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Leaf blight in maize has complex causes but can be combated
Leaf blight in maize poses a threat to food security but, although it has complex causes, it can be effectively managed. This is one of the findings of a group of North-West University (NWU) researchers who have been investigating this plant disease at the university’s Molelwane farm in Mahikeng. Their research shows that the disease defies…http://news.nwu.ac.za/compres-addresses-development-and-training-needs-researchers
COMPRES addresses development and training needs of researchers
Prof Elmien Truter, associate professor of social work and research coordinator at Community Psychosocial Research (COMPRES), recently arranged a one-day workshop for researchers at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Vanderbijlpark Campus. COMPRES is a research focus area that provides research support and services to researchers and students…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-hersien-die-farmasie-internskapprogram
NWU hersien die farmasie-internskapprogram
Vir die meeste gegradueerde farmasiestudente is die verpligte eenjaar-internskap in farmasie die eerste stap na hulle diens aan die gemeenskap en die begin van hulle professionele loopbane as aptekers in Suid-Afrika. Die doel van die internskapjaar is om gegradueerdes te help om die kennis en vaardighede toe te pas wat hulle tydens hulle…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-reviews-pharmacist-internship-programme
NWU reviews the pharmacist internship programme
For most newly graduated pharmacy students, the compulsory one-year pharmacy internship is the first step towards their service to the community and the start of their professional pharmacy careers in South Africa. The internship year aims to allow graduates to apply the knowledge and skills they acquired during their undergraduate studies.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/ansti-stel-dekaan-op-sy-interim-raad-aan
ANSTI stel dekaan op sy interim raad aan
NWU-personeel lewer steeds beduidende bydraes, nie net plaaslik nie, maar ook internasionaal. Die uitvoerende dekaan van die Fakulteit Natuur- en Landbouwetenskappe, prof David Modise, is op die interimbestuursraad van die Afrika Netwerk van Wetenskaplike en Tegnologiese Instellings (African Network of Scientific and Technological Institutions,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/ansti-appoints-dean-its-interim-council
ANSTI appoints dean to its interim council
NWU staff continue to make significant contributions, not only locally but also internationally. The executive dean of the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, Prof David Modise, has been appointed to the interim governing council of the African Network of Scientific and Technological Institutions (ANSTI). Prof Modise will serve as a…http://news.nwu.ac.za/school-professional-studies-education-hosts-workshop-series
School of Professional Studies in Education hosts workshop series
Prof Ewelina Niemczyk, Dr Jan Khumalo, and Matthews Makunye recently organised two research capacity building workshops for academics in the North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Professional Studies in Education. Designed with the support of the school director, Prof Kobus Mentz, the two workshops were aimed at improving the quality and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-inaugurated-president-saiee
NWU academic inaugurated as president of SAIEE
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Prof Jan de Kock is ready to help make a difference in helping to solve South Africa’s current energy crisis. He was inaugurated as president of the South African Institute of Electrical Engineers (SAIEE) on 23 March 2023. During the event Prof de Kock delivered his inaugural address titled “Load-shedding…http://news.nwu.ac.za/ins-and-outs-developing-online-multimedia-learning-platforms
The ins and outs of developing online multimedia learning platforms
Offering an enhanced learning experience using multimedia online learning platforms is the key to encouraging participation among Generation Z students – people born between 1997 and the early 2010s. This is one of the findings of a North-West University (NWU) research team after they investigated both the ins and the outs of the development of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/masara-fokus-op-musiek-en-die-bewaring-van-inheemse-musiek
MASARA fokus op musiek en die bewaring van inheemse musiek
Aristoteles het gesê dat musiek die mag het om die karakter te vorm en daarom by die opvoeding van jongmense ingesluit behoort te word. Hierdie aanhaling pas goed by die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se navorsingsnisarea Musiekkunste in Suid-Afrika: Hulpbronne en Toepassings (The Musical Arts in South Africa: Resources and Applications, MASARA).…http://news.nwu.ac.za/masara-focuses-music-and-conservation-indigenous-music
MASARA focuses on music and the conservation of indigenous music
Aristotle said that music has the power to form the character and should therefore be introduced into the education of the young. This quote is befitting of the Musical Arts in South Africa: Resources and Applications (MASARA) research niche area at the North-West University (NWU). MASARA is part of the NWU’s School of Music and Conservatory,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-and-absa-strategic-partnership-drive-innovation-and-financial-collaboration
NWU and ABSA: strategic partnership to drive innovation and financial collaboration
Banks provide financing options for various projects and initiatives, and in partnering with ABSA Bank Limited, the North-West University (NWU) can enhance the process of dealing with financing matters for the staff and students. On Monday, 26 February delegates from ABSA met with dignitaries from the NWU at the Potchefstroom Campus to explore…http://news.nwu.ac.za/soccer-institutes-u-21-team-gears-pirates-cup-tournament
Soccer Institute's u-21 team gears up for the Pirates Cup tournament
By Phenyo Mokgothu and Lerato Tshweu The North-West University (NWU) Soccer Institute's under-21 team is gearing up for a thrilling challenge as they prepare to compete in the Pirates Cup tournament, one of South Africa's most esteemed youth soccer competitions. Set to kick off at the Wits Marks Park Sports Grounds, the tournament promises…http://news.nwu.ac.za/academic-explores-customary-law-among-khoi-san-communities
Academic explores customary law among Khoi-San communities
Prof Christa Rautenbach, a lecturer at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Law, recently delivered a keynote address titled "Reviving and recognising customary law: traditional leadership and governance among Khoi-San communities" at the Commission on Khoi-San Matters Research Symposium in Cape Town. The symposium was a collaborative…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/reserwebank-bly-baie-versigtig-te-midde-van-onsekerhede
Reserwebank bly baie versigtig te midde van onsekerhede
“Hoewel die meeste ontleders glo dat die rentekoerse in Suid-Afrika nou hulle hoogtepunt bereik het – indien daar nie groot skokke op ons wag nie – beskou die Monetêrebeleidskomitee (MBK) van die Suid-Afrikaanse Reserwebank om verstaanbare redes steeds die inflasierisiko’s as hoog.” In sy kommentaar op die besluit van die MBK op 27 Maart om…http://news.nwu.ac.za/reserve-bank-remains-highly-cautious-amid-uncertainties
Reserve Bank remains highly cautious amid uncertainties
“While most analysts believe that, barring shocks, rates have now peaked in South Africa, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) for understandable reasons still sees inflation risks as being on the upside.” In commenting on the decision by the MPC on 27 March to again leave interest rates unchanged, Prof…http://news.nwu.ac.za/tennis-continues-triumph-nwu
Tennis continues to triumph at the NWU
Languages with origins from across the world were heard, and the tennis courts at the Fanie du Toit Sports Grounds at the North-West University (NWU) became a global village during the recent hosting of two junior ITF tournaments. The upsurge in the number of tennis tournaments hosted by the NWU has been something to behold, and can be…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/sanmarie-visser-volhard-haar-netbaldroom
Sanmarie Visser volhard in haar netbaldroom
Op die hoek van Ds Abrey Beukes-rylaan en Jan de Klerk-weg in die buurt Oosterville pronk die woorde: “Volhard en Oorwin”. Dít is die leuse wat leerders van Hoërskool Duineveld in die snikhete Upington daagliks sien. Dít is wat die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se Sanmarie Visser daagliks op die netbalbaan doen. Van Keimoes tot Upington, waar sy…http://news.nwu.ac.za/sanmarie-visser-persists-her-netball-dream
Sanmarie Visser persists with her netball dream
On the corner of Ds Abrey Beukes Drive and Jan de Klerk Way in the suburb of Oosterville you find the words: “Persevere and Conquer”. This is the motto that learners of the Duineveld High School in the sizzling Upington see every day. This is what Sanmarie Visser of the North-West University (NWU) does on the netball court every day. From…http://news.nwu.ac.za/south-african-institutions-collaborate-celebrate-world-intellectual-property-day-2024