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NWU Eagles Young Guns succumb to Tuks in final
May 03, 2022 - Their senior counterparts may have left the Varsity Cup competition a bit prematurely, but the NWU Eagles Young Guns aimed to go all the way when they squared off against Tuks in Stellenbosch on Monday, 25 April. It was not to be. The team from Pretoria, doing what Pretoria-based teams seem to be doing in every conceivable rugby competition in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-se-waarnemende-visekanselier-ontvang-internasionale-toekennings-vir-uitmuntende-navorsing
NWU se waarnemende visekanselier ontvang internasionale toekennings vir uitmuntende navorsing
May 04, 2022 - Die waarnemende visekanselier van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU), prof Linda du Plessis, stel sonder twyfel ’n voorbeeld nadat sy haar tweede doktorsgraad in 2020 ontvang het. Sy is ook deur twee internasionale akademiese instellings en verenigings vir die gehalte van haar studie geloof. Nadat sy haar Doktoraat in Besigheidsadministrasie (DBA…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-acting-vice-chancellor-receives-international-awards-outstanding-research
NWU acting vice-chancellor receives international awards for outstanding research
May 04, 2022 - The acting vice-chancellor of the North-West University (NWU), Prof Linda du Plessis, clearly sets the example after she was awarded her second doctorate in 2020, and has also been praised for the quality of her study by two international academic institutions and associations. After she completed her Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA)…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-shares-her-expertise-food-security-and-safety
NWU academic shares her expertise on food security and safety
May 05, 2022 - Ontiretse Motingwa North-West University (NWU) Prof Olubukola Oluranti Babalola recently shared her expertise by editing the book, Food Security and Safety: African Perspectives, published by Springer, Cham. The book offers insight into the lack of enough, safe, and nutritious food in Sub-Saharan Africa, and highlights the constructive…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-gives-insight-intimate-partner-violence-law-developments
NWU academic gives insight into Intimate Partner Violence law developments
May 05, 2022 - President Cyril Ramaphosa recently signed into effect three anti gender-based violence bills that will afford victims more protection. These amendments will, among other things, allow victims to apply for protection orders online without having to appear in court, and will require all sexual offenders to be placed on a national registry. The…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-versamel-medaljes-die-nasionale-kampioenskap
NWU versamel medaljes by die nasionale kampioenskap
May 06, 2022 - Atlete van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) – voormalige sowel as huidige atlete – was op hulle allerbeste by Atletiek Suid-Afrika se senior baan- en veldkampioenskap wat onlangs in Groenpunt, Kaapstad gehou is. Hulle het ’n totaal van sestien medaljes in ’n verskeidenheid kodes gewen. Spiesgooiers Johann Grobler en Jo-Ané van Dyk het albei…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-rakes-medals-national-championships
NWU rakes in medals at national championships
May 06, 2022 - Athletes from the North-West University (NWU) – both former and current – were in exceptional form during the recently held Athletics South Africa Senior Track and Field Championships in Green Point, Cape Town. In all, sixteen medals were won in a variety of codes. Javelin throwers Johann Grobler and Jo-Ané van Dyk claimed gold, as did 20 km…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-host-community-engagement-workshop
NWU to host community engagement workshop
May 09, 2022 - The North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Management Sciences will be hosting a community engagement workshop on 22 and 23 June 2022 at its Mahikeng Campus. The aim of this workshop is to encourage and empower staff members to participate more effectively in community engagements projects. Various issues will be discussed during the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/sasol-foundation-visits-nwu
Sasol Foundation visits NWU
May 10, 2022 - On 4 May 2022 a delegation from the Sasol Foundation visited the subject group Chemistry on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus. The aim of the visit was for the new head of the foundation, Noxolo Kahlana, to meet and engage with staff and students. She was accompanied by Dr Bulelwa Keke, programme manager and Lydia Podile,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-researchers-help-map-way-forward-hydrogen-south-africa
NWU researchers help map the way forward for hydrogen in South Africa
Apr 06, 2022 - The Earth is in trouble. It is suffocating under clouds of carbon dioxide emissions from the use of coal and other environmentally damaging resources to generate energy. These emissions are the primary cause of global warming, and if humanity wants to avoid the worst consequences of global warming*, we have to find alternatives for our energy…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/bewaring-van-afrika-se-biodiversiteit-deur-genomika-hou-verband-met-voedselsekerheid
Bewaring van Afrika se biodiversiteit deur genomika hou verband met voedselsekerheid
Apr 06, 2022 - Deur genomika te gebruik om die Afrika-vasteland se biodiversiteit te verstaan en bewaar, kan die aanpasbaarheid van plante, diere en ander lewensvorms bevorder word sodat hulle by klimaatsverandering kan aanpas om voedselsekerheid te behou, sê ’n navorser van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU), dr Roksana Majewska. Sy en haar medenavorsers by die…http://news.nwu.ac.za/conserving-african-biodiversity-through-genomics-has-food-security-link
Conserving African biodiversity through genomics has a food security link
Apr 06, 2022 - Using genomics to understand and protect the African continent’s biodiversity could improve the resilience of plants, animals and other life forms to climate change, with a knock-on effect on food security, says North-West University (NWU) researcher Dr Roksana Majewska. She and fellow researchers at the African BioGenome Project (AfricaBP)…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/kuberaanvalle-gaan-waarskynlik-meer-word-namate-konnektiwiteit-toeneem
Kuberaanvalle gaan waarskynlik meer word namate konnektiwiteit toeneem
Apr 06, 2022 - Kuberaanvalle is besig om toe te neem namate die wêreld meer gekonnekteer raak en die belonings groter is. Volgens ’n akademikus van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) gaan die moontlike belonings vir kuberaanvallers toenemend groter word namate meer aspekte van ons daaglikse lewens met mekaar verweef en van aanlyn interaksie afhanklik raak. Prof…http://news.nwu.ac.za/cyberattacks-likely-increase-connectivity-grows
Cyberattacks likely to increase as connectivity grows
Apr 06, 2022 - Cyberattacks are occurring thick and fast as the world becomes more connected and the rewards greater. According to a North-West University (NWU) academic, the possible rewards for cyberattackers will continue to increase, as more aspects of our everyday lives become interwoven and reliant on online interaction. Prof Wian Erlank from the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-receives-prestigious-grant-malaria-research
NWU academic receives prestigious grant for malaria research
Mar 29, 2022 - Phenyo Mokgothu Dr Fortunate Mokoena, North-West University (NWU) academic in the subject group Biochemistry, has been awarded the Grand Challenges Africa drug discovery grant. Dr Mokoena was awarded this grant for her study “Identification of Novel Inhibitors against Malarial Hsp90”. In this study she coupled molecular docking approaches…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-alumnus-arrie-rautenbach-nuwe-hub-van-absa-aangewys
NWU-alumnus Arrie Rautenbach as nuwe HUB van Absa aangewys
Apr 08, 2022 - Bertie Jacobs Arnold (Arrie) Rautenbach, ’n alumnus van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU), is as Absa se nuwe Hoof- Uitvoerende Beampte: Kleinhandel- en Sakebankeenheid Suid-Afrika aangestel en neem die leisels by dié bankreus met onmiddellike effek oor. Arrie is sedert November 2011 die hoof van Absa se kleinhandel- en sake-eenheid…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumnus-arrie-rautenbach-named-ceo-absa
NWU alumnus Arrie Rautenbach named CEO of Absa
Apr 08, 2022 - Bertie Jacobs North-West University (NWU) alumnus Arnold (Arrie) Rautenbach has been named Absa’s Chief Executive Officer: Retail and Business Banking South Africa and will take over the reigns at the banking giant with immediate effect. Arrie headed Absa’s retail and business banking branch since November 2011. The 56-year-old…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/covid-19-pandemie-het-suid-afrika-se-brose-vrede-verder-laat-verswak
Covid-19-pandemie het Suid-Afrika se brose vrede verder laat verswak
Apr 06, 2022 - In die nadraai van die Covid-19-pandemie het die uitsluiting van selfs nog meer Suid-Afrikaanse burgers van ekonomiese aktiwiteit die land se reeds brose vrede verder laat verswak. Dit is een van die gevolgtrekkings waartoe Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) akademikus dr Gideon van Riet, wat onlangs ’n artikel gepubliseer het wat op drie jaar se…http://news.nwu.ac.za/covid-19-pandemic-has-further-weakened-south-africas-fragile-peace
Covid-19 pandemic has further weakened South Africa’s fragile peace
Apr 06, 2022 - In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, the exclusion of even more South African residents from economic activity has further weakened the country’s already fragile peace. This is one of the conclusions drawn by North-West University (NWU) academic Dr Gideon van Riet, who recently published an article based on three years of research in the JB…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/eagles-kelder-madibaz