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Theology for the world
Sep 22, 2021 - Diversity is the bedrock of the North-West University (NWU) and faith is a pillar of strength for many within the NWU and to billions of people around the globe. The Faculty of Theology has again shown that diversity and faith go well together by producing exceptional PhDs at the first PhD graduation ceremony of 2021. Hailing from the small…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/studie-oor-grootskaalse-potensiaal-om-hernubare-waterstof-te-stoor
Studie oor grootskaalse potensiaal om hernubare waterstof te stoor
Sep 22, 2021 - Navorsing wat tans by die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) uitgevoer word oor nuwe en beter maniere om waterstof te stoor, kan daartoe lei dat kragfluktuasies wat soms met hernubare energiebronne geassosieer word iets van die verlede word. Die HySA-bevoegdheidsentrum by die NWU verduidelik die stoorprobleem soos volg: Elektriese energie…http://news.nwu.ac.za/study-large-scale-potential-store-renewable-hydrogen
Study into large-scale potential to store renewable hydrogen
Sep 22, 2021 - Power fluctuations sometimes associated with renewable energy resources could become a thing of the past through research under way at the North-West University (NWU) on new and better ways to store hydrogen. The HySA Centre of Competence (Coc) at the NWU explains the storage problem as follows: Electrical energy produced from renewable…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-hosts-annual-lecture-academic-freedom
NWU hosts annual lecture on academic freedom
Sep 21, 2021 - The North-West University (NWU) hosted its annual lecture on academic freedom on 15 September 2021. The lecture was a hybrid event hosted at the NWU’s Council Chambers in Potchefstroom and via the online platform Zoom. The guest speaker for this year’s lecture was Prof. Kwadwo Appiagyei-Atua, an associate professor from the School of Law at the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/lae-vlak-van-leenkoste-bevorder-steeds-ekonomiese-stabiliteit
Lae vlak van leenkoste bevorder steeds ekonomiese stabiliteit
Sep 27, 2021 - Die besluit verlede week deur die Monetêre Beleidskomitee (MBK) om die repokoers vir die vierde agtereenvolgende keer onveranderd te laat, was te wagte, en in ooreenstemming met markverwagtings. Prof Raymond Parsons, ekonoom van die Besigheidskool van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU), sê die MBK meen dat inflasie hoofsaaklik rondom die…http://news.nwu.ac.za/low-level-borrowing-costs-continues-promote-economic-stability
Low level of borrowing costs continues to promote economic stability
Oct 20, 2021 - The decision by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) to leave the repo rate unchanged for the fourth consecutive time last week was widely expected and in line with market expectations. Prof Raymond Parsons, an economist from the Business School of the North-West University (NWU), says the MPC sees inflation as mainly being contained around…http://news.nwu.ac.za/covid-19-and-nwu-knowledge-power
Covid-19 and the NWU: Knowledge is power
Sep 29, 2021 - To date South Africa has recorded more than 2,8 million Covid-19 infections and administered close to 16,6 million vaccine doses. Over those few weeks the North-West University (NWU) proved that not only is it dedicated to teaching excellence, but also community engagement and an ethic of care. Joining the vaccine drive The NWU…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/liezl-terug-en-sterker-ooit
Liezl is terug en sterker as ooit
Sep 29, 2021 - Sy is terug. Maar tog anders. Sy is nie meer dieselfde Liezl Gouws nie. Japan het haar verander. Dit het sowat 100 km weg van die skadu van Berg Fuji en sy sneeubedekte kroon gebeur. Elke druppel sweet wat van haar afgetap het is verruil vir wysheid en ervaring. Liezl (23) het onlangs by die Paralimpiese Spele in Tokio, Japan vyfde in die T37-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/liezl-back-and-stronger-ever
Liezl is back and stronger than ever
Sep 29, 2021 - She is back. But different. She is no longer the same Liezl Gouws. Japan has changed her. It happened about 100 km away from the shadow of Mount Fuji and its snow-capped crown. Every drop of sweat was exchanged for wisdom and experience. Liezl (23) recently ended fifth in the T37 final of the 400 m at the Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. It was the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/stylish-student-going-places
Stylish student is going places
Sep 29, 2021 - North-West University (NWU) final-year B.Admin student Mbulelo Mbiphi has made it to the top 10 on the South African men’s fashion magazine GQ’s Best Dressed List for 2021. GQ’s Best Dressed List is an annual competition where fashionistas and the country’s most stylish individuals are invited to show off their dapper style by sharing an image…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-host-waternet-researchers-2022
NWU to host WaterNet researchers from 2022
Sep 29, 2021 - In light of the serious challenges that climate change poses on water supply, the North-West University (NWU) is bolstering its water-related research. Significant parts of the Eastern, Western and Northern Cape are experiencing a drought that has officially been declared a national disaster, underlining the reality of South Africa’s status…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-iks-celebrate-september-african-new-year-and-month-new-beginnings
NWU IKS celebrate September as African New Year and the month of new beginnings
Sep 30, 2021 - African indigenous astronomy (bolepa dinaledi in Setswana) is one discipline of competencies of the broader African indigenous knowledge systems negated by the modern education system, including modern astronomers, researchers and policy makers. This is according to Dr Motheo Koitsiwe, indigenous astronomer researcher and director of the North-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academics-weighs-cannabis-master-plan-implementation
NWU academics weighs in on cannabis master plan implementation
Sep 30, 2021 - On 28 September 2021 North West MEC Desbo Mohono hosted a webinar on how the national Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development’s cannabis master plan could be implemented in the province. The department recently presented the cannabis master plan to parliament, which details how cannabis could be incorporated into South…http://news.nwu.ac.za/welcome-back-old-friend
Welcome back, old friend
Aug 12, 2022 - There was colour and sound and merriment until late and all of it for a good cause: welcome back RAG. From 28 to 30 July, Potchefstroom was buzzing with floats, and no cold weather could dampen the enthusiasm of the students from the North-West University. It was admittedly the first time in the long history of RAG that this charity event was…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-eagles-captain-leads-team-victory
NWU Eagles’ captain leads team to victory
Aug 12, 2022 - North-West University (NWU) Eagles captain Tshepiso Mahlangu did his team and supporters proud when he secured the winning goal in the fourth round of the Varsity Football tournament during the last minutes of a thriller of a game against the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN). The NWU Eagles’ first goal of the game was scored by a header from…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-debating-union-focuses-student-development
NWU Debating Union focuses on student development
Aug 15, 2022 - Ontiretse Motingwa The Mahikeng chapter of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Debating Union recently hosted a one-day hybrid dialogue session on financial literacy and workplace readiness. According to Boitumelo Malatji, president of the Debating Union, the union aims to foster meaningful conversations that are of value to the student…http://news.nwu.ac.za/toto-tshona-small-community-great-success-story-nwu
Toto Tshona: from a small community to the great success story of the NWU
Aug 15, 2022 - She danced, sang and prayed. For a few moments, the entire Potchefstroom Campus of the North-West University (NWU) and all the joy in the world belonged to Ntombizanele Beauty Tshona. Because, on a Thursday morning, with the winter sun smiling playfully through the rows of wattle trees, the 38-year-old Toto Tshona received his doctoral degree in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/stimulating-expert-dialogues-across-our-borders
Stimulating expert dialogues across our borders
Sep 01, 2022 - The Business School of the North-West University (NWU) proudly launched its first formal African outreach initiative on 11 August in Gaborone, Botswana. Some 80 delegates from the Botswana government, the formal business sector and staff from various universities attended this glamorous event. The first Business School alumni chapter was also…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/attached-soil-nwu-beleef-n-fulbright-vakkundige-se-aangrypende-uitstalling
“Attached to the Soil” ― NWU beleef ’n Fulbright-vakkundige se aangrypende uitstalling
Aug 15, 2022 - ’n Uitstalling wat die hoop en drome saamvat van Suid-Afrikaners wat sedert 1994 in ’n demokratiese land woon, is tans op toer na ses van Suid-Afrika se universiteitskampusse. Lede van die bestuur, personeel en studente van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) het ’n rondstapgeleentheid op die NWU se Potchefstroomkampus bygewoon waar hulle die…http://news.nwu.ac.za/attached-soil-nwu-experiences-fulbright-scholars-touching-exhibition