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NWU alumus’ business idea mushrooms to the top in business innovation competition
May 22, 2020 - On 6 May 2020 North-West University (NWU) alumnus Sydwell Sihlangu walked away as one of the winners of the Regional Connect Health Open Innovation Challenge with his business idea about establishing a mushroom hub. “Informed by the current Covid-19 pandemic, the focus of this competition was to address challenges affecting the health and…
Further cut in interest rates is another valuable mitigating step
May 22, 2020 - The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) cut the repo rate by another 50 basis points on 21 May. Prof Raymond Parsons, well-known economist and academic from the NWU Business School, says this underscores the South African Reserve Bank’s (SARB) resolve to provide the necessary monetary support in light of the economic impact of the prolonged Covid-…
Amanda is die NWU in Vanderbijlpark se elite netbalafrigter
May 22, 2020 - Amanda Dreyer is ʼn netbalafrigter sonder weerga, en is tans een van slegs twee elite netbalafrigters in die Sedibeng-streek. Sy is ook die afrigter van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se netbalspan in Vanderbijlpark. In die tyd waarin die Covid-19-pandemie die sportwêreld vir eers tot stilstand gedwing het, is Amanda baie opgewonde oor haar…
Amanda is NWU Vanderbijlpark’s elite netball coach
May 22, 2020 - Amanda Dreyer is a netball coach without equal, and is currently one of only two elite netball coaches in the Sedibeng region. She is also the coach of the netball team of the North-West University (NWU) in Vanderbijlpark. In the time in which the Covid-19 pandemic has forced the world of sport to a temporary standstill, Amanda is very excited…
NWU se Fanie Roos gaan PGA-SA-klasse aanbied
May 25, 2020 - Fanie Roos, ’n dosent in Sportbestuur aan die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) is baie ernstig oor gholf – op die baan asook in die lesinglokaal. Fanie het twee jaar gelede die hoofopskrifte gehaal toe hy die eerste NWU-akademikus was wat die gesogte Professionele Gholfspelersvereniging van Suid-Afrika (PGA-SA) toegespreek het, en sedertdien is hy…
NWU’s Fanie Roos to lecture PGA-SA classes
May 25, 2020 - Fanie Roos, a lecturer in Sport Management at the North-West University (NWU), is serious about golf – both on the course and in the lecture room. Two years ago, Fanie made headlines when he became the first NWU academic representative to address the prestigious Professional Golfers Association of South Africa (PGA-SA), and ever since he has…
NWU to host virtual Africa Day event
May 26, 2020 - Africa Day is commemorated annually to acknowledge and celebrate the African Union’s successes in its fight against colonialism and apartheid. Furthermore, this event recognises the progress made by the African continent, and also reflects on challenges that Africa continues to face. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, this will be a virtual event…
The men who shaped the NWU’s Varsity Cup teams
May 26, 2020 - A rugby fraternity is a band of like-minded brothers, a group of men and women who believe that no inch should be yielded in pursuit of winning the game. There are the custodians of the game, the administrators and the various specialists employed to ensure that this goal is reached. However, none are more in the spotlight than the coaches,…
Skool vir Tale betreur die heengaan van taalveteraan
May 27, 2020 - Die personeel, studente en lede van die Suid-Afrikaanse taalgemeenskap betreur die heengaan van prof Johannes Lenake – of Oom Johan, soos hy alombekend was. Hierdie taalveteraan het op 91-jarige ouderdom steeds sy skat van kennis met studente van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se Vanderbijlparkkampus gedeel. Prof Lenake is op 21 Mei 2020…
School of Languages mourns passing of language veteran
May 27, 2020 - Staff, students and members of the South African language community are mourning the passing of Prof Johannes Lenake – or Oom Johan, as he was fondly known. At 91 years of age, this language veteran still shared his wealth of knowledge with students from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Vanderbijlpark Campus. Prof Lenake passed away on 21…
NWU-kolfkoning droom van beroepskrieket
May 27, 2020 - Dit kos mannemoed en durf om ʼn kolfbeurt te open en ʼn vasberade aanvangsnelbouler stip in die oë te kyk. Die 22-jarige Ruan Havenga, aanvallende aanvangskolwer van Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se krieketspan in Vanderbijlpark, laat hom egter nie van stryk bring nie en droom daarvan om homself as ʼn beroepskrieketspeler te vestig. Dit kom van…
NWU batting king dreams of professional cricket
May 27, 2020 - A great deal of courage and grit are needed to open an innings and look a determined opening fast bowler unwaveringly in the eye. However, 22-year-old Ruan Havenga, attacking opening batsman of the cricket team of the North-West University (NWU) in Vanderbijlpark, remains unfazed and dreams of establishing himself as a professional cricketer…
NWU hosts first-ever virtual graduation ceremony
May 29, 2020 - The North-West University (NWU) hosted its first-ever virtual conferral of degrees and awarding of diplomas due to the challenges posed by social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic. The virtual graduation ceremony* was hosted online on 29 May. It included the conferral of all degrees and awarding of diplomas that would originally have…
NWU hosts virtual Africa Day lecture
Jun 02, 2020 - On 29 May 2020 the North-West University (NWU) hosted the first of its kind virtual Africa Day commemoration lecture. This virtual event aimed to celebrate the African Union’s (AU) successes in its fight against colonialism and apartheid while reflecting on the challenges that Africa continues to face. The theme for this year’s lecture was…
International endorsement for NWU’s nuclear technology management
Jun 04, 2020 - The NWU’s researchers and academics in nuclear engineering have shown that the university’s expertise and academic offerings in the field are in line with the best international standards. This is the case with the NWU’s newly internationally endorsed master’s programme in nuclear engineering. Specialising in nuclear technology management,…
Face masks for a great cause
Jun 05, 2020 - North-West University (NWU) alumnus Ofentse Rabaji has truly proven how one man’s waste can be another man’s treasure. The 27-year-old who holds a master’s degree in environmental management, has been making face masks for the less fortunate, by using scrap cotton fabric. Ofentse also sells these masks to members of the public for as little…
NWU student reaches out to local community in their time of need
Jun 05, 2020 - Through the help of local business owners in the small village of Logagane in the North West Province, North-West University (NWU) student Julius Mabebe is putting food on the table of struggling households in the village during the lockdown. Julius says donations from the local businesses exceeded his expectations and it shows that they take…
Make your CV stand out
Jun 08, 2020 - Since the lockdown commenced, a number of businesses have had to close indefinitely, leaving thousands of South Africans unemployed. With so many people in the job market, jobseekers have to find new ways to stand out from the crowd. Dr Peet Roos, Ms Suzanne de Swart and Mr Mphinyana Nemasitoni from the Career Centre at the North-West…
The House that Proudfoot Built
Jun 08, 2020 - The Yankee Stadium was known as the House that Ruth Built, after legendary slugger Babe Ruth, and the United Center in Chicago is synonymous with Michael Jordan’s exploits during the 1980s and 1990s. Can it be said that the North-West University’s Rugby Institute in Potchefstroom is the House that Matt Proudfoot Built? It seldom happens that…