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Geslagsgebaseerde geweld – hulp is nodig
Nov 27, 2020 - Daar was oor die afgelope vyf maande talle verhale in die media oor slagoffers wat deur hulle lewensmaats getreiter, aangeval en selfs vermoor is. Volgens Statistieke SA is die voorkoms van geslagsgebaseerde geweld (GBV) in Suid-Afrika vyf keer hoër as die wêreldwye gemiddelde. Prof Hayley Walker-Williams, die adjunkdirekteur van die Skool vir…https://news.nwu.ac.za/create-news-2
Help is needed for victims
Nov 27, 2020 - Over the past five months there have been numerous stories in the media about victims being harassed, attacked and even murdered by their intimate partners. According to Statistics SA, the incidence of gender-based violence (GBV) in South Africa is five times higher than the global average. Prof Hayley Walker-Williams, the deputy director of the…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/add-1
NWU-navorser help om nuwe data oor die Aarde en die Melkweg bloot te lê
Nov 27, 2020 - ’n Nuwe studie het die sluier oor ’n paar van die geheimenisse van die Melkweg gelig. Daar is bevind dat die Aarde vinniger as vroeër beweeg, en dat dit amper 2 000 ligjaar nader aan die gravitasiekolk in die middel van die Melkwegsterrestelsel is. Dit is volgens nuwe data wat oor ’n tydperk van 15 jaar deur die Japannese radio-astronomieprojek,…https://news.nwu.ac.za/create-news-3
NWU researcher helps uncover new data about Earth and the Milky Way
Nov 30, 2020 - A new study has lifted the veil on some of the mysteries of the Milky Way. It has found that the Earth is moving faster than it used to and is nearly 2 000 light-years closer to the black hole in the centre of the Milky Way Galaxy. This is according to new data, documented over a period of 15 years, by the Japanese radio astronomy project, VLBI (…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/drie-dosente-obu-genote-tau-fellows-gekies
Drie dosente as OBU-genote (TAU fellows) gekies
Nov 30, 2020 - Drie akademici van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) is vir die Suid-Afrikaanse Onderrigbevordering by Universiteite-genootskapprogram (OBU-genootskapprogram) gekies. Dit is ’n groot eer om deur die OBU-paneel gekies te word en bevestig weer eens dat die NWU se akademici ’n welverdiende reputasie ten opsigte van hulle kundigheid, harde werk en…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/jaarlikse-savah-konferensie-uitgestel-na-2021
Jaarlikse SAVAH-konferensie uitgestel na 2021
Jun 23, 2020 - In die lig van die Covid-19-uitbraak het die Raad van die Suid-Afrikaanse Geskiedkundiges van die Visuele Kunste (South African Visual Arts Historians, SAVAH), onder leiding van sy president, dr Alison Kearney, aangekondig dat die 35ste jaarlikse konferensie na 2021 uitgestel is. Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) sou vanjaar die gasheer wees vir…https://news.nwu.ac.za/annual-savah-conference-postponed-until-2021
Annual SAVAH Conference postponed until 2021
Jun 23, 2020 - In light of the Covid-19 outbreak, the South African Visual Arts Historians (SAVAH) board – under the leadership of Dr Alison Kearney – has announced the postponement of the 35th annual conference. This year would have seen the North-West University (NWU) play host to the conference in September. The conference is now set to take place in 2021…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/hoe-die-pandemie-kinders-se-gesondheid-raak
Hoe die pandemie kinders se gesondheid raak
Apr 28, 2021 - Suid-Afrikaanse kinders gaan hierdie jaar twee of meer maande van skool misloop as gevolg van die staat van inperking, en dus gaan hulle geen skoolsport beoefen nie, terwyl ander fisiese aktiwiteite ook grootliks beperk is. Hierdie passiwiteit, saam met eetpatrone wat aan ’n lewe tydens die staat van inperking gekoppel is, kan ’n onwelkome…https://news.nwu.ac.za/how-pandemic-affecting-children%25E2%2580%2599s-health
How the pandemic is affecting children’s health
Jun 23, 2020 - South African children will miss two or more months of school this year due to the lockdown, and are therefore missing out on school sport, while other physical activities are also limited to a large extent. This inactivity, coupled with eating patterns linked to life under lockdown, could have unwelcome effects on children’s health. Children…https://news.nwu.ac.za/health-and-well-being-men-priority
The health and well-being of men a priority
Jun 24, 2020 - The North-West University (NWU) is calling on all men to attend the online health and wellness event on 25 June. This virtual event aims to educate men across the country about issues that affect their health and well-being so that they make better life choices. Three researchers from the NWU will conduct in-depth discussions on high blood…https://news.nwu.ac.za/complex-world-autists
The complex world of autists
Jun 24, 2020 - Autism is a diverse neuro-developmental condition that is characterised by challenges with communication, social interaction and repetitive behaviour. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) presents with various subtypes that relate to a combination of genetic and environmental factors. Researchers are also investigating phenotypes relating to brain…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/fakulteit-staan-gesin-n%25C3%25A1-verwoestende-brand
Fakulteit staan gesin by ná verwoestende brand
Jun 24, 2020 - Die personeel van die Fakulteit Ekonomiese en Bestuurswetenskappe aan die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) het hulle harte oopgemaak vir ’n gesin wat feitlik al hulle besittings in ’n verwoestende huisbrand in Mahikeng verloor het. Die brand, wat in die laaste week van Mei uitgebreek het, het feitlik die hele HOP-huis in Danville, Wyk 17 in puin…https://news.nwu.ac.za/faculty-assists-family-after-devastating-fire
Faculty assists family after devastating fire
Jun 24, 2020 - The staff at the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences at the North-West University (NWU) have opened their hearts to a family who lost nearly all their possessions in a devastating house fire in Mahikeng. The fire, which occurred during the last week of May, gutted almost the entire RDP house in Danville, Ward 17, and left a single…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-continues-shine-rankings
NWU continues to shine in rankings
Jun 24, 2020 - The North-West University (NWU) continues its good run in international rankings. The university has now also been ranked among the best 101 to 150 universities out of more than 350 universities in the Times Higher Education (THE) Young University Rankings. This is the first time the NWU appears in this particular ranking, which focuses on…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-akademikus-pak-werkloosheid-onder-die-jeug-aan
NWU-akademikus pak werkloosheid onder die jeug aan
Apr 28, 2021 - Namate statistieke oor werkloosheid onder die jeug in Suid-Afrika steeds styg, is ’n akademikus van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) op die voorpunt om oplossings vir hierdie krisis te soek.Dr Celestin Mayombe van die Skool vir Professionele Studies in Onderwys het onlangs ’n navorsingsverslag getiteld: “Needs assessment for vocational skills…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-tackles-youth-unemployment
NWU academic tackles youth unemployment
Jun 25, 2020 - As statistics for youth unemployment in South Africa continue to rise, a North-West University (NWU) academic is at the forefront of seeking solutions to the crisis. Dr Celestin Mayombe from the School of Professional Studies in Education recently published a research paper titled: “Needs assessment for vocational skills training for unemployed…https://news.nwu.ac.za/palesa-makes-it-top-15
Palesa makes it to the top 15
Jun 25, 2020 - A beauty pageant is defined as a competition that judges its contestants on their physical beauty. However, over the past few years these pageants have developed a different image. The Miss South Africa competition is a leadership platform for ambitious young South African women. Through the pageant process, contestants receive world-renowned…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/borsvoeding-bo
Borsvoeding bo
Apr 28, 2021 - Daar is onweerlegbare bewyse dat om babas die eerste ses maande van hulle lewe te borsvoed, talle langtermyngesondheidsvoordele vir ’n kind inhou. ’n Groot getal Suid-Afrikaanse vroue doen dit egter nie.Chantell Witten, wat onlangs haar PhD aan die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se Sentrum vir Uitnemendheid vir Voeding (CEN) voltooi het, het…https://news.nwu.ac.za/breastfeeding-best
Breastfeeding is best
Jun 25, 2020 - It has been proven conclusively that exclusively breastfeeding a baby for the first six months has numerous long-term health benefits for a child. However, a large number of South African women are not doing this. Chantell Witten, who recently completed her PhD at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Centre of Excellence for Nutrition (CEN),…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-takel-pandemie-op-talle-fronte