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NWU IKS Centre teams up with DSI in developing indigenous knowledge-led smart village
Mar 22, 2023 - The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) Centre has once again teamed up with the Department of Science and Innovation and Prof Mziwoxolo Mzo Sirayi, an adjunct professor from Nelson Mandela University, to develop a one-of-its-kind indigenous knowledge-led smart village in Nyandeni in the Eastern Cape. The smart…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-soccer-institute-tsunami-cant-be-stopped
NWU Soccer Institute: A tsunami that can’t be stopped
Mar 22, 2023 - Some call them the purple army, others call them the noble boys, but officially known as the North-West University (NWU) Eagles, the team’s on-field performance in the 2023 ABC Motsepe League is like a tsunami that can’t be stopped. With one game left to determine the log leaders of the league’s Group B stream, the NWU Soccer Institute is…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/qs-world-university-rankings-sluit-nwu-twee-vakgebiede
QS World University Rankings sluit NWU by twee vakgebiede in
Mar 22, 2023 - Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) word steeds op internasionale ranglyste geplaas. Die jongste Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings by Subject sluit die NWU by twee vakgebiede in: landbou en bosbou, en medisyne. Die 2023 QS World University Rankings by Subject plaas die NWU in die 351-tot-400-kategorie vir landbou en bosbou en in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/qs-world-university-rankings-include-nwu-two-subject-areas
QS World University Rankings include NWU in two subject areas
Mar 22, 2023 - The North-West University (NWU) continues to feature in international rankings. The latest Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings by Subject includes the NWU in two subject areas: agriculture and forestry, and medicine. The 2023 QS World University Rankings by Subject ranked the NWU in the 351 to 400 category for agriculture and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-appointed-president-sa-association-botanists
NWU academic appointed as president of SA Association of Botanists
Mar 23, 2023 - North-West University (NWU) academic at the Indigenous Knowledge Systems Centre, Prof Adeyemi Oladapo Aremu, has been inaugurated as the president of the South African Association of Botanists (SAAB) during the annual SAAB conference that took place at the University of Limpopo earlier this year. He will serve as president from January 2023 to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/dr-vergottini-lauded-groupwork-framework-focusing-positive-discipline
Dr Vergottini lauded for groupwork framework focusing on positive discipline
Mar 23, 2023 - Dr Marelize Vergottini, a senior lecturer in social work at the North-West University (NWU) recently presented a group work framework that is focused on positive discipline for addressing behaviour issues among primary school students from grades 5 to 7. This was during a social work practice seminar for school social workers hosted by the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/former-johannesburg-mayor-calls-out-service-delivery-business-breakfast
Former Johannesburg mayor calls out service delivery at business breakfast
Mar 23, 2023 - Service delivery issues came under the spotlight when the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Vanderbijlpark Campus recently hosted the annual Alumni and Friends Business Breakfast in partnership with the NWU’s bhive Business Enterprise Development Centre (EDC). This year’s event was themed “Stabilising South Africa through fast-tracking service…http://news.nwu.ac.za/young-nwu-researcher-rubs-shoulders-nobel-laureate
Young NWU researcher rubs shoulders with Nobel Laureate
Mar 23, 2023 - North-West University academic and researcher Prof Lebo Gafane-Matemane recently attended the 14th HOPE Meeting with Nobel Laureates from 27 February to 3 March 2023 in Tsukuba City, Japan. She was nominated by the National Research Foundation (NRF), together with Dr Ncediwe Ndube-Tsolekile from the Cape Peninsula University of Technology.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-vanderbijlpark-campus-celebrates-water-week
NWU Vanderbijlpark Campus celebrates Water Week
Mar 24, 2023 - To mark National Water Week, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Geography subject group hosted a water awareness event at the Vanderbijlpark Campus. Water Week is a national awareness week celebrated in March every year, coinciding with World Water Day on 22 March. This year’s celebration also coincided with the United Nations’ 2023 Water…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumnus-aims-bring-mrs-south-africa-title-home
NWU alumnus aims to bring Mrs South Africa title home
Mar 24, 2023 - North-West University (NWU) alumnus Berlina Lekgethwane could very well be the next Mrs South Africa. She has recently entered the 2023 competition and has advanced to the semi-finals. Berlina, who was born and bred in Ramokokastad in the Phadi village, graduated from the NWU's Mahikeng Campus with a BA in communications and an honours…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/eagles-vlieg-steeds-hoog-die-varsitybeker
Eagles vlieg steeds hoog in die Varsitybeker
Nov 02, 2023 - Hulle het maar net daardie iets, nie waar nie? Die agterlyn glip seepglad deur hulle teenstanders terwyl die voorspelers soos ’n trop woedende buffels almal uit hulle pad loop. Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) Eagles het op Maandag 20 Januarie vyf drieë opgestapel toe hulle die Central University of Technology (CUT) se Ixias met 45-28 op die Fanie…http://news.nwu.ac.za/eagles-continue-fly-high-varsity-cup
Eagles continue to fly high in Varsity Cup
Mar 24, 2023 - They just have a touch of class, don’t they? Slick as marlins in the water at the back, as ferocious as stampeding rhinos in the front. On Monday, 20 January, the North-West University (NWU) Eagles ran in five tries as they beat the Central University of Technology (CUT) Ixias 45-28 at the Fanie du Toit sports grounds in Potchefstroom. The…http://news.nwu.ac.za/southern-african-premiere-your-hundred-year-life-film-about-rethinking-ageing-21st-century
Southern African premiere of Your Hundred Year Life: A Film about Rethinking Ageing in the 21st Century
Mar 27, 2023 - The North-West University's (NWU's) Optentia research unit and Corporate Relations and Marketing present the Southern African premiere of “Your Hundred Year Life: A Film about Rethinking Ageing in the 21st Century” at Killarney Cinema on 4 April 2023. This groundbreaking documentary, created by Dutch financial entrepreneur, filmmaker and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-water-expert-presents-water-policy-brief-un-conference
NWU water expert presents water policy brief at UN Conference
Mar 28, 2023 - Prof Frank Winde, a professor in environmental science at the North-West University (NWU), recently presented a Water Policy Brief at the United Nations (UN) Water Conference that took place at the UN Headquarters in New York. This was the first global water conference in nearly 50 years and stakeholders across the globe were welcome to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/six-km-sanitary-pads-may-score-nwu-record
Six km of sanitary pads may score NWU a record
Mar 28, 2023 - By Phenyo Mokgothu and Mafumane Tlhapi The North-West University (NWU) GoAllOut and Golden Key student chapters on its Mahikeng Campus attempted the Guinness World Record for the longest line of sanitary pads on 25 March 2023. Spanning a distance of 6 km, a total of 60 000 pads were laid in line to advocate against period poverty. This…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/oorbrug-die-digitale-gaping-een-skool-op-n-keer
Oorbrug die digitale gaping – een skool op ’n keer
Mar 31, 2023 - Die voordele van wydverspreide en billike toegang tot inligtings- en kommunikasietegnologieë (IKT’s) in Suid-Afrika word beskou as dat dit die potensiaal het om die koers en die trajek van hierdie land ten goede te verander. Navorsers by die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) deel hierdie siening en is daarvan oortuig dat skole as ’n basis kan dien…http://news.nwu.ac.za/bridging-digital-divide-one-school-time
Bridging the digital divide one school at a time
Mar 31, 2023 - The benefits from widespread and equitable access to information and communications technologies (ICTs) in South Africa are touted as having the potential to change the course and trajectory of this country for the better. Researchers at the North-West University (NWU) share this view and are adamant that schools can serve as a base from which…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/dit-hoe-die-chm-lewens-red
Dit is hoe die CHM lewens red
Mar 31, 2023 - Die vroeë diagnose van oorgeërfde metaboliese siektes help nie net om te verhoed dat pasiënte ’n leeftyd van lyding het nie, maar dit red ook lewens. Metaboliese siektes het ’n verskeidenheid lewensbedreigende gevolge, soos hartsiektes en tipe 2-diabetes. Die simptome van sommige van hierdie siektes is baie bekend en het nie gespesialiseerde…http://news.nwu.ac.za/how-chm-saving-lives
This is how the CHM is saving lives
Mar 31, 2023 - The early diagnosis of inherited metabolic diseases not only helps to prevent patients from having a lifetime of suffering, it also saves lives. Metabolic diseases have a variety of life-threatening consequences, such as heart disease and type 2 diabetes. The symptoms of some of these diseases are well-known and do not need intense specialised…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/aanspreeklikheid-en-opleiding-die-sleutels-tot-beter-finansiele-bestuur-munisipaliteite