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NWU crowned as Pirates champions
They know only one road: forwards. They know only one result: winning. The first rugby team of the North-West University (NWU) was crowned as the champions of the Golden Lions Rugby Union Pirates League in Alberton on Saturday, 11 June when they beat Wits 31–26. Not only does the NWU now add more goldware to their trophy cupboard, but Burger…http://news.nwu.ac.za/expert/livhuwani-david-nemakonde
Livhuwani David Nemakonde
Livhu is an Associate Professor in the School of Geo- and Spatial Sciences at North-West University in the Republic of South Africa. Livhuwani has been working in disaster risk reduction as an academic and a researcher since 2015. He holds a PhD in Public Management and Development from North-West University. The title of his thesis is “…http://news.nwu.ac.za/58-year-old-overcomes-adversity-and-graduates
58-year-old overcomes adversity and graduates
by Angeline Marokoane A need to survive drove North-West University (NWU) alumnus Nombulelo Yoba’s constant pursuit of knowledge. Her perseverance paid off, and the 58-year-old proudly stood out from her young peers as she took the stage to receive her BEd degree in senior phase and further education and training teaching with…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/duwweltjiepad-ontsenu-nie-vir-jane-fransman-nie
Duwweltjiepad ontsenu nie vir Jane Fransman nie
Met elke trappie wat Tebogo tot op die verhoog klim, met elke tree wat hy oor die verhoog gee, het sy ma, Jane Fransman, se hart vinniger begin klop. Doef-doef, doef-doef. Trotse slae. Toe hy tot stilstand kom en dáár, in die ouditorium op die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se Potchefstroomkampus, sy onderwysgraad ontvang, wou sy uit haar vel bars.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/thorny-road-does-not-intimidate-jane-fransman
Thorny road does not intimidate Jane Fransman
With every stair Tebogo climbs to the stage, with every step he takes across the stage, the heart of his mom, Jane Fransman, beats faster. Thump-thump, thump-thump. Proud beats. When he stops and receives his teaching degree there, in the auditorium of the Potchefstroom Campus of the North-West University (NWU), she wants to jump out of her skin.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/empowering-youth-one-step-time
Empowering the youth, one step at a time
According to Stats SA’s 2022 report, young people in South Africa continue to struggle to enter the labour market with an unemployment rate higher than the national average. According to the Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) for the first quarter of 2022, the unemployment rate was 63,9% for those aged 15 to 24, and 42,1% for those aged 25 to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-study-looks-readiness-nursing-college-use-technology-teaching-and-learning
NWU study looks at readiness of nursing college to use technology in teaching and learning
“The use of technology plays an important role in the facilitation of teaching and learning in higher education institutions. Cloud computing, which encompasses applications such as YouTube, Google Apps, and Dropbox, have become the reality of contemporary teaching and learning, including nursing education. “With that in mind and owing to the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/eskom-development-foundation-injects-another-r29-million-nwus-ikateleng-project
Eskom Development Foundation injects another R2,9 million into NWU's Ikateleng project
Ikateleng, a long-running scholar support project of the North-West University (NWU), has received another R2,9 million from the Eskom Development Foundation. To celebrate the generous donation, the foundation’s CEO, Cecil Ramonotsi, recently joined the NWU’s acting vice-chancellor, Prof Linda du Plessis, at the Ikateleng Centre at the Dr…http://news.nwu.ac.za/poetry-portrayal-life
Poetry as a portrayal of life
World-renowned poet and writer Audre Lorde held that poetry is not only a dream and vision; it is the skeleton architecture of our lives. It lays the foundations for a future of change, a bridge across our fears of what has never been before. No one understands and resonates more with this saying than Dr Kezell McCarthy-Klinck, North-West…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-celebrates-international-nurses-day
NWU celebrates International Nurses Day
Ontiretse Motingwa The School of Nursing on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus recently joined the rest of the world in honouring the significant contribution that nurses make in people’s lives by celebrating International Nurses Day. International Nurses Day is observed annually on 12 May to honour nurses for their hard…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-appoints-new-digital-strategy-officer
NWU appoints new digital strategy officer
The North-West University (NWU) has appointed a specialist in information technology (IT) governance, risk and business engagement as the university’s digital strategy officer. Andile Swartbooi will serve in this capacity from 1 May 2022 onwards. His responsibilities will include the execution of the NWU’s digital strategy, focusing on its…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-besigheidskool-staan-op-soos-die-feniks
NWU Besigheidskool: Staan op soos die feniks
Die akademie se besbewaarde geheim staan ná die pandemie op uit die as. Die toonaangewende Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) Besigheidskool het op Maandag 26 April in Potchefstroom ’n Brag & Brand-funksie gehou wat deur dosente, personeel en alumni bygewoon is. Prof Linda du Plessis, waarnemende visekanselier van die NWU, het die gaste verwelkom…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-business-school-rises-phoenix
NWU Business School: Rises like a phoenix
Academia’s “best kept secret” is rising like a phoenix after the pandemic. The prestigious North-West University (NWU) Business School held a Brag & Brand function in Potchefstroom on Monday, 26 April that was attended by lecturers, staff and alumni. Prof Linda du Plessis, acting vice-chancellor of the NWU, welcomed guests and said “a good…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/hart-die-nwu-bevorder-gesonde-bloeddruk
HART by die NWU bevorder gesonde bloeddruk
Bloed is die lewegewende stof wat deur ons are vloei, maar as die druk in ons are te hoog word kan dit ons gesondheid benadeel. Dit is waarom die Hipertensie in Afrika Navorsingspan (HART) in die Fakulteit Gesondheidswetenskappe aan die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) gedurende die hele Meimetingsmaand (MMM) en op Wêreldhipertensiedag op 17 Mei…http://news.nwu.ac.za/hart-nwu-promotes-healthy-blood-pressure
HART at NWU promotes healthy blood pressure
Blood is the life-giving substance that flows through our veins, but if the pressure in our veins becomes too high it can be detrimental to our health. This is why the Hypertension in Africa Research Team (HART) in the Faculty of Health Sciences at the North-West University (NWU) is actively promoting blood pressure awareness and measurement…http://news.nwu.ac.za/young-entrepreneur-takes-haircare-products-world
Young entrepreneur takes haircare products to the world
For this young woman entrepreneurship is a way of life. North-West University (NWU) master’s student in chemistry, Paula Maseko, recently started her own business by producing and selling haircare products. Paula, who hails from Lonelypark in Mahikeng, started her business in 2020 in her mother’s garage. With a few pots, bowls, a hand blender…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/franco-pak-die-studentelewe-met-vaste-tred-aan
Franco pak die studentelewe met vaste tred aan
Dit was liefde met die eerste oogopslag. Seun ontmoet kampus. In 2019 besoek Franco van Dijk die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se kampus in Potchefstroom as deel van ’n toer van sy skoolkoor. “Ons het baie van die kampus te sien gekry – dit het amper soos ’n opedag gevoel. Ek het regtig baie gehou van wat ek sien en besluit dit was waarheen ek…http://news.nwu.ac.za/franco-taking-student-life-his-stride
Franco taking student life in his stride
It was love at first sight. Boy meets campus. In 2019, Franco van Dijk visited the North-West University (NWU) campus in Potchefstroom as part of a tour by his school choir. “We saw a lot of the campus – it almost felt like an open day. I really liked what I saw and decided that this was where I wanted to go,” says Franco, who matriculated from…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-eagles-se-young-guns-val-vas-teen-tuks-die-finaal
NWU Eagles se Young Guns val vas teen Tuks in die finaal
Hulle senior eweknieë het dalk die Varsitybekerkompetisie ’n bietjie vroeg verlaat, maar die NWU Eagles Young Guns was gereed om tot die einde toe te bly staan toe hulle Tuks op Maandag 25 April in Stellenbosch gepak het. Dit was hulle egter nie beskore nie. Die span van Pretoria – wat net gedoen het wat die Pretorianers die afgelope jaar in elke…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-eagles-young-guns-succumb-tuks-final