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Beth Engelbrecht
Feb 07, 2025 - I served as a Family Medicine specialist in the public health sector, translating to a senior health system leader for 30 years. The last 5 years I served as Head of Health for the Western Cape, accountable for all health services, resources and performance. Included in the responsibilities was to manage the relationship and interface between the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/trumps-pause-foreign-aid-upsets-global-health-programmes
Trump’s pause on foreign aid upsets global health programmes
Feb 07, 2025 - United States President Donald Trump’s pause in his country’s foreign aid is being felt on the campuses of the North-West University (NWU). The Health Care Centre and HIV/Aids Office on the NWU’s Mahikeng Campus have received notification from Shout-it-Now, the non-governmental organisation providing youth-centred sexual reproductive health…http://news.nwu.ac.za/expert/julia-blitz
Julia Blitz
Feb 07, 2025 - Julia Blitz is a registered Family Physician who has a PhD in Health Professions Education (HPE) from Stellenbosch University. While now retired from full-time work, she continues to work with some South African medical schools (including NWU) as they develop or renew their medical programmes. She was awarded an Honorary Fellowship of the Royal…http://news.nwu.ac.za/expert/jaco-meyer
Jaco Meyer
Feb 07, 2025 - Jaco Meyer is a South African composer, researcher, and lecturer in Composition and Musicology at the School of Music and Conservatory of North-West University (NWU). He earned his PhD under the supervision of Prof. Hannes Taljaard, focusing on expanding Steve Larson’s Theory of Musical Forces through an analysis of Wim Henderickx’s Ragas. He also…http://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…http://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…http://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…http://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…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/noordwes-universiteit-op-die-voorpunt-van-landbou-innovasie
Noordwes-Universiteit op die voorpunt van landbou-innovasie
Dec 03, 2024 - Gewasproduksie in Suid-Afrika lê in die skadu van stormwolke, en nie die tipe waarna boere smag nie. ʼn Swetterjoel onsekerhede span saam om die vooruitsigte vir die land se gewasboere te verduister, wat klimaatsverandering, waterskaarste, gronddegradasie, siektes, ekonomiese onstabiliteit sowel as infrastruktuur- en energiebeperkinge insluit.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/north-west-university-forefront-agricultural-innovation
North-West University at the forefront of agricultural innovation
Apr 22, 2025 - Crop production in South Africa is overshadowed by storm clouds, and not the type that farmers crave. A multitude of uncertainties combine to darken prospects for the country’s crop farmers, which include climate change, water shortages, soil degradation, disease, economic instability and infrastructure and energy restrictions. That is why…http://news.nwu.ac.za/north-west-university-expertise-puts-rural-womens-mental-health-spotlight
North-West University expertise puts rural women’s mental health in the spotlight
Apr 22, 2025 - They are too often forgotten and relegated to an afterthought – their plight unheard, their future uncertain. They are the women in South Africa’s low- and middle-income communities who suffer from perinatal mental health issues, and the North-West University (NWU) is putting their needs in the spotlight. Perinatal mental health issues are…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/prof-elsa-sit-haar-lewenslange-reis-voort-om-selfgerigte-leer-te-bevorder
Prof Elsa sit haar lewenslange reis voort om selfgerigte leer te bevorder
Dec 03, 2024 - Selfgerigte leer kan die leerproses aangenamer maak en studente in staat stel om die leerervaring te verpersoonlik, wat bemagtig en motiverend is. Prof Elsa Mentz, direkteur van die Navorsingseenheid vir Selfgerigte Leer van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU), is ʼn ware kampvegter vir selfgerigte leer in hoër- en skoolonderwys. Sy glo vas dat dit…http://news.nwu.ac.za/prof-elsa-continues-her-lifelong-journey-promote-self-directed-learning
Prof Elsa continues her lifelong journey to promote self-directed learning
Dec 03, 2024 - Self-directed learning can make the process of learning more enjoyable and allow students to personalise the learning experience, which is empowering and motivating. Prof Elsa Mentz, director of the Research Unit Self-Directed Learning from the North-West University (NWU), is a true advocate for self-directed learning in higher and school…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-occupational-hygiene-students-excel-saioh-annual-conference
NWU Occupational Hygiene students excel at SAIOH annual conference
Dec 03, 2024 - The Occupational Hygiene and Health Research Initiative (OHHRI) at the North-West University (NWU) has once again showcased the outstanding calibre of its postgraduate students at the Southern African Institute for Occupational Hygiene (SAIOH) Annual Conference 2024. This prestigious event, which was recently held in Gaborone, Botswana, gathers…http://news.nwu.ac.za/world-prematurity-day-raising-awareness-about-preterm-birth
World Prematurity Day: Raising awareness about preterm birth
Dec 04, 2024 - World Prematurity Day, observed annually on 17 November, is a global awareness day dedicated to raising awareness about the challenges of preterm birth and the impact it has on families and communities worldwide. Every year, approximately 15 million babies are born preterm (before 37 weeks of gestation), making preterm birth a leading cause of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/bbp-groeisyfers-beklemtoon-die-dringendheid-van-die-implementering-van-groeivriendelike-ekonomiese
BBP-groeisyfers beklemtoon die dringendheid van die implementering van groeivriendelike ekonomiese hervormings
Dec 04, 2024 - Die onverwagte en teleurstellende groeisyfers van die bruto binnelandse produk (BBP) vir die derde kwartaal van 2024 bevestig die mate waartoe Suid-Afrika se groeivooruitsigte steeds kwesbaar bly vir negatiewe faktore soos ongunstige weerstoestande, swakker uitvoere en ander remmende faktore. In sy kommentaar oor die vrystelling deur…http://news.nwu.ac.za/gdp-growth-figures-underscore-urgency-implementing-growth-friendly-economic-reforms
GDP growth figures underscore urgency of implementing growth-friendly economic reforms
Dec 04, 2024 - The unexpected and disappointing gross domestic product (GDP) growth figures for the third quarter of 2024 confirm the extent to which South Africa’s growth prospects remain vulnerable to negative factors such as adverse weather conditions, weakened exports and other lagging sectors. In commenting on the release of the growth figures for the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-se-korporatiewe-publikasies-skitter-nasionale-kompetisies
NWU se korporatiewe publikasies skitter in nasionale kompetisies
Dec 04, 2024 - Die korporatiewe publikasies van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) het uitgeblink in vanjaar se Suid-Afrikaanse Publikasieforum- en Bemarking, Bevordering en Kommunikasie in Onderwys (MACE)-kompetisies. Dit is ʼn trotse prestasie vir die Universiteit in sy strewe na uitnemendheid. Twaalf toekennings van die Suid-Afrikaanse Publikasieforum…http://news.nwu.ac.za/donald-trump-thrash-south-africas-economy
Donald Trump to thrash South Africa’s economy?
Apr 22, 2025 - He is back and South Africa’s economic welfare – like that of most other global economies – is not on his list of priorities. On Monday, 20 January, Donald Trump was inaugurated as the 47th president of the United States of America (USA) and wasted no time in making the same waves that were hallmarks of his first presidency. He signed orders to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/aerobics-team-secures-historic-third-championship