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Stylish student is going places
Sep 29, 2021 - North-West University (NWU) final-year B.Admin student Mbulelo Mbiphi has made it to the top 10 on the South African men’s fashion magazine GQ’s Best Dressed List for 2021. GQ’s Best Dressed List is an annual competition where fashionistas and the country’s most stylish individuals are invited to show off their dapper style by sharing an image…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-host-waternet-researchers-2022
NWU to host WaterNet researchers from 2022
Sep 29, 2021 - In light of the serious challenges that climate change poses on water supply, the North-West University (NWU) is bolstering its water-related research. Significant parts of the Eastern, Western and Northern Cape are experiencing a drought that has officially been declared a national disaster, underlining the reality of South Africa’s status…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-iks-celebrate-september-african-new-year-and-month-new-beginnings
NWU IKS celebrate September as African New Year and the month of new beginnings
Sep 30, 2021 - African indigenous astronomy (bolepa dinaledi in Setswana) is one discipline of competencies of the broader African indigenous knowledge systems negated by the modern education system, including modern astronomers, researchers and policy makers. This is according to Dr Motheo Koitsiwe, indigenous astronomer researcher and director of the North-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academics-weighs-cannabis-master-plan-implementation
NWU academics weighs in on cannabis master plan implementation
Sep 30, 2021 - On 28 September 2021 North West MEC Desbo Mohono hosted a webinar on how the national Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development’s cannabis master plan could be implemented in the province. The department recently presented the cannabis master plan to parliament, which details how cannabis could be incorporated into South…http://news.nwu.ac.za/welcome-back-old-friend
Welcome back, old friend
Aug 12, 2022 - There was colour and sound and merriment until late and all of it for a good cause: welcome back RAG. From 28 to 30 July, Potchefstroom was buzzing with floats, and no cold weather could dampen the enthusiasm of the students from the North-West University. It was admittedly the first time in the long history of RAG that this charity event was…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-eagles-captain-leads-team-victory
NWU Eagles’ captain leads team to victory
Aug 12, 2022 - North-West University (NWU) Eagles captain Tshepiso Mahlangu did his team and supporters proud when he secured the winning goal in the fourth round of the Varsity Football tournament during the last minutes of a thriller of a game against the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN). The NWU Eagles’ first goal of the game was scored by a header from…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-debating-union-focuses-student-development
NWU Debating Union focuses on student development
Aug 15, 2022 - Ontiretse Motingwa The Mahikeng chapter of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Debating Union recently hosted a one-day hybrid dialogue session on financial literacy and workplace readiness. According to Boitumelo Malatji, president of the Debating Union, the union aims to foster meaningful conversations that are of value to the student…http://news.nwu.ac.za/toto-tshona-small-community-great-success-story-nwu
Toto Tshona: from a small community to the great success story of the NWU
Aug 15, 2022 - She danced, sang and prayed. For a few moments, the entire Potchefstroom Campus of the North-West University (NWU) and all the joy in the world belonged to Ntombizanele Beauty Tshona. Because, on a Thursday morning, with the winter sun smiling playfully through the rows of wattle trees, the 38-year-old Toto Tshona received his doctoral degree in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/stimulating-expert-dialogues-across-our-borders
Stimulating expert dialogues across our borders
Sep 01, 2022 - The Business School of the North-West University (NWU) proudly launched its first formal African outreach initiative on 11 August in Gaborone, Botswana. Some 80 delegates from the Botswana government, the formal business sector and staff from various universities attended this glamorous event. The first Business School alumni chapter was also…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/attached-soil-nwu-beleef-n-fulbright-vakkundige-se-aangrypende-uitstalling
“Attached to the Soil” ― NWU beleef ’n Fulbright-vakkundige se aangrypende uitstalling
Aug 15, 2022 - ’n Uitstalling wat die hoop en drome saamvat van Suid-Afrikaners wat sedert 1994 in ’n demokratiese land woon, is tans op toer na ses van Suid-Afrika se universiteitskampusse. Lede van die bestuur, personeel en studente van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) het ’n rondstapgeleentheid op die NWU se Potchefstroomkampus bygewoon waar hulle die…http://news.nwu.ac.za/attached-soil-nwu-experiences-fulbright-scholars-touching-exhibition
“Attached to the Soil” ― NWU experiences Fulbright scholar’s touching exhibition
Aug 15, 2022 - An exhibition capturing the hopes and dreams of South Africans living in a democratic country since 1994 is currently touring six of South Africa’s university campuses. Members of the management, staff and students of the North-West University (NWU) attended a walkabout at the NWU’s Potchefstroom Campus where they could experience Fulbright…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-animal-health-and-mahikeng-spca-provide-rabies-vaccinations
NWU Animal Health and Mahikeng SPCA provide rabies vaccinations
Aug 15, 2022 - Ontiretse Motingwa The subject group Animal Health on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus, in collaboration with the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) in Mahikeng, recently visited the Lekaleng village close to the campus to offer free rabies vaccinations. Rabies is a fatal virus that affects…http://news.nwu.ac.za/paving-way-next-generation
Paving the way for the next generation
Aug 18, 2022 - Prof Lebo Gafane-Matemane, an associate professor of Physiology at the North-West University (NWU), is paving the way for the next generation of researchers by carving new paths in cardiovascular health research. Prof Gafane-Matemane, who carries out her research activities as part of the Hypertension in Africa Research Team (HART) and the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-and-unicef-host-workshop-health-and-nutrition
NWU and UNICEF host workshop on health and nutrition
Aug 15, 2022 - There is an increase in the number of South African young people who are overweight and obese, especially among young females. This is according to a newly published UNICEF baseline study on diet and physical activity among youth and adolescents for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) prevention in South Africa. Evidently, 31,3% of 15 to 19-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/what-needs-be-done-ensure-ecd-coding-and-robotics-curriculum-succeeds
What needs to be done to ensure ECD coding and robotics curriculum succeeds
Aug 15, 2022 - An early childhood education specialist at the North-West University (NWU) has welcomed the recently published, first-ever draft curriculum for teaching coding and robotics from Grades R to 3. However, she emphasises that some hard work lies ahead if the proposed curriculum is to succeed. The Department of Basic Education published the draft…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/stimulering-van-kundige-dialoog-oor-ons-grense-heen
Stimulering van kundige dialoog oor ons grense heen
Aug 15, 2022 - Die Besigheidskool van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) het op 11 Augustus met trots sy eerste formele uitreik-inisiatief vir Afrika in Gaborone, Botswana bekendgestel. Sowat 80 afgevaardigdes van die Botswana-regering, die formele sakesektor en personeel van verskeie universiteite het hierdie luisterryke gebeurtenis bygewoon. Die eerste alumni-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/water-management-spotlight-during-launch-nwu-internationalisation-africa-outreach-programme
Water management in the spotlight during launch of NWU Internationalisation Africa outreach programme
Aug 15, 2022 - On 11 August 2022, the North-West University (NWU) Business School launched its Internationalisation Africa Outreach programme in Botswana with the theme “Water is life: sustainable water management in Southern Africa”. The launch was attended by NWU Business School alumnus, Minister of Land and Water Affairs in Botswana, Dr Kefentse Mzwinila,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-collaborates-internationally-explore-possibility-integrating-community-engaged-learning
NWU collaborates internationally to explore possibility of integrating community-engaged learning
Aug 16, 2022 - Prof Lesley Wood, director of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Community-based Educational Research (COMBER) focus area, was recently invited by Dr Maura Adshead from the Limerick University (UL) in Ireland to collaborate in exploring the possibility of integrating more community-engaged learning into higher education curricula. During…http://news.nwu.ac.za/ball-boy-varsity-football-star-player
From ball boy to Varsity Football star player
Aug 15, 2022 - Wesley Sneijder, Fabio Cannavaro, Carlos Tevez, Raul Gonzalez, and Mateo Kovacic are among some of the best football players and have one thing in common – before the dizzying heights of fame and fortune, they all started off as ball boys. Omphile Shuping, one of the North-West University (NWU) Eagles team members taking part in the 2022…http://news.nwu.ac.za/i-put-it-you-second-year-vanderbijlpark-students-victorious-nwu-juta-mock-trials