2019-12-10
With their angelic voices, capturing the hearts and souls of their audiences, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Potchefstroom Campus choir came out on top at the recent Prague Advent and Christmas Choral Festival.
The choir was not only announced as the…
2020-01-14
According to economist Prof Danie Meyer, director of the TRADE research focus area at the North West University, 2020 is expected to be a year full of economic and geopolitical instability and volatility. The year has started on the wrong foot already,…
2020-01-14
The meaning of the term “accretion burst” is expanding. In a rare glimpse at how high-mass stars grow even larger, an astronomer from the North-West University (NWU) has been part of a 15-country research team that has observed star bursts – or growth…
2020-01-15
Changing migration patterns and the recruitment of women to the mining industry have highlighted the need for more research into the housing needs of black miners in South Africa.
Prof Olebogeng David Daw, an economics professor at the North-West…
2020-01-15
Three players from the North-West University (NWU) Soccer Institute joined South African professional teams during the 2019 festive season.
Midfielder Lindani Nkabinde, the 2019 Varsity Football Player of the Tournament, and striker Mandisi Gadla have…
2020-01-16
The North-West University’s (NWU's) Centre for Health and Human Performance (CHHP) is expanding their expertise in the field of psychology, neurology and biokinetics.
This multidisciplinary team applies leading scientific expertise to optimise the…
2020-01-17
“The Monetary Policy Committee’s (MPC's) decision to reduce the repo rate by 25 basis points is a welcome recognition of the need to reduce borrowing costs for business and consumers in South Africa.”
This is according to Prof Raymond Parsons, a well-…
2020-01-20
Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se Optentia-navorsingsfokusarea het in 2019 geskiedenis gemaak deur die heel eerste Stats Camp Suid-Afrika aan te bied. Hulle sal in 2020 weer eens hulle kant bring en hierdie internasionaal-erkende opvoedkundige geleentheid…
2020-01-20
During 2019 the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Optentia research focus area made history by hosting the first-ever Stats Camp South Africa. In 2020 they will yet again step into the fore and present this internationally recognised educational event.
The…
2020-01-20
Dr Leon Moolman, ʼn senior lektor in arbeidsverhoudingebestuur, begin die jaar op ’n vreugdevolle hoogtepunt nadat hy sy eksemplaar van die pasgepubliseerde handboek, Managing Diversity in the South African workplace, ontvang het.
As een van die…
2020-01-20
Dr Leon Moolman, a senior lecturer in labour relations management, is starting the new year on a celebratory high after receiving his copy of the newly published textbook, Managing Diversity in the South African workplace.
As one of the co-editors of the…
2020-01-24
The North-West University (NWU) Soccer Institute will lock horns with 2011 Nedbank Cup finalists Black Leopards in the 2020 Nedbank Cup round of 32 fixtures.
The Nedbank Cup kicks off on Wednesday, 5 February 2020, with the last fixture being played on…
2020-01-28
The North-West University (NWU) is ready to soar. On the eve of the 2020 Varsity Cup, the NWU team is brimming with confidence and ready to strike.
“Our team is motivated and is ready to deliver on its promise,” says Mervyn Taylor, NWU rugby manager. “…
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Indien Suid-Afrika die Nasionale Ontwikkelingsplan (NOP) se teiken wil bereik om teen 2030 11 miljoen poste te skep, moet entrepreneurskap – veral onder vroue – aangemoedig word.
Ten opsigte hiervan neem die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) leiding om…
2020-01-28
If South Africa is to meet the National Development Plan’s target of creating 11 million jobs by 2030, entrepreneurship – especially among women – needs to be encouraged.
In this regard, the North-West University (NWU) is stepping to the fore as an…
2020-01-28
Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) is ernstig oor entrepreneurskap en het gevolglik verskeie entrepreneursinisiatiewe wat daarop gemik is om die personeel, studente en die breër gemeenskap te bemagtig om finansieel onafhanklik te word.
Die jongste inisiatief…
2020-01-28
The North-West University (NWU) is serious about entrepreneurship and as such boasts several entrepreneurial initiatives aimed at empowering staff, students and the broader community to become financially independent.
The latest initiative comes in the…
2020-01-29
The notion that playing video games is for the intellectually idle is widely held but might not be accurate. Research suggests that certain types of game play can in fact strengthen a range of cognitive, critical thinking and reasoning skills, according to…
2020-01-30
A North-West University (NWU) PhD student has spent the last six years studying how the occurrence of reproductive conditions in cows can be prevented, thereby improving the fortunes of communal cattle farmers.
Keitiretse Molefe will graduate at the campus…
2020-01-30
Die misdaadsyfers wat Statistieke Suid-Afrika in 2019 vrygestel het, skets ’n somber prentjie. Die meeste Suid-Afrikaners leef in vrees en weet nie of hulle die prooi van misdadigers sal word nie. Slagoffers van gewelddadige misdaad verloor nie net hulle…
