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NWU honours late Dr Andre Mellet as media expert
Jul 31, 2017 - Members of North-West University (NWU) management, academics, researchers and faculty members paid homage to the legacy of the late Dr Andre Mellet during the annual NWU Spokespersons of the Year awards evening. The event – which saw academic staff members receive acknowledgement for their positive contribution to the media landscape to…https://news.nwu.ac.za/sandile-mbatha%25E2%2580%2599s-genius-maintains-undisputed-reign-against-ufh
Sandile Mbatha’s genius maintains undisputed reign against UFH
Aug 01, 2017 - If the electrifying encounter between the North-West University’s (NWU’s) football team and their host University of Fort Hare (UFH) on 27 July 2017 is anything to go by, the NWU has made its presence felt in this year’s Varsity Football tournament. The boys from the NWU delivered a nicely wrapped and devastating 3-0 beating to UFH,…https://news.nwu.ac.za/meal-day-campaign-gains-momentum
Meal-a-Day campaign gains momentum
Aug 01, 2017 - Have you ever imagined how it must be to attend lectures on an empty stomach? Well, students who can’t provide a proper and nutritious meal for themselves every day, are being thrown a life-line thanks to an initiative by several role players. In the spirit of Mandela Day, staff members from the North-West University (NWU) opened their…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-professor-discusses-struggle-humanise-information-systems
NWU professor discusses the struggle to humanise information systems
Aug 01, 2017 - Prof Nehemia Mavetera, a professor in information systems and director of the School of Economic and Decision Sciences at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng, recently delivered his inaugural lecture. The theme of his lecture was “Computer Information Systems Persistent Struggles for Humanism: An Antithesis”. During his…https://news.nwu.ac.za/assisting-working-moms-who-breastfeed
Assisting working moms who breastfeed
Aug 01, 2017 - New mothers at the North-West University (NWU) returning from maternity leave will no longer have to struggle to find a place to express their breastmilk. With August being Breastfeeding Awareness Month, the NWU has officially opened its first breastfeeding room on the campus in Potchefstroom. The breastfeeding room, called Made for Moms, is…https://news.nwu.ac.za/coronavirus-%25E2%2580%2593-breastfeed-protect-your-baby
Coronavirus – breastfeed to protect your baby
Mar 17, 2020 - With the current coronavirus pandemic creating hysteria as far as it spreads, scientists have recently established that this virus has not yet been found to be transferred in breast milk. This mainly because breast milk has protective agents against infections. According to a recent study published in the medical journal The Lancet, all…https://news.nwu.ac.za/storytelling-focus-35th-annual-savah-conference
Storytelling the focus of 35th annual SAVAH Conference
Mar 17, 2020 - This year will see the North-West University (NWU) play host to the 35th annual South African Visual Arts Historians (SAVAH) Conference in September 2020. The event represents a dynamic collaboration between SAVAH and the NWU’s research niche area, Visual Narratives and Creative Outputs (VINCO) in the Faculty of Humanities. The theme of this…https://news.nwu.ac.za/how-sa-could-minimise-heart-disease-deaths
How SA could minimise heart disease deaths
Mar 18, 2020 - Globally, heart disease remains the leading cause of death among middle-aged adults, accounting for 40% of all deaths. An alarming 80% of these deaths occur in low and middle-income countries such as South Africa. This is one of the findings from the multinational Prospective Urban and Rural Epidemiology (PURE) study, in which the North-West…https://news.nwu.ac.za/enterprising-women-programme-2020-calling-all-mahikeng-fempreneurs
Enterprising Women Programme 2020: Calling all Mahikeng fempreneurs
Mar 19, 2020 - The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Enterprising Women Programme has become synonymous with personal development and social impact, and in 2020 the programme will yet again afford fempreneurs the opportunity to realise their business dreams. This year marks the eight rendition of this impactful programme as offered by the NWU’s bhive…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/cave-%25E2%2580%2599n-digitale-veilige-hawe-vir-maatskaplike-werkers
The Cave: ’n digitale veilige hawe vir maatskaplike werkers
Mar 19, 2020 - Maatskaplike werk word oor die algemeen as ’n stresvolle beroep beskou as gevolg van die emosionele eise waaraan praktisyns onderworpe is. Een groep maatskaplike werkers wat veral kwesbaar is vir negatiewe uitkomste is dié wat in die kinderbeskermingspraktykopset werk en die statutêre taak het om kinders te beskerm. Dit was een van die…https://news.nwu.ac.za/cave-digital-safe-haven-stressed-social-workers
The Cave: a digital safe haven for stressed social workers
Mar 19, 2020 - Generally social work is considered a stressful occupation due to the emotional demands on practitioners. One group of social workers that is particularly at risk for negative outcomes are those employed within the child protection practice setting, tasked with the statutory duty to protect children. This was one of the research findings of Prof…https://news.nwu.ac.za/stagflation-continues-amid-economic-recession-sa-economy-caught-%25E2%2580%259Cperfect-storm%25E2%2580%259D
Stagflation continues amid the economic recession: SA economy caught in the “perfect storm”
Mar 19, 2020 - Two economists of the North-West University (NWU) say that inflation is expected to continue on an upward trend this month, while the cost of production is also expected to continue to rise as a result of the global uncertainty and supply chain problems. According to Prof Danie Meyer and Roan Neethling, a doctoral student at the NWU, the…https://news.nwu.ac.za/human-rights-day-day-celebrate-or-commemorate
Human Rights Day: a day to celebrate or commemorate?
Mar 19, 2020 - On 21 March is South Africa observes Human Rights Observance Day. This day is historically linked with 21 March 1960, and the events of Sharpeville. On that day 69 people died and 180 were wounded when police fired on a peaceful crowd that had gathered in protest against the Pass laws. Siphe Mashece, an academic from the North-West University…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/it-studente-%25E2%2580%259Cskrum%25E2%2580%259D-met-bedryfskundiges
IT-studente “skrum” met bedryfskundiges
Mar 19, 2020 - Die belangrikheid van die bedryfsblootstelling vir universiteitstudente kan nie genoeg beklemtoon word nie. Dit gee nie alleen vir studente die geleentheid om hulle kennis in werklike situasies en op werklike probleme toe te pas nie, maar dit oorbrug ook die klaarblyklike gaping tussen akademiese teorie en tegniese toepassing. ’n Groep…https://news.nwu.ac.za/it-students-%25E2%2580%2598scrum%25E2%2580%2599-industry-experts
IT students ‘scrum’ with industry experts
Mar 19, 2020 - The importance of industry exposure for university students cannot be over emphasised. Not only does it allow students to apply their knowledge to real-life situations and problems, but it also bridges the perceived gap between academic theory and technical application. A group of Information Technology (IT) students from the North-West…https://news.nwu.ac.za/cutting-repo-rate-will-help-mitigate-risks-covid-19
Cutting repo rate will help mitigate risks of Covid-19
Mar 20, 2020 - “The decision by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) to cut the repo rate by 100 basis points is the right one, and will help mitigate the risks of Covid-19 to the South African economy.” This is according to Prof Raymond Parsons, a well-known economist and academic from the North-West University (NWU) Business School. “The MPC has now…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-iks-centre-hosts-panel-discussion-indigenous-knowledge-holders
NWU IKS Centre hosts panel discussion with indigenous knowledge holders
Mar 20, 2020 - The North-West University’s (NWU’) Indigenous Knowledge Centre (IKS) Centre hosted a panel discussion with indigenous knowledge holders on 6 March 2020. The aim of this discussion was to share knowledge with students and to ensure they understand the IKS Centre’s goals and its role in academia.Various stakeholders and knowledge holders who…https://news.nwu.ac.za/modern-equipment-takes-nwu%25E2%2580%2599s-sport-science-new-level
Modern equipment takes the NWU’s sport science to a new level
Mar 23, 2020 - Have you ever wondered where the iconic Superman goes to maintain his excellent physique? It is quite probably to the sport science division of the new Centre for Health and Human Performance (CHHP) of the North-West University (NWU). Especially now that they have acquired another ultramodern piece of exercise equipment that is the first of…https://news.nwu.ac.za/psychological-impact-covid-19-and-what-do-about-it
Psychological impact of COVID-19 and what to do about it
Mar 24, 2020 - Two psychologists from the NWU say that, against the background of the current situation regarding COVID-19, it is evident that different individuals respond to this crisis in different ways. Mr Rümando Kok and Prof Pieter Kruger, both senior clinical psychologists at the Institute of Psychology and Wellbeing (IPW) in the Centre for Health…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-economist-says-lockdown-comes-right-time