despite being nutrient-rich and drought-resistant, indigenous foods are often overlooked in food security strategies. North-West University (NWU) student Modjadji Mandy Rasehlomi seeks to change that. Modjadji, a master’s student in Indigenous Knowledge…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/navorsing-gee-insig-generasie-y-se-finansiele-en-bankgedrag
Navorsing gee insig in Generasie Y se finansiële en bankgedrag
2024-02-27 Wat geldsake betref het millenniërs – ook Generasie Y’s* genoem – gemengde gevoelens. Aan die een kant het hulle ’n positiewe uitkyk op persoonlike finansiële beplanning. Aan die ander kant is hulle meer geneig om na willekeur te spandeer, wat lei tot…http://news.nwu.ac.za/partnership-will-enhance-campus-security
Partnership will enhance campus security
2024-02-16 The North-West University’s (NWU's) Vanderbijlpark Campus has partnered with the Vaal Business Corporation (VBC) to enhance the security of the campus and surrounding area. The VBC is a non-profit organisation that was set up by businesses in Vereeniging and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/die-noordwes-universiteit-ondersoek-samewerking-vir-landbou-ingenieurswese
Die Noordwes-Universiteit ondersoek samewerking vir landbou-ingenieurswese
2024-03-06 Die Enterprise African Regional Network (EARN) gaan steeds ’n groot faktor wees om jongmense na die landbousektor te lok, aangesien dit entrepreneurs uit Afrika toerus met die kennis en vaardighede wat vir die voedselproduserende bedryf nodig is. African…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-explores-collaboration-engineering-agriculture
The NWU explores collaboration for engineering in agriculture
2024-03-06 The Enterprise African Regional Network (EARN) will continue to be a major factor in luring young people into the agricultural sector as it provides African entrepreneurs with the knowledge and skills needed in the food-producing industries. On Monday, 5…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/waarna-ekonome-die-begrotingstoespraak-gaan-soek
Waarna ekonome in die Begrotingstoespraak gaan soek
2024-02-26 Professor Waldo Krugell, ’n ekonoom by die Fakulteit Ekonomiese en Bestuurwetenskappe aan die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU), gee ’n vooruitskouing oor wat verwag kan word wanneer die Minister van Finansies, Enoch Godongwana, op 21 Februarie sy 2024…http://news.nwu.ac.za/what-economists-are-listening-budget-speech
What economists are listening for in the Budget speech
2024-03-01 Professor Waldo Krugell, an economist at the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences at the North-West University (NWU), looks ahead at what to expect when the Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana, delivers the 2024 Budget speech on 21 February. A lot…http://news.nwu.ac.za/unit-environmental-sciences-and-management-celebrates-women-and-girls-science