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Screening at birth can spare babies and parents much pain
Feb 23, 2018 - Newborn screening (NBS) is internationally recognised as essential in preventive healthcare practices. It involves the testing of newborn babies for treatable genetic conditions or inborn errors of metabolism that may not be apparent at birth. All newborn babies’ tests in South Africa are screened by the NBS laboratory at the North-West…
NWU student selected for national USSA karate team
Feb 23, 2018 - Karabo Motlhabane, a third-year BCom student at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng has been selected to be part of the national karate team of University Sports South Africa (USSA). Karabo was preliminary selected for the national team in October 2017 at the USSA competition held at the Tshwane University of Technology’s (…
UARM talks risk culture with NWDC
Feb 26, 2018 - When it comes to expertise the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Centre for Applied Risk Management (UARM) is regarded as the frontrunner in the behavioural risk management field, and specifically on the pertinent topic of risk culture. Just recently the centre – which resides within the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences on the NWU’s…
NWU FM station manager shows off culinary skills
Feb 26, 2018 - Katlego Ramagaga, radio station manager on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng, showed off her culinary skills as one of four contestants on the popular television cooking show Come Dine with Me South Africa in a bid to be crowned the winner and kitchen wiz. Katlego took part in the second episode of the fourth season of…
Competitive intelligence guru talks strategy
Feb 26, 2018 - Students who recently attended the North-West University’s School for Business and Governance MBA-summer school at the campus in Potchefstroom, was treated to a presentation on competitive intelligence by world-renowned expert, Prof Jonathan Calof. Prof Calof is a full professor of strategy and international business at the Telfer School of…
NWU Optentia: research with relevance and impact
Feb 26, 2018 - The mission of North-West University’s (NWU’s) Optentia research focus area is to develop and organise knowledge for the optimal expression of individual, social and institutional potential, with specific interest in the African context. But what does this mean and why is their research important to South Africa? The United Nations’ document…
Meet the NWU’s new Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Mafikeng Campus Operations
Feb 27, 2018 - “Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family.” This is according to Prof Boitumelo Marilyn Patience Setlalentoa, the newly appointed deputy vice-chancellor at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng. With the implementation of the university’s new…
Career Centre’s survey gives insight on NWU graduates
Feb 27, 2018 - You need to have adequate information and knowledge at your disposal to make an informed decision. The North West University’s (NWU’s) Career Centre recently conducted a Graduate Destination Survey (GDS) to gain more insight and to determine the employment trends of NWU graduates, six months after graduation. The Career Centre have been…
NWU academic to explore possible research collaboration
Feb 28, 2018 - The Covenant University in Nigeria invited Prof Masood Khalique, an academic in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng, to present a series of lectures and to explore the possibility of research collaboration. Prof Khalique will visit the university’s Department of…
School of Medicine is on the cards for the NWU
Mar 02, 2018 - South Africa has a shortfall of approximately 60 000 doctors in comparison to its peer countries. The North-West University (NWU) is looking into opening a school of medicine to help bridge this gap and to offer quality healthcare services to community members. On 23 February NWU Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Research and Innovation Prof Refilwe…
NWU to host first Africa Positive Psychology Conference
Mar 27, 2018 - The North-West University (NWU), in collaboration with the University of Johannesburg, will host the first-ever Africa Positive Psychology Conference at the NWU’s campus in Potchefstroom. The three-day conference will take place from 5 to 7 April 2018 and will be preceded by pre-conference workshops and opening ceremony on 4 April. The…
NWU psychology students board trains to help community
Mar 06, 2018 - Six master’s students from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng will be on board the Phelophepa trains from 19 to 28 March 2018 to render clinical psychology services to community members in and around Ulundi in Kwazulu Natal. The Phelophepa trains are two unique trains that operate as mobile healthcare hospitals, bringing…
NWU academic attends elite training course on nuclear safeguards
Mar 07, 2018 - Mr Tebogo Kupi, an academic and researcher from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng, recently attended a regional training course on nuclear safeguards and non-proliferation for the South African region in Centurion, Gauteng. This elite training course was organised by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC*)…
NWU student takes pageant world by storm
Mar 07, 2018 - Onalenna Leepile, a final-year BCom student from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng, is a young woman determined to make a difference. Not only was she announced first princess at the Miss Face of Mahikeng beauty pageant on 3 March 2018 at Mmabatho Palms, but she is also a contestant and brand ambassador for the Miss Eagle…
Uncertain times call for servant leadership – NWU Alumni Business Breakfast
Mar 07, 2018 - South Africa is experiencing turbulent times. The economy is growing too slowly to address the challenges of inequality, unemployment and poverty. On the political front social tensions are mounting and transformation – be it in the public and private sector – is seen as not realising fast enough. Add to this the collapse of key state-owned…
NWU empowers with German skills
Mar 08, 2018 - On 5 March 2018 the subject group German in the School of Languages on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Potchefstroom celebrated a group of students who successfully completed their Goethe-Institut examination. The Goethe-Institut is a German cultural institute, active worldwide, that promotes the study of German abroad and…
African Academy of Sciences honours NWU’s deputy vice-chancellor
Mar 08, 2018 - Prof Refilwe Phaswana-Mafuya, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) deputy vice-chancellor for research and innovation, was elected as fellow of the African Academy of Sciences (AAS). This is a great achievement and highlights her outstanding contributions in her field of expertise. Prof Refilwe is one of 32 senior scientists who were elected…
Meal-a-Day programme receives a boost
Mar 09, 2018 - The Meal-a-Day programme at the North-West University (NWU) received a major boost early in the year with the food retailer Tiger Brands agreeing to increase the food provisions it supplies to needy students on the three campuses. According to Donald Molema on the campus in Mahikeng, they received a firm commitment that the company will now…
NWU postdoctoral fellow sets her sight on BRICS youth summit
Mar 09, 2018 - Dr Musawenkosi Saurombe, a postdoctoral fellow at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng is participating in the 2018 BRICS Youth Parliamentarian Forum as part of a delegation sent by the South African Youth for International Diplomacy (SAYID). The programme, which is taking place in New Delhi, India from 5 to 9 March 2018,…