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NWU Career Centre to host career coaching workshops
Feb 13, 2018 - The North-West University (NWU) Career Centre will be hosting career coaching workshops on 14 and 15 February 2018 at the university’s campus in Mahikeng. These workshops will address topics such as time management, personal finances, communication skills, the value of networking and mentoring, CV writing and interviewing skills. “These…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/kundiges-bespreek-sa-se-huidige-stand-van-sake
Kundiges bespreek SA se huidige stand van sake
Mar 12, 2018 - > Suid-Afrika staan by ’n kruispad. Een pad lei na ’n ontwikkelende land wat deur voortgesette ekonomiese groei en stabiliteit gekenmerk word, terwyl die ander deurtrek is met politieke en ekonomiese onsekerheid. Die feit is egter steeds dat hierdie kruispad ’n kritieke punt in Suid-Afrika se geskiedenis verteenwoordig, met besluite met…https://news.nwu.ac.za/experts-discuss-sa%25E2%2580%2599s-current-state-affairs
Experts to discuss SA’s current state of affairs
Feb 14, 2018 - > South Africa has come to a crossroad. One road leads to a developing country that is characterised by continued economic growth and stability, while the other is riddled with political and economic uncertainty. The fact remains, however, that this crossroad is representative of a critical point in South Africa’s history when decisions…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nuwe-digitale-gids-wil-township-ekonomie-%25E2%2580%2599n-hupstoot-gee
Nuwe digitale gids wil township-ekonomie ’n hupstoot gee
Mar 12, 2018 - Innovasie bloot ter wille van innovasie is nie innovasie nie. Ware innovasie is om die alledaagse uitdagings te identifiseer en nuwe en volhoubare oplossings daarvoor te vind. Só sê Olivier Tshimbidi, alumnus van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU), en een van die stigterslede van Khomba Africa, ’n nuwe digitale platform wat besteding na plaaslike…https://news.nwu.ac.za/new-digital-directory-aims-boost-township-economy
New digital directory aims to boost township economy
Feb 14, 2018 - Innovating for innovation’s sake is not innovation. True innovation comes from identifying day-to-day challenges and finding novel and sustainable solutions. This is according to North-West University (NWU) alumnus, Olivier Tshimbidi, one of the founding members of Khomba Africa, a new digital platform that aims to redirect spending to local…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-promotes-nutritional-food-intake
NWU academic promotes nutritional food intake
Feb 14, 2018 - Dr George Sedupane, a senior lecturer in indigenous knowledge systems at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng, recently published an article denouncing the manner in which consumerism has shifted the focus from nutritional food intake to quick and often non-nutritious meals, resulting in dismal consequences for one’s health…https://news.nwu.ac.za/oxford-academic-joins-nwu-optentia-extraordinary-professor
Oxford academic joins NWU Optentia as extraordinary professor
Feb 14, 2018 - Violence against children is a global health concern with an estimated 1 billion children affected annually. Prof Franziska Meinck will take a closer look at the subject during her upcoming prestige lecture as extraordinary professor in the Optentia research focus area at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark. For the…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-improves-food-security-vegetable-gardening
NWU improves food security with vegetable gardening
Feb 14, 2018 - The subject group Crop Sciences in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng recently initiated a vegetable cultivation project to improve food security for on-campus students and surrounding communities. Spearheaded by lecturer Motlogeloa Mokolobate with the assistance of final…https://news.nwu.ac.za/resignation-jacob-zuma-paves-way-better-economic-prospects
Resignation of Jacob Zuma paves way for better economic prospects
Feb 15, 2018 - According to renowned economist Prof Raymond Parsons from the North-West University’s School of Business and Governance, the resignation of President Jacob Zuma and the expected accession of Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa to the presidency of South Africa now paves the way for better economic prospects for the country. Prof Parsons says it…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-student-selected-national-korfball-team
NWU student selected for national Korfball team
Feb 15, 2018 - Rudolf François Van Niekerk, an MSc student in agriculture at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng, was recently selected to be part of the South African Senior Korfball National team. In preparation for the Korfball World Cup that will be hosted by South Africa in Durban in 2019, the national team will attend a training…https://news.nwu.ac.za/jeanett-and-zibusiso%25E2%2580%2599s-debating-skills-put-nwu-map
Jeanett and Zibusiso’s debating skills put NWU on the map
Feb 16, 2018 - The North-West University (NWU) can finally boast about producing two of the best South African university debaters. Jeanett Mosala (25) and Zibusiso Ndlovu (20) who are both members of the NWU Debate Society, recently won the South African National Universities Debate Champions (SANUDC) in the category English as a Second Language. Being the…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-vanderbijlpark-campus-community-mourning
NWU Vanderbijlpark: a campus community in mourning
Feb 16, 2018 - For the second time in just over a week the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark is mourning the tragic passing of another member of the campus community. Lerato Motsie, a second-year BCom Commercial Law student, passed away on Wednesday, 14 February. Lerato hailed from Parys in the Free State and was a member of the Oryx…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-student-business-wins-major-prize
NWU student business wins major prize
Feb 19, 2018 - Two students from the North-West University (NWU) recently achieved second place with their own business in the category for green technology in the national Gauteng Accelerator Programme (GAP) competition. Kgaugelo Maripane and Mzwakhe Sifuba, co-founders of the student business, Business In A Bag™ (BIAB), are both BCom Accounting students…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/dwayne-pocock-%25E2%2580%2593-nwu-vanderbijlpark-se-groot-kolwer
Dwayne Pocock – NWU Vanderbijlpark se groot kolwer
Mar 12, 2018 - “In krieket, soos ook in die lewe, moet jy weet wanneer om aan en af te skakel, en die res sal self regkom.” Hierdie woorde deur Sachin Tendulkar – wat as een van die grootste kolwers ooit beskou word – geld veral vir Dwayne Pocock. Dwayne (23) is beslis “aangeskakel”, en is onlangs deur die gewilde aanlyn forum Club Cricket SA as die Suid-…https://news.nwu.ac.za/dwayne-pocock-%25E2%2580%2593-nwu-vanderbijlpark%25E2%2580%2599s-big-hitter
Dwayne Pocock – NWU Vanderbijlpark’s big hitter
Feb 19, 2018 - “In cricket, as in life, you need to know when to switch on and when to switch off – the rest will look after itself.” These words by Sachin Tendulkar, regarded as one of the greatest batsmen of all time, rings particularly true for the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Dwayne Pocock. Dwayne (23) is most definitely “switched on” and was recently…https://news.nwu.ac.za/technology-cure-all-solution-sa%25E2%2580%2599s-education-woes
Technology: the cure-all solution to SA’s education woes?
Feb 19, 2018 - The advances of modern-day technology have introduced new and innovative ways of learning, andnumerous studies have revealed the positive learning effects of virtual reality, online systems, and interactive applications. Prof Sufen Chen from the Taiwan University of Science and Technology will explore this subject on 12 March 2018 during a…https://news.nwu.ac.za/taking-ministry-beyond-sa%25E2%2580%2599s-borders
Taking the ministry beyond SA’s borders
Feb 19, 2018 - The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Theology recently held its annual dedication service in Mahikeng. It was led by Prof Daryl Balia, the new executive dean, who also recognised the faculty’s top performers for 2017 during the event. Prof Balia welcomed and handed Bibles – donated by Mr Chris Johnson, the CEO of CUM Books – to…https://news.nwu.ac.za/andile-mofokeng-passionate-about-youth-development
Andile Mofokeng: passionate about youth development
Feb 19, 2018 - As a future educator, Andile Mofokeng doesn’t just dream about making an impact on the youth of tomorrow. No. He is set on making a difference here and now. For Andile, a third-year Bachelors of Education Sciences student, his nomination as a Gauteng finalist in the prestigious Mr Prime South Africa pageant is paving the way for him to realise…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/uarm-neem-steeds-die-voortou-die-risikobestuursektor
UARM neem steeds die voortou in die risikobestuursektor
Mar 12, 2018 - Ses jaar ná die totstandkoming van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se Sentrum vir Toegepaste Risikobestuur (UARM) laat die sentrum steeds ’n spoor van uitnemendheid binne die risikobestuursektor agter. In 2018 het die sentrum 22 meestersgraadstudente, van wie 15 eerstejaar-kursuswerk doen en sewe met hulle skripsies besig is. Die UARM se…https://news.nwu.ac.za/uarm-continues-lead-risk-management-sector