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Roei bosindringing uit
2023-06-14 Bosindringing is ’n wêreldwye uitdaging, maar deur die multimiljoenrand-RIBS-projek word hierdie groot bydraer tot gronddegradering met hernude ywer aangepak. RIBS is ’n akroniem wat vir “Rangeland Improvement through Bush Control and Sustainable…http://sport.nwu.ac.za/af/Mahikeng-sportkodes
Mahikeng-sportkodes
2022-05-30 NWU Eagles - Mahikeng Campus Hoë prestasie Sokker Mededingend Aërobiese oefeninge Padwedlope Boks Liggaamsbou Skaak Danssport Karate Netbal Rugby…http://www.nwu.ac.za/femmegineering-sculpting-your-future
Femmegineering - "sculpting your future"
2019-05-16 A celebration of how women are changing the world through science and technology, the theme for this year: "sculpting your future". Any grade 10, 11, 12 girls with Maths and Science marks that can possibly qualify for Engineering are…http://news.nwu.ac.za/faculty-engineering-towards-integrated-energy-approach
Faculty of Engineering: Towards an integrated energy approach
2018-05-23 Energy needs across the globe are rising while fossil fuels are being depleted. Since fossil fuels result in various detrimental emissions, new and renewable energy sources can alleviate the drain on our natural resources and help in the mitigation of the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/findings-phd-study-empower-malawian-policy-makers
Findings of PhD study to empower Malawian policy-makers
2018-05-18 The choice of food security measures has a significant value in identifying the food security status of a household, especially with regard to female-headed households in the South Eastern region of Malawi. This is according to the research findings of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/entrepreneurship-101-grow-you-go
Entrepreneurship 101: Grow as you go!
2018-05-18 Ask any seasoned entrepreneur and they will tell you: there is no magic recipe for success. Yes, the potential rewards of business ownership are many, but so are the challenges. With this in mind the North-West University’s (NWU’s) bhive Enterprise…http://news.nwu.ac.za/make-sure-cosmetics-are-safe-use
Make sure cosmetics are safe to use
2018-11-22 A large number of cosmetic products that are produced by micro and small businesses in Africa have not been cosmetically tested. This increases the chances of using a cosmetic product that has the potential to do more harm than good. The Department of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/faculty-intervention-aims-reduce-first-year-panic
Faculty intervention aims to reduce first-year panic
2019-05-06 It is true: being a first-year student at university is one of the most exciting and stressful transitions you may ever experience! It is therefore only natural that you might find yourself feeling overwhelmed with your new surroundings, the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-summit-focuses-human-capital-fourth-industrial-revolution
NWU summit focuses on human capital in Fourth Industrial Revolution
2019-07-16 The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) is changing the way businesses create value, and how people work and individuals interact and communicate with each other. It goes without saying that the 4IR will also have a huge impact on South Africa’s economy…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-hosts-guest-lecture-university-ghana%25E2%2580%2599s-pro-vice-chancellor
NWU hosts guest lecture by University of Ghana’s pro vice-chancellor
2017-04-20 On 19 April 2017 the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng hosted a guest lecture by Prof Bill Puplampu, pro vice-chancellor of the University of Ghana and a professor in organisational behaviour. Prof Puplambu’s lecture was titled “Between…http://news.nwu.ac.za/gci-project-getting-hands-dirty-and-hearts-beating-nature
GCI project: getting hands dirty and hearts beating for nature
2017-05-05 “If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.” These words by Roman politician and lawyer, Marcus Tullius Cicero, came to mind during the recent launch of the Green Campus Initiative’s (GCI) Mobile Vegetable Garden Project on the North-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/breast-best
Breast is best
2018-07-31 Breastfeeding is the foundation of life. This is the emphasis of this year’s Breastfeeding Week which is celebrated annually from 1 to 7 August across the globe, highlighting the advantages of breastfeeding for communities and countries. According to…http://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…http://news.nwu.ac.za/silver-lining-amidst-covid-19
A silver lining amidst COVID-19?
2020-04-08 The COVID-19 pandemic has certainly shown us what it means to live in unprecedented times. In the following opinion piece, Michelle Groenewald – a lecturer in economics at the North-West University (NWU) – shares her views on some encouraging measures that…http://news.nwu.ac.za/why-board-games-are-more-just-fun-and-games
Why board games are more than just fun and games
2017-06-15 If you only think of board games in terms of time well spent with family and friends, roll the dice again. Board games and their development play a vital role in how the new generation of learners, the so-called millennials, learn and acquire new…http://news.nwu.ac.za/next-stop-stephen-karate-world-union-championships
Next stop for Stephen: Karate World Union Championships
2017-07-25 Stephen Moeketsi, a third-year BEd student and avid karateka, has earned himself a spot in the South African student team that will compete in the Karate World Union Championships in Russia later this year. As a member of the karate squad on the North-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/another-extraordinary-professor-optentia
Another extraordinary professor for Optentia
2018-03-16 Not many African universities approach the African Union (AU) to ask: “How can we be part of the solution?” This is according to Prof Johnny Strijdom, head of the Division of Social Welfare and Drug Control within the AU and new extraordinary professor at…http://news.nwu.ac.za/study-highlights-link-between-obesity-and-academic-performance