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Alumni and friends to gather for annual business breakfast
Mar 03, 2020 - The much anticipated annual North-West University (NWU) Alumni and Friends Business Breakfast will take place on 20 March 2020 in Vanderbijlpark. This networking event sees members of the NWU’s alumni fraternity, academia, business owners and community members coming together to debate issues such as the State of the Nation Address (SONA), the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-and-partners-honour-dr-ruth-mompati
NWU and partners to honour Dr Ruth Mompati
Mar 04, 2020 - The North-West University (NWU), in conjunction with The Department of Arts, Culture, Sport and Recreation (DACSR) and the Ruth Mompati Foundation, will be hosting a memorial lecture in honour of the late struggle stalwart Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati. This by-invitation-only event will take place on 10 March on the campus in Mahikeng. The…http://news.nwu.ac.za/worse-expected-gdp-data-highlights-sa%25E2%2580%2599s-economic-damage
Worse than expected GDP data highlights SA’s economic damage
Mar 04, 2020 - “The worse than expected GDP data for the fourth quarter of 2019 confirms that not only did the South African economy experience a ‘technical recession’ in the second half of 2019, but that growth in 2019 as a whole was also only 0,2%.” This is according to Prof Raymond Parsons, a well-known economist and academic from the North-West…http://news.nwu.ac.za/yes-we-are-another-recession-nwu-economists-say-red-lights-are
Yes, we are in another recession: NWU economists say the red lights are on
Mar 04, 2020 - South Africa is in a technical recession – what now? Two economists from the North-West University (NWU) discuss the implications of this for the economy. They say urgent structural change and clear economic policy are now of the utmost importance. Prof Danie Meyer and Roan Neethling, a doctoral student, say the country has been caught up…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumnus%25E2%2580%2599-song-makes-waves-mtv-base
NWU alumnus’ song makes waves on MTV Base
Mar 05, 2020 - North-West University (NWU) alumnus and BCom graduate Osman "Hypnosis" Mkhondo’s new single Slay Queen - featuring Decency and the legendary Thebe - is causing a stir on MTV Base and across the South African airwaves. Originally from Pretoria, Hypnosis is a music composer, producer, engineer and songwriter who has won prestigious creative…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu%25E2%2580%2599s-communication-studies-students-showcase-their-practical-skills
NWU’s communication studies students showcase their practical skills
Mar 05, 2020 - North-West University (NWU) students are showcasing their journalistic skills and talent by running a live student news site. The site – threestreamsmedia – is a project of the journalism and media studies programme in the School of Communication and is the first of its kind at the NWU. The site was launched on 18 February and follows an…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/kampus-loof-top-akademiese-presteerders
Kampus loof top- akademiese presteerders
Mar 05, 2020 - Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se kampus in Vanderbijlpark het hierdie jaar nie net ’n rekordgetal eerstejaarstudente verwelkom nie, maar ook die room van die oes matrikulante uit die Suid-Gautengstreek. Lede van die kampusbestuur het onlangs tydens ’n feesgeleentheid tyd gemaak om die top-30- akademiese presteerder van die kampus se…http://news.nwu.ac.za/campus-applauds-top-academic-performers
Campus applauds top academic performers
Mar 05, 2020 - This year the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark welcomed not only a record number of first-year students, but also the cream of the matriculant crop of the South Gauteng region. During a recent celebratory event, members of the campus management took time out to meet up with the top 30 academic performers of the campus’s…http://news.nwu.ac.za/rare-diseases-day-2020-nwu%25E2%2580%2599s-chm-forefront-preventative-healthcare
Rare Diseases Day 2020: NWU’s CHM at the forefront of preventative healthcare
Mar 06, 2020 - Did you know that in South Africa, there are approximately three million people living with a rare disease? This means that one in every 16 people are directly affected by a rare disease. The Centre of Human Metabolomics (CHM) at the North-West University (NWU) is well known for its expertise and many years of experience in the field of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/do-you-believe-universal-code-ethics-or-context-matters-0
Do you believe in a universal code of ethics or that context matters?
Mar 06, 2020 - The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Humanities in collaboration with the office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Research and innovation recently hosted a public lecture titled: “An ethic of care: The soft voice in ethics”. “This is the very first collaboration with the DVC: R&I this year, and we are looking forward to having…http://news.nwu.ac.za/mobile-science-laboratory-bring-science-life-north-west-learners
Mobile science laboratory to bring science to life for North West learners
Mar 06, 2020 - On Thursday, 5 March 2020, the Sasol Foundation donated a mobile science laboratory to the North-West University (NWU) that will deliver practical science education to thousands of learners around the North West Province. When fully utilised, this state-of-the-art mobile laboratory is able to serve up to 30 schools per year. Various…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-appointed-mental-health-review-board-0
NWU academic appointed to Mental Health Review Board
Mar 11, 2020 - The North West MEC for Health, Honourable Madoda Sambatha, appointed Prof Leepile Alfred Sehularo, an associate professor in the North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Nursing Science at the campus in Mahikeng, to the North West Mental Health Review Board for a second term. This appointment ,made in terms of Chapter IV (Four) of the Mental…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-honours-outstanding-lecturers
NWU honours outstanding lecturers
Mar 13, 2020 - The North-West University (NWU) celebrated its best-of-the-best lecturers during its Teaching Excellence Awards ceremony (TEA). This annual event took place on 12 March at the Snowflake venue in Potchefstroom. Dr Deon van Tonder of the Faculty of Education received the coveted Distinguished Teaching Excellence Award (DTEA). Deon is the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/covid-19-poses-clear-and-present-danger-sa-economy
COVID-19 poses a clear and present danger to SA economy
Mar 16, 2020 - “Market trends and other economic data confirm that the coronavirus pandemic (Covid-19) now poses a clear and present danger to the South African economy. The ripple effects from the economic dislocation elsewhere and the immense volatility in financial markets have already reached South Africa.” This is according to Prof Raymond Parsons, a…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-edge-enhanced-understanding-human-brain
NWU on the edge of enhanced understanding of the human brain
Mar 16, 2020 - Despite some remarkable advances in the history of mankind, the functionality of the human brain remains a mystery. Wouldn’t the possibility to look into the human brain with high precision in a much easier way just be amazing? This has just been made possible at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Centre for Health and Human Performance (CHHP…http://news.nwu.ac.za/sadilar-takes-lead-digitising-establishing-11-national-languages
SADiLaR takes the lead in digitising establishing 11 national languages
Mar 16, 2020 - Digitising South Africa’s 11 official languages could go a long way towards creating a truly multilingual society. Various projects are currently in progress at the South African Centre for Digital Language Resources (SADiLaR), located at the North-West University (NWU), to create digital resources for the country’s official languages. Benito…http://news.nwu.ac.za/coronavirus-%25E2%2580%2593-breastfeed-protect-your-baby
Coronavirus – breastfeed to protect your baby
Mar 17, 2020 - With the current coronavirus pandemic creating hysteria as far as it spreads, scientists have recently established that this virus has not yet been found to be transferred in breast milk. This mainly because breast milk has protective agents against infections. According to a recent study published in the medical journal The Lancet, all…http://news.nwu.ac.za/storytelling-focus-35th-annual-savah-conference
Storytelling the focus of 35th annual SAVAH Conference
Mar 17, 2020 - This year will see the North-West University (NWU) play host to the 35th annual South African Visual Arts Historians (SAVAH) Conference in September 2020. The event represents a dynamic collaboration between SAVAH and the NWU’s research niche area, Visual Narratives and Creative Outputs (VINCO) in the Faculty of Humanities. The theme of this…http://news.nwu.ac.za/how-sa-could-minimise-heart-disease-deaths
How SA could minimise heart disease deaths
Mar 18, 2020 - Globally, heart disease remains the leading cause of death among middle-aged adults, accounting for 40% of all deaths. An alarming 80% of these deaths occur in low and middle-income countries such as South Africa. This is one of the findings from the multinational Prospective Urban and Rural Epidemiology (PURE) study, in which the North-West…http://news.nwu.ac.za/enterprising-women-programme-2020-calling-all-mahikeng-fempreneurs