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NWU Mahikeng Campus to host secretariat of WaterNet
Jun 07, 2021 - The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus has been chosen to host the Southern African Development Community (SADC) subsidiary, WaterNet during its 2022 to 2026 strategy implementation period. WaterNet is a regional network of university departments and research and training institutes specialising in water. The network aims to build…http://news.nwu.ac.za/should-2021-south-african-local-government-elections-be-synchronised
Should the 2021 South African local government elections be synchronised?
Jun 07, 2021 - Should this year’s local government elections be postponed and run together with the provincial and national elections as a single event in 2024? This question is currently being discussed widely and was also the main question during a webinar hosted by the North-West University (NWU)’s Faculty of Law on 20 May 2021. The title of the webinar…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-animal-health-hospital-bolsters-service-offerings
NWU animal health hospital bolsters service offerings
Jun 10, 2021 - As of 1 June, animal owners living within a 25-kilometre radius of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus can look forward to more services from the institution’s animal hospital. The Dale Bieghle Animal Health Hospital, as it is formally known, is part of the subject group Animal Health in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural…http://news.nwu.ac.za/university-collaboration-reaches-promising-covid-19-vaccine-results
University collaboration reaches promising Covid-19 vaccine results
Jun 17, 2021 - Walter Sisulu University (WSU) and the North-West University (NWU) jointly announced "very promising first results" from preclinical trials on a new Covid-19 vaccine candidate on Tuesday, 8 June. The WSU Medical School has a rich history of producing quality medical doctors and nurses for the South African and international health systems…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/innoverende-navorsing-gee-aandag-aan-die-mishandeling-van-bejaardes
Innoverende navorsing gee aandag aan die mishandeling van bejaardes
Jun 08, 2021 - Mishandeling van bejaardes is ’n onderwerp in ons samelewing wat dikwels misken word. Vir een PhD-student in Maatskaplike Werk het dit nie ongemerk verbygegaan nie. Gcotyiswa Mtiya-Thimla het haar PhD in Maatskaplike Werk aan die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) (2020) voltooi, waar sy haar navorsing op die mishandeling van bejaardes gefokus het. Sy…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-vanderbijlpark-campus-welcomes-prof-modise
NWU Vanderbijlpark Campus welcomes Prof Modise
Feb 09, 2022 - The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Vanderbijlpark Campus leadership recently gave Prof David Mxolisi Modise, the acting deputy vice-chancellor (DVC) of the campus, a warm welcome. Prof Linda Du Plessis, acting principal and vice-chancellor, introduced Prof Modise to campus management and staff. Prof Modise assumed his new position…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-soccer-institute-alumnus-back-play-top-league
NWU Soccer Institute alumnus back to play in the top league
Feb 09, 2022 - After joining Mpumalanga-based TS Galaxy FC, North-West University (NWU) Soccer Institute alumnus Orebotse “Bobo” Mongae is back to play in South Africa’s top league, the DSTV Premier Soccer League. The talented middle fielder has joined TS Galaxy on a 30-month contract. Bobo - as he is affectionately known - is no stranger to South African…http://news.nwu.ac.za/president-ramaphosa-would-do-well-focus-electricity-issues
President Ramaphosa would do well to focus on electricity issues
Feb 10, 2022 - A North-West University (NWU) professor believes that – should power cuts continue as they have – more people will lose jobs, threatening the livelihoods of many in the country. This is especially true of small, medium and micro enterprises that are currently not coping. Prof David Daw, an energy expert, was weighing in ahead of President…http://news.nwu.ac.za/mental-health-and-lgbt-healthcare-providers-should-step
Mental health and LGBT: healthcare providers should step up
Feb 11, 2022 - Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) individuals are often stigmatised and discriminated against. This population is expected to experience poorer mental health outcomes compared with heterosexual and cis-gendered people*, a phenomenon healthcare providers need to take note of and act upon. This was a finding of a study done by Prof…http://news.nwu.ac.za/new-era-nwu-boosts-its-student-housing-portfolio
New era as NWU boosts its student housing portfolio
Feb 11, 2022 - The North-West University (NWU) will make 324 beds immediately available as it prepares to start the 2022 academic year in style. A 1 738 multi-funded student housing complex was officially handed over for occupation on Thursday, 10 February 2022, at the university’s Mahikeng Campus. This milestone comes on the eve of the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/die-staatsrede-evalueer-suid-afrika-se-sosio-ekonomiese-uitdagings-op-n-realistiese-manier
Die staatsrede evalueer Suid-Afrika se sosio-ekonomiese uitdagings op ’n realistiese manier
Feb 11, 2022 - “Die staatsrede wat op 10 Februarie deur president Cyril Ramaphosa aan die Parlement gelewer is, was ’n eerlike en realistiese evaluering van die huidige sosio-ekonomiese uitdagings wat Suid-Afrika in die gesig staar en die dringende behoefte om dit doeltreffend te hanteer.” In sy kommentaar op die staatsrede sê prof Raymond Parsons,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/sona-realistically-assessed-south-africas-socioeconomic-challenges
SONA realistically assessed South Africa’s socioeconomic challenges
Feb 14, 2022 - “The State of the Nation Address (SONA) delivered by President Cyril Ramaphosa to Parliament on 10 February was a candid and realistic assessment of the current socioeconomic challenges faced by South Africa and the urgent need to effectively address them.” In commenting on the SONA, Prof Raymond Parsons, economist from the Business School…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumnus-part-award-winning-campaigns-nandos
NWU alumnus part of award-winning campaigns for Nando's
Feb 14, 2022 - North-West University (NWU) alumnus, Oratile Mokgwetsi, has made the university proud by obtaining five awards for being part of a team working on Nando’s digital marketing campaigns. Oratile, who completed her BA degree in communication in 2013, scored this feat while working as a digital media strategist at VMLY&R South Africa, an…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-nursing-students-participate-worldskills-competition
NWU nursing students to participate in WorldSkills competition
Feb 15, 2022 - Twelve students from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Nursing will be participating in the provincial leg of the WorldSkills South Africa (WSZA) competition. They will be taking part in the social and personal services discipline. “The competition will be a hybrid event, with the opening ceremony taking place in KwaZulu Natal (KZN…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-sit-sy-indrukwekkende-prestasie-op-ranglys-voort
NWU sit sy indrukwekkende prestasie op ranglys voort
Feb 16, 2022 - Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) het sy plek onder die room van die oes van die plaaslike en internasionale universiteite op verskeie wêreldwye ranglyste van 2021 bevestig en sit hierdie jaar sy indrukwekkende prestasie op die ranglyste voort. Times Higher Education (THE) Young University Rankings het die NWU algeheel derde in Suid-Afrika en…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/slegter-groeisyfers-bevestig-skade-aan-die-ekonomie
Slegter groeisyfers bevestig skade aan die ekonomie
Dec 08, 2021 - “Die groeisyfers van die bruto binnelandse produk (BBP) vir die derde kwartaal van 2021 is swakker as wat verwag is indien dit saam met die onlangse rekordwerkloosheidsgetalle geneem word. Dit bevestig veral watter ernstige skade die burgerlike onrus van vroeër hierdie jaar en die hardnekkige beurtkrag aan die Suid-Afrikaanse ekonomie gedoen…http://news.nwu.ac.za/worse-growth-figures-confirm-damage-economy
Worse growth figures confirm damage to economy
Dec 08, 2021 - “The worse-than-expected gross domestic product (GDP) growth figures for the third quarter of 2021, if taken together with the recent record unemployment numbers, confirm in particular the serious damage that the civil unrest earlier this year and the persistent load shedding have done to the South African economy.” In commenting on the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-school-music-does-it-d-i-y-style
NWU School of Music does it D-I-Y style
Dec 09, 2021 - The School of Music at the North-West University (NWU) started with face-to-face classes very early in the pandemic due to the personal nature of its curriculum. This year they decided to face the challenges they encountered as a result of the pandemic head on. To ensure that they adhere to protocols and keep staff and students safe, the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-besigheidskool-eerste-afrika-om-internasionale-bga-akkreditasie-te-ontvang
NWU Besigheidskool eerste in Afrika om internasionale BGA-akkreditasie te ontvang
Dec 09, 2021 - Die NWU Besigheidskool aan die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) is ’n dryfkrag vir besigheidsopvoeding in Afrika. Nie alleen het die internasionale toonaangewende vereniging vir MBA’s, die Association of MBAs (AMBA), die MBA-akkreditasie van die NWU Besigheidskool hernu nie, maar die skool is nou amptelik die eerste skool op die Afrika-vasteland om…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-business-school-first-africa-receive-international-bga-accreditation