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Soccer Institute's u-21 team gears up for the Pirates Cup tournament
Jun 07, 2024 - By Phenyo Mokgothu and Lerato Tshweu The North-West University (NWU) Soccer Institute's under-21 team is gearing up for a thrilling challenge as they prepare to compete in the Pirates Cup tournament, one of South Africa's most esteemed youth soccer competitions. Set to kick off at the Wits Marks Park Sports Grounds, the tournament promises…http://news.nwu.ac.za/academic-explores-customary-law-among-khoi-san-communities
Academic explores customary law among Khoi-San communities
Mar 28, 2024 - Prof Christa Rautenbach, a lecturer at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Law, recently delivered a keynote address titled "Reviving and recognising customary law: traditional leadership and governance among Khoi-San communities" at the Commission on Khoi-San Matters Research Symposium in Cape Town. The symposium was a collaborative…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/reserwebank-bly-baie-versigtig-te-midde-van-onsekerhede
Reserwebank bly baie versigtig te midde van onsekerhede
Mar 28, 2024 - “Hoewel die meeste ontleders glo dat die rentekoerse in Suid-Afrika nou hulle hoogtepunt bereik het – indien daar nie groot skokke op ons wag nie – beskou die Monetêrebeleidskomitee (MBK) van die Suid-Afrikaanse Reserwebank om verstaanbare redes steeds die inflasierisiko’s as hoog.” In sy kommentaar op die besluit van die MBK op 27 Maart om…http://news.nwu.ac.za/reserve-bank-remains-highly-cautious-amid-uncertainties
Reserve Bank remains highly cautious amid uncertainties
Mar 28, 2024 - “While most analysts believe that, barring shocks, rates have now peaked in South Africa, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) for understandable reasons still sees inflation risks as being on the upside.” In commenting on the decision by the MPC on 27 March to again leave interest rates unchanged, Prof…http://news.nwu.ac.za/tennis-continues-triumph-nwu
Tennis continues to triumph at the NWU
Mar 28, 2024 - Languages with origins from across the world were heard, and the tennis courts at the Fanie du Toit Sports Grounds at the North-West University (NWU) became a global village during the recent hosting of two junior ITF tournaments. The upsurge in the number of tennis tournaments hosted by the NWU has been something to behold, and can be…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/sanmarie-visser-volhard-haar-netbaldroom
Sanmarie Visser volhard in haar netbaldroom
Apr 02, 2024 - Op die hoek van Ds Abrey Beukes-rylaan en Jan de Klerk-weg in die buurt Oosterville pronk die woorde: “Volhard en Oorwin”. Dít is die leuse wat leerders van Hoërskool Duineveld in die snikhete Upington daagliks sien. Dít is wat die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se Sanmarie Visser daagliks op die netbalbaan doen. Van Keimoes tot Upington, waar sy…http://news.nwu.ac.za/sanmarie-visser-persists-her-netball-dream
Sanmarie Visser persists with her netball dream
Apr 02, 2024 - On the corner of Ds Abrey Beukes Drive and Jan de Klerk Way in the suburb of Oosterville you find the words: “Persevere and Conquer”. This is the motto that learners of the Duineveld High School in the sizzling Upington see every day. This is what Sanmarie Visser of the North-West University (NWU) does on the netball court every day. From…http://news.nwu.ac.za/south-african-institutions-collaborate-celebrate-world-intellectual-property-day-2024
South African institutions collaborate to celebrate World Intellectual Property Day 2024
Apr 02, 2024 - On 16 April 2024, the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) will join forces with various institutions to launch the World Intellectual Property Day (WIPD) celebrations. They are the North-West University (NWU), the Department of Trade, Industry, and Competition (DTIC), the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI), the National…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/prof-lebo-gafane-matemane-gaan-mentorskapinisiatiewe-op-internasionale-vlak-lei
Prof Lebo Gafane-Matemane gaan mentorskapinisiatiewe op internasionale vlak lei
Apr 03, 2024 - Prof Lebo Gafane-Matemane, medeprofessor in Fisiologie en voorstander van gemeenskapsbetrokkenheid by die Hipertensie in Afrika Navorsingspan (HART) in die Fakulteit Gesondheidswetenskappe, is as die nuwe voorsitter van die Internasionale Vereniging vir Hipertensie (ISH) se Mentorskap- en Opleiding-komitee (MTC) aangestel. Met haar…http://news.nwu.ac.za/prof-lebo-gafane-matemane-lead-mentorship-initiatives-international-level
Prof Lebo Gafane-Matemane to lead mentorship initiatives at international level
Oct 29, 2024 - Prof Lebo Gafane-Matemane, associate professor of Physiology and community engagement champion at the Hypertension in Africa Research Team (HART) in the Faculty of Health Sciences, has been appointed as the new chair of the International Society of Hypertension (ISH) Mentorship and Training Committee (MTC). With her distinguished career marked…http://news.nwu.ac.za/waste-compost
From waste to compost
Apr 03, 2024 - By Kangwa Nkonde An initiative by Dr Willem van Niekerk, a senior lecturer in the North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Mechanical Engineering, aims to assist the community in turning waste into compost. This project demonstrates a practical and eco-friendly approach to composting. It uses readily available materials to create high-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/ontsluit-die-krag-van-emosionele-intelligensie
Ontsluit die krag van emosionele intelligensie
Apr 03, 2024 - Die nagraadse studente (honneurs- en meestersgraad) van die Sentrum vir Bedryfswiskunde en Informatika (SBWI) is op Vrydag 8 Maart 2024 op ’n transformatiewe werkswinkel oor emosionele intelligensie getrakteer. Die werkswinkel is deel van ’n reeks geleenthede wat deur ABSA aangebied word om die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) te help om studente vir…http://news.nwu.ac.za/unleashing-power-emotional-intelligence
Unleashing the power of emotional intelligence
Apr 03, 2024 - The postgraduate students (honours and master’s degree) of the Centre for Business Mathematics and Informatics (CBMI) were treated to a transformative workshop on emotional intelligence on Friday, 8 March 2024. The workshop is part of a series of engagements presented by ABSA to assist the North-West University (NWU) in preparing the students for…http://news.nwu.ac.za/inaugural-mining-indaba-strikes-gold
Inaugural mining indaba strikes gold
Apr 10, 2024 - To unearth potential, you need to dig deep. To break new ground, knowledge is needed. The North-West University (NWU) brought these two themes together on Wednesday, 3 April, when the NWU held its first mining indaba at the Capitol on Park Hotel in Sandton. Here, mining industry leaders and experts joined a delegation from the NWU that included…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/prof-alistair-mokoena-belegging-goeie-opvoeding-die-sleutel
Prof Alistair Mokoena: belegging in goeie opvoeding is die sleutel
Apr 04, 2024 - Prof Alistair Mokoena, Google Suid-Afrika se direkteur vir ons land, het beloof om vanaf 2024 elke jaar R50 000 aan die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) te skenk. Volgens prof Mokoena sal die bedrag van die befondsing in die Dr Alistair Mokoena Education Fund belê word en gebruik word om enige student wat finansiële hulp nodig het, te ondersteun.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/prof-alistair-mokoena-investing-good-education-key
Prof Alistair Mokoena: investing in good education is key
Apr 04, 2024 - Commencing in 2024, Prof Alistair Mokoena, Google South Africa’s country director, pledged to donate R50 000 to the North-West University (NWU) annually. According to Prof Mokoena, the sum of the funding will go into the Dr Alistair Mokoena Education Fund and will be used to support any student in need of financial assistance. Prof Mokoena…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-biokinetika-student-ontvang-gesogte-studentetoekenning-vir-gesondheidswetenskappe-die-asaipa
NWU Biokinetika-student ontvang gesogte studentetoekenning vir Gesondheidswetenskappe by die ASAIPA Nasionale Mediese Toekennings
May 15, 2024 - dat een van ons studente, Jayson Clancy, die studentetoekenning vir Gesondheidswetenskappe by die ASAIPA Nasionale Mediese Toekennings in 2024 gaan ontvang.Die toekenningseremonie sal op 29 Junie 2024 in Johannesburg plaasvind en dit is die eerste keer dat ’n NWU-student hierdie eer gaan ontvang. Jayson het regdeur sy akademiese loopbaan…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-biokinetics-student-receive-prestigious-health-science-student-award-asaipa-national-medical
NWU Biokinetics student to receive prestigious Health Science Student Award at ASAIPA National Medical Awards
Apr 11, 2024 - The Faculty of Health Sciences at the North-West University (NWU) is proud to announce that one of our students, Jayson Clancy, will be receiving the Health Science Student Award at the ASAIPA National Medical Awards in 2024. The award ceremony will take place in Johannesburg on 29 June 2024 and marks the first time an NWU student has received…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/kom-ons-maak-mynbou-sexy
Kom ons maak mynbou sexy
Apr 04, 2024 - Professor Quentin Campbell van die Fakulteit Ingenieurswese aan die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) is welsprekend en het ’n manier om iets raak te vat. Toe hy dus sê “dit is tyd om mynbou sexy te maak”, het die teenwoordiges by die NWU se heel eerste mynbou-indaba met ’n grinnik regop gesit. Prof Campbell het tydens ’n groepsessie as moderator…http://news.nwu.ac.za/let-us-make-mining-sexy