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FIH Junior Vrouehokkie Wêreldbeker ’n groot sukses
Apr 19, 2022 - Bertie Jacobs Nederland het gewen, maar hokkie was die oorwinnaar. Toe die eindfluitjie op Dinsdag 12 April geblaas het, was dit die Nederlandse ondersteuners wat gejuig het en die oranjegeklede spelers wat van vreugde gedans het omdat hulle Duitsland oortuigend met 3–1 gewen het in die eindwedstryd van die FIH Junior Vrouehokkie Wêreldbeker op…http://news.nwu.ac.za/fih-womens-hockey-junior-world-cup-huge-success
FIH Women’s Hockey Junior World Cup a huge success
Apr 19, 2022 - Bertie Jacobs The Netherlands won, but hockey triumphed. When the final whistle blew on Tuesday, 12 April, it was the Dutch fans who cheered and the players clad in orange who celebrated as the Netherlands beat Germany conclusively 3–1 in the final of the FIH Women’s Hockey Junior World Cup at the Astroturf of the North-West University (NWU) in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/uitspeelrondte-net-buite-bereik-van-die-eagles
Uitspeelrondte net buite bereik van die Eagles
Apr 19, 2022 - Bertie Jacobs Dapper poging. ʼn Baie dapper poging, manne. Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) Eagles het só naby daaraan gekom om die Varsitybeker-uitspeelrondte te haal nadat hulle Wits op ’n sopnat Fanie du Toit-sportveld met 31–3 op Maandag 11 April geklop het. Hoewel die tuisspan vyf drieë gedruk en ’n bonuspunt verdien het, is hulle gefnuik…http://news.nwu.ac.za/playoffs-bridge-too-far-eagles
Playoffs a bridge too far for Eagles
Apr 19, 2022 - Bertie Jacobs Valiant effort. A very valiant effort, boys. The North-West University (NWU) Eagles came agonisingly close to reaching the Varsity Cup playoffs, beating Wits 31–3 on a soaking wet Fanie du Toit Sports Grounds pitch on Monday 11 April. Although the home team scored five tries and secured a bonus point, they were foiled by what had…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-weighs-prospects-and-challenges-district-development-model
NWU academic weighs in on prospects and challenges of District Development Model
May 03, 2022 - Phenyo Mokgothu North-West University (NWU) academic in the subject group Developmental Studies, Gaopalelwe Mpolokeng says the success of the government’s District Development Model (DDM) lies in cooperation. Approved by the South African cabinet on 21 August 2019, the DDM is a government approach to improve integrated planning and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-facing-race-week-huge-success
NWU’s Facing Race Week a huge success
Apr 20, 2022 - By Zenoyise John The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Facing Race Week (FRW) took place from 11 to 14 April 2022, and brought together staff and students to talk about racial inequality and to educate one another on issues of racial discrimination. During the hybrid event, participants collectively confronted issues of inequality, injustice,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-empowers-future-graduates
NWU empowers future graduates
Apr 21, 2022 - Mafumane Tlhapi The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Alumni Relations office in conjunction with its Career Centre recently hosted a Career Empowerment seminar across its three campuses to prepare students for the working environment. Various companies attended the events, including Standard bank, Rain Chartered Accountants, Small…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-people-centred-approach-community-engagement-during-covid-19-pandemic
The NWU’s people-centred approach to community engagement during the Covid-19 pandemic
Apr 21, 2022 - Phenyo Mokgothu On 22 March 2022, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced what was essentially the end of the country’s lockdown or state of national disaster almost two years since it was imposed. This is an opportune time to look back on how the North-West University (NWU) responded to community needs during the Covid-19 pandemic. While the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-farm-manager-reflects-economic-impact-foot-and-mouth-disease-outbreak
NWU farm manager reflects on economic impact of foot and mouth disease outbreak
May 03, 2022 - Phenyo Mokgothu South Africa is presently experiencing an outbreak of foot and mouth disease (FMD) on farms and communal areas in the Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, North West and Gauteng. Hannes Lombard, manager of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) farm in Mahikeng, says the outbreak of FMD in the country has a big impact on…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/uitblinker-adele-hardloop-skitterende-twee-oseane
Uitblinker Adele hardloop skitterende Twee Oseane
Apr 22, 2022 - Bertie Jacobs Die San Gabriel-berge, met spikkels sneeu op die hange en ’n wit sneeukombers op die pieke, kan in die winter vanaf die stad Rancho Cucamonga in Kalifornië gesien word. Die musikant Jake Hamilton is in 1979 daar gebore. Dit is nou 43 jaar later en Constantiaberg lê voor. Die Twee Oseane-marathon van 2022 is in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-and-fulbright-fellowship-holder-doing-ground-breaking-cancer-research
NWU academic and Fulbright Fellowship holder doing ground-breaking cancer research
May 03, 2022 - Phenyo Mokgothu North-West University (NWU) academic in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, Prof Mulunda Mwanza, has been selected and awarded the prestigious Fulbright Visiting Scholar Fellowship, and is currently based at the University of Missouri (USA). He is working with Prof Yves Chabu – one of the world’s leading…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-residences-go-green
NWU residences go green
Apr 13, 2022 - Mafumane Tlhapi The vegetable gardens of two student residences on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus - the Kgosi Dick Montshioa and Mbada residences - are now starting to bear fruit. The project, which started in 2019, is led by agronomy students, and aims to train and encourage students to plant their own…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/siggestremde-cornelle-en-haar-gidshond-kry-graad
Siggestremde Cornelle en haar gidshond kry graad.
Apr 13, 2022 - Bertie Jacobs “‘Vogue’, soos die tydskrif,” beskryf die 22-jarige Cornelle Leach haar pikswart Labradortefie se naam. Vogue, wat nou die dag geesdriftig vir haar eerste skilpad in die Botaniese Tuin geblaf het. Vyfjarige Vogue wat ʼn jong seuntjie se roomys onlangs uit sy hand gegryp en aangestap het asof niks gebeur het nie. “Ek het net ‘…http://news.nwu.ac.za/visually-impaired-cornelle-and-her-guide-dog-vogue-graduate
Visually impaired Cornelle and her guide dog Vogue graduate
Apr 13, 2022 - Bertie Jacobs “‘Vogue’, as in the magazine,” is how Cornelle Leach describes the name of her pitch-black Labrador bitch. Vogue, who excitedly barked at her very first tortoise in the Botanical Gardens the other day. Five-year-old Vogue who recently grabbed a small boy’s ice cream from his hand and sauntered on as if nothing had happened.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nuwe-toekenning-om-wereldwye-siekte-hok-te-slaan
Nuwe toekenning om wêreldwye siekte hok te slaan
Apr 13, 2022 - Bertie Jacobs Malaria is ’n dodelike siekte wat wêreldwyd voorkom, en menselewens en die ekonomieë vernietig van die lande waar dit floreer. Volgens die jongste syfers van die Wêreldgesondheidsorganisasie (WGO) was daar in 2020 241 miljoen malariagevalle, met ’n geraamde 627 000 sterftes. Vier Afrikalande, naamlik Nigerië (31,9…http://news.nwu.ac.za/new-grant-target-global-killer
New grant to target global killer
May 03, 2022 - Bertie Jacobs Malaria is a global killer, a disease that destroys human lives and the economies of countries in which it thrives. According to the latest figures by the World Health Organization (WHO), there were 241 million cases of malaria in 2020, with an estimated 627 000 deaths. Four African countries, namely Nigeria (31,9%),…http://news.nwu.ac.za/understanding-world-homeless-people-suffering-mental-illness
Understanding the world of homeless people suffering from mental illness
May 03, 2022 - Phenyo Mokgothu Globally, one of the main causes of street homelessness is chronic mental illness, and South Africa is no different. Researchers from the North-West University (NWU) have some recommendations on how the plight of these vulnerable people can be alleviated. “In societies where mental illness is misunderstood, stigmatised, or…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-ikateleng-and-three-decades-later
NWU’s Ikateleng on the up-and-up three decades later
May 09, 2022 - After offering much-needed assistance to thousands of learners to get them ready for higher education, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Ikateleng project is going from strength to strength. Ikateleng – which means to empower yourself – provides supplementary teaching in mathematics, economics, business studies, accounting, life science,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-celebrate-world-intellectual-property-day
NWU to celebrate World Intellectual Property Day
Apr 19, 2022 - Phenyo Mokgothu The Technology Transfer & Innovation Support (TTIS) Office at the North-West University (NWU) will be hosting events at all three NWU campuses to celebrate World Intellectual Property (IP) Day this year. These events will be hosted on 20 April at the Mahikeng Campus, 21 April at the Vanderbijlpark Campus, and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-selected-global-young-academy