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Campus proudly hosts CANSA Relay for Life
2019-10-14 This year marks the seventh year since the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark stepped to the fore to host the region’s annual CANSA Relay for Life. The event offers the community the opportunity to celebrate cancer survivors, to…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-and-cachet-park-cid-are-serious-about-safety
NWU and Cachet Park CID are serious about safety
2019-10-15 The recent crime statistics that were released by Stats South Africa revealed a grim picture of the country’s current state. The North-West University (NWU) is not only concerned about keeping its staff and students safe on campus, but also outside its…https://news.nwu.ac.za/africa-cup-has-nwu-sparkle
Africa Cup has NWU sparkle
2019-10-15 On Friday 18 October, the cream of the continent’s netball crop will converge at the Bellville Velodrome in Cape Town to compete in the Africa Netball Cup. Lesotho, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Uganda, Zambia, Malawi and Tanzania will, along with South Africa as the…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/geexpo-2019-beurse-vir-slimkoppe-wiskunde-en-wetenskap
GeeXpo 2019: Beurse vir slimkoppe in wiskunde en wetenskap
2019-10-15 As jy ooit gewonder het oor die waarde van wiskunde en wetenskap, vra net vir Janu Fouché en Ruan le Hanie om hulle toekomsvooruitsigte met jou te deel. Janu, ‘n graad 11-leerder van Potchefstroom Volkskool, en Ruan, ‘n finalejaar BSc IT-student, het…https://news.nwu.ac.za/geexpo-2019-bursary-delight-maths-and-science-buffs
GeeXpo 2019: Bursary delight for maths and science buffs
2019-10-15 If you ever doubt the value of mathematics and science, just ask Janu Fouché and Ruan le Hanie to share their future career prospects with you. Janu, a Grade 11 learner from Volkskool Potchefstroom, and Ruan, a final-year BSc IT student, recently…https://news.nwu.ac.za/student-counselling-and-development-hosts-inaugural-talk-men
Student Counselling and Development hosts inaugural talk for men
2019-10-15 On 10 October 2019 the Guidance and Counselling Centre on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng hosted a gentleman’s talk under the theme: # Am I next Breaking the silence...!! The purpose of this event was to create a platform for male…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-advocates-strategies-greener-and-sustainable-cremation
NWU academic advocates strategies on greener and sustainable cremation
2019-10-15 “In the coming years it’s imperative that religious leaders must rethink alternative strategies for laying the dead to rest, and greener and sustainable cremations should rather be considered than burials.” This is according to Prof Ravinder Rena who was…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/die-w%25C3%25AAreld-l%25C3%25AA-oop-voor-thandi-hlotshana
Die wêreld lê oop voor Thandi Hlotshana
2019-10-16 Thandi Hlotshana is op pad om die wêreld te sien. Hierdie borrelende 23-jarige, wat van die Oos-Rand af kom, is ’n finalejaar-BA-student in bedryfsielkunde en arbeidsverhoudinge aan die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) en het ’n Abe Baily-beurs gewen – een van…https://news.nwu.ac.za/world-awaits-thandi-hlotshana
The world awaits Thandi Hlotshana
2019-10-16 Thandi Hlotshana is about to see the world. Hailing from the East Rand, the bubbly 23-year old who is a final-year BA student in industrial psychology and labour relations at the North-West University (NWU) has been awarded the Abe Baily Bursary – one of…https://news.nwu.ac.za/fiery-chucky-nwu-rugby-institute%25E2%2580%2599s-player-year
Fiery Chucky is NWU Rugby Institute’s player of the year
2019-10-16 What a year for Louis van der Westhuizen and what a night at the recent year-end function of the North-West University (NWU) Rugby Institute. The firebrand no 2’s fiery mop of red hair was a common sight in this year’s Varsity Cup and even on the…https://news.nwu.ac.za/property-mogul-honoured-nwu-graduation
Property mogul honoured at NWU graduation
2019-10-17 The North-West University (NWU) conferred an honorary doctorate on Mr Keith Bothongo during its annual Spring Graduation ceremony held at its campus in Mahikeng on Thursday, 17 October 2019. The two-day graduations signalled the end of a long, yet exciting…https://news.nwu.ac.za/phd-setswana-first-nwu%25E2%2580%2599s-campus-mahikeng
PhD in Setswana: a first for NWU’s campus in Mahikeng
2019-10-17 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng conferred the first ever Setswana PhD in the history of the Department of Setswana, since its establishment about 39 years ago. A Doctor of Philosophy in Languages and Literature in Setswana was…https://news.nwu.ac.za/transport-crises-transport-opportunities
Transport crises, transport opportunities
2019-10-17 There are crises in the South African transport sector, but this same sector is also rife with opportunities. This according to Ofentse Mokwena, a lecturer and researcher in transport economics at the North-West University (NWU). With October being…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-engineering-gives-her-dreams-wings-%25E2%2580%2593-literally
NWU Engineering gives her dreams wings – literally!
2019-10-17 She is inspired by the people around her – by friends, family and, in her professional career, by her lecturers. Today Dr Angelique Janse van Rensburg is someone who in turn inspires others by her absolutely unquenchable passion for what she does – being…https://news.nwu.ac.za/brexit-agreement-major-step-towards-avoiding-widespread-disruption
Brexit agreement is a major step towards avoiding widespread disruption
2019-10-18 “The fact that the United Kingdom (UK) and the European Union (EU) have reached an agreement on Brexit after complex negotiations will be generally welcomed in view of the wider implications of 'hard' Brexit for key components of the world trading system…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/poppe-bevorder-leer-vir-jong-kinders
Poppe bevorder leer vir jong kinders
2019-10-18 Dit was iets om te sien. Toe die musiek begin speel en die fluweelgordyne oopskuif, het die kleintjies by die El Shaddai Laerskool in Vanderbijlpark hul asems opgehou en die ogies het geblink. Dit was tyd vir die kleurvolle poppe om te praat en vir klein…https://news.nwu.ac.za/puppets-promote-learning-amongst-young-minds
Puppets promote learning amongst young minds
2019-10-18 It was a sight to behold. As the music started to play and the velvet curtains drew open, the kids at the El Shaddai Primary School in Vanderbijlpark drew in their breaths and their eyes shone with wonder. It was time for the colourful puppets to talk and…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/kampus-se-golden-key-afdeling-vier-nuwe-ho%25C3%25AB-status
Kampus se Golden Key-afdeling vier nuwe hoë status
2019-10-18 Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se tak van die Golden Key internasionale erevereniging gaan van krag tot krag. Die afdeling op die kampus in Vanderbijlpark het onlangs die gesogte goue toekenning (Gold Chapter Standing) gekry vir sy betrokkenheid by en…https://news.nwu.ac.za/golden-key-chapter-celebrates-high-status-standing
Golden Key Chapter celebrates high-status standing
2019-10-18 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) branch of the Golden Key International Honour Society is going from strength to strength. Just recently the chapter at the campus in Vanderbijlpark was awarded the coveted Gold Chapter Standing, for its involvement and…https://news.nwu.ac.za/jo-an%25C3%25A9-and-chederick-claim-top-sport-awards