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Hoe Afrika ’n “samelewing vir alle ouderdomme” kan ontwikkel
Jul 20, 2022 - Afrika is en sal vir die afsienbare toekoms wêreldwyd die vasteland met die jongste bevolking wees. Intussen leef baie meer mense in Afrika toenemend langer. Hierdie bevinding is op demografiese tendense op die vasteland gegrond en opper ’n klomp ingewikkelde kwessies vir beleidsmakers. Só sê prof Jaco Hoffman, ’n professor in Sosio-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/how-africa-can-develop-society-all-ages
How Africa can develop a “society for all ages”
Jul 20, 2022 - Africa is and will be the continent with the youngest population globally for the foreseeable future. In the meantime, many more people in Africa are living increasingly longer. This finding is based on demographic trends on the continent and raises a host of complex issues for policymakers, according to Prof Jaco Hoffman, a professor of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/beter-koordinasie-en-samewerking-kan-voedselsekerheid-suid-afrika-se-landelike-gebiede-bevorder
Beter koördinasie en samewerking kan voedselsekerheid in Suid-Afrika se landelike gebiede bevorder
Jul 20, 2022 - “My passie vir landelike ontwikkeling het begin toe ek besef het dat daar gesinne is wat sonder kos bed toe gaan. Ek het nog meer daarin begin belangstel deur my navorsing oor sleutelstrategieë en -intervensies wat die land kan help met wyses waarop landelike ontwikkeling die beste aangewend kan word om te verseker dat daar voedselsekerheid is en…http://news.nwu.ac.za/better-coordination-and-collaboration-can-boost-food-security-rural-south-africa
Better coordination and collaboration can boost food security in rural South Africa
Jul 20, 2022 - “My passion for rural development started when I realised that there are families who go to bed without food. I became more interested through my research on key strategies and interventions that can assist the country on how rural development can be best implemented to ensure that food is secure and rural areas are developed,” says Dr Maria…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/fulbright-vakkundige-sluit-die-nwu-aan-om-die-geheime-van-serpentynsteenekologie-te-ondersoek
Fulbright-vakkundige sluit by die NWU aan om die geheime van serpentynsteenekologie te ondersoek
Jul 20, 2022 - ’n Fulbright-vakkundige van die Verenigde State gaan vir 10 maande lank by die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se Eenheid vir Omgewingswetenskappe en -bestuur aansluit om navorsing te doen op ’n gebied wat nog baie braak lê. Daar is gapings in die kennis wat wetenskaplikes het oor plant- en insektespesies wat op serpentynsteen leef, en om hierdie…http://news.nwu.ac.za/fulbright-scholar-joins-nwu-investigate-secrets-serpentine-ecology
Fulbright scholar joins NWU to investigate secrets of serpentine ecology
Jul 20, 2022 - A Fulbright scholar from the United States is joining the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management for 10 months to do research in a field where many stones are still unturned. There are gaps in knowledge that scientists have about plant and insect species living on serpentinite rocks and filling in some of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/hoe-die-regulering-van-mobiele-geld-finansiele-insluiting-n-hupstoot-kan-gee
Hoe die regulering van mobiele geld finansiële insluiting ’n hupstoot kan gee
Jul 20, 2022 - Elfas Torrerai, LLD-kandidaat aan die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU), het ’n statutêre analise gedoen van die gebruik en regulering van mobiele geld om finansiële insluiting in ontwikkelende lande te bevorder. Die titel van sy studie is “A comparative statutory analysis of the use and regulation of mobile money to promote financial inclusion for…http://news.nwu.ac.za/how-regulating-mobile-money-can-boost-financial-inclusion
How regulating mobile money can boost financial inclusion
Jul 20, 2022 - North-West University (NWU) LLD candidate Elfas Torrerai has done a statutory analysis of the use and regulation of mobile money to promote financial inclusion in developing countries. The title of his study is “A comparative statutory analysis of the use and regulation of mobile money to promote financial inclusion for the poor in Zimbabwe…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-navorsers-toets-medisinale-plante-wat-vir-voorbehoeding-gebruik-word
NWU-navorsers toets medisinale plante wat vir voorbehoeding gebruik word
Jul 20, 2022 - Navorsers van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) en tradisionele gesondheidspraktisyns van die Noordwes provinsie ondersoek alternatiewe – die gebruik van medisinale plante – as voorbehoedmiddels vir vroue wat om gesondheids- of ander redes nie kommersiële voorbehoedmiddels kan gebruik, of nie toegang daartoe het nie. Die projek is ’n…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-researchers-test-medicinal-plants-used-contraception
NWU researchers test medicinal plants used for contraception
Jul 20, 2022 - For women who cannot take commercial contraceptives for health or other reasons or cannot access them, North-West University (NWU) researchers and traditional health practitioners from the North West province are exploring alternatives: the use of medicinal plants. The project is a multistakeholder collaboration led by Dr Arthur Moroole, a…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-students-drive-leads-bodybuilding-success
NWU student’s drive leads to bodybuilding success
Jul 28, 2022 - During the recent July USSA competition, bodybuilder and North -West University (NWU) student Penny Sambo finished first in his division and was announced the overall winner of the bodybuilding tournament. Participants in competitive bodybuilding, such as Penny, demonstrate their developed muscular build with their personal posing routines and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/north-west-university-mourns-passing-its-student
The North-West University mourns the passing of its student
Jul 27, 2022 - The North-West University (NWU) is saddened by the passing of a 20-year-old student at the Mahikeng Campus in the afternoon of Tuesday, 26 July 2022. The student’s next of kin have been informed, and some family members have already been on the scene where they were accompanied by members of the South African Police Services (SAPS). Ms Mmathabo…http://news.nwu.ac.za/voyage-discovery-starts-ikateleng
Voyage of discovery starts with Ikateleng
Jul 27, 2022 - Change is knocking at the door, loudly enough to draw attention, but yet too softly for everyone to hear. Across the country’s borders the final shots of a war are being fired. The previous regime is gasping for breath, because the world’s sanctions are choking it. The media are being gagged and traitors are being necklaced. It is a discordant…http://news.nwu.ac.za/it-time-eskom-switch-private-sector-initiatives
It is time for Eskom to switch on private sector initiatives
Jul 29, 2022 - It is time to buck the dusky trend. The national energy provider, Eskom, is haemorrhaging money at an unsustainable rate and is nearly R400 billion in debt. Equipment is failing, power outages have become the norm, while its energy availability factor (EAF) has fallen by almost 30% in just over a decade. Up to 13 July, South Africa had lost 48…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-community-it-serves
NWU is the community that it serves
Jul 27, 2022 - The North-West University (NWU) is the community that it serves. This is one of the pillars on which the institution is built and has been one of its mantras since its inception in its current guise in 2004. A culture of inclusivity and care permeates the various parts that make up the NWU – from the type of research being done to the way it…http://news.nwu.ac.za/drive-end-child-labour-south-african-curriculum-should-respond-human-rights-violation
Drive to end child labour: South African curriculum should respond to this human rights violation
Jul 28, 2022 - Alarming atrocities are perpetrated against our most vulnerable and innocent citizens, our children. We hear of these every day, but how often do we reflect on the scourge of child labour? There will be no child labour when laws that govern access to basic education are strengthened. This was the statement made by Department of Basic…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/welkom-die-hofsaal-nwu-juta-skynverhore-keer-terug-met-persoonkompetisie
Welkom by die “hofsaal”! NWU-Juta-Skynverhore keer terug met in-persoonkompetisie
Aug 03, 2022 - Die gewilde jaarlikse NWU-Juta-Skynverhore-kompetisie is met mening terug, met verlede jaar se virtuele formaat wat hierdie jaar vir ’n in-persoonkompetisie plek maak . “Ons is baie opgewonde om almal in die skynhofsaal terug te hê,” sê adv René Koraan, direkteur vir Professionele Ontwikkeling en Gemeenskapsbetrokkenheid en senior lektor in die…http://news.nwu.ac.za/enter-courtroom-nwu-juta-mock-trials-return-person-competition
Enter the “courtroom”! NWU-Juta Mock Trials return with in-person competition
Aug 03, 2022 - The popular annual NWU-Juta Mock Trials competition is back in full force, with last year’s virtual format making way for an in-person competition this year. “We are very excited to have everyone back in our mock courtroom,” says Adv René Koraan, director of Professional Development and Community Engagement and senior lecturer at the Faculty of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/die-noordwes-universiteit-die-tuiste-van-vakaanbiedings-van-n-hoe-gehalte
Die Noordwes-Universiteit is die tuiste van vakaanbiedings van ’n hoë gehalte
Jul 28, 2022 - Wou jy al ooit ’n loopbaan in die mediese wetenskappe, openbare gesondheid of gasvryheid en toerisme volg? Dit is die vakaanbiedings by die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) wat volgens die jongste ranglys van die ShanghaiRanking Consultancy die hoogste gegradeer word. Die verslag van ShanghaiRanking se Global Ranking of Academic Subjects (GRAS)…http://news.nwu.ac.za/north-west-university-home-high-quality-subject-offerings