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Understanding consensual non-monogamy (swinging) from a South African perspective
Oct 21, 2020 - While some people consider it a taboo, swinging - the act of allowing one’s partner to engage in sexual intercourse with other people - has been practised around the globe for decades. A simple Google search gives thousands of results on the lifestyle, yet relatively little is known about swinging from a South African perspective. Marina…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-aims-lgbtiq-feather-its-cap
NWU aims for a LGBTIQ+ feather in its cap
Oct 23, 2020 - The NWU is constantly working towards building a culture of inclusion and acceptance. To this end, it has put in place policies and programmes that promote gender equality for both students and staff. These efforts have scored the university a nomination at the upcoming Feather Awards in the Best LGBTIQ+ Student Movement category.These awards…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-students-shine-bright-leopards-lair-business-competition
NWU students shine bright in Leopards Lair business competition
Oct 23, 2020 - Students from the North-West University (NWU) pulled out all the stops at the recent annual Leopards Lair business competition. Heading-up the competition is the NWU’s bhive Enterprise Development Centre in collaboration with the NWU’s Technology Transfer and Innovation Support office and the Vaal University of Technology (VUT). The…https://news.nwu.ac.za/trade-%25E2%2580%259Cnew-normal%25E2%2580%259D-webinar-focuses-africa
TRADE in the “new normal” webinar focuses on Africa
Oct 23, 2020 - The Trade and Development (TRADE) research entity at the North-West University (NWU) and the TRADE Research Advisory, a spin-off company of the university, hosted the eighth TRADE-Decision Support Model User Group webinar, drawing more than eighty international attendees. The webinar was hosted on 15 October by Prof Wilma Viviers, holder of…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-cima%25E2%2580%2599s-shortlist-several-awards
NWU on CIMA’s shortlist for several awards
Oct 26, 2020 - The North-West University is on the shortlist for two global awards and another one focusing on Africa in this year’s Excellence Awards of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA). Two lecturers in the Management Accountancy honours programme in the School of Accounting Sciences are also finalists for the Teaching Excellence…https://news.nwu.ac.za/prof-kobus-van-der-walt-elected-board-south-african-academy-science-and-arts-once-more
Prof Kobus van der Walt elected to board of South African Academy for Science and Arts once more
Oct 27, 2020 - What does it mean to you to be elected to the board? The board of The South African Academy for Science and Arts (SAASA) consists of a number of outstanding and authoritative academics – all of them heavy-weights who have made their mark internationally. I see it as ’n major privilege to work with such people. Actually, I was re-elected – I…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-colab-and-nemisa-bring-e-skills-community-radio-stations
NWU CoLab and NEMISA bring e-skills to community radio stations
Oct 28, 2020 - The North-West University (NWU) CoLab and the National Electronic Media Institute of South Africa (NEMISA) are reaching out to community radio stations in North West by offering training in the production of radio documentaries and dramas in indigenous languages. The NWU CoLab is an e-skills project of the School of Communication Studies in…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-nursing-students-teach-learners-about-health-and-hygiene
NWU nursing students teach learners about health and hygiene
Oct 29, 2020 - Two third-year students from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Nursing were recently invited to give lessons on health and hygiene to female learners in Grade 4 to 7 at the Molema Memorial Primary School in Mahikeng. Nomshado Ncube and Imagine Thakadu, accompanied by Boitumelo Molato, a lecturer in community nursing science,…https://news.nwu.ac.za/what-will-determine-credibility-latest-medium-term-budget-policy-statement-mtbps
What will determine the credibility of the latest Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS)?
Oct 29, 2020 - According to Prof Raymond Parsons, economist at the North-West University (NWU) Business School, the difficulties and dilemmas facing Minister of Finance Tito Mboweni in the latest MTBPS must be acknowledged, and the credibility of the latest fiscal framework will now largely rest on the extent to which the growth plan and other structural…https://news.nwu.ac.za/latest-rankings-reaffirm-nwu-among-best-world
Latest rankings reaffirm NWU is among the best in the world
Oct 29, 2020 - The latest rankings by Times Higher Education (THE) World Rankings and the 2021 Best Global University Rankings again, like various previous rankings, recognised the good standing of the North-West University (NWU) among the best tertiary-education institutions. This is not only locally but also internationally, as measured in international…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-empowers-taxi-industry-stakeholders-ahead-lekgotla
NWU empowers taxi-industry stakeholders ahead of lekgotla
Oct 29, 2020 - The North-West University (NWU) has played a significant role in the run-up to the national taxi lekgotla through academic assistance and inputs during the recent district and provincial lekgotlas. This comes after the North West provincial Department of Community Safety and Transport Management approached the university’s Department of…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-female-rugby-team-wins-leopards-virtual-rugby-tournament
NWU female rugby team wins Leopards virtual rugby tournament
Oct 30, 2020 - The female rugby team on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus was crowned the winners of the Leopards Rugby Virtual League tournament on 25 October 2020. The NWU team won the league with 3 104 votes and 24 points. With the lockdown still being a reality, the Leopards Rugby Club decided to host a virtual tournament to keep the…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-takes-student-assessment-online
NWU takes student assessment online
Oct 30, 2020 - Despite various challenges in 2020 due to the national lockdown and Covid-19 pandemic, the North-West University (NWU) is celebrating yet another teaching and learning milestone for itself. It is moving student assessment to a new online platform. Lecturers officially started using the new Cirrus e-assessment platform on 1 October, enabling…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-researcher-offers-new-considerations-pharmaceutical-quality-control-labs
NWU researcher offers new considerations for Pharmaceutical Quality Control Labs
Nov 02, 2020 - The impact of the international Covid-19 pandemic is severe and it remains the responsibility of all to prevent the spread of this virus. This impact has clearly been detected in the workplace – with specific reference to the Pharmaceutical Quality Control Laboratory (PQCL) – where increased rates of worker absenteeism, downsizing in…https://news.nwu.ac.za/researchers-receive-sought-after-prize-atkv
Researchers receive sought-after prize from ATKV
Nov 02, 2020 - Two researchers from the North-West University (one posthumously) were awarded a prestige ATKV-SA Academy prize for an article that appeared in the South African Journal for Natural Sciences and Technology (Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif vir Natuurwetenskap en Tegnologie) in 2018. Dr Christine Taljaard-Krugell and Prof Este Vorster from the Faculty…https://news.nwu.ac.za/tanya-was-born-create
Tanya was born to create
Nov 02, 2020 - Tanya van Deventer, a 23-year-old Master of Arts student in Graphic Design from the North-West University’s Potchefstroom Campus, was over the moon when her design was chosen as one of three to grace the Nescafé Ricoffy tins. South Africans were given the opportunity to design a “Proudly me” Nescafé Ricoffy limited edition label. All the…https://news.nwu.ac.za/world-prematurity-day-2020-%25E2%2580%2593-turn-awareness-action
World Prematurity Day 2020 – turn awareness into action
Nov 06, 2020 - For the past 10 years every 17 November is observed as World Prematurity Day. This day aims to highlight and raise awareness of preterm birth and the concerns of preterm babies and their families worldwide. In South Africa 15% of all births, which equates to one in seven babies, are born preterm. Premature birth is the leading cause of death…https://news.nwu.ac.za/us-president-elect-joe-biden-%25E2%2580%2593-possible-economic-implications-sa-and-world
US President-elect Joe Biden – possible economic implications for SA and the world
Nov 09, 2020 - “The election of Joe Biden as United States (US) president-elect could eventually create an opportunity for South Africa to buttress its economic narrative with the US from both a trade and an investment point of view.” This is according to Prof Raymond Parsons, economist at the North-West University (NWU) Business School. He says that while…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/lang-en-moeilike-pad-om-die-suid-afrikaanse-lugdiens-reg-te-ruk
Lang en moeilike pad om die Suid-Afrikaanse Lugdiens reg te ruk
Nov 23, 2020 - Die Noordwes-Universiteit se Ofentse Mokwena, ʼn vervoerekonoom, gooi sy blik op die Suid-Afrikaanse Lugdiens (SAL) se finansiële- en bedryfstreuermare en gee ook sy voorstel vir oplossings. Die Suid-Afrikaanse Lugdiens (SAL) het verborge kwesbaarhede gehad toe dit tot in die middel-2000’s deel van Transnet Bpk. was. Voor daardie tyd is dit in ’n…https://news.nwu.ac.za/long-and-lean-road-reviving-south-african-airways