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NWU and Stadt Primary School host International Health Day
Oct 18, 2022 - The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Lifestyle Diseases research niche area and Stadt Primary School hosted an International Child Health Day at Barolong Ratshidi Hall on 14 October 2022. According to Prof Sonia Swanepoel, deputy vice-chancellor for community engagement and Mahikeng Campus operations, the purpose of the event was to raise…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-inaugural-lecture-probing-notion-contextualising-practical-theology
NWU inaugural lecture: probing the notion of contextualising practical theology
Oct 19, 2022 - By Phenyo Mokgothu and Nolwazi Xulu North-West University (NWU) academic in the Faculty of Theology, Prof Alfred Brundson, presented his inaugural lecture on 13 October 2022 at the NWU’s Mahikeng Campus. The title of the lecture was “Are we there yet? Probing the notion of contextualising practical theology and pastoral care in a post-Covid…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-kundiges-deel-hulle-reis-met-borskanker
NWU-kundiges deel hulle reis met borskanker
Oct 19, 2022 - Dit is die diagnose wat die meeste mense vrees: kanker. Twee professore van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU), wat albei op verskillende maniere deur hierdie lewensbedreigende siekte geraak is, sê die emosionele tol wat dit eis, kan net so rampspoedig wees as die fisieke skade wat dit aanrig. Hulle gee kundige raad oor hoe om dit te hanteer wanneer…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-experts-share-their-journeys-breast-cancer
NWU experts share their journeys with breast cancer
Oct 19, 2022 - It is the diagnosis dreaded by most: cancer. Two professors at the North-West University (NWU) who were both affected in different ways by this life-threatening disease, say the emotional toll it takes can be just as detrimental as the physical havoc it causes. They offer expert advice on how to deal with it when cancer becomes a personal reality…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-navorser-onderrig-beroepshigiene-zambie
NWU-navorser onderrig beroepshigiëne in Zambië
Dec 13, 2022 - Zambië se ekonomie is op mynbou gebou, veral op koper. Soos alle mynaktiwiteite, is daar gesondheidsrisiko’s by kopermynbou betrokke. ’n Tekort aan formele kundigheid en kapasiteit in beroepshigiëne kan veroorsaak dat mynwerkers nie voldoende teen beroepsiektes soos silikose beskerm word nie. ’n Navorser by die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se doel…http://news.nwu.ac.za/expert/chris-van-heerden-0
Chris van Heerden
Jan 22, 2024 - Chris van Heerden is a professor in the School of Economics at the North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus). He lectures undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Risk Management (Finance). Working primarily in the field of finance, he specialises in portfolio management. His research focuses on the different factors influencing portfolio…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/top-sportsielkundige-agter-sa-se-olimpiese-aanslag
Top-sportsielkundige agter SA se Olimpiese aanslag
Jul 21, 2021 - Daar is nie ʼn groter atletiekverhoog as die Olimpiese Spele nie, en daar is min sportgeleenthede met só ʼn kleurryke geskiedenis. Vir elke glorieryke Spele gevul met dramatiese, ryk herinneringe, is daar ook Spele wat met groot hartseer gepaard gegaan het. Londen 2012 en Atlanta 1996 val in eersgenoemde kategorie, en die tragedie van München…http://news.nwu.ac.za/top-sports-psychologist-behind-sas-olympic-campaign
Top sports psychologist behind SA’s Olympic campaign
Jul 21, 2021 - There is no greater athletics stage than the Olympic Games, and there are few sports events with such a colourful history. For every glorious Game filled with dramatic, rich memories, there are also the Games that were accompanied by terrible heartache. London 2012 and Atlanta 1996 fall into the former category, and the tragedy of Munich in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/making-internships-work
Making internships work
Jul 22, 2021 - The South African economy is changing and with it, the level of experience and talent that is required. In the current competitive job market, recent graduates face a tough learning curve. This is why applied learning and internship opportunities are essential for students. Internships integrate classroom knowledge and theory with practical…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-eagles-vlieg-tokio-toe
NWU Eagles vlieg Tokio toe
Jul 22, 2021 - Die ganse wêreld gaan kyk, en wat hulle gaan sien, is hoofletter-A, Arende. Die Suid-Afrikaanse span gaan eersdaags tydens die 2021 Olimpiese Spele in Tokio, Japan hul staal wys, met ʼn string Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) Eagles wat die sowat 13 500 km vlug saam gaan aandurf. Pieter Conradie (4 x 400 m), Chederick van Wyk (4 x 100 m), Jo-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-eagles-flying-tokyo
NWU Eagles flying to Tokyo
Jul 22, 2021 - The entire world will be watching, and what they are going to see is capital E for Eagles. The South African team will soon show their steel at the 2021 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, with a flock of North-West University (NWU) Eagles who will embark on the flight of about 13 500 km together. Pieter Conradie (4 x 400 m), Chederick van Wyk…http://news.nwu.ac.za/refugees-south-africa-face-challenges-processes-and-delays
Refugees in South Africa face challenges with processes and delays
Jul 23, 2021 - Although welcomed by South Africa, refugees and asylum seekers encounter a number of obstacles when they want to exercise their rights with regard to international law, the South African Constitution and refugee law. This is according to North-West University (NWU) academic in the Faculty of Law, Dr Jean Chrysostome Kanamugire, whose doctoral…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-flexes-its-muscles-it-awaits-medical-school-approval
NWU flexes its muscles as it awaits medical school approval
Jul 23, 2021 - The North-West University (NWU) is pulling out all stops in its quest to finally secure governmental approval for a medical school. One such display of the capabilities of its Faculty of Health Sciences was evident this past weekend when more than 3 000 staff and community members were vaccinated in the fight against the Covid-19…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/steratleet-chederick-praat-uit-tokio
Steratleet Chederick praat uit Tokio
Jul 23, 2021 - Een van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se gunstelingseuns, Chederick van Wyk, bevind hom tans saam met ʼn uitgelese groep Suid-Afrikaners wat die land se vlag tydens die Olimpiese Spele in Tokio, Japan gaan swaai. Chederick, wat aan die 4 X 100 m-aflos gaan deelneem, het ʼn tydjie ná aandete afgeknyp om sy wedervaringe in Tokio tot dusver…http://news.nwu.ac.za/star-athlete-chederick-speaks-tokyo
Star athlete Chederick speaks from Tokyo
Jul 23, 2021 - One of the favourite sons of the North-West University (NWU), Chederick van Wyk, currently finds himself in Tokyo, Japan, in the company of a hand-picked group of South Africans who will fly the country’s flag at the Olympic Games. Van Wyk, who will take part in the 4 X 100 m relay, took some time after supper to share his experiences in Tokyo so…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/lae-leenkoste-belangrik-vir-sake-en-verbruikersvertroue
Lae leenkoste is belangrik vir sake- en verbruikersvertroue
Jul 23, 2021 - Die besluit deur die Monetêre Beleidskomitee (MBK) om rentekoerse weer onveranderd te laat, was in ooreenstemming met markverwagtings en soortgelyk aan die benadering by die vorige vergadering in Mei 2021. Prof Raymond Parsons, ekonoom by die Besigheidskool van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU), sê die bykomende onsekerhede wat…http://news.nwu.ac.za/low-borrowing-costs-are-important-business-and-consumer-confidence
Low borrowing costs are important for business and consumer confidence
Jul 23, 2021 - The decision by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) to keep interest rates unchanged again was in line with market expectations and similar to its approach at its previous meeting in May 2021. Prof Raymond Parsons, an economist from the Business School of the North-West University (NWU), says given the additional uncertainties recently…http://news.nwu.ac.za/dont-miss-nwus-national-science-week-activities
Don’t miss the NWU’s National Science Week activities
Jul 28, 2021 - The North-West University (NWU), in conjunction with South African Agency for Science and Technology Advancement (SAASTA), will host various National Science Week activities from 1 to 6 August 2021. National Science Week (NSW), an initiative of the Department of Science and Technology, is an annual countrywide celebration of science,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/african-indigenous-knowledge-systems-and-covid-19
African indigenous knowledge systems and Covid-19
Jul 28, 2021 - It has been more than a year since the global scourge of Covid-19 struck, forcing the government and the private sector to scramble for vaccines and treatments to curb the spread of the virus. But what role have indigenous knowledge systems (IKS) played in curbing the pandemic? This is what three IKS PhD candidates from the North-West…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-prof-leenta-grobler-rising-star