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NWU student develops mobile app that will save lives
Aug 19, 2022 - According to the Automobile Association, driver fatigue is one of the leading causes of collisions in South Africa. Although some luxury vehicles are equipped to warn drivers of this danger, not many people can afford them. An engineering student at the North-West University (NWU) addressed this problem as part of his final-year study by…
First Years Carnival – celebrating new friendships and cultures
Aug 19, 2022 - The Student Representative Council (SRC) of the North-West University’s Vanderbijlpark Campus (NWU Vaal) hosted a very successful annual First Year Carnival on 11 February 2017. The festivity was themed: ‘Love, look what you made me do’, which complemented the month of February in which love is celebrated. According to the Campus Student…
Itsoseng gemeenskapsprojek: NWU span saam om hoop te bring
Aug 19, 2022 - Die wit bussie skommel tot stilstand voor die hoekerf in Drieziek in Orange Farm. Melinda du Toit, PhD-student by die Optentia Navorsingsfokusarea aan die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) en Hannes du Toit, dosent by die Ingenieurswese Fakulteit van dieselfde universiteit, is hier om ʼn verskil te maak. Melinda se navorsing het haar tot hier in die…
Itsoseng community project: NWU collaborates to bring hope
Aug 19, 2022 - The white minibus grinds to a halt in front of the corner stand in Drieziek in Orange Farm. Melinda du Toit, a PhD student at the Optentia Research Focus Area at the North-West University (NWU) and Hannes du Toit, lecturer in Engineering at the same university, are here to make a difference. It is Melinda’s research that originally brought her…
“Water will cost as much as oil one of these days” – Prof Johan Tempelhoff
Aug 19, 2022 - “South Africa will come to a point where water will become as expensive as oil.” This is according to Prof Johann Tempelhoff, a researcher and historian at the School of Basic Sciences on the Vanderbijlpark Campus of the North-West University (NWU Vaal), who spoke to Die Burger in an interview recently. Professor Tempelhoff was the guest…
Why the Constitution will always Trump the Executive
Aug 19, 2022 - The following article represents an opinion piece by Dr Ilyayambwa Mwanawina, an academic staff member of the North-West University’s Vanderbijlpark Campus. Dr Mwanawina specialises in the fields of regional integration, international law, good governance and human rights. He continues to publish his research in scientific journals on…
Grade R Assistants Training Programme – the ABC of professional development
Aug 19, 2022 - A certificate ceremony is a special occasion. It represents the culmination of months of hard work; the actualisation of goals and the acknowledgement of successes. This was indeed the case during theCCPD (Centre for Continuing Professional Development) certificate award ceremony, held at the North-West University’s Vanderbijlpark Campus. During…
Chemical engineer a favourite on The Voice South Africa
Aug 19, 2022 - Marco Basson, a former chemical engineering student at the North-West University (NWU) has recently been given a four-chair turnaround of the judges during the latest episode of the popular TV singing competition, The Voice South Africa. Marco blew the audience away with his version of Nick Jonas' "Jealous". Bobby van Jaarsveld was the lucky…
This year we will be all in – Prof Fika Janse van Rensburg
Feb 14, 2017 - “If all of us were to say ‘We are all in’, it will be a good transition to the new dispensation.” That was the appeal made by the Rector of the Potchefstroom Campus of the North-West University (NWU), Prof Fika Janse van Rensburg, at the official opening of the academic year. “This year we are continuing the relay race that started last year.…
NWU Mafikeng Campus kick-starts the 2017 academic year
Aug 19, 2022 - The Mahikeng Campus of the North-West University (NWU) held its official campus opening to kick-start the 2017 academic year on 10February 2017. The Great Hall was the place to be as students, staff, members of the community and management attended the event. Three strong streams indeed stood and flowed united as acting campus rectors of the…
The year is off to a running start – Prof Linda du Plessis
Aug 19, 2022 - “The year is certainly off to a running start. January is already something of the past, our registration process went well and our classes commenced successful and without any incidents or disruptions.” This is the message from Prof Linda du Plessis, Campus Rector (acting), of the Vanderbijlpark Campus of the North-West University after the…
Rating leap from C1 to B3 for NWU's Prof Eno
Aug 19, 2022 - The National Research Foundation (NRF) has awarded Prof Eno Ebenso, acting vice-rector for research and planning at the Mahikeng Campus of the North-West University (NWU), a B3 rating for the international recognition he has attained in chemistry. Eno is one of eight NWU researchers who were recently regraded to a higher rating. He was…
NWU's Prof Fika pays tribute to former rector
Aug 19, 2022 - Prof Tjaart van der Walt is no stranger on the Potchefstroom Campus of the North-West University (NWU). This legendary and formidable man celebrated his 83rd birthday on 15 February. Prof Fika Janse van Rensburg, campus rector, formed a delegation to congratulate Prof Tjaart, who was campus rector from 1977 to 1987. He and his wife, Babie,…
Campus pilots shuttle service to ease lunchtime commute
Aug 19, 2022 - Easy commuting. This is what the envisioned lunchtime shuttle service for staff and students of the Vanderbijlpark Campus of the North-West University (NWU) aims to achieve. The Directorate Operational Management, under the leadership of Mr Pola Mmapulana, is heading-up this unique project which will see members of the campus community being…
Industrial theatre depicts student life
Aug 19, 2022 - The Directorate Student Affairs at the Vanderbijlpark Campus of the North-West University (NWU Vaal) recently opted to use stage play as a mouthpiece to engage students, especially first years. Done in collaboration with Isu Elisha Theatre Production, the play titled: “Hey Wena, it all starts here!” formed part of the annual Welcome and…
World renowned theatre group in Potchefstroom
Aug 19, 2022 - World renowned vocal theatre group, Carmina Slovenica, will be performing in Potchefstroom on 21 of February at 19:30 in the NWU Conservatory. This group, under the direction of Karmina Šilec, is known for its innovative programming. Carmina Slovenica incorporates contemporary music, drama and movement on stage and performs with an artistry…
NWU academic appointed chairperson of National Traffic Law Review Committee
Feb 21, 2017 - Ms Dipuo Peters, the national Minister of Transport, appointed Dr Kesolefetse Olivia Lefenya, a senior lecturer in Public Law at the Mahikeng Campus of the North-West University (NWU) and admitted advocate of the High Court of South Africa, as chairperson of the National Traffic Law Review Committee. This independent committee has been…
Students share expertise to address local needs
Aug 19, 2022 - Students at the Potchefstroom Campus of the North-West University (NWU) have discovered that soap in hotels and guest houses are often used only once and then thrown away. They then came up with an initiative to recycle this waste soap in order to be used again. The Lesego soap project is in collaboration with students and lecturers of the…
NWU professor to present public lecture in commemoration of Black History Month
Feb 22, 2017 - On the 28 February 2017 Dr Philden Ndlela, a lecturer in English Literature on the Mahikeng Campus of the North-West University (NWU), will be presenting a public lecture in commemoration of Black History Month at the Claflin University in South Carolina in the United States. Black History Month, also known as African-American History Month…