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Cachet Park CID can only grow further
Feb 23, 2021 - After years of being the primary crime hotspot of the town, the greater Bult area in Potchefstroom has finally become the sector with the least criminal activity. The decrease of crime in the area is a direct result of the Cachet Park City Improvement District (CID) initiative. The CID aims to combat crime and improve the living, entertainment…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-besigheidskool-fasiliteer-eietydse-onderwerpe-om-die-denke-van-bestuurslui-afrika-te-help-vorm
NWU Besigheidskool fasiliteer eietydse onderwerpe om die denke van bestuurslui in Afrika te help vorm
Feb 19, 2021 - Die eerste Think Tank van 2021 van die Besigheidskool aan die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) het op 18 Februarie 2021 plaasgevind. Ses-en-vyftig deelnemers het dit bygewoon en twee sprekers het hulle perspektiewe oor die onderwerp – Politieke stabiliteit en demokrasie in Afrika – geleenthede en bedreigings vir sakeondernemings – gelewer. In…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-business-school-facilitates-contemporary-topics-help-shape-executive-minds-africa
NWU Business School facilitates contemporary topics to help shape executive minds in Africa
Feb 19, 2021 - The first Think Tank of 2021 of the Business School at the North-West University (NWU) took place on 18 February 2021. Fifty-six participants attended, and two speakers presented their perspectives on the topic of Political stability and democracy in Africa – opportunities and threats for business enterprises. During 2021, Africa will have 22…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumnus-rewarded-helping-youth
NWU alumnus rewarded for helping youth
Feb 22, 2021 - North-West University (NWU) alumnus Jerry Baba Bangude was recently recognised for dedicating his time and resources to uplift the youth. He received two accolades at the Mabaso Empire Youth Awards – the Author of the Year 2020 award and the Future Leader 2020 award. These awards recognise young people for giving back to their communities. It…https://news.nwu.ac.za/covid-19-pandemic-expedited-adoption-4ir-principles
Covid-19 pandemic expedited adoption of 4IR principles
Apr 08, 2021 - “A crisis is the birthplace of creativity and innovation. The coronavirus pandemic has challenged us to stop doing things the normal way and move from our comfort zones, especially in our educational system,” says Whisper Maisiri, a PhD student in the Faculty of Engineering at the North-West University (NWU). Whisper says the initiatives…https://news.nwu.ac.za/reshaping-branding-small-and-medium-sa-businesses-post-covid-19
Reshaping the branding of small and medium SA businesses post-Covid-19
Feb 22, 2021 - On the African continent South Africa is among the worst hit by the Covid-19 pandemic. Just as elsewhere in the world, especially in countries with a high incidence of infections, South African small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have been severely affected, with many going out of business or struggling with a significantly reduced income…https://news.nwu.ac.za/beware-conditions-are-ideal-outbreak-rift-valley-fever
BEWARE: Conditions are ideal for an outbreak of Rift Valley Fever
Feb 24, 2021 - The good rains that have fallen over the last month in many areas of South Africa have caused ideal conditions for an outbreak of Rift Valley Fever (RVF). These conditions include flooding and the formation of pans of water in which the Aedes mosquito breeds and multiplies. This mosquito is the vector for transmission of the RVF virus, which is…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-optentia-host-lecture-world-renowned-professor-opportunities-and-challenges-covid-19
NWU Optentia to host lecture by world-renowned professor on opportunities and challenges of Covid-19
Feb 23, 2021 - The Covid-19 pandemic continues to have a profound impact – not only on people’s health, but also disrupting the general way of life. To explain how the Covid-19 pandemic can present opportunities and challenges in the future, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Optentia research focus area will host a virtual lecture by world-…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/akker-n-europese-reus
Akker ’n Europese reus
Feb 24, 2021 - Daar kan seker nie ’n meer kontrasterende vertoning wees van twee rugbyspelers se persoonlikhede as toe die vuisgeveg tussen Schalk Brits en Akker van der Merwe in 2019 plaasgevind het nie. Die twee Springbok-hakers – Brits in die blou van die Bulle, Van der Merwe in die swart van die Sharks – het mekaar tydens die Superrugby-wedstryd behoorlik…https://news.nwu.ac.za/akker-european-colossus
Akker a European colossus
Feb 24, 2021 - There cannot be a more contrasting display of two rugby players’ personalities than the punch-up between Schalk Brits and Akker van der Merwe in 2019. The two Springbok hookers – Brits donning the blue of the Bulls, Van der Merwe the black of the Sharks – had a no-holds-barred brawl during their sides’ Super Rugby clash. Both received red cards…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/daniels-die-nwu-varsitybeker-kaptein
Daniels is die NWU Varsitybeker-kaptein
Feb 24, 2021 - Dames en here, maak julle sitplekgordels vas en sit julle valhelms op: die adrenalienaangedrewe rugbytuimeltrein wat die Varsitybeker genoem word, is net om die draai. Lincoln Daniels, wat as kaptein aangewys is, sal die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) op die veld lei. Hierdie vlugvoetige vleuel spog met baie ervaring, en as vierdejaar-BEd-student…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nuwe-boek-vestig-die-aandag-op-migrante-en-hul-geestesgesondheidsuitdagings
Nuwe boek vestig die aandag op migrante en hul geestesgesondheidsuitdagings
Jan 29, 2021 - Afgryslike tonele van migrante wat op see omgekom het terwyl hulle op soek is na ’n beter lewe, is ’n te algemene gesig op televisieskerms, aanlyn en in koerantberigte. Uiterste honger, onderdrukkende regerings en etniese en godsdienskonflik word as van die bydraende faktore vir die krisis genoem. ’n Akademikus van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU…https://news.nwu.ac.za/new-book-highlights-migrants-mental-health-challenges
New book highlights migrants’ mental health challenges
Jan 29, 2021 - Horrific scenes of migrants who have perished on the high seas while in search of a better life is a too-familiar sight on television screens, online and in newspaper pages. Extreme hunger, repressive governments and ethnic and religious conflicts are cited as among the contributory factors for the crises. A North-West University (NWU) academic…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-home-tennis
NWU – the home of tennis
Feb 01, 2021 - The North-West University (NWU) will be home to a number of national and international tennis players during February. Last year the university was announced as the official venue for the week one and week two tennis tournaments of the Ilana Kloss international events. These tournaments form part of the International Tennis Federation (ITF)…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/leef-sy-droom-uit-doer-ver-duitsland
Leef sy droom uit doer ver in Duitsland
Feb 01, 2021 - Al ons drome kan waar word as ons die moed het om dit na te jaag. Dit is waar vir Mattheus van Niekerk,, ’n alumnus van die NWU se Fakulteit Ingenieurswese. Mattheus het van 2009 tot 2012 aan die NWU se Potchefstroomkampus vir sy BIng in Meganiese Ingenieurswese gestudeer, en toe van 2013 tot 2014 sy studies voortgesit deur sy MIng-graad in…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-finances-during-covid-19
The NWU’s finances during Covid-19
Sep 16, 2021 - Over the past number of years there has been a decrease in funding in real terms from the government to universities across the country. The Covid-19 pandemic has not only created a lot of panic and uncertainty, but also magnified and exacerbated the mounting financial pressure on institutions of higher learning. To this end, institutions have…https://news.nwu.ac.za/ikateleng-helping-students-get-distinctions
Ikateleng helping students get distinctions
Sep 16, 2021 - Sabata Abram Mafobokoane, who was part of the Ikateleng initiative in 2020, made headlines after attaining eight distinctions for his National Senior Certificate. Ikateleng has been in existence for approximately 33 years and provides supplementary teaching in mathematics, economics, business studies, accounting, life sciences, physical sciences…https://news.nwu.ac.za/story-hope-0
A story of hope
Sep 16, 2021 - For the past four years the Hillensberg Trust has been making the dreams of several North-West University (NWU) students come true. The trust was established in the late 1970s and the bursary grant was launched in 2017. Since its inception, students at the NWU have received bursaries to the value of R5 million. The trust funds students who are…https://law.nwu.ac.za/af/law/gemeenskapsregsentrum-personeel