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Master’s research on oyster mushrooms makes student cream of the crop
Jun 26, 2017 - North-West University (NWU) PhD student, Sidwell Sihlangu, has been awarded a prize worth R20 000 for the best-researched journal in scientific innovation at the Provincial Youth in Agriculture Awards for his master’s research on cultivating oyster mushrooms in the arid climate of Mahikeng. The awards ceremony was hosted by the North West…https://news.nwu.ac.za/freedom-not-free-britain-sa-awaits-brexit
Freedom not free for Britain as SA awaits Brexit
Jun 27, 2017 - The sun may not be setting on the British Empire, but the island nation will be shrouded beneath stormy clouds for the foreseeable future. Negotiations for Britain to leave the European Union commenced last week in Brussels and it is evident that two years of turmoil awaits a once proud empire that now face the prospect of being the derided…https://news.nwu.ac.za/healthy-brain-protects-your-heart
A healthy brain protects your heart
Jun 27, 2017 - Hypertension, strokes and heart disease – the silent killers. Have you ever heard that a healthy body houses a healthy brain? The reverse is actually true. Therefore the Hypertension in Africa Research Team (HART) of the North-West University (NWU) discussed the disturbance of the brain-heart symphony under the guidance of experts on 23 May.…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-alumna-gaan-heel-eerste-wetenskap-agter-sportdag-aanbied
NWU-alumna gaan heel eerste Wetenskap agter Sportdag aanbied
Jul 06, 2017 - “Sport het die mag om die wêreld te verander. Dit het die mag om te inspireer. Dit het die mag om mense op ’n manier te verenig soos min ander dinge kan doen. Dit praat ’n taal wat almal kan verstaan. Sport kan hoop skep waar daar net wanhoop was.” Hierdie kragtige woorde deur wyle president Nelson Mandela is vandag steeds waar en vorm die…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumna-host-first-ever-science-behind-sport-day
NWU alumna to host first-ever Science behind Sport Day
Jun 27, 2017 - “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. It has the power to unite people in a way that little else does. It speaks in a language everyone understands. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair.” These powerful words by the late President Nelson Mandela still rings true today and represents the…https://news.nwu.ac.za/investment-industry-expert-speak-nwu-leadership-summit
Investment industry expert to speak at NWU Leadership Summit
Jun 27, 2017 - Dealing with work complexity has become a major development issue, especially when one considers the uncertain times in which leaders are expected to operate in. With this challenge in mind the North-West University (NWU) Leadership Summit will take place on 10 August 2017. The summit, which represents a dynamic collaboration between the…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-host-south-african-sociological-association-congress
NWU to host South African Sociological Association Congress
Jun 28, 2017 - The Sociology Department on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng will host the 24th annual South African Sociological Association (SASA) Congress from 2 to 5 July 2017. The theme of the congress is ”#WHATMUSTRISE: Critical sociological reflections on contemporary protest movements“. The purpose of SASA is to promote…https://news.nwu.ac.za/srcs-helps-victims-knysna-fires
SRCS helps victims of Knysna fires
Jun 28, 2017 - The devastating Knysna fires left some of the most beautiful parts in the Eastern Cape in ruins, and in the midst of this unprecedented damage many people are without houses, without food, without anything. This is a heartbreaking situation that sent shock waves as far as the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Potchefstroom. “Our…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/alumni-kantoor-bring-hulde-aan-onderwysers
Alumni-kantoor bring hulde aan onderwysers
Jul 06, 2017 - "As jy ooit iemand op ’n troontjie moet plaas – doen dit dan met onderwysers. Hulle is ons samelewing se helde." Hierdie woorde van ’n Amerikaanse skrywer, Guy Kawasaki, maak sin wanneer ’n mens dink aan onderwysers se taak wat uit soveel fasette bestaan. Dit word dan duidelik dat ’n onderwyser nie bloot iemand is wat onderrig gee nie. ’n…https://news.nwu.ac.za/alumni-office-celebrate-teachers
Alumni Office to celebrate teachers
Jun 28, 2017 - “If you have to put someone on a pedestal, put teachers. They are society’s heroes.” These words by American author, Guy Kawasaki, rings true and when one considers the multi-faceted role of teachers it becomes clear that a teacher is not just an educator. A teacher impacts the lives of each learner entrusted to him/her on a unique and profound…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/enactus-vaal-deur-na-die-volgende-rondte-van-die-harmony-led-uitdaging
Enactus Vaal deur na die volgende rondte van die Harmony LED-uitdaging
Jul 06, 2017 - Lede van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se kampus in Vanderbijlpark se afdeling van Enactus glimlag breed nadat daar aangekondig is dat hulle tot by die tweede rondte van die gewilde 2017 Harmony Plaaslike Ekonomiese Ontwikkeling-uitdaging gevorder het. Die span van Vanderbijlpark ding nou mee met verteenwoordigers van agt ander Suid-Afrikaanse…https://news.nwu.ac.za/enactus-vaal-through-next-round-harmony-led-challenge
Enactus Vaal through to the next round of Harmony LED Challenge
Jun 29, 2017 - Members of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark chapter of Enactus are walking proud and tall after advancing to the second round of the prestigious 2017 Harmony Local Economic Development Challenge. The team from Vanderbijlpark will now go head-to-head with representatives from eight other South African higher…https://news.nwu.ac.za/minister-appoints-nwu-alumnus-eskom-interim-board-directors
Minister appoints NWU alumnus to Eskom interim board of directors
Jun 29, 2017 - On 23 June 2017 the Minister of Public Enterprises, Lynne Brown, appointed Dr Pulane Molokwane, an alumnus of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng, as a non-executive director to the interim board of Eskom . “I believe the interim arrangements represent a new dawn at Eskom,” Hon Lynne Brown said during a press conference…https://news.nwu.ac.za/schutte-and-saayman-new-%25E2%2580%2598oscar%25E2%2580%2599-winners-0
Schutte and Saayman new ‘Oscar’ winners
Jun 30, 2017 - The North-West University (NWU) is immensely proud of its two new Science Oscar winners, Profs Alta Schutte and Melville Saayman.These two esteemed researchers were recognised by the National Science and Technology’s (NSTF) for their contributions to their respective fields at a gala dinner in Johannesburg on Thursday night. The awards were…https://news.nwu.ac.za/campbell-coal-man-year
Campbell is Coal Man of the Year
Jul 03, 2017 - This tribute is for the individual who has donated valuable time and effort to the betterment of the industry. Prof Quentin Campbell of the North-West University (NWU) received this accolade when the Southern African Coal Processing Society (SACPS) announced that he is the Coal Man of the Year for 2017. One of the postgraduate students of the…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-and-sunfarming-scoop-international-award
NWU and SUNfarming scoop international award
Jul 05, 2017 - "Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships." These words of famous basketball star, Michael Jordan, rang true when the North-West University (NWU), together with SUNfarming, a solar energy company, came out tops at the recent Intersolar Awards that were held in Europe. The Intersolar AWARD is presented each year by the…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/regter-bess-nkabinde-praat-oor-die-veranderende-gesig-van-leierskap
Regter Bess Nkabinde praat oor die veranderende gesig van leierskap
Jul 10, 2017 - Daar is ’n verskil tussen die lei van verandering en die blote bestuur daarvan. Vra enige leier en hulle sal vir jou sê dat feitlik alle besighede – ongeag die sektor of die bedryf – fundamentele verandering in die gesig staar. Voeg hierby die huidige stand van die ekonomie en die sosio-politieke uitdagings waarmee leiers vandag te doen kry, en…https://news.nwu.ac.za/justice-bess-nkabinde-speak-changing-face-leadership
Justice Bess Nkabinde to speak on the changing face of leadership
Jul 05, 2017 - There is a difference between leading change and merely managing it. Ask any leader and they will tell you that almost all businesses – regardless of the sector or industry – are facing fundamental change. Add to this the current status of the economy and the socio-political challenges facing leaders today, it furthermore becomes evident that…https://news.nwu.ac.za/radiyah%25E2%2580%2599s-brave-road-success
Radiyah’s brave road to success
Jul 05, 2017 - Radiyah Saloojee is living proof that an attitude of gratitude and thanksgiving not only serves as a road marker on the journey to success, but also a stepping stone to accomplishment. For this 24-year old alumna of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark, each day represents a new opportunity to excel and in doing so,…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-hosts-successful-sasa-congress