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NWU Eagles on a winning streak
Aug 29, 2023 - The North-West University (NWU) Eagles netball team keep proving that teamwork makes the dream work during the 2023 FNB Varsity netball tournament. They have been on a winning streak, securing a 43-36 win against Kovsies (University of the Free State) on 28 August. They also secured a 59-26 win against Wits University and a 51-36 win against…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-launches-women-leadership-programme
NWU launches Women in Leadership Programme
Sep 05, 2023 - The North-West University’s (NWU’s) People and Culture unit and Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL) recently collaborated to host the launch of the university's first Women in Leadership Programme. The programme launch, themed "How to thrive as an influential woman leader in higher education", took place at Vanderbijlpark Riverside Sun Hotel…http://news.nwu.ac.za/new-covid-19-variant-being-monitored
New Covid-19 variant being monitored
Aug 30, 2023 - The new Covid-19 subvariant EG.5 – also known as Eris – has made its way into South Africa with the first case reported in Gauteng in mid-August. This after it crossed the borders of China, the United States, South Korea, Japan, Canada, Australia, Singapore, the United Kingdom, France, Portugal and Spain. Dr Hazel Mufhandu, senior lecturer…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-career-centre-hosts-campus-work-readiness-session
NWU Career Centre hosts campus work-readiness session
Mar 06, 2024 - The Career Centre at the North-West University (NWU) recently hosted a campus work-readiness session on the Potchefstroom Campus. Work-readiness sessions have become an integral part of the NWU’s goal to provide companies with the platform to highlight and provide information on job openings and the corporate culture. The goal of this…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/professor-marius-smit-op-pad-na-nuwe-horisonne
Professor Marius Smit op pad na nuwe horisonne
Mar 06, 2024 - Professor Marius Smit van die Fakulteit Opvoedkunde het op 17 Augustus sy intreelesing, getiteld The symphony of seeds and harvest – harmonising the law, policy, and interventions to cultivate quality education, gelewer. Prof Smit het in sy lesing gesê dat die harmonisering en behoorlike robuuste toepassing van die wet, goeie beleide en…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-en-nw-krieket-verander-die-spel-en-werk-saam-op-pad-na-uitnemendheid
NWU en NW Krieket verander die spel en werk saam op pad na uitnemendheid
Mar 06, 2024 - Die doelwit van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) om te belê in en sy impak regoor gemeenskappe uit te brei, het in sy wese met gemeenskapsbetrokkenheid verbind geraak. Die aanvang van die 2023/24-krieketseisoen het op Donderdag 7 September by die Willows Garden Hotel plaasgevind, met verteenwoordigers van die NWU en Noordwes (NW) Krieket wat…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-and-nw-cricket-changing-game-and-collaborating-towards-greatness
NWU and NW Cricket changing the game and collaborating towards greatness
Mar 06, 2024 - The objective of the North-West University (NWU) to invest in and increase its impact across communities has become fundamentally connected with community engagement. The launch of the 2023/24 cricket season took place at the Willows Garden Hotel on Thursday, 7 September, with attendees including representatives from the NWU and North West (…http://news.nwu.ac.za/what-economic-impact-rugby-world-cup
What is the economic impact of the Rugby World Cup?
Sep 13, 2023 - The first shots of the IRB Rugby World Cup have been fired in France, titans have been sunk, changing rooms are rife with the walking wounded and rugby fever is at a pitch. But, the impact of the Rugby World Cup far exceeds entertaining crowds with breathtaking tries and eliciting jeers from aggrieved crowds for off-the-ball scuffles. There are…http://news.nwu.ac.za/rusmore-will-represent-south-africa-international-bodybuilding-and-fitness-championships
Rusmore will represent South Africa at international bodybuilding and fitness championships
Sep 14, 2023 - North-West University (NWU) student and bodybuilder Rusmore Verah has been chosen as one of the bodybuilders who will proudly represent South Africa at the upcoming International Fitness and Bodybuilding and Federation (IFBB) World Bodybuilding and Fitness Championships. Scheduled to take place from 31 October to 6 November in Santa Susanna,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/comrades-held-adele-gaan-haar-staal-indie-toon
Comrades-held Adele gaan haar staal in Indië toon
Sep 14, 2023 - Die burgers van Hyderabad in Indië kry in November ’n klein bietjie verligting van die versengende hitte wat so dikwels die hoofstad van die suidelike deel van Indië se Telangana-staat teister. Dit gaan egter nie die geval op 5 November wees wanneer die vuurwarm-superster van ultramarathons van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU), dr Adele Broodryk…http://news.nwu.ac.za/comrades-hero-adele-show-her-mettle-india
Comrades hero Adele to show her mettle in India
Sep 14, 2023 - In November, citizens of Hyderabad in India are given a little bit of a respite from the stifling heat that so often engulfs the capital of southern India's Telangana state. However, this will not be the case on 5 November, when the red-hot superstar of ultramarathons from the North-West University (NWU), Dr Adele Broodryk, will be competing as…http://news.nwu.ac.za/statistics-lecturer-dedicates-his-new-book-underdogs
Statistics lecturer dedicates his new book to the underdogs
Sep 27, 2023 - Dr Piet Ntema, a statistics lecturer on the North-West University's (NWU’s) Vanderbijlpark Campus, has authored a new book to inspire individuals who have encountered obstacles and setbacks in their lives. Titled The Sunrise Of The Underdogs, Dr Ntema says the book is dedicated to all those who have been counted out, underestimated and told…http://news.nwu.ac.za/vanderbijlpark-campus-bodybuilding-team-excels
Vanderbijlpark Campus bodybuilding team excels
Sep 15, 2023 - The bodybuilding team on the North-West University’s (NWU's) Vanderbijlpark Campus has again brought home significant wins. The team recently participated in the International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness (IFBB) National Championships in Emalahleni, Mpumalanga, and emerged victorious in several categories. Mandlakayise Jonga was named…http://news.nwu.ac.za/national-autism-symposium-rethink-reignite
National Autism Symposium: Rethink, Reignite
Sep 15, 2023 - By Menziwa Msibi The Centre for Health and Human Performance (CHHP) at the North-West University (NWU), in collaboration with Autism South Africa and the South Africa-Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions (SA-ACAPAP) hosted the eighth National Autism Symposium from 8 to 10 September in Potchefstroom. This…http://news.nwu.ac.za/basadi-ba-temo-thuo-empowers-unemployed-agriculture-graduates
Basadi ba Temo Thuo empowers unemployed agriculture graduates
Sep 15, 2023 - A group of women from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Agricultural Sciences recently reached out to unemployed agriculture graduates to empower and motivate them. This group, Basadi ba Temo Thuo – which means women in agriculture – hosted an information day at the Mahikeng Campus’s Molelwane Farm. The purpose of the event,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/masters-student-wins-2022-founders-medal
Master’s student wins 2022 Founder’s Medal
Sep 18, 2023 - Vickey de Villiers, a master’s student in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences at the North-West University (NWU), recently received the 2022 Founder’s Medal by the Economic Society of South Africa for the best master’s research paper submitted at a South African university. Vickey says her master's degree journey was already an…http://news.nwu.ac.za/heltasa-unconference-2023-celebrating-scholarship
HELTASA (UN)Conference 2023: Celebrating scholarship
Sep 20, 2023 - By Zenoyise John and Menziwa Msibi The North-West University's (NWU's) Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL), in collaboration with the Higher Education Learning and Teaching Association of Southern Africa (HELTASA), will be hosting the HELTASA (Un)Conference from 24 to 26 October 2023 on the Vanderbijlpark Campus. This year’s conference…http://news.nwu.ac.za/africas-stomach-empty-and-hunger-growing
Africa’s stomach is empty and the hunger is growing
Sep 18, 2023 - The continent is ravaged by a host of factors inhibiting food security and is trapped in what a recent report by the World Bank calls “the perfect storm”. Its consequences are disastrous. The Covid-19 pandemic was followed by the war in the Ukraine, which has led to severe food and fertiliser shortages. Now, Africa is in the midst of a tempest of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-host-regional-conference-sustainability
NWU to host regional conference on sustainability
Sep 06, 2023 - The North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Social Sciences will be hosting the Planetary Utilisation of Sustainability Strategies (PLUS) Southern African Regional Conference from 11 to 13 September 2023 at its Mahikeng Campus. The theme of the conference is “Land, landscape, local knowledge, and the pursuit of sustainable ontologies”.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/beter-groeisyfers-toon-veerkragtigheid-maar-ongestadigdheid-bly