2020-05-20
As jy in die vroeë ure van die oggend op enige sosialemediaplatform inskakel, sal jy heel waarskynlik ’n klomp mense aanlyn aantref. Sedert die land ’n paar weke gelede as gevolg van Covid-19 die staat van inperking betree het, sukkel Suid-Afrikaners om aan…
2020-05-20
If you log on to any social media platform in the early hours of the morning you are likely to find a lot of people online. Since the country went into lockdown due to Covid-19 a few weeks ago, South Africans have been struggling to fall asleep.
Prof…
2020-05-20
All over the world the coronavirus pandemic has created a new, unknown and challenging reality that is accompanied by various significant losses. Such losses are far more than just the financial impact on individuals – they also include other losses that…
2020-05-20
In the times in which we currently find ourselves, adequate healthcare and the accompanying screening are of the utmost importance to limit the spreading of the coronavirus.
As the Minister of Basic Education, Angie Motshekga, recently announced that…
2020-05-21
The first virtual 5-km fun run the North-West University (NWU) hosted on 16 May was a runaway success. More than 600 runners from as far as New Zealand, Germany and China took part in the online event.
All the runners needed to participate was a…
2020-05-22
On 6 May 2020 North-West University (NWU) alumnus Sydwell Sihlangu walked away as one of the winners of the Regional Connect Health Open Innovation Challenge with his business idea about establishing a mushroom hub.
“Informed by the current Covid-19…
2020-05-22
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) cut the repo rate by another 50 basis points on 21 May. Prof Raymond Parsons, well-known economist and academic from the NWU Business School, says this underscores the South African Reserve Bank’s (SARB) resolve to…
2020-05-22
Amanda Dreyer is ʼn netbalafrigter sonder weerga, en is tans een van slegs twee elite netbalafrigters in die Sedibeng-streek. Sy is ook die afrigter van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se netbalspan in Vanderbijlpark.
In die tyd waarin die Covid-19-…
2020-05-22
Amanda Dreyer is a netball coach without equal, and is currently one of only two elite netball coaches in the Sedibeng region. She is also the coach of the netball team of the North-West University (NWU) in Vanderbijlpark.
In the time in which the Covid-…
2020-05-25
Fanie Roos, ’n dosent in Sportbestuur aan die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) is baie ernstig oor gholf – op die baan asook in die lesinglokaal.
Fanie het twee jaar gelede die hoofopskrifte gehaal toe hy die eerste NWU-akademikus was wat die gesogte…
2020-05-25
Fanie Roos, a lecturer in Sport Management at the North-West University (NWU), is serious about golf – both on the course and in the lecture room.
Two years ago, Fanie made headlines when he became the first NWU academic representative to address the…
2020-05-26
Africa Day is commemorated annually to acknowledge and celebrate the African Union’s successes in its fight against colonialism and apartheid. Furthermore, this event recognises the progress made by the African continent, and also reflects on challenges…
2020-05-26
A rugby fraternity is a band of like-minded brothers, a group of men and women who believe that no inch should be yielded in pursuit of winning the game. There are the custodians of the game, the administrators and the various specialists employed to…
2020-05-27
Die personeel, studente en lede van die Suid-Afrikaanse taalgemeenskap betreur die heengaan van prof Johannes Lenake – of Oom Johan, soos hy alombekend was. Hierdie taalveteraan het op 91-jarige ouderdom steeds sy skat van kennis met studente van die…
2020-05-27
Staff, students and members of the South African language community are mourning the passing of Prof Johannes Lenake – or Oom Johan, as he was fondly known. At 91 years of age, this language veteran still shared his wealth of knowledge with students from…
2020-05-27
Dit kos mannemoed en durf om ʼn kolfbeurt te open en ʼn vasberade aanvangsnelbouler stip in die oë te kyk. Die 22-jarige Ruan Havenga, aanvallende aanvangskolwer van Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se krieketspan in Vanderbijlpark, laat hom egter nie van stryk…
2020-05-27
A great deal of courage and grit are needed to open an innings and look a determined opening fast bowler unwaveringly in the eye. However, 22-year-old Ruan Havenga, attacking opening batsman of the cricket team of the North-West University (NWU) in…
2020-05-29
The North-West University (NWU) hosted its first-ever virtual conferral of degrees and awarding of diplomas due to the challenges posed by social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic.
The virtual graduation ceremony* was hosted online on 29 May. It…
2020-06-02
On 29 May 2020 the North-West University (NWU) hosted the first of its kind virtual Africa Day commemoration lecture.
This virtual event aimed to celebrate the African Union’s (AU) successes in its fight against colonialism and apartheid while reflecting…
2020-06-04
The NWU’s researchers and academics in nuclear engineering have shown that the university’s expertise and academic offerings in the field are in line with the best international standards. This is the case with the NWU’s newly internationally endorsed…
