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Cultivating hope despite the despair of Covid-19
Jul 02, 2021 - The continuing effect of Covid-19 on mental health is felt all over the world, but especially in South Africa now that this pandemic has hit our country with a third wave. We have lost loved ones, financial stability, some of our freedom, social interaction, and a “normal” we were used to. We have also learned a lot during this time, but a lot…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nuwe-vennootskap-sal-vir-chemiese-ingenieurs-groot-voordele-inhou
Nuwe vennootskap sal vir chemiese ingenieurs groot voordele inhou
Jul 05, 2021 - Die Skool vir Chemiese en Mineraalingenieurswese by die Noordwes-Universiteit het ’n vennootskap met ’n sagtewaremaatskappy gesluit wat hulle aan die voorpunt van ontwikkeling sal plaas. Die vennootskap met METSIM, die voorste modelleringsagtewaremaatskappy, sal die ontwerp van nuwe prosesse moontlik maak en bestaande vloeikaarte tot hulle…https://news.nwu.ac.za/new-partnership-will-give-chemical-engineers-huge-advantage
New partnership will give chemical engineers a huge advantage
Jul 09, 2021 - The School of Chemical and Minerals Engineering at the North-West University is partnering with a software company that will put them on the cutting edge of development. The partnership with METSIM, the premier modelling software company, will allow the design of new processes and push existing flowsheets to maximum efficiency. Prof Quentin…https://news.nwu.ac.za/freedom-fear-nwu-celebrates-pride-month
Freedom from fear – NWU celebrates Pride Month
Jul 09, 2021 - During June, which is Pride Month, LGBT communities and their allies come together and celebrate the freedom to be themselves. Despite recent legal and societal advances, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people across the world often experience prejudice in their neighbourhoods, at school and at home. “LGBT individuals often face…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-and-collaborators-launch-community-e-skills-project
NWU and collaborators launch Community E-Skills project
Jul 08, 2021 - The North-West University's (NWU’s) NWU-CoLab, in collaboration with the National Electronic Media Institute of South Africa (NEMISA), the Mahikeng Digital Innovation Hub (MDiHub) and the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT), recently launched a Community E-Skills project. The project – a brainchild of the DCDT – aims to…https://news.nwu.ac.za/look-sas-constitution
A look at SA’s Constitution
Jul 09, 2021 - For many years the South African Constitution was seen as one of the best-written constitutions and examples of constitutionalism on the African continent. Prof Koos Malan from the University of Pretoria’s Department of Public Law has challenged this assumption in his book titled: There is no Supreme Constitution – a critique of Statist-…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/die-chhp-se-instituut-vir-sportwetenskap-en-ontwikkeling-steeds-aan-die-gang-ten-spyte-van-die
Die CHHP se Instituut vir Sportwetenskap en Ontwikkeling is steeds aan die gang ten spyte van die inperking
Jul 09, 2021 - Die Noordwes Sportakademie (NWAS) gebruik al langer as twee dekades die Instituut vir Sportwetenskap en Ontwikkeling by die Sentrum vir Gesondheid en Menslike Prestasie (CHHP) as konsultant. Die dienste sluit evaluerings, oefenprogramme, werkswinkels en verskeie ander spesialisdienste in. Sportkodes wat tans by hierdie dienste ingesluit is,…https://news.nwu.ac.za/chhp-institute-sport-science-and-development-still-performs-despite-lockdown
CHHP Institute of Sport Science and Development still performs despite lockdown
Jul 09, 2021 - The North West Academy of Sport (NWAS) has been using the Institute of Sport Science and Development at the Centre of Health and Human Performance (CHHP) as a consultant for over two decades. The services provided include assessments, exercise programmes, workshops and various other specialist services. Sports codes currently included in…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-student-and-poet-shines-setswana
NWU student and poet shines in Setswana
Jul 13, 2021 - Lesego Motlhankane, a third-year BEd student on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Potchefstroom Campus, recently published an anthology of Setswana poetry titled Pitsana ya Poko. The book of poetry, a collaboration between Lesego and renowned author Kabelo Kgatea, consists of 40 poems and is published by Nick Medupe Productions and Publishers…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-klits-spiesgooi-room
NWU klits spiesgooi-room
Jul 13, 2021 - Dit is ʼn bekende gesig daar waar die Mooirivier om die Fanie du Toit-sportterrein kronkel. Net onder die Hoëprestasieinstituut is daar sowat 100 m wat as ʼn gevaarvliegsone vir ons geveerde vriende moet dien. Spiese vlieg hier. ʼn Ander konstante hier is die NWU se spiesgooi-ghoeroe, Terseus Liebenberg, en hoewel die atlete langs hom op die…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-whips-javelin-cream
NWU whips javelin cream
Jul 13, 2021 - The scene where the Mooi River winds around the Fanie du Toit sports fields is a well known one. Just below the High Performance Institute there is a stretch of about 100 m that serves as a hazardous no-fly zone to our feathered friends. Javelins fly here. Another constant here is the NWU’s javelin guru, Terseus Liebenberg, and although the…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/geweld-moet-vinnig-bedwang-gebring-word
Geweld moet vinnig in bedwang gebring word
Jul 13, 2021 - Wat op die spel is vir die Suid-Afrikaanse ekonomie indien wet en orde nie gou herstel word nie, is onomwonde deur president Cyril Ramaphosa in sy toespraak op 12 Julie beklemtoon. Prof Raymond Parsons, ekonoom by die Besigheidskool van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU), sê dat die siklus van geweld wat tans voorkom ’n risiko vir die huidige…https://news.nwu.ac.za/violence-must-be-contained-quickly
Violence must be contained quickly
Jul 13, 2021 - What is at stake for the South African economy if law and order is not restored soon, was starkly confirmed by President Cyril Ramaphosa in his address on 12 July. Prof Raymond Parsons, economist from the Business School of the North-West University (NWU), says the current cycle of violence has posed a risk to the present economic recovery,…https://news.nwu.ac.za/using-plant-growth-promoting-microorganisms-address-food-sustainability
Using plant growth-promoting microorganisms to address food sustainability
Jul 26, 2021 - Maize production and mining are essential for the economy of the North West Province, and researchers at the North-West University (NWU) are now looking at how microorganisms can protect maize from climate challenges and mining by-products. Prof Olubukola Oluranti Babalola and two PhD graduates, Saheed Adekunle Akinola and Dr Ayansina Segun…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumna-miss-sa-top-30
NWU alumna in Miss SA Top 30
Jul 15, 2021 - North-West University (NWU) alumna Ané Oosthuysen is not only a beauty but also a true role model for young women. Ané boasts three qualifications from the NWU and has made it into the 2021 Miss South Africa Top 30. “It is an absolute honour to be part of the Top 30. Since I can remember, I have always dreamt of being Miss South Africa. I…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/jo-ane-gaan-spele-toe
Jo-Ané gaan Spele toe
Jul 15, 2021 - Sy is die kanonarm van 1 NWU-Bataljon wat oor slegs ʼn paar weke saam met haar landgenote hulle veldtog in die Stille Oseaan-teater van stapel gaan stuur. Ja, Jo-Ané van Dyk gaan Olimpiese Spele toe. Dié 23-jarige spiesgooier van die Noordwes-Universiteit het onlangs met ʼn persoonlike beste gooi van 61,19 m, ’n lys skittervertonings, asook ʼn plek…https://news.nwu.ac.za/jo-ane-going-games
Jo-Ané is going to the Games
Jul 15, 2021 - She is the cannon arm of 1 NWU Battalion and in a few weeks’ time, she and her fellow citizens are going to start their campaign in the theatre of the Pacific Ocean. Yes, Jo-Ané van Dyk is going to the Olympic Games. This 23-year-old javelin thrower of the North-West University recently blazed her trail to the world’s biggest athletics…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-equip-unemployed-and-graduates
NWU to equip the unemployed and graduates
Jul 15, 2021 - With unemployment on the rise in South Africa, the School of Economic Sciences at the North-West University (NWU) is reaching out to all final-year students, graduates and unemployed graduates across South Africa. On 22 July the school will be hosting a webinar titled “The realities of graduate employment” from 09:00 to 13:00. During the…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-benut-osoontegnologie-kostedoeltreffende-bestryder-van-covid-19
NWU benut osoontegnologie as kostedoeltreffende bestryder van Covid-19
Jul 16, 2021 - Die Noordwes-Universiteit se navorsers en innoveerders werk aan oplossings om virusse, bakterieë en swamme, insluitende die koronavirus, op ’n groot skaal te vernietig. Namate die Covid-19-pandemie voortgaan om verwoesting te saai, is snelwerkende, laekoste-oplossings vir ontsmetting noodsaaklik om die krisis die hoof te bied. Die NWU het…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-harnesses-ozone-technology-cost-effective-covid-19-combatant