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Building hope, transforming lives: Pilgrim Welfare Centre uniting its community
Nov 16, 2023 - In the heart of Small Farms, Evaton, near Vereeniging in the Vaal Triangle, lies the Pilgrim Welfare Centre. The mission of this drop-in centre is twofold: to combat poverty and to foster education. To achieve this, they have implemented a range of empowerment initiatives tailored to different age groups, ensuring that every member of the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-vier-kindergesondheidsdag-saam-met-die-stadt-primere-skool
NWU vier Kindergesondheidsdag saam met die Stadt Primêre Skool
Nov 16, 2023 - Om Kindergesondheidsdag te vier, het die Fakulteit Gesondheidswetenskappe van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) ’n klompie prettige aktiwiteite vir die kinders by die Stadt Primêre Skool gereël om die voordele van ’n gesonde leefstyl aan hulle oor te dra. Leerders en ouers van die skool in Mahikeng se Montshioa-Stadt-dorpie is uitgenooi om die…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-celebrates-child-health-day-stadt-primary-school
NWU celebrates Child Health Day with Stadt Primary School
Nov 16, 2023 - To mark Child Health Day, the Faculty of Health Sciences at the North-West University (NWU) organised some fun activities for the youngsters at Stadt Primary School to highlight the benefits of a healthy lifestyle. Learners and parents from the school in Mahikeng’s Montshioa-Stadt village attended the event at the Ratshidi Hall on 12 October…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/honneursprogram-opvoedkundige-sielkunde-bemagtig-steeds-potchefstroom-hospitaal
Honneursprogram in opvoedkundige sielkunde bemagtig steeds Potchefstroom Hospitaal
Nov 17, 2023 - Die vrugte van ’n agt jaar lange veeleisende gemeenskapsonderneming kan nou duidelik in die Potchefstroom Hospitaal-projek gesien word. Hierdie onderneming is deurlopend aan die gang gehou deur die onwrikbare passie, toewyding en verbintenis van die personeel wat sedert 2014 daarby betrokke is. Die begin van die projek kan so ver teruggevoer…http://news.nwu.ac.za/honours-programme-educational-psychology-still-empowering-potchefstroom-hospital
Honours programme in educational psychology is still empowering Potchefstroom Hospital
Nov 17, 2023 - The fruits of an eight-year-long, arduous community endeavour are now evident in the Potchefstroom Hospital project. This undertaking has been consistently fuelled by the unwavering passion, dedication and commitment of the staff who have been involved since 2014. The roots of the project can be traced back to the BEdHons in educational psychology…http://news.nwu.ac.za/lifting-dreams-stimulates-young-minds
Lifting Dreams stimulates young minds
Mar 16, 2026 - When we all lend a hand in helping the communities around us, we improve everyone's quality of life. This is what the Lifting Dreams organisation aims to do. Lifting Dreams seeks to transform communities through education, and it should come as no surprise that academics and students from the North-West University (NWU) are part and parcel of this…http://news.nwu.ac.za/will-young-people-turn-out-register-vote-weekend
Will young people turn out to register to vote this weekend?
Nov 17, 2023 - The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) says it is ready for this weekend’s voter registration (18 - 19 November) and is urging the youth to make use of this opportunity to be able to vote in next year's local and national elections. However, Naledi Modise, lecturer in politics and international relations at the North-West University (NWU),…http://news.nwu.ac.za/youth-learning-festival-reaches-out-unemployed-young-people
Youth Learning Festival reaches out to unemployed young people
Nov 17, 2023 - Teaching the youth community-based research and transversal skills is a valuable investment in the future. It not only benefits the individual by providing practical skills and a sense of purpose, but also contributes to the growth and well-being of the community. This approach helps generate informed, engaged, and responsible citizens who can…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/boek-ondersoek-anti-apartheid-intellektueel-se-werk-en-voortgesette-relevansie
Boek ondersoek anti-apartheid-intellektueel se werk en voortgesette relevansie
Nov 20, 2023 - Post-apartheid Suid-Afrika het steeds talle onopgeloste probleme en onvervulde beloftes, ten spyte van noemenswaardige vordering op sekere gebiede. ’n Boek oor die werk van die ontslape anti-apartheidsaktivis en intellektueel, Mzala Nxumalo, wat onlangs gepubliseer is, poog om ’n belangrike bydrae te lewer oor die intellektuele werk wat vir Suid-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/book-explores-anti-apartheid-intellectuals-work-and-continued-relevance
Book explores anti-apartheid intellectual’s work and continued relevance
Nov 20, 2023 - Post-apartheid South Africa continues to have many unresolved problems and unfulfilled promises, despite significant progress in certain areas. A recently published book on the work of the late anti-apartheid activist and intellectual, Mzala Nxumalo, aims to make important contributions to the intellectual work that lies ahead for South Africa in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/neem-standpunt-en-praat-n-byeenkoms-teen-geslagsgebaseerde-geweld
Neem standpunt in en praat: ’n byeenkoms teen geslagsgebaseerde geweld
Mar 06, 2024 - Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) het op 13 November, in samewerking met die Departement van Hoër Onderwys en Opleiding (DHOO), Higher Health en die Vuselela-kollege vir Tegniese Beroepsgerigte en Beroepsgerigte Onderwys en Opleiding (TBOO-kollege), ’n byeenkoms oor geslagsgebaseerde geweld (GBV) en vrouemoord gehou. Die geleentheid het by die…http://news.nwu.ac.za/stand-and-speak-out-assembly-against-gender-based-violence
Stand up and speak out: an assembly against gender-based violence
Mar 06, 2024 - On 13 November, the North-West University (NWU), in collaboration with the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET), Higher Health (HH) and the Vuselela Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) College, hosted a gender-based violence (GBV) and femicide assembly. The event took place at the Sanlam Auditorium on the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/harvard-verslag-oor-groei-deur-insluiting-suid-afrika-tydig-en-relevant
Harvard-verslag oor groei deur insluiting in Suid-Afrika is tydig en relevant
Nov 20, 2023 - Die alles-omvattende breë ontleding van 178 bladsye van die Suid-Afrikaanse ekonomie, wat vervat is in die verslag “Growth Through Inclusion in South Africa”, wat deur Ricardo Hausmann en sy span van die Growth Laboratory by Harvard Universiteit opgestel is, is tydig en relevant. Prof Raymond Parsons, ekonoom van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU…http://news.nwu.ac.za/harvard-report-growth-through-inclusion-south-africa-timely-and-relevant
Harvard report on growth through inclusion in South Africa is timely and relevant
Nov 20, 2023 - The all-encompassing and wide-ranging 178-page diagnostics of the South African economy embedded in the report “Growth Through Inclusion in South Africa”, prepared by Ricardo Hausmann and his team from the Growth Laboratory at Harvard University, is a timely and relevant document. Prof Raymond Parsons, economist from the North-West University (…http://news.nwu.ac.za/voices-river-choir-showcases-their-excellence
Voices of the River Choir showcases their excellence.
Nov 21, 2023 - The Voices of the River choir from the North-West University (NWU) recently participated in The Lengau Choral Music Association (LECMA) competition. They came second in the wafa wafa large category. They performed an extract from Giuseppe Verdi’s opera, Macbeth, even though it is regarded as one of the most dramatic and vocally intensive operas…http://news.nwu.ac.za/empowering-change-uniting-against-gender-based-violence
Empowering change: uniting against gender-based violence
Nov 22, 2023 - Through a collaborative effort between the North-West University (NWU) and the universities of Pretoria, Venda, and Limpopo, the Ubuntu Community Model in Nursing hosted a poignant gender-based violence (GBV) awareness event at the Mahikeng Provincial Hospital on 21 November. The event, strategically aligned with the annual 16 Days of Activism…http://news.nwu.ac.za/alumnus-and-student-triumph-north-west-sports-awards
Alumnus and student triumph at North West Sports Awards
Nov 23, 2023 - The North West Sports Awards took place on 18 November, and the North-West University (NWU) scored two top spots. Onalenna Tsae, alumnus and former coach of the NWU boxing team, clinched the title of Sports Administrator of the Year. NWU student and a netballer of note, Elmeré van der Berg, walked away with the Sportswoman of the Year award…http://news.nwu.ac.za/kohinoor-business-school-and-nwu-forge-educational-tie
Kohinoor Business School and NWU forge educational tie
Nov 23, 2023 - A delegation from Kohinoor Business School in Mumbai, India, recently embarked on a week-long visit to the North-West University (NWU). Ten delegates, including eight master's students and two professors, visited the three NWU campuses, marking a pivotal step in fostering educational and cultural exchanges. The roots of this collaboration…http://news.nwu.ac.za/our-straining-economy-deteriorating-our-health
Our straining economy is deteriorating our health
Nov 23, 2023 - • The share of the population unable to afford a healthy diet has fallen across all income groups • Loadshedding has increased costs and pushed up prices throughout the food production value chain • Food prices are not only determined by supply and demand, but also by policies and politics Wars and weather, internal political struggles…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-se-korporatiewe-publikasies-word-vir-uitmuntendheid-geloof