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When hard work pays off …
Nov 12, 2019 - One of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) young researchers, Prof Rose Hayeshi from the Faculty of Health Sciences, was recently honoured by the South African Young Academy of Science (SAYAS) when she was inducted as one of their newest members. This academy is the voice of young scientists in South Africa and aims to contribute towards…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/navorsing-gee-%25E2%2580%2599n-stem-aan-kwesbare-kinders
Navorsing gee ’n stem aan kwesbare kinders
Nov 14, 2019 - Die seksuele misbruik van kinders is ’n droewige werklikheid in Suid-Afrika. Mense sê dat hulle iets sal sê as hulle meen dat ’n kind seksueel misbruik word; talle is seker dat hulle uitbuiting sal herken, en byna niemand glo dat hulle sou toelaat dat mishandeling voortgaan as hulle weet wat aan die gang is nie. Tog toon statistiek dat een uit…https://news.nwu.ac.za/research-gives-voice-vulnerable-children
Research gives a voice to vulnerable children
Nov 12, 2019 - Childhood sexual abuse is a stark reality in South Africa. People say they would speak up if they thought a child was being sexually abused; many are certain they would recognise exploitive activities and almost no one believes they would allow abusive behaviour to continue if they knew it was going on. Yet, statistics show that one in three…https://news.nwu.ac.za/against-all-odds-not-only-surviving-thriving
Against all odds: not only surviving, but thriving!
Feb 24, 2020 - Six years after sustaining life-altering injuries in a serious cycling accident, Chanell Meijer is ready to yet again define the odds. At the start of the 2020 academic year of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark, Chanell enrolled for a master’s degree in education. In 2015 Chanell, an alumna of the NWU, made national…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/aandag-alle-sasolburg-fempreneurs-skryf-vandag-nog-vir-die-nwu-se-ondernemende-vroue-program
Aandag alle Sasolburg fempreneurs: skryf vandag nog in vir die NWU se Ondernemende Vroue-program
Feb 24, 2020 - Entrepreneurskap is meer as net ʼn gonswoord: dit speel wêreldwyd ʼn groot rol in ekonomiese en sosiale ontwikkeling. In ʼn opwindende wending is al hoe meer vroue besig om die oproep om entrepreneurskap aan te neem, wat ʼn paar dekades gelede heeltemal ondenkbaar sou gewees het. Met dít in gedagte, bied die bhive Ondernemingsontwikkelingsentrum…https://news.nwu.ac.za/calling-all-sasolburg-fempreneurs-enter-nwu%25E2%2580%2599s-enterprising-women-programme-now
Calling all Sasolburg fempreneurs: enter the NWU’s Enterprising Women Programme now!
Feb 24, 2020 - Entrepreneurship is more than just a buzzword: it is perceived to be one of the most significant economic and social developments in the world at present. Excitingly enough, more and more women are stepping up to own and run businesses in numbers that would have been hard to imagine a few decades ago. With this in mind the bhive Enterprise…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-first-year-students-attend-colourful-language-awareness-workshops
NWU first-year students attend colourful Language Awareness workshops
Feb 25, 2020 - Language, just like art, can be colourful, inspiring and dynamic. First-year students of the North-West University (NWU) became “language artists” when they used colour to illustrate how they experience the many facets of all the languages in their lives. They were asked to think about all the languages they know, and then to select a colour…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/cave-%25E2%2580%2593-ondersteuning-vir-suid-afrikaanse-maatskaplike-werkers-wat-kinders-beskerm
The Cave – ondersteuning vir Suid-Afrikaanse maatskaplike werkers wat kinders beskerm
Feb 26, 2020 - > Dr Elmien Truter en prof Ansie Fouché is twee geregistreerde maatskaplike werkers en navorsers by die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) wat, deur hulle eie praktykervaring en navorsing, die droewe werklikheid geïdentifiseer het waarin maatskaplike werkers wat kinders beskerm hulle werk moet doen. Hulle het nou ’n unieke webwerf (www.thecave…https://news.nwu.ac.za/cave-%25E2%2580%2593-supporting-child-protection-social-workers-south-africa
The Cave – supporting child-protection social workers in South Africa
Feb 26, 2020 - Dr Elmien Truter and Prof Ansie Fouché are two registered social workers and researchers at the North-West University (NWU) who, through their own experience in practice and their research, identified the grim reality in which designated child-protection social workers are expected to do their work. They have now launched a unique website (…https://news.nwu.ac.za/budget-speech-difficult-policy-choices-still-lie-ahead-sa
Budget speech: Difficult policy choices still lie ahead for SA
Feb 27, 2020 - “The budget confirms the extent to which the South African economy still finds itself in a bad space, requiring a strong emphasis on measures to boost job-rich growth.” This is according to Prof Raymond Parsons, a well-known economist and academic from the North-West University (NWU) Business School. “Finance Minister Tito Mboweni’s 2020…https://news.nwu.ac.za/game-set-match-nwu-and-tsa-are-ready-serve
Game, set, match: NWU and TSA are ready to serve
Feb 27, 2020 - The North-West University (NWU) and Tennis South Africa (TSA) will be the centre of attention when they host the Potchefstroom Open, an Association for Tennis Players (ATP) Challenger 50 event. This tournament will take place from 9 to 15 March at the Fanie du Toit sports grounds in Potchefstroom. With close to 200 players from around the…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumna-appointed-amplats-ceo
NWU alumna appointed as Amplats CEO
Jan 22, 2021 - North-West University (NWU) alumna Natascha Viljoen is not only breaking boundaries, but is also flying the university flag high. She was recently appointed as the new chief executive officer for Anglo Platinum (Amplats). Natascha, who will take up her new role on 16 April, is the first woman to head the world's largest primary producer of…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-virologist-shares-facts-coronavirus
NWU virologist shares facts on the Coronavirus
Feb 28, 2020 - On Wednesday 26 February the World Health Organization indicated that the COVID-19 Coronavirus outbreak has infected approximately 81 109 people worldwide, and killed 2 762. The new virus was first detected late last year in Wuhan City, China, and has since spread to 37 countries. North-West University (NWU) academic and virologist in the…https://news.nwu.ac.za/huge-hockey-feather-nwu%25E2%2580%2599s-cap
Huge hockey feather for NWU’s cap
Feb 28, 2020 - The International Federation of Hockey (FIH) announced that the North-West University (NWU) will host the 2021 Junior Women’s Hockey World Cup in Potchefstroom. Although no dates have been confirmed it is a massive coup for both the NWU and the city as the ninth iteration of the tournament – which started in 1989 – will draw players from 16…https://news.nwu.ac.za/bbc-world-service-visits-nwu
BBC World Service visits NWU
Feb 28, 2020 - The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) World Service visited the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng on 25 February 2020 as part of the BBC World News Komla Dumor Award roadshow trip across South Africa. The aim of the roadshow is to introduce budding journalists to the work of Komla Dumor, and to inspire them to strive…https://news.nwu.ac.za/rag-srcs-gives-r22-million-community
RAG SRCS gives R2,2 million to community
Feb 28, 2020 - It is a unique North-West University (NWU) tradition that you will find in few other places. This tradition encapsulates the spirit of the NWU’s students: a commitment to their community and the determination to ensure a better life for those the university serve. It is the annual RAG Student RAG Community Service (SRCS) pay-out function…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-celebrates-international-mother-language-day
NWU celebrates International Mother Language Day
Mar 02, 2020 - It was no babbling confusion but a multilingual celebration of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) rich linguistic diversity as the School of Languages celebrated the crucial role of mother languages in the lives of students and staff on 21 February. The celebrations were part of the annual International Mother Language Day that aims to promote…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-obtains-funding-alexander-von-humboldt-foundation
NWU academic obtains funding from Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
Mar 03, 2020 - Prof Erhabor Idemudia, a research professor in the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Humanities, recently obtained funding in the form of a subsidy from the Germany based Alexander von Humboldt Foundation for research equipment. Prof Idemudia, who is from the campus in Mahikeng, received the subsidy during a research visit to…https://news.nwu.ac.za/gaining-momentum-unitary-institution-2020
Gaining momentum as a unitary institution in 2020
Mar 03, 2020 - “It is a new decade and with it comes the opportunity to define ourselves as agents of excellence and impact.” This is what Prof Dan Kgwadi, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) principal and vice-chancellor, said during the university’s recent official academic opening ceremony He emphasized the NWU’s bold dream to be an internationally…https://news.nwu.ac.za/gender-based-violence-where-did-we-go-wrong