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Leader of the pack
Mar 31, 2021 - Lincoln Daniels picks up his phone and he is a bit hesitant. Cordial to a fault, he tries not to let anything show. What I do not know, is that it is his birthday. Physically, the newly appointed captain of the NWU’s Varsity Cup side bears little resemblance to some of his predecessors. Jeandré and Chucky were big and robust. He is not. Lincoln…http://news.nwu.ac.za/prof-petra-engelbrecht-legend-south-african-science
Prof Petra Engelbrecht – a legend in South African science
Apr 13, 2021 - She really is the stuff legends are made of. Prof Petra Engelbrecht, extraordinary professor at the Faculty of Education at the North-West University (NWU), is one of 62 researchers profiled in Legends of South African Science II, a publication by the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf). According to ASSAf, she has used her formal…http://news.nwu.ac.za/hypertension-problem-among-young-people
Hypertension: a problem among young people
Mar 31, 2021 - No one escapes the silent killer. High blood pressure is one of the major factors that contribute to cardiovascular disease and is often referred to as the “silent killer”. It is clear from several studies conducted by the Hypertension in Africa Research Team (HART) at the North-West University (NWU) that even schoolchildren and young adults…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-vereer-uitnemendheid-gemeenskapsontwikkeling
NWU vereer uitnemendheid in gemeenskapsontwikkeling
Apr 01, 2021 - Dertien akademici van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) het erkenning vir hulle uitnemendheid in gemeenskapsontwikkeling ontvang. Hulle is op 31 Maart tydens die NWU se toekenningseremonie vir uitnemendheid in gemeenskapsontwikkeling (GO) vereer. Die visekanselier, prof Dan Kgwadi, het sy gelukwensing aan al die ontvangers oorgedra en gesê hy…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-research-could-pave-way-more-effective-tb-treatment
NWU research could pave the way for more effective TB treatment
Mar 24, 2021 - Not only is active pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) a highly contagious disease, but it is also the current leading cause of death from a single infectious pathogen. According to a 2018 report, approximately 7 million new and relapsed TB cases were reported globally. While there is extensive research regarding the clinical symptoms of active TB,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/covid-19-and-fuelling-global-individualism
Covid-19 and the fuelling of global individualism
Mar 25, 2021 - The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Optentia research focus area recently hosted a webinar by Prof Ian Goldin, a world-renowned researcher. The title of the webinar was “The Covid-19 pandemic: From global crisis to a better world”, during which Prof Goldin talked about the necessity to think about life after Covid-19. He analysed how…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-professor-and-co-author-launch-book-community-development
NWU professor and co-author to launch book on community development
Mar 25, 2021 - The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Optentia research focus area will be hosting a virtual launch of a book Does Community Development Work? – co-written by Prof Lucius Botes – on 20 April from 10:00 to 11:30. Prof Botes, a professor in development studies and the director for research development in the Faculty of Economic and Management…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-beloon-buitengewone-dosente
NWU beloon buitengewone dosente
Mar 26, 2021 - Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) het tydens ’n virtuele geleentheid die bydraes van sy fakkeldraers van onderriguitnemendheid gevier. Tydens die jaarlikse seremonie vir die toekenning vir onderriguitnemendheid (TOU), wat op 25 Maart aanlyn plaasgevind het, het die allerbeste dosente van 2020 erkenning vir hulle werk ontvang nadat hulle onderrig en…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-rewards-exceptional-lecturers
NWU rewards exceptional lecturers
Apr 12, 2021 - The North-West University (NWU) celebrated the torchbearers of its teaching excellence during a virtual event. The best-of-the-best lecturers of 2020 were acknowledged for their work in taking teaching and learning to higher levels during the annual Teaching Excellence Award (TEA) ceremony, which was streamed online on 25 March. The NWU is…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/onveranderde-rentekoerse-ooreenstemming-met-verwagtings
Onveranderde rentekoerse is in ooreenstemming met verwagtings
Mar 26, 2021 - “Die besluit deur die Monetêre Beleidskomitee (MBK) van die Suid-Afrikaanse Reserwebank (SARB) om die rentekoerse onveranderd te laat, is wyd voorsien en is in ooreenstemming met markverwagtings.” Prof Raymond Parsons van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se Besigheidskool sê dat, hoewel die MBK in die afgelope paar maande 3 teen 2 ten gunste van…http://news.nwu.ac.za/unchanged-interest-rates-are-line-expectations
Unchanged interest rates are in line with expectations
Mar 26, 2021 - “The decision by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) to again leave interest rates unchanged was widely anticipated and in line with market expectations.” Prof Raymond Parsons from the North-West University (NWU) Business School says that whereas, in the past few months, the MPC voted 3 to 2 in favour of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/give-gift-life-easter
Give the gift of life this Easter
Mar 30, 2021 - The South African National Blood Service (SANBS) is currently experiencing a "dry spell" due to excessive blood shortages. The Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated the situation even further as the SANBS is unable to tap into one of its largest donor bases, students and staff. However, the SANBS has taken hands with the North-West University (NWU…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-pak-stryd-teen-gbv-aan
NWU pak stryd teen GBV aan
Apr 07, 2021 - Tydens die eerste drie weke van die staat van inperking verlede jaar, was die slagoffers van geslagsgebaseerde geweld (GBV) saam met hulle molesteerders ingeperk, met geen plek om weg te kruip nie. Gedurende daardie tydperk het die regering se bevelsentrum teen GBV en moord op vroue het alleen meer as 120 000 slagoffers aangeteken. Die…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-joins-fight-against-gbv
NWU joins in the fight against GBV
Apr 12, 2021 - During the first three weeks of lockdown last year, gender-based violence (GBV) victims were trapped with their abusers, with no place to hide. During that time the government’s GBV and femicide command centre alone recorded more than 120 000 victims. Later that year police minister Bheki Cele announced that South Africa was still the rape capital…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/planne-vir-die-nwu-mediese-skool-op-koers
Planne vir die NWU Mediese Skool op koers
Apr 06, 2021 - Die impak van die Covid-19-pandemie en die geweldige spanning en las wat dit op Suid-Afrika se mediese kundiges geplaas het, het die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se saak vir ’n mediese skool in Noordwes dramaties versterk. Amptelike NWU-dokumente beweer dat, ten spyte daarvan dat daar mededingende belange en finansiële druk as gevolg van Covid-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/plans-nwu-medical-school-track
Plans for the NWU Medical School on track
Apr 12, 2021 - The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and the enormous stress and burden placed on South Africa’s medical professionals have dramatically strengthened the North-West University’s case for a medical school in North West. Official NWU documents suggest that despite competing interests and financial pressures due to Covid-19, the pandemic has…http://news.nwu.ac.za/government-commits-find-solutions-unemployed-iks-graduates
Government commits to find solutions for unemployed IKS graduates
Apr 06, 2021 - The Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Dr Blade Nzimande, has expressed government’s commitment to working with relevant stakeholders to find solutions to unemployment for graduates within the indigenous knowledge systems (IKS) sector. The Minister was speaking at a two-day virtual summit hosted by North-West University (NWU…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-begin-varsitybeker-met-n-oorwinning
NWU begin Varsitybeker met ’n oorwinning
May 10, 2021 - Die Arende is op hulle pos! Die NWU se Varsitybeker-veldtog het op ’n hoë noot begin toe hulle die Madibaz van NMMU op Maandag 5 April in Pretoria met 47–28 geklop het. Soos die telling aandui, was dit ’n harde wedstryd, met talle drieë wat deur albei spanne gedruk is. Afrigter André Pretorius se span het sewe keer oorgeduik, hoewel die eerste…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-winning-start-varsity-cup
NWU off to winning start for Varsity Cup
Apr 08, 2021 - The Eagles have landed! The NWU got their Varsity Cup campaign off to a winning start by beating the Madibaz from NMMU by 47–28 in Pretoria on Monday, 5 April. As the score suggests, it was a hard-fought encounter with plenty of tries being poached on both sides. Coach André Pretorius’s side dotted down seven times, although first blood went…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-selected-ubuntu-dialogues-fellowship-exchange-programme