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New HR manager for NWU’s campus in Mahikeng
Oct 10, 2017 - Mr Pulahela Phillip Mahoko has been appointed as human resource (HR) manager on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng. Pulahela joined the university on 1 September and is responsible for among others, leading and directing HR operational staff on campus, strategic alignment, implementation and delivery of core HR processes,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumni-changing-face-tomorrow-all
NWU Alumni changing the face of tomorrow for all
Oct 10, 2017 - “Welcome home, alumni!” With these words Prof Linda du Plessis, deputy vice-chancellor of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark, recently welcomed members of the Young Alumni fraternity back to the campus for the annual NWU Alumni Homecoming event. More than 300 alumni members, affiliated to the Young Alumni Chapter of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/tough-times-nwus-naledi-remains-positive
Tough times, but NWU's Naledi remains positive
Oct 10, 2017 - The North-West University's (NWU’s) solar car, Naledi, has done well in the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge. Cloudy weather and rain today made it necessary for the NWU Solar team, like many other teams, to trailer Naledi to an open control stop on the route to Adelaide, in compliance to the rules of the event. The Bridgestone World Solar…http://news.nwu.ac.za/how-does-mental-health-month-affect-babies-and-toddlers
How does mental health affect babies and toddlers?
Oct 11, 2017 - October is Mental Health Awareness Month, and Hanlie Degenaar, a speech and language therapist at the North-West University’s (NWU's) Institute of Psychology and Wellbeing, shares the following article in support of this important campaign. Nobody disagrees about the importance of early-development stimulation for babies and toddlers. It is…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-presents-international-conferences-turkey-and-greece
NWU academic presents at international conferences in Turkey and Greece
Oct 11, 2017 - Prof Masood Khalique from the School of Mathematical Sciences on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng was an invited speaker at the III International Conference on Symmetries, Differential Equations and Applications (SDEA-III) that was held in August at the Istanbul Technical University in Turkey. He presented a paper…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumna-makes-south-africa-proud-miss-wheelchair-world-pageant
NWU alumna makes South Africa proud at Miss Wheelchair World pageant
Oct 11, 2017 - Lebogang Monyatsi, an alumna of the North-West University (NWU) made South Africa and the NWU proud when she was crowned first princess during the first ever Miss World Wheelchair pageant that was held on 7 October 2017 in Warsaw, Poland. Lebogang is the first South African woman in a wheelchair to be a runway model and was the first to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-samel-14-ton-klere-vir-%25E2%2580%2599n-goeie-doel
NWU samel 14 ton klere vir ’n goeie doel in
Oct 11, 2017 - Op 9 Oktober het dit onder studente van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se kampus in Potchefstroom gegons van opgewondenheid toe hulle kaalvoet op die kampus rondgeloop het om Kaalvoetdag te ondersteun. Kaalvoetdag is ’n jaarlikse gebeurtenis waartydens studente hulle daaglikse aktiwiteite kaalvoet aanpak as simbool van empatie met mense…http://news.nwu.ac.za/messages-nwu%25E2%2580%2599s-varsity-netball-team
Messages to the NWU’s Varsity netball team.
Oct 11, 2017 - Owethu Sityata says: “The tournament was amazing. The NWU netball team had a great fighting spirit throughout the entire competition. It is unfortunate that they lost at the finals, but nonetheless I am still proud.” Hayley Hinds says: “Even though we did not win, I am still 100 %…http://news.nwu.ac.za/decolonising-existing-qualitative-research-methodologies
Decolonising existing qualitative research methodologies
Oct 12, 2017 - A seasoned scholar has stressed the need to decolonise existing qualitative research methodologies which position the researched as objects in the researcher-researched encounters. This is according to Prof Keyan Tomaselli, a distinguished professor in the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Johannesburg and emeritus professor at the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-collects-14-tons-clothes-good-cause
NWU collects 14 tons of clothes for a good cause
Oct 12, 2017 - On 9 October students from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Potchefstroom were buzzing with excitement as they wandered around campus shoeless in support of Barefoot Day. Barefoot Day is an annual event day during which students go about their daily activities barefoot as a symbol of empathy for people around the world who do not…http://news.nwu.ac.za/advocate-inspires-nwu%25E2%2580%2599s-young-legal-eagles
Advocate inspires NWU’s young legal eagles
Oct 13, 2017 - On 11 September 2017 the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng hosted renowned practicing advocate, Carol-Ann Myburg, at a jurisprudence dialogue titled “Dynamics of Legal Practice with specific reference to the role of Advocates”. Organised by academic and author, Prof Freddy Khunou, the dialogue is the first of many planned to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-recruiter-brings-football-experience-swallows
NWU recruiter brings football experience to Swallows
Oct 13, 2017 - Gauteng MEC for Education, Mr Panyaza Lesufi, recently announced his plans to make Swallows FC great again by, among other measures, making shares in the club available to its supporters. Another part of his plan is to bring football mastermind Matome Kganakga on board as team manager. Matome, a recruiter for the North-West University (NWU),…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-geexpo-bursaries-continue-change-lives
NWU GeeXpo Bursaries continue to change lives
Oct 19, 2017 - GeeXpo 2017 – the North-West University’s (NWU’s) information technology, mathematics and statistical sciences expo – did not just leave learners in awe about industry developments and opportunities but also changed the lives of several participants forever. PAT Competition Three Grade 11 learners – with a knack for mathematics, science and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/learners-win-big-nwu-geexpo-2017
Learners win big at NWU GeeXpo 2017
Oct 19, 2017 - The impact of the annual North-West University (NWU) expo for information technology, mathematics and statistical sciences – GeeXpo – is unlocked by the way in which the event enables personal growth and academic distinction. This is according to Daleen Gerber, director of the subject group Mathematics and Applied Mathematics within the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/rag-handover-brings-tear-eye
RAG handover brings a tear to the eye
Oct 19, 2017 - A student event with a difference. This is how students described the recent RAG community handover and first-ever Final-Year Farewell get together of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark. RAG community handover A quiet audience struggled to keep back the tears at an emotional hand over of, approximately 4 000 tins of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/another-nwu-soccer-institute-alumnus-signs-professional-contract
Another NWU Soccer Institute alumnus signs professional contract
Oct 20, 2017 - Orebotse Bobo Mongae, an alumnus of the North-West University (NWU) Soccer Institute, has recently secured a two-year professional contract with a Botswana Premier League (BPL) outfit, Jwaneng Galaxy FC. Orebotse joins Thapelo Tlabakwe who joined Jomo Cosmos FC earlier this year, making him the second Soccer Institute player to join a…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-hosts-symposium-pulses
NWU hosts symposium on pulses
Oct 20, 2017 - The School of Agricultural Sciences on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng, in conjunction with the Department of Science and Technology (DST) and relevant stakeholders, recently hosted a two-day symposium on pulses* as part of the United Nations (UN) 2016 International Year of Pulses (#2016IYP) declaration. The theme of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/trophy-hunting-worth-r198-billion-south-african-economy
Trophy hunting is worth R1,98 billion to the South African economy
Oct 20, 2017 - Trophy hunting is worth exceedingly more to the South African economy than thought before. A new study headed by Prof Peet van der Merwe of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) research unit Tourism Research in Economic Environs and Society (TREES), in collaboration with Professional Hunters of South Africa (PHASA), has shown it can be as much…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/howzat-met-kfc-mini-krieket-nwu
Howzat! met KFC mini-krieket by NWU
Oct 20, 2017 - ʼn Horde klein krieket-karnallies gewapen met kolwe, beenskutte en paaltjies het onlangs op die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se kampus in Vanderbijlpark toegesak om met hulle mini-krieketvernuf te spog. Meer as 20 skole van regoor Suid-Gauteng is deur mini-krieketspanne tussen die ouderdomme van ses en nege by die KFC Mini-Cricket Festival…http://news.nwu.ac.za/howzat-friendship-and-fun-kfc-mini-cricket-way