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Suid-Afrika moet daarop konsentreer om die huidige ekonomiese herstel te verbreed
Sep 08, 2021 - Die goeie nuus oor Suid-Afrika se groeiprestasie in die tweede kwartaal van 2021 is te verwelkom. Dit suggereer ’n stadige maar bestendige herstel van die skokke wat as gevolg van die verdere inperkings en burgerlike onrus vroeër hierdie jaar ervaar is. Prof Raymond Parsons, ekonoom van die Besigheidskool van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/ranglys-plaas-vir-die-tweede-agtereenvolgende-jaar-die-nwu-onder-die-topses-plaaslike-universiteite
Ranglys plaas vir die tweede agtereenvolgende jaar die NWU onder die topses plaaslike universiteite
Sep 03, 2021 - Die THE World University Rankings het weer eens, soos verlede jaar, die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) onder die topses universiteite in Suid-Afrika geplaas. Die NWU word wêreldwyd tussen 501 en 600 geplaas uit meer as 1 600 universiteite uit 99 lande en streke wat vir die 2022-graderings geëvalueer is. Die jongste ranglys van…http://news.nwu.ac.za/ranking-places-nwu-among-top-six-local-universities-second-consecutive-year
Ranking places NWU among top six local universities for second consecutive year
Sep 07, 2021 - The THE World University Rankings have again, like in last year’s ranking, placed the North-West University (NWU) among the top six universities in South Africa. Globally, the NWU is ranked between 501 and 600 out of more than 1 600 universities across 99 countries and regions that were evaluated for the 2022 rankings. The latest rankings…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/elsunet-du-plessis-van-heidelberg-tot-die-hoogste-vlak
Elsunet du Plessis: Van Heidelberg tot die hoogste vlak
Sep 06, 2021 - Dit was vervlaks naby. Té naby. Die NWU Eagles is Sondagmiddag in hulle Varsity Netbal-veldtog teen die uiteindelike wenners, Kovsies, op hartverskeurende wyse met 66–65 in hulle spore gestuit. In die laaste sekondes van die wedstryd. Die héél laaste sekondes. Huil en treur hieroor sal ons nog lank. Maar wat weereens vanjaar uitgestaan…http://news.nwu.ac.za/elsunet-du-plessis-heidelberg-highest-level
Elsunet du Plessis: From Heidelberg to the highest level
Sep 07, 2021 - It was darn close. Too close. On Sunday afternoon, the NWU Eagles were stopped in their tracks in a heart-breaking way in the Varsity Netball campaign against the eventual winners, Kovsies, with a score of 66–65. In the final seconds of the game. The very last seconds. We will be lamenting about this for a long time. But what once again stood…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-athletes-qualify-national-championship
NWU athletes qualify for national championship
Sep 06, 2021 - Five North-West University (NWU) athletes are going to show their mettle at Athletics South Africa’s National Athletics Championships on 18 September 2021 in Kwa-Zulu Natal. Gregory Moholola, Ntokozo Sibiya, Success Mashego, Pusetso Mokoena and Dibuseng Khampepe have qualified for the championships during the recent annual Cross Country…http://news.nwu.ac.za/job-mokgoros-legacy-under-spotlight
Job Mokgoro’s legacy under the spotlight
Sep 06, 2021 - A North-West University (NWU) academic believes that former North West Premier Job Mokgoro’s parting shot – that the end of his term closes “a chapter of years of service delivery to the province” – is unfounded. The former premier resigned at the end of August, a week after his party’s provincial interim structure announced his replacement…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-femmengineering-event-unleashes-power-young-women
NWU’s Femmengineering event unleashes the power of young women
Sep 06, 2021 - In South Africa, despite gains achieved for women, engineering roles in numerous organisations are still predominantly occupied by men. To encourage more young girls to study towards science, technology, engineering and mathematic (STEM) qualifications, the Faculty of Engineering at the North-West University (NWU) kicked off its Femmengineering…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/liezl-gouws-gereed-om-haar-paralimpiese-stempel-af-te-druk
Liezl Gouws is gereed om haar Paralimpiese stempel af te druk
Aug 23, 2021 - Sy het haar vasberadenheid reeds oor en oor bewys – meer as wat iemand van haar ouderdom dit behoort te doen, en Liezl Gouws is gereed om dit weer te doen. Hierdie vierdejaar-farmasiestudent van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU), wat as vyfjarige ’n serebrale verlamming opgedoen het nadat sy ’n beroerte gekry het, gaan Suid-Afrika by die 2021…http://news.nwu.ac.za/liezl-gouws-ready-make-her-paralympic-mark
Liezl Gouws is ready to make her Paralympic mark
Aug 23, 2021 - She has proven her resolve more than anyone of her age should have, and Liezl Gouws is ready to prove it again. This fourth-year pharmacy student from the North-West University (NWU), who has cerebral palsy after suffering a stroke as a five-year-old, will represent South Africa at the 2021 Paralympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. Liezl will compete…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-vyfde-op-ranglys-suid-afrika
NWU is vyfde op ranglys in Suid-Afrika
Aug 26, 2021 - Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) is weer eens onder die room van die oes van die plaaslike en internasionale universiteite, en sy plek is bevestig as ’n gereelde mededinger wat hoëkwaliteit-vakaanbiedings en uitnemendheid op wêreldranglyste betref. Volgens die jongste graderings van die Shangai Ranking Consultancy se 2021 Academic Ranking of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-ranked-fifth-south-africa
NWU ranked fifth in South Africa
Aug 26, 2021 - The North-West University (NWU) has once more been placed among the cream of the crop of local and international universities, reaffirming its place as a regular contender when it comes to high-quality subject offerings and excellence in world rankings. According to the latest rankings from the Shangai Ranking Consultancy’s 2021 Academic…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/werkloosheid-nou-die-wreedste-belasting-op-n-kwesbare-bevolking
Werkloosheid is nou die “wreedste belasting” op ’n kwesbare bevolking
Aug 25, 2021 - ’n Nuwe rekordhoogtepunt (34,4%) in die Suid-Afrikaanse werkloosheidskoers in die tweede kwartaal van 2021 bevestig die vernietigende impak wat die Delta-variant van die koronavirus en die meegaande inperkingsmaatreëls op die ekonomie en die arbeidsmark gehad het. Prof Raymond Parsons, ekonoom van die Besigheidskool van die Noordwes-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/unemployment-now-cruellest-tax-vulnerable-population
Unemployment is now the “cruellest tax” on a vulnerable population
Aug 25, 2021 - A new record high (34,4%) in the South African unemployment rate in the second quarter of 2021 confirms the destructive impact that the Delta variant of the coronavirus and the accompanying lockdown restrictions have had on the economy and the labour market. Prof Raymond Parsons, an economist from the Business School of the North-West…http://news.nwu.ac.za/including-indigenous-plants-diets-can-boost-food-security
Including indigenous plants in diets can boost food security
Aug 25, 2021 - Indigenous grains, fruits and vegetables could go a long way towards boosting food security in South Africa. What is needed is greater awareness among households and other stakeholders about the value of these plants. This is according to two researchers from the North-West University (NWU). Dr Abiodun Olusola Omotayo and Prof Adeyemi…http://news.nwu.ac.za/entries-open-national-press-club-nwu-journalist-year-competition
Entries open for National Press Club-NWU Journalist of the Year competition
Mar 10, 2023 - The National Press Club (NPC) is calling all members to enter the National Press Club-North-West University (NWU) Journalist of the Year competition. “With this competition we want to encourage excellent journalism and communication and reward excellence,” says chairperson Antoinette Slabbert. Slabbert says the journalism awards were very…http://news.nwu.ac.za/commemorating-international-womens-day
Commemorating International Women’s Day
Mar 10, 2023 - Women around the globe continue to face challenges in accessing decent work opportunities and gender equality, while contending with gender-based violence and a myriad of other exclusionary practices. This was the recurring theme during International Women’s Day commemorations on 8 March 2023, hosted by the North-West University (NWU) in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/afrika-pluimbalkampioenskapstoernooi-benoni
Afrika-pluimbalkampioenskapstoernooi in Benoni
Mar 13, 2023 - Afrika se toppluimbalspelers – waaronder drie studente van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) – het van 13 tot 29 Februarie by die John Barrable-saal in Benoni aan die Oos-Rand bymekaargekom om vas te stel wie ’n pluimbalraket die beste kan swaai. Die geleentheid was die All Africa-pluimbalkampioenskap en die NWU-studente was Deidré Jordaan, Diané…http://news.nwu.ac.za/african-badminton-champions-clash-benoni
African badminton champions clash in Benoni
Mar 13, 2023 - Africa’s top badminton players – among them three North-West University (NWU) students – converged on the John Barrable Hall in Benoni on the East Rand from 13 to 19 February to determine who wields a badminton racket the best of them all. The event was the All Africa Badminton Championships and the NWU students were Deidré Jordaan, Diané…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/boek-ondersoek-die-rol-van-musiek-emosies