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Bereiking van SONA-mikpunte sal afhang van hoe vinning groeivriendelike beleide geïmplementeer kan word
Feb 07, 2025 - President Cyril Ramaphosa se omvattende agenda in die staatsrede (SONA), wat die tasbare verbintenis bevestig van die Regering van Nasionale Eenheid (RNE) tot vinniger en beter arbeidsryke groei, is positief. In sy kommentaar op die staatsrede, wat op 7 Februarie gelewer is, sê prof Raymond Parsons, ekonoom van die NWU Besigheidskool, dat Suid-…https://news.nwu.ac.za/achievement-sona-targets-will-depend-faster-implementation-growth-friendly-policies
Achievement of SONA targets will depend on faster implementation of growth-friendly policies
Feb 07, 2025 - President Cyril Ramaphosa’s wide-ranging State of the Nation Address (SONA) agenda that confirms the tangible commitment of the Government of National Unity (GNU) to faster and higher job-rich growth is positive. In commenting on the SONA, which was delivered on 7 February, Prof Raymond Parsons, economist of the NWU Business School, says the…https://news.nwu.ac.za/study-examines-herbicide-south-africas-environment
Study examines herbicide in South Africa’s environment
Feb 07, 2025 - By Tiyiselani Precious Miyambu Researchers from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Unit of Environmental Sciences and Management conducted a study on the presence of a widely used herbicide – glyphosate – and its byproduct, AMPA, in South Africa’s water, soil and sediment. Glyphosate, a key ingredient in many weed-control products, is essential…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/r-o
Welcome FNAS First Year Students of 2025!
Feb 07, 2025 - Dear First Year Student, welcome to the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences! DOWNLOAD THE FACULTY INFORMATION PRESENTATION HERE. Executive Dean's word of welcome: Dear students, It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences (FNAS) as a cohort of First Year Students. Our faculty is…https://news.nwu.ac.za/ai-revolution-hits-nwu-here-what-you-need-know
The AI revolution hits the NWU: Here is what you need to know
Feb 07, 2025 - As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to play an increasingly important and prominent role in our lives, the North-West University (NWU) has established the NWU AI Hub to serve as a coordinator and facilitator for all things AI at the NWU. No sphere of the university environment has been left unaffected by the AI revolution, and with the…https://news.nwu.ac.za/expert-unpacks-hidden-costs-rising-electricity-tariffs
Expert unpacks the hidden costs of rising electricity tariffs
Feb 07, 2025 - By: Gofaone Motsamai The recent approval by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) of a 12,7% electricity tariff increase for the 2025/26 financial year has raised serious concerns about its implications for household budgets, business operations and socio-political stability. Mpho Lenoke, an economics lecturer at the Mahikeng…https://news.nwu.ac.za/expert/michelle-hester-pretorius
Michelle Hester Pretorius
Feb 07, 2025 - Michelle Pretorius is a South African singer, actress, researcher and lecturer. She is currently a Senior Lecturer in Contemporary Commercial Music at the School of Music at NWU. Michelle holds a BMus from the University of Pretoria, an MMus from the South African College of Music, a MA Musical Theatre from the Guildford School of Acting in the UK…https://news.nwu.ac.za/expert/janelize-morelli
Janelize Morelli
Feb 07, 2025 - Janelize Morelli is an associate professor of music at the North-West University and a member of the MASARA research entity. She teaches undergraduate modules in community music and music education. Janelize holds a PhD in Music Education from NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development. She supervises postgraduate students…https://humanities.nwu.ac.za/af/akademiese-geletterdheid/test
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Feb 11, 2025 - Evashni Jansen Apply here Available on the Mahikeng, Potchefstroom and Vanderbijlpark Campuses Who are we? Written and spoken communicationhttps://news.nwu.ac.za/af/suid-afrika-moet-dringend-reageer-en-die-ekonomie-so-trump-bestand-moontlik-maak
Suid-Afrika moet dringend reageer en die ekonomie so “Trump-bestand” as moontlik maak
Feb 11, 2025 - “Ons moenie die uiteindelike gevolge onderskat wat dalk in die lig van die huidige skielike breuk in die bilaterale politieke en diplomatieke betrekkinge tussen die Verenigde State (VSA) en Suid-Afrika vir die Suid-Afrikaanse ekonomie en besighede voorlê nie.” In sy kommentaar oor die jongste spanning in die politieke en ekonomiese betrekkinge…https://news.nwu.ac.za/south-africa-needs-respond-urgently-and-make-economy-trump-proof-possible
South Africa needs to respond urgently and make the economy as “Trump-proof” as possible
Feb 11, 2025 - “We should not underestimate what may ultimately be at stake for the South African economy and business in the face of the current sharp breach in bilateral political and diplomatic relationships between the United States (US) and South Africa.” In commenting about the latest tensions in the US-South Africa political and economic relationships,…https://news.nwu.ac.za/how-global-financial-cycles-shape-south-africas-economy
How global financial cycles shape South Africa’s economy
Feb 11, 2025 - By Tiyiselani Precious Miyambu Global financial conditions have a significant effect on the stability of the South African economy, according to a recent study by two researchers from the North-West University (NWU). In their study on the influence of global financial cycles on South Africa’s financial cycle, Prof Precious Mncayi Makhanya and…https://news.nwu.ac.za/alumnus-reappointed-national-indigenous-knowledge-panel
Alumnus reappointed to the National Indigenous Knowledge panel
Feb 11, 2025 - South African indigenous knowledge is precious, and few people are better qualified than North-West University (NWU) alumnus, Dr Thulisile Bhuda, to contribute to preserving it. This explains why Dr Bhuda has been reappointed to the Indigenous Knowledge / Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) National Authentication Panel. She will serve on the…Die hooffokus van Dr Linde se navorsing is die assessering van totale blootstelling aan gevaarlike chemiese substanse wat werkers, in verskillende industrieë, deur alle blootstellingsroetes ondervind. Hierdie industrieë sluit mynbou en verfyning van chemikalieë, soos edelmetale, en additiewe laagvervaardiging in. Sy onderrig fokus op…
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Stefan (SJL) Linde
Feb 12, 2025 - Die hooffokus van Dr Linde se navorsing is die assessering van totale blootstelling aan gevaarlike chemiese substanse wat werkers, in verskillende industrieë, deur alle blootstellingsroetes ondervind. Hierdie industrieë sluit mynbou en verfyning van chemikalieë, soos edelmetale, en additiewe laagvervaardiging in. Sy onderrig fokus op…https://news.nwu.ac.za/saying-goodbye-after-42-years-service
Saying goodbye after 42 years of service
Feb 12, 2025 - When Eugenia March entered the Information Technology (IT) department as telephone coordinator and later as administration secretary at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus 42 years ago, it was a very different environment she recently retired from. She joined the NWU in 1982 and has played a vital role in the department’s…https://news.nwu.ac.za/business-schools-pitso-discussion-analyses-sona-2025