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In hierdie studie is die pad vorentoe ongeluksvry
Feb 22, 2022 - Het jy jou al ooit ’n samelewing ingedink waar daar geen padongelukke is nie? ’n Padomgewing waar motors met mekaar kan skakel en kommunikeer om jou te help om jou besluite op die pad te neem? Wel, dit is onder andere wat dr Thulani Phakathi, ’n onlangse PhD-gegradueerde aan die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU), deur sy doktorale navorsing beoog. Sy…http://news.nwu.ac.za/study-road-ahead-accident-free
In this study the road ahead is accident-free
Feb 22, 2022 - Have you ever imagined a society that is free of road accidents? A road environment where cars can connect and communicate to aid in your decision-making abilities on the road? Well, this is, among other things, what Dr Thulani Phakathi, a recent PhD graduate at the North-West University (NWU), is envisaging through his doctoral research. His…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/bloedparasiete-kom-al-hoe-meer-afrika-wildehonde-voor
Bloedparasiete kom al hoe meer by Afrika-wildehonde voor
Feb 22, 2022 - Volgens dr Edward Netherlands en sy kollegas van die Fakulteit Natuur- en Landbouwetenskappe aan die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU), is daar onlangs aangetoon dat bloedparasiete algemeen by die Afrika-wildehondbevolkings voorkom. Hulle studie oor bloedparasiete van spesies van Hepatozoon dui aan dat hierdie parasiete algemeen by die Afrika-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/blood-parasites-african-wild-dogs-are-becoming-more-prevalent
Blood parasites in African wild dogs are becoming more prevalent
Feb 22, 2022 - Blood parasites were recently shown to be highly prevalent in African wild dog populations, according to Dr Edward Netherlands and colleagues from the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences at the North-West University (NWU). Their study on blood parasites of species of Hepatozoon indicates that these parasites are common in African wild…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/navorser-met-onlangse-b-gradering-jaag-nuwe-probleme-oor-antieke-kulture-na
Navorser met onlangse B-gradering jaag nuwe probleme oor antieke kulture na
Feb 22, 2022 - Prof Jaco Gericke het nie ’n ortodokse benadering tot navorsing op sy gebied, antieke kultuur, nie, en in ’n sekere sin het dit soms al teen hom getel. Die gety het egter gedraai, en die feit dat sy werk nie in die hoofstroom van vakkundigheid is nie, kan as ’n voordeel beskou word. Dit het daartoe gelei dat die Nasionale Navorsingstigting (NNS)…http://news.nwu.ac.za/newly-b-rated-researcher-pursues-new-problems-ancient-culture
Newly B-rated researcher pursues new problems on ancient culture
Feb 22, 2022 - Prof Jaco Gericke does not take an orthodox approach to research in his field, ancient culture, and in a sense that has sometimes counted against him. However, the tide has turned, and the fact that his work is not in the mainstream of scholarship may have proved to be an advantage. It led to the National Research Foundation (NRF) awarding a…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/wagtye-gesondheidsorg-kom-onder-die-loep
Wagtye in gesondheidsorg kom onder die loep
Feb 22, 2022 - Om vir mediese behandeling te wag, kan ’n saak van lewe en dood wees. “Wagtye in gesondheidsorg is ’n noemenswaardige probleem wat regoor die wêreld voorkom en het dikwels ’n katastrofiese uitwerking – soos ons tydens die Covid-19-pandemie gesien het,” sê Maria van Zyl, ’n dosent in die Skool vir Bedryfsingenieurswese aan die Noordwes-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/waiting-times-healthcare-are-under-microscope
Waiting times in healthcare are under the microscope
Feb 22, 2022 - Waiting for medical treatment can be a life-or-death matter. “Waiting times in healthcare are a significant problem that occurs across the world and often has catastrophic effects – as we have seen during the Covid-19 pandemic,” says Maria van Zyl, a lecturer in the School of Industrial Engineering at the North-West University (NWU). While…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/ikateleng-donateur-spandeer-die-dag-op-kampus
Ikateleng-donateur spandeer die dag op kampus
Feb 21, 2022 - Die Departement Ontwikkeling en Fondswerwing van die Noordwes-Universiteit het onlangs ’n getroue donateur van die NWU se Ikateleng-projek ontvang om terugvoer te gee oor die uitslae van die leerders en om die moontlikheid van voortgesette steun vir 2022 te bespreek. Volgens Johan Bezuidenhout, groepbestuurder van Korporatiewe Bemarking en…http://news.nwu.ac.za/ikateleng-donor-spends-day-fundraising-team
Ikateleng donor spends the day with fundraising team
Feb 22, 2022 - The Department of Development and Fundraising at the NWU recently hosted one of the loyal donors of the Ikateleng project in Potchefstroom. During the visit the group manager of Corporate Marketing and Communication at NWK in Lichtenburg, Johan Bezuidenhout, received feedback on the results of the learners and continued support for 2022 was…http://news.nwu.ac.za/why-invention-and-innovation-are-not-same
Why invention and innovation are not the same
Feb 21, 2022 - Invention and innovation are two separate concepts, and the difference is important, especially to aspiring entrepreneurs. This was one of the key messages to emerge from an entrepreneurship workshop for women, titled “The entrepreneurial woman – building an innovative enterprise”. Leonie Greyling, senior manager in enterprise development at…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-gereed-vir-2022-akademiese-jaar
NWU gereed vir 2022- akademiese jaar
Feb 21, 2022 - Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) het op Vrydag 18 Februarie sy amptelike akademiese opening op sy Mahikengkampus aangebied. As gevolg van Covid-19-regulasies het talle van die ander NWU-personeel en nuwe sowel as terugkerende studente die geleentheid virtueel bygewoon. Uitvoerende dekane van die NWU se agt fakulteite het ook hulle onlangse…http://news.nwu.ac.za/stellar-adele-runs-star-making-two-oceans
Stellar Adele runs star-making Two Oceans
Apr 22, 2022 - Bertie Jacobs In winter, the San Gabriel Mountains, speckled with flecks of snow on its slopes and blankets of white on its peaks, can be seen from the city of Rancho Cucamonga in California. In 1979, musician Jake Hamilton was born here. Fast forward 43 years and the Constantiaberg in Cape Town comes into view. The 2022…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/kaptein-christa-ramasimong-se-wereldbeker-vuurdoop
Kaptein Christa Ramasimong se wêreldbeker-vuurdoop
Apr 22, 2022 - Bertie Jacobs Wanneer talent en vasberadenheid saamspan, word geskiedenis gemaak. Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) het vanaf 1 tot 12 April die heel eerste hokkiewêreldbeker onder die vaandel van die sport se wêreldreguleringsliggaam, die Fédération Internationale de Hockey (FIH), op die Afrika-vasteland aangebied: die FIH Junior…http://news.nwu.ac.za/captain-christa-ramasimongs-world-cup-christening
Captain Christa Ramasimong’s world cup christening
Apr 26, 2022 - Bertie Jacobs When talent and determination conspire, history is in the making. From 1 to 12 April, the North-West University (NWU) hosted the first ever hockey world cup under the banner of the sport’s global governing body, the Fédération Internationale de Hockey (FIH), on the African continent: the FIH Hockey Women’s Junior World Cup.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nog-n-pluimpie-vir-deidre-jordaan
Nóg ’n pluimpie vir Deidre Jordaan
Apr 22, 2022 - Bertie Jacobs Kampala bly maar ʼn plek vir Deidre Jordaan om aan gewoond te raak. Sy sal weet. Dit is immers die tweede agtereenvolgende jaar dat sy Suid-Afrika by die Afrika-pluimbalkampioenskap in die hoofstad van Uganda verteenwoordig het. Hoewel dit in Februarie 2022 plaasgevind het, bly die herinneringe vars. “Dit is altyd ʼn uitdaging en…http://news.nwu.ac.za/another-accolade-deidre-jordaan
Another accolade for Deidre Jordaan
Apr 26, 2022 - Bertie Jacobs Kampala remains a place that Deidre Jordaan has to get used to. She will know. After all, this is the second consecutive year that she has represented South Africa at the African Badminton Championships in the capital of Uganda. Although this event took place in February 2022, the memories are still fresh. “It is always a…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/elroy-steeds-die-halfmarathon-se-oorwinnaar
Elroy is steeds die halfmarathon se oorwinnaar
Apr 26, 2022 - Hy is nie meer die heersende, verdedigende, onbetwiste kampioen van die Twee Oseane-halfmarathon nie. Elroy Gelant styg egter bó bogenoemde beskrywing uit. Nadat die 2020- en 2021-halfmarathons as gevolg van die Covid-19-pandemie geskrap is, moes Gelant op Sondag 17 April 2022 die titel afstaan wat hy in 2019 gewen het. Hy het egter weer eens die…http://news.nwu.ac.za/elroy-half-marathons-full-conqueror
Elroy is half-marathon’s full conqueror
Apr 26, 2022 - He is no longer the reigning, defending, undisputed Two Oceans Half-Marathon champion. However, Elroy Gelant transcends the above-mentioned moniker. After the 2020 and 2021 half-marathons had been scrapped due to the Covid-19 pandemic, on Sunday, 17 April 2022 Gelant relinquished the title he had won in 2019. Yet he again showed the grit and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-se-iks-sentrum-en-wits-universiteit-werk-saam-om-inheemse-paleokennis-te-ondersoek