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Netball Eagles show there is no substitute for “heart”
Sep 06, 2023 - Skills can be learned, tactics can be taught, fitness can be drilled, but there is no substitute for “heart”. The North-West University (NWU) Eagles’ Varsity Netball team has this heart not in spades, but in enough buckets to fill a truck. On Monday, 11 September, coach Elsunet du Plessis’s team will square off against UJ in the semi-final of…http://news.nwu.ac.za:8080/af/studente-entrepreneurs-ding-mee-vir-more-se-sukses
Studente-entrepreneurs ding mee vir môre se sukses
Mar 06, 2024 - en Vukosi Mathale Die vyfde jaarlikse Leopards Lair®-kompetisie waar studente hulle besigheidsidees voorlê, het op 1 September 2023 plaasgevind en is gesamentlik deur die TTIS, die Fakulteit Ekonomiese en Bestuurswetenskappe, die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) Besigheidskool, die Adviesburo vir Kleinsakeondernemings (SBAB) en die bhive…http://news.nwu.ac.za:8080/student-entrepreneurs-compete-tomorrows-success
Student entrepreneurs compete for tomorrow's success
Mar 06, 2024 - and Vukosi Mathale The fifth annual Leopards Lair® student business pitching competition took place on 1 September 2023, hosted jointly by TTIS, the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, the North-West University (NWU) Business School, the Small Business Advisory Bureau (SBAB) and the bhive Enterprise Development Centre. It marked a…http://news.nwu.ac.za:8080/alumnus-shine-national-netball-championships
Alumnus to shine at National Netball championships
Sep 07, 2023 - North-West University (NWU) alumnus Jennifer Malebogo Dipheko will represent the Ngaka Modiri Molema District at the upcoming National Netball Championships that will take place from 1 to 7 October in Rustenburg. While Jennifer initially dabbled in both soccer and netball, it was netball that captured her heart. Her journey began with the…http://news.nwu.ac.za:8080/why-cape-town-ruling-tourism-roost
This is why Cape Town is ruling the tourism roost
Sep 28, 2023 - Ensuring tourists feel safe – and are safe – plays an integral role in ensuring Cape Town and the Western Cape’s success as a tourist destination. Other cities and regions would be wise to follow Cape Town and the Western Cape’s tourism blueprint. Local governments and tourism authorities should work with the private sector as a thriving…http://news.nwu.ac.za:8080/prof-beiter-puts-academic-freedom-violations-under-spotlight
Prof Beiter puts academic freedom violations under the spotlight
Sep 29, 2023 - by Menziwa Msibi North-West University (NWU) academic from the Faculty of Law, Prof Klaus Beiter recently presented a talk at the Annual Association of Human Rights Institutes (AHRI) Network Conference in Bilbao, Spain. The theme of this year’s conference was “Human rights defenders under siege”. Prof Beiter says human rights…http://news.nwu.ac.za:8080/dance-extravaganza-showcases-dance-teams-fancy-footwork
Dance Extravaganza showcases dance team’s fancy footwork
Sep 29, 2023 - by Menziwa Msibi The ballroom and Latin dance team on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus recently hosted their fourth annual Dance Extravaganza. The main aim of the event was to raise awareness about the availability of dance as a sport at the NWU, showcasing the different styles of dancing, and to raise funds for the…http://news.nwu.ac.za:8080/af/eskom-wetenskapekspo-koester-jong-innoveerders
ESKOM Wetenskapekspo: Koester jong innoveerders
Mar 06, 2024 - Die ESKOM Wetenskapekspo is ’n streekskompetisie wat met trots deur die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se Fakulteit Natuur- en Landbouwetenskappe en die Departement van Onderwys geborg word. Die Dr Kenneth Kaunda distriksmunisipaliteit was onlangs die gasheer vir hierdie jaar se gebeurtenis, wat in die Weet en Sweet-saal op die NWU se…http://news.nwu.ac.za:8080/eskom-science-expo-nurturing-young-innovators
ESKOM Science Expo: Nurturing young innovators
Mar 06, 2024 - The ESKOM Science Expo is a regional contest proudly sponsored by the North-West University's (NWU's) Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences and the Department of Education. The Dr Kenneth Kaunda district municipality recently played home to this year's event, which was held in the Weet and Sweet Hall on the NWU's Potchefstroom Campus.…http://news.nwu.ac.za:8080/af/studente-gee-hulle-mening-oor-die-belangrikheid-van-innovasie-en-entrepreneurskap
Studente gee hulle mening oor die belangrikheid van innovasie en entrepreneurskap
Sep 29, 2023 - deur Vukosi Mathale In die dinamiese landskap van innovasie en entrepreneurskap kom studente sterk na vore met vars perspektiewe en met vindingryke idees om besighede mee te begin. Om vir kompetisies soos Leopards Lair® in te skryf, gee vir hierdie jong denkers vol aspirasies ’n plek waar hulle kan wys wat hulle kan doen. Studente het op 1…http://news.nwu.ac.za:8080/students-speak-out-importance-innovation-and-entrepreneurship
Students speak out on the importance of innovation and entrepreneurship
Sep 29, 2023 - by Vukosi Mathale In the dynamic landscape of innovation and entrepreneurship, students are emerging as a powerful force, armed with fresh perspectives and bold ideas to start new businesses. Pitching for competitions like Leopards Lair® has become the proving ground for these aspiring young minds. On 1 September 2023, during the…http://news.nwu.ac.za:8080/af/stuifmeel-aanvalle-gevolg-van-uitheemse-plante-aan-die-toeneem-en-veroorsaak-ernstige-allergiee
Stuifmeel-aanvalle as gevolg van uitheemse plante is aan die toeneem en veroorsaak ernstige allergieë
Oct 02, 2023 - Namate die winter ons verlaat en die lente met sy sonskyn verwelkom word, het duisende “aanvallers” tot aksie oorgegaan om dié deel van die bevolking wat aan allergieë en hooikoors ly, te treiter. Volgens prof Frank Neumann, vakvoorsitter vir geologie en grondwetenskap by die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se Skool vir Geo- en Ruimtelike…http://news.nwu.ac.za:8080/exotic-pollen-attacks-are-rise-causing-serious-allergies
Exotic pollen attacks are on the rise, causing serious allergies
Sep 29, 2023 - As winter ended and spring entered with sunny pleasantness, thousands of “attackers” sprang into action to plague the part of the population that suffers from allergies and hay fever. According to Prof Frank Neumann, subject chair for geology and soil sciences at the North-West University’s (NWU's) School for Geo- and Spatial Sciences, these…http://news.nwu.ac.za:8080/prof-piketh-honoured-his-lifetime-contribution-air-quality
Prof Piketh honoured for his lifetime contribution to air quality
Sep 29, 2023 - Prof Stuart Piketh from the Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management in the School of Geo and Spatial Sciences at the North-West University (NWU) was recently honoured with the prestigious National Association for Clean Air (NACA) Golden Award during the annual NACA conference. The NACA Golden Award serves as recognition not only of his…http://news.nwu.ac.za:8080/af/skaars-vaardigheid-plaas-nwu-taksonoom-aan-die-voorpunt-vir-die-beskrywing-van-parasiete
Skaars vaardigheid plaas NWU-taksonoom aan die voorpunt vir die beskrywing van parasiete
Sep 01, 2023 - Wat lê in ’n naam? William Shakespeare wou dit al geweet het. ’n Jong navorser van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) weet egter presies hoe belangrik ’n naam is. Daar word gesê dat sy tans die jongste taksonoom in die wêreld is wat besig is om hierdie parasiete te beskryf en hulle name – of die gebrek daaraan – te identifiseer. Dr Anja…http://news.nwu.ac.za:8080/celebrating-20-years-excellence
Celebrating 20 years of excellence
Dec 31, 2023 - In 2024, as we celebrate the North-West University's (NWU’s) 20th anniversary, our festivities will spread joyous purple cheer and leave a distinct purple footprint wherever we touch down – for we are going to dance, leap and soar. In 2004, the NWU came into existence through the merger of the Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher…http://news.nwu.ac.za:8080/af/fakulteit-regte-bied-konferensie-vir-suider-afrikaanse-regsdosente-aan
Fakulteit Regte bied konferensie vir Suider-Afrikaanse regsdosente aan
Jan 10, 2024 - Die Suider-Afrikaanse samelewing is steeds besig om ’n magdom uitdagings te trotseer. Hoë vlakke van armoede en werkloosheid, onvoldoende infrastruktuur en elektrisiteitsvoorsiening, misdaad en stygende vlakke van korrupsie, en al die verskillende nalatenskappe van kolonialisme en apartheid dra alles by tot die giftige mengsel wat lewens en…http://news.nwu.ac.za:8080/faculty-law-hosts-southern-african-law-teachers-conference
Faculty of Law hosts Southern African Law Teachers’ Conference
Jan 10, 2024 - Southern African society continues to face a multitude of challenges. High levels of poverty and unemployment, inadequate infrastructure and electricity supply, crime and rising levels of corruption, and the various legacies of colonialism and apartheid all add to the toxic mix threatening lives and livelihoods. To counter this, the southern…http://news.nwu.ac.za:8080/nwu-full-capacity-2024-intake
NWU at full capacity for 2024 intake
Jan 16, 2024 - NWU has reached capacity – no walk-in students allowed during registration of first-year students The NWU has reached full capacity for its 2024 intake with no extra places available. More than 181 000 applications were received of which only 11 717 could be accommodated in terms of our approved enrollment targets. “The NWU is proud of…http://news.nwu.ac.za:8080/team-claims-top-honours-2023-cyber-security-challenge-finals