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Amanda Kruger recognised for two decades of dedicated service
Feb 23, 2026 - With 25 years of distinguished service, Amanda Kruger is widely regarded as one of the most experienced and dependable professionals at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Vanderbijlpark Campus. Known as one of the go-to people at the institution, she is recognised for her extensive institutional knowledge, strong professional networks and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/prof-grobler-honoured-longest-serving-economics-academic
Prof. Grobler honoured as longest-serving Economics academic
Feb 23, 2026 - Few academics can claim a lifelong bond with a single institution; even fewer can say they helped build that institution from the ground up. Prof. Wynand Grobler stands among that rare company. As the longest-serving Economics academic at the North-West University (NWU), he has devoted an extraordinary 35 years to the lecture hall, to visionary…http://news.nwu.ac.za/biochemistry-phd-student-secures-maeci-fellowship-university-urbino
Biochemistry PhD student secures MAECI fellowship at the University of Urbino
Feb 23, 2026 - Ndivhuwo Muvhulawa, a PhD student in Biochemistry at the North-West University (NWU), Mahikeng Campus, received a fellowship from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation to conduct research at the Università degli Studi di Urbino Carlo Bo from January to September. Ndivhuwo is under the supervision of Professor SE Mazibuko…http://news.nwu.ac.za/profiling-nwus-new-deputy-vice-chancellor-dr-joe-molete
Profiling the NWU’s new deputy vice-chancellor: Dr Joe Molete
Feb 23, 2026 - The North-West University (NWU) is pleased to introduce Dr Joe Molete as the new deputy vice-chancellor (DVC) designate for Student Life, Transformation, People and Culture (SLTPC), with responsibility for the NWU Mahikeng Campus. As a seasoned academic leader with more than two decades of executive experience spanning academia, research,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/presidents-annual-national-address-was-another-box-ticking-exercise
The President’s annual national address: Was this another box-ticking exercise?
Feb 23, 2026 - Section 84(d) of the Constitution vests in the President the authority to convene both Houses of Parliament for a special sitting, a power that is generally interpreted as encompassing, by implication, the delivery of the State of the Nation Address. On Thursday evening, President Cyril Ramaphosa carried out the annual presidential ritual of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/will-budget-reflect-sonas-child-stunting-promises
Will the budget reflect SONA’s child stunting promises?
Feb 23, 2026 - Promises were made, but will the chequebook come to the party? During his recent State of the Nation Address (SONA), President Cyril Ramaphosa stated that more than a quarter of South African children under the age of five are stunted, increasing their risk of disease and affecting their ability to learn and grow. He further stated that in 2026,…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/af/health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/af/compres/compres-nagraadse-studies
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Mar 07, 2024 - [accordion collapsed] Kalender en Gebeure Nuus [/accordion] Visie en Missie Die visie van die navorsingsfokusarea, Community Psychosocial Research (COMPRES) is om wetenskaplike en bewysgebaseerde navorsing van hoë kwaliteit binne gemeenskaps psigososiale welstand in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/threat-new-tariffs-remains-real
The threat of new tariffs remains real
Feb 23, 2026 - The decision by the United States (US) Supreme Court that President Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs are illegal is a welcome respite for many countries, including South Africa, who have had to grapple with an aggressive US tariff policy in recent times. Prof. Raymond Parsons, economist from the North-West University (NWU) Business School,…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/phasrec/projects
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Aug 24, 2021 - PhASRec Video Project Playlist here for viewing. [accordion collapsed] The effect of a sleep hygiene period on match performance, physical, physiological and psychological states of university-level soccer players (sleep study) Soccer has increased immensely at…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/phasrec/published-articles