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Personality could be the key indicator for performance in the workplace
Dec 08, 2020 - Prof Ankebe Kruger, counselling psychologist from the Institute of Psychology and Wellbeing in the Centre for Health and Human Performance, recently launched a research project among staff members in the Faculty of Health Sciences across all three campuses of the North-West University (NWU) to investigate participants’ personality, their tendency…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/wat-n-inspirasie
Wat ʼn inspirasie!
Dec 09, 2020 - Dr. Marli Dercksen is onlangs deur die Federasie van Afrikaanse Kultuurvereniginge met ʼn spesiale Inspirasievrou-toekenning vir haar werk in metaboliese siektes vereer. Kom vind saam meer uit oor dié merkwaardige vrou. Vertel ons bietjie wanneer jy gebore is en waar jy grootgeword het? Ek is in 1980 in Vereeniging in die Vaaldriehoek gebore…https://news.nwu.ac.za/what-inspiration
What an inspiration!
Dec 10, 2020 - Dr. Marli Dercksen was recently honoured with a special Woman Inspiration award for her work in metabolic diseases by the Federation of Afrikaans Cultural Societies (FAK). Lets find out more about this remarkable woman. Tell us a bit about when you were born and where you grew up? I was born in Vereeniging in the Vaal Triangle in 1980. I…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-career-centre-save-these-dates
NWU Career Centre: Save these dates
Dec 11, 2020 - With more than 2 000 students attending the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Virtual Career Fairs in 2020, the Career Centre promises to pull out all the stops in 2021. The centre will be hosting four virtual career fairs in March 2021. On 9 March the Accounting Virtual Fair will kick off, followed by the General Virtual Fair on 11 March, the Law…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/innovation-hub-gee-erkenning-aan-nwu-presteerders
Innovation Hub gee erkenning aan NWU-presteerders
Dec 14, 2020 - Twee tegnologieprojekte het onlangs erkenning ontvang tydens hierdie jaar se Innovation Hub GAP-toekennings, wat op 10 Desember 2020 gehou is. Die Innovation Hub, die innovasie-agentskap van Gauteng, is ’n volfiliaal van die Gautengse Groei- en Ontwikkelingsagentskap. Dit is deur die Gautengse provinsiale regering deur middel van sy…https://news.nwu.ac.za/innovation-hub-applauds-nwu-achievers
Innovation Hub applauds NWU achievers
Dec 14, 2020 - Two technology projects recently received honours at this year’s Innovation Hub GAP awards that were held on 10 December 2020. The Innovation Hub, the innovation agency of Gauteng is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Gauteng Growth and Development Agency. It was established by the Gauteng Provincial Government through its Department of…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/suid-afrika-post-2020-covid-19-en-die-ekonomie-deel-1
Suid-Afrika post-2020: Covid-19 en die ekonomie (deel 1)
Jan 12, 2021 - Die jaar 2020 sal onthou word as een van ongekende onsekerheid, en dit lyk asof 2021 glad nie ’n tree agteruit gaan staan nie. Prof Raymond Parsons van die Besigheidskool by die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) gee vir ons ’n vooruitskouing van wat die nuwe jaar vir die Suid-Afrikaanse ekonomie sowel as verbruikers gaan inhou. Hierdie is die eerste van…https://news.nwu.ac.za/south-africa-post-2020-covid-19-and-economy-part-1
South Africa post-2020: Covid-19 and the economy (part 1)
Jan 12, 2021 - The year 2020 will be remembered as one of unprecedented uncertainty, and 2021 looks set to not buck its predecessor’s trend. Prof Raymond Parsons from the Business School at the North-West University (NWU) looks ahead at what the new year will hold for the South African economy and consumers alike. This is the first part of a series of articles…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/suid-afrika-post-2020-covid-19-en-die-ekonomie-deel-2
Suid-Afrika post-2020: Covid-19 en die ekonomie (deel 2)
Jan 14, 2021 - Dit was toe nog nie die nadraai van die storm nie. Die reën stort nog steeds neer, maar Suid-Afrika se ekonomiese skip moet in die rigting van verlore welvaart gestuur word. In hierdie tweede deel van die reeks artikels kyk prof Raymond Parsons van die Besigheidskool aan die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) na die wyse waarop die inperkingsmaatreëls…https://news.nwu.ac.za/south-africa-post-2020-covid-19-and-economy-part-2
South Africa post-2020: Covid-19 and the economy (part 2)
Jan 14, 2021 - It was not the aftermath of the storm. Indeed, the rain was still pelting down, but South Africa’s economic ship needed to be steered towards lost prosperity. In this, the second part of a series of articles, Professor Raymond Parsons from the Business School at the North-West University (NWU), looks at how the easing of the lockdown restrictions…https://news.nwu.ac.za/accounting-sciences-flies-nwu-flag-high
Accounting Sciences flies the NWU flag high
Jan 21, 2021 - When it comes to academic excellence, the North-West University (NWU) prides itself on being the best. The School of Accounting Sciences recently added another feather to the university’s cap when the school walked away with four awards during the international Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) Academic Partner Excellence…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-soccer-institute-goalkeeper-coach-joins-psl-team
NWU Soccer Institute goalkeeper coach joins PSL team
Jan 21, 2021 - North-West University (NWU) goalkeeper coach Thato Haraba has recently joined South Africa Premier Soccer League team Bloemfontein Celtic FC as a goalkeeper coach for the Free State-based outfit. Thato has been with the NWU Soccer Institute as a goal keeper coach since January 2020. He says the exposure gained from the Institute was enormous. “…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
Jan 22, 2021 - 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. The book, Kwekwezi’s cultural mural art, is about a Ndebele female’s journey from a…https://news.nwu.ac.za/why-monetary-policy-committee-leaves-interest-rates-unchanged
Why Monetary Policy Committee leaves interest rates unchanged
Jan 26, 2021 - Prof Raymond Parsons from the North-West University (NWU) Business School explains the rationale behind the Monetary Policy Committee’s decision to leave interest rates unchanged. “As widely expected the MPC again decided by a 3/2 vote to leave interest rates unchanged. The narrowly divided vote confirms there are arguments both ways,” says Prof…https://news.nwu.ac.za/mail-guardian-recognises-glenvilles-service
Mail & Guardian recognises Glenville’s service
Jan 26, 2021 - Glenville Fransman, a senior administrative assistant at North-West University’s (NWU's) Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences was recently announced as one of the winners of the Mail & Guardian’s top 40 list of “Why we Serve”. He was nominated for his excellent service to the community, especially his involvement in youth…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-navorser-ondersoek-rol-van-tradisionele-medisyne-vir-velsiektes
NWU-navorser ondersoek rol van tradisionele medisyne vir velsiektes
Jan 29, 2021 - Talle mense maak op tradisionele plantgeneesmiddels staat om velsiektes te behandel. Nou het ’n navorser van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) ondersoek waarom hierdie plante doeltreffend is, en baan hy die weg vir verdere navorsing deur die farmaseutiese bedryf. “Die gebruik van inheemse kennis in die verskaffing van primêre gesondheidsorg, veral…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-researcher-investigates-role-traditional-medicine-skin-disorders
NWU researcher investigates role of traditional medicine in skin disorders
Jan 29, 2021 - Many people rely on traditional plant remedies to treat skin disorders, and now a North-West University (NWU) researcher has investigated why these plants are effective, paving the way for further research by the pharmaceutical industry. “The use of indigenous knowledge in providing primary healthcare, especially in most indigenous African…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/agter-die-skerms-van-n-pandemie
Agter die skerms van ’n pandemie
Jan 29, 2021 - “Dis ’n leerervaring sonder weerga.” Dit is hoe prof Petra Bester, direkteur van die Afrika-eenheid vir Transdissiplinêre Gesondheidsnavorsing (AUTHeR) by die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU), die eenheid se blootstelling aan die binnewerking van Noordwes-provinsie se pogings om die Covid-19-pandemie hok te slaan, beskryf. In die vroeë dae van die…https://news.nwu.ac.za/behind-scenes-pandemic
Behind the scenes of a pandemic
Jan 29, 2021 - “A learning experience like no other.” This is how Prof Petra Bester, director of the Africa Unit for Transdisciplinary Health Research (AUTHeR) at the North-West University (NWU), describes the unit’s exposure to the inner workings of the North West province’s efforts to combat the Covid-19 pandemic. In the early days of the pandemic, AUTHeR…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumna-makes-her-mark-music-industry