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Hunting generates most profit for game farmers
May 28, 2019 - When it comes to game farming, hunting and breeding yield the highest production output and highest capital layout, but also generate the most profit. This was the findings of a ground-breaking study that the North-West University’s (NWU) Tourism Research in Economics, Environs and Society (TREES) recently conducted on game farming. This…
2019 Research Day puts emerging researchers in the limelight
May 28, 2019 - The importance of research and its application in the community is being thrust into the limelight, especially in the midst of global debates about the role of universities flaring up again. Prof Refilwe Phaswana-Mafuya, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) deputy vice-chancellor for research and innovation, recently convened a series of…
Major funding awarded to large-scale collaborative projects at NWU
May 28, 2019 - “In this period of economic austerity, governments are forced to cut their spending and budgets in order to remain financially viable or sustainable. Universities are therefore more and more challenged to find alternative means to meet the growing demands of financial resources to fulfil the academic project.” Prof Refilwe Phaswana Mafuya,…
NWU on the map as staff complete caregiver master training
May 29, 2019 - Staff from the North-West University's (NWU's) campus in Mahikeng are among the first in South Africa to complete the World Health Organisation's (WHO) Caregiver Skills Training programme for autism and related disabilities. Most children with autism and other developmental disabilities live in low- and middle-income countries; however,…
NWU is part of groundbreaking astronomical initiative
May 29, 2019 - The ASTRI-Horn Cherenkov Telescope has detected the Crab Nebula with TeV energies, and the North-West University (NWU) played a part in achieving this. The Crab Nebula is the remnant of a supernova in the constellation of Taurus and TeV stands for Terra Electron Volts, which is a unit of measurement. The Crab Nebula was first seen with TeV…
NWU celebrates intellectual property
May 29, 2019 - When it comes to your creativity and talent, you have certain rights. Every year the Technology Transfer and Innovation Support (TTIS) Office at the North-West University (NWU) celebrates World Intellectual Property Day, and this year on 13 May was no different. Under the banner of “Going for Gold – IP and Sport”, the High Performance…
POCA is nie genoeg om bendegeweld hok te slaan nie
May 29, 2019 - Daar moet meer gedoen word om die invloed van bendeaktiwiteite teen te werk, aangesien wetgewing teen bendes nie die mas opkom nie. Volgens dr Delano van der Linde van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se Fakulteit Regte, is wetgewing soos die wet op die voorkoming van georganiseerde misdaad (POCA) nie in staat om die manier waarop bendes optree…
POCA not enough to curb gang violence
May 29, 2019 - More should be done to curb the influence of gang activities as anti-gang legislation is not up to the task. According to Dr Delano van der Linde from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Law, legislation such as the Prevention of Organised Crime Act (POCA) fails to disrupt the way gangs operate and to distinguish between gang…
Hunting is a multi-billion Rand business
May 30, 2019 - Hunting as a revenue sector in South Africa is worth billions, with local hunters spending approximately R11,6 billion per year. This is according to a recent study conducted by Prof Peet van der Merwe and the late Prof Melville Saayman from Tourism, Research and Environment and Economics Society (TREES) at the North-West University (NWU).…
New cabinet may be a positive economic message for business and markets
May 31, 2019 - “Given the inevitable balance of political forces driving the shape and size of the new cabinet, the broad economic message emerging from President Cyril Ramaphosa’s reconfigured and leaner cabinet is potentially a very positive one for business and the markets.” This is according to Prof Raymond Parsons, well-known economist and academic…
GeeXpo 2019: gee wiskunde, wetenskap en IT ’n kans
Jun 03, 2019 - Die aftelling na die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se GeeXpo het begin, en skole regoor sentraal-Suid-Afrika word genooi om aan die jaarlikse ekspo vir wiskunde, wetenskap en inligtingstegnologie deel te neem. Hierdie jaar se GeeXpo word vir die sewende agtereenvolgende jaar deur die Fakulteit Natuur- en Landbouwetenskappe op die NWU se kampus…
GeeXpo 2019: give maths, science and IT a try
Jun 03, 2019 - The countdown to the North-West University’s (NWU’s) GeeXpo has begun, and schools across central South Africa are invited to take part in the annual mathematics, science and information technology expo. This year’s rendition of GeeXpo will see the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences on the NWU’s campus in Vanderbijlpark host the much…
Nagraadse studente loer agter die skerms van toegepaste mikro-ekonomie
Jun 03, 2019 - Jy kan nie tydens ’n akademiese lesing leer hoe om fiets te ry nie, dus is daar altyd ’n behoefte aan praktiese sowel as professionele ervaring. Só sê Jacques de Jongh, ’n lektor in die Skool vir Ekonomiese Wetenskappe aan die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se kampus in Vanderbijlpark. Jacques is van mening dat akademiese leer saam met…
Postgraduate students peek behind the curtain of applied microeconomics
Jun 03, 2019 - You can’t learn how to ride a bicycle during an academic lecture, hence the need for both practical and professional experience. This is according to Jacques de Jongh, a lecturer in the School of Economic Sciences at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark. Jacques is of the opinion that academic learning together with…
Toppresteerdertrio deur internasionale vereniging vereer
Jun 03, 2019 - Drie studente van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se kampus in Vanderbijlpark het onlangs die verhoog betree as Taktoekenningswenners van die toonaangewende Golden Key Internasionale Erevereniging. Ammaarah Abba, Tendai Mavhungu en Salome Mofokeng se individuele akademiese prestasies, werksverantwoordelikhede, buitemuurse aktiwiteite,…
Top performing trio applauded by international honour society
Jun 03, 2019 - Three students from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark recently took to the stage as Chapter Award winners of the prestigious Golden Key International Honour Society. Ammaarah Abba, Tendai Mavhungu and Salome Mofokeng each received the highest honour within the Vanderbijlpark Campus Chapter, based on their individual…
NWU Human Capital Summit to focus on 4th Industrial Revolution
Jun 03, 2019 - On 11 and 12 July 2019, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Industrial Psychology and Human Resource Management will be hosting its annual Human Capital Summit. This year will see the third rendition of the summit taking place at the NWU’s campus in Mahikeng. The summit is aimed at all industrial psychology and human resource…
NWU Open Days: a chance to map your future
Jun 03, 2019 - More than 10 000 prospective students and their parents attended the 2019 rendition of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) open days across its three campuses. This year the event took place on 11, 18 and 24 May in Potchefstroom, Vanderbijlpark and Mahikeng respectively. In his welcoming address Prof Dan Kgwadi, NWU vice-chancellor, said…
SARS lifts tax threshold: Taxpayers must be cautious
Jun 04, 2019 - On Tuesday, 4 June 2019, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) announced that it has increased the tax return threshold from R350 000 to R500 000. Individuals earning less than R500 000 will not need to submit personal income tax returns (ITR12). “It is a large increase,” explains Prof Herman Viviers from the North-West University (NWU). “…