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NWU Faculty of Health Sciences congratulates Dr Richard Beteck!
Sep 27, 2022 - Dr Richard Beteck, of the subprogramme Drug Discovery at the Centre of Excellence for Pharmaceutical Sciences (PharMaCen), has left the Faculty of Health Sciences at the North-West University (NWU) extremely proud of his latest achievement! Dr Beteck received the runner-up award for best oral presentation at the Annual Conference on Pharmaceutical…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/voortsetting-van-siklus-van-rentekoersverhogings-was-onvermydelik
Voortsetting van siklus van rentekoersverhogings was onvermydelik
Sep 23, 2022 - Die verklaring deur die Monetêre Beleidskomitee (MBK) van die Suid-Afrikaanse Reserwebank (SARB) op 22 September het te midde van verskeie wêreldwye en plaaslike onsekerhede om verstaanbare redes ’n aggressiewe boodskap oor die inflasievooruitsigte in die ekonomie oorgedra. Prof Raymond Parsons, ekonoom van die Besigheidskool van die Noordwes-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/teachers-day-2022-transforming-education
Teachers' Day 2022: Transforming education
Oct 10, 2022 - By Ontiretse Motingwa World Teachers’ Day is celebrated annually on 5 October in recognition of and to show appreciation for the critical role teachers play in contributing to education and development across the globe. This year’s theme is “The transformation of education begins with teachers”. “This year’s theme reminds me of the Bible…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-shares-his-research-findings-sabc-tv-talk-show
NWU academic shares his research findings on SABC TV talk show
Oct 10, 2022 - By Phenyo Mokgothu and Lerato Molokele North-West University (NWU) academic in the School of Communication, Ofentse Ngake, was recently invited by Daily Thetha – a daily live television talk show on SABC1 – to share some of his research findings. Ofentse’s master’s study focused on the Daily Theta show and specifically on the launch of its…http://news.nwu.ac.za/merging-prospects-and-habits-troubled-world-life-balance
Merging prospects and habits for a troubled world: A life balance
Oct 10, 2022 - By Ontiretse Motingwa and Nolwazi Xulu North-West University (NWU) Prof Choja Oduaran of the School of Psychosocial Health presented her inaugural lecture on the evening of 7 October 2022. The lecture, attended by academics, family members, friends and students, explored thoughts and behaviours for the resolution of life balances in an…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/speltoetser-om-gratis-afgelaai-te-word-nou-vir-sa-tale-beskikbaar
Speltoetser om gratis afgelaai te word nou vir SA-tale beskikbaar
Oct 10, 2022 - Die Speltoetsers vir Suid-Afrikaanse Tale (Spelling Checkers for South African Languages), ’n spel- en woordafbrekingtoetser-instrument vir tien van Suid-Afrika se amptelike tale, Engels uitgesluit, is nou beskikbaar om gratis van die webwerf van die Suid-Afrikaanse Sentrum vir Digitale Taalhulpbronne (SADiLAR) afgelaai te word.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/spelling-checker-tool-sa-languages-now-available-download-free
Spelling checker tool for SA languages now available to download for free
Oct 10, 2022 - The Spelling Checkers for South African Languages, a spelling and hyphenation checker tool for ten of South Africa’s official languages, excluding English, is now available to download for free from the website of the South African Centre for Digital Language Resources (SADiLaR). This tool was developed by the Centre for Text Technology (CTexT…http://news.nwu.ac.za/fitting-farewell-nwus-tshiamo-her-way-international-worldskills-competition
A fitting farewell for NWU’s Tshiamo on her way to International Worldskills competition
Oct 11, 2022 - The North West Provincial Department hosted a farewell ceremony for North-West University (NWU) nursing student and winner of the national WorldSkills South Africa Occupational Standards competition, Tshiamo Mokgoetsi, on 7 October 2022. Tshiamo will represent South Africa at the International WorldSkills competition in Bordeaux, France from…http://news.nwu.ac.za/developing-and-validating-parentage-verification-tests-lovebirds
Developing and validating parentage verification tests for lovebirds
Oct 11, 2022 - The better the pedigree of certain parrots kept as pets, the more popular and expensive they are in the marketplace. As a result, buyers and sellers alike have an interest in knowing the parentage of the birds concerned, and this is especially the case with lovebirds, says Prof Rencia van der Sluis, senior lecturer in the North-West University’s (…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-study-explores-need-transport-more-freight-rail
NWU study explores the need to transport more freight via rail
Oct 11, 2022 - “To effectively and efficiently transport freight from its point of origin to its desired destination across the country and continent, all modes of transport should be utilised,” says Resego Lentlokane, a North-West University (NWU) transport economics graduate in her honours study. Her study is titled “The Luxembourg rail protocol and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/north-west-university-students-spell-their-way-victory
North-West University students spell their way to victory
Oct 12, 2022 - On the 19th and 20th of September 2022, students from different faculties in the North-West University participated in the 1st Annual inter-faculty spelling bee competition. The purpose of this event was to promote the different languages that are officially recognised in the NWU as well as to also ensure that the NWU brand also partakes in the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/eagles-deur-na-varsity-netbal-finaal
Eagles deur na Varsity Netbal-finaal
Oct 12, 2022 - Hulle was slaggereed! Hulle het ons egter ook laat naels kou. Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) Eagles het op Maandag 10 Oktober die verdedigende kampioene, Kovsies, ore aangesit om na die 2022 Varsity Netbal-finaal deur te dring. Die Eagles moes egter in Bloemfontein uithaal en wys om ’n 64–61-wentelling aan te teken teen dieselfde…http://news.nwu.ac.za/eagles-through-varsity-netball-finals
Eagles through to Varsity Netball finals
Oct 12, 2022 - They came, they saw and they conquered! They also left our nerves in tatters. On Monday, 10 October, the North-West University (NWU) Eagles stunned defending champions, Kovsies, to advance to the 2022 Varsity Netball finals. The Eagles had to muster all their willpower to secure a 64–61 win in Bloemfontein against the same opponents who…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-eagles-continue-show-their-varsity-sports-worth
NWU Eagles continue to show their Varsity Sports worth
Oct 14, 2022 - The North-West University (NWU) Eagles may have been unable to secure a trophy in any of the recently completed Varsity Sports tournaments, but they sure have given a good account of themselves. In the Varsity Cricket tournament, the Eagles finished second to Maties when they lost on a sun-drenched Tuks Cricket Oval in Pretoria on Wednesday, 5…http://news.nwu.ac.za/hard-work-paves-way-high-court
Hard work paves the way to the high court
Oct 12, 2022 - By Ontiretse Motingwa Her hard work and perseverance have paid off – Refilwe Tsatsimpe, North-West University (NWU) alumnus and lecturer in the Faculty of Law on the Mahikeng Campus since 2019, was recently admitted to the high court. Refilwe, who is from Itsoseng, a town near Mahikeng, says she wanted to pursue a career in law ever since…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumnus-shines-bright-teaching-awards
NWU alumnus shines bright at teaching awards
Oct 12, 2022 - Khululwa Nosipho Shibane, North-West University (NWU) alumnus and an educator at Christinah School for the Blind and Partially Sighted, came second in the category Excellence in Special Needs Teaching in the North West provincial segment of the National Teaching Awards that took place on 7 October 2022. This was not her first accolade. Khululwa…http://news.nwu.ac.za/continuation-interest-rate-raising-cycle-was-inevitable
Continuation of interest-rate-raising cycle was inevitable
Sep 23, 2022 - The statement by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) on 22 September conveyed an understandably hawkish message about the inflation outlook in the economy in the midst of several global and domestic uncertainties. Prof Raymond Parsons, economist from the Business School of the North-West University (NWU…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-makes-young-ones-dance
NWU makes young ones dance
Sep 23, 2022 - By Ontiretse Motingwa Young learners from Stadt Primary will soon be singing and dancing to the music coming from boombox speakers the North-West University (NWU) has donated. The NWU always strives to improve the teaching and learning environment for learners. In line with this commitment, staff members from the NWU’s Faculty of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-plays-its-part-rolling-out-6bricksr-initiative
NWU plays its part in rolling out 6BRICKS® initiative
Sep 23, 2022 - By Ontiretse Motingwa The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Educational Psychology subject group, together with the North West Department of Education, recently reached out to Retlametswe Special School in Mahikeng to empower teachers to better support their learners. This project forms part of the national Department of Education’s 6BRICKS®…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-shares-his-thoughts-indigenous-mining