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NWU-Juta Mock Trials – a decade of bridging the gap between practice and theory
2021-08-03 The popular annual NWU-Juta Mock Trial competition celebrated its tenth birthday and finals in a virtual courtroom on 2 August. This was the first time that the entire competition, from the first elimination rounds to the finals, took place online. A…https://www.nwu.ac.za/event/initiate-countmein-virtual-self-defence-class
INitiate - #CountMeIn - Virtual self-defence class
2021-08-05 Register here (RSVP before 9 August 2021) You are invited to join us virtually for the third event of the #CountmeIN campaign. Gender Based Violence is a reality in the daily lives of so many people. Learning how to defend yourself in a situation…Remote learning - Lecturer experience
2024-06-07 Globally, the lockdown measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted countries socially and economically. Besides the economic sector, which has been hit hard, education at all levels have also been hugely impacted. Social interaction has been…https://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…https://education.nwu.ac.za/community-based-educational-research-comber/objectives
Objectives
2022-04-12 The main aim of COMBER is to: Facilitate the learning and development of people engaged in various education contexts, from pre-school through to adult education We conduct this research with members of the various communities to assist…https://www.nwu.ac.za/survivors-thrivers
Survivors to thrivers
2021-05-20 The 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children International Campaign takes place from 25 November to 10 December every year. According to the United Nations (UN) there has been a global increase in domestic violence amid…https://www.nwu.ac.za/date/world-wildlife-conservation-day
World Wildlife Conservation Day
2023-04-11 This is an opportunity to take stock of the issues threatening global wildlife biodiversity, reflect on how we can act and make a difference. Driven by the demand for illegal animal parts and products on the black market, humans have been hunting, poaching,…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-phd-student-preserves-african-heritage-through-childrens-book-ndebele-mural-art
NWU PhD student preserves African heritage through children’s book on Ndebele mural art
2021-01-22 North-West University (NWU) PhD student in Indigenous Knowledge Systems Thulisile Bhuda recently wrote a children’s book that focuses on Ndebele mural art. According to Thulisile the aim of the book is to promote, preserve and disseminate African heritage…https://www.nwu.ac.za/event/free-webinar-acfe-international-fraud-week
Free webinar: ACFE International Fraud Week
2020-11-13 This year the ACFE SA aims to reach more people than ever! This event is open to anyone and everyone and we would like to encourage people from all sectors and industries to join us on our one-day event. Expert speakers will be invited to …https://news.nwu.ac.za/climate-change-alters-distribution-disease-carrying-snails-south-africa
Climate change alters distribution of disease-carrying snails in South Africa
2024-08-19 Schistosomiasis, also known as bilharzia, is the second most socio-economically devastating parasitic disease after malaria, affecting millions of South Africans. Caused by parasitic worms which rely on specific snails as intermediate hosts, recent research…https://news.nwu.ac.za/south-africa-crossroads-time-restore-faith
South Africa is at a crossroads: Time to restore faith
2025-04-22 South Africa is at a breaking point. The political landscape is shifting, economic pressures are mounting, and trust in government is waning. Dr Sysman Motloung, a political analyst and academic at North-West University (NWU), has spent years studying the…https://www.nwu.ac.za/event/are-you-ip-wise-if-you-undertake-research-you-also-need-understand-intellectual-property
Are you IP WISE? If you undertake research you also need to understand Intellectual Property!
2019-10-18 SARIMA*, in conjunction with NIPMO** and your Technology Transfer Office at North-West University Vaal Campus are running a workshop to help researchers (whether an academic, postgraduate student or postdoctoral fellow), understand the basics of IP and how…https://news.nwu.ac.za/creating-hope-one-module-time
Creating hope, one module at a time
2020-09-10 Patch Adams, an American physician and social activist, once said: “We can never get a recreation of community and heal our society without giving our citizens a sense of belonging.” Now, perhaps more than ever, South Africa is in dire need of this.…https://news.nwu.ac.za/getting-constitution-work-street-traders
Getting the Constitution to work for street traders
2021-06-23 While the informal economy is lifting hundreds of thousands of people out of poverty, several municipal by-laws hinder the growth of their businesses, and – to some extent – allow for the violation of their rights. A researcher from the North-West University…https://news.nwu.ac.za/saving-whistle-blower
Saving the whistle blower
2021-11-03 More than 100 participants recently attended the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Business School Think Tank webinar, “Save the rhino, and the whistle blower”. The diverse panel included Pieter-Louis Myburgh, an investigative journalist, Adv JJ du Toit,…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-graduate-age-just-number
NWU graduate: age is just a number
2023-06-02 Annemarie van Heerden's story is inspiring and demonstrates that age should never hold you back from achieving your academic goals. She made history by becoming the oldest graduate to walk across the stage at the new Tsebonokeng Hall at the North-West…https://news.nwu.ac.za/north-west-university-raising-health-profile-southern-africa
North-West University is raising the health profile in Southern Africa
2023-07-18 There are words that tie the tongue in knots. They confound the abilities of the learned; they separate the novice from the expert at spelling bees. They even change lives. At the North-West University (NWU), one of these words is “pharmacoepidemiology”, and…https://news.nwu.ac.za/inaugural-lecture-explores-trust-workplace
Inaugural lecture explores trust in the workplace
2023-08-29 Prof Marita Heyns, a researcher at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Optentia research unit on the Vanderbijlpark Campus, recently delivered her inaugural professorial lecture titled "Trust @work". The hybrid event brought together academics, family…https://news.nwu.ac.za/kenyan-scholar-advocates-indigenous-language-revival
Kenyan scholar advocates for indigenous language revival
2024-08-27 On 15 August 2024, the Indigenous Language Media in Africa (ILMA) research niche area at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus hosted renowned Kenyan author and scholar, Prof Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o. Prof Wa Thiong’o, a distinguished…https://news.nwu.ac.za/celebrating-tourism-month-why-tourism-matters-economic-growth