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Klubspeler Kazlo spog met 50 eerstespanwedstryde
Om vir 50 eerstespanwedstryde vir jou rugbyklub op die veld te draf, is voorwaar ’n uitsonderlike prestasie. Dié eer het Kazlo Holtzhauzen van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se rugbyklub in Vanderbijlpark – die NWU Vaal Rugbyklub – vroeër vanjaar te beurt geval. Die 27-jarige Kazlo blink nie net as speler vir die klub uit nie, maar ook as…https://news.nwu.ac.za/club-player-kazlo-boasts-50-games-first-team
Club player Kazlo boasts with 50 games for the first team
Taking the field in 50 games for your rugby club’s first team is definitely an exceptional achievement. Kazlo Holtzhauzen of the rugby club of the North-West University (NWU) in Vanderbijlpark – the NWU Vaal Rugby Club – achieved this honour earlier this year. The 27-year-old Kazlo not only shines as player for the club, but also as…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu%25E2%2580%2599s-prof-linda-du-plessis-first-sa-obtain-international-dba-degree
NWU’s Prof Linda du Plessis first in SA to obtain international DBA degree
With Women’s Month around the corner, Prof Linda du Plessis, deputy vice-chancellor of the North-West University (NWU) responsible for planning and Vanderbijlpark Campus operations, is blazing a trail of excellence in higher education management. Prof Du Plessis recently became the first South African to successfully complete the international…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-gives-back-during-mandela-day
NWU gives back during Mandela Day
True to the North-West University’s (NWU’s) commitment to an ethic of care and giving back to its communities, staff members across its campuses reached out to those in need on Mandela Day. Staff members from the Mahikeng Campus visited children’s homes and homes for the elderly in the Madibogo Pan village, donating food parcels. The team…https://news.nwu.ac.za/consumer-driven-innovation-keeps-nwu-student-his-toes
Consumer-driven innovation keeps NWU student on his toes
To understand Africa’s digital opportunity, one only has to look at the numbers: six out of the 10 fastest-growing economies are in sub-Saharan Africa, with Africa being the second-biggest mobile market in the world. This is according to the poll blog ICT works. Despite the challenges facing Africa, and South Africa in particular, young…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-soccer-institute-perseveres-during-pandemic
NWU Soccer Institute perseveres during the pandemic
The effects of the Covid-19 pandemic continue to ripple through the world’s health, educational, financial and commercial institutions, and the sports environment is no different. The nonstop entertainment ardent fans of university sports have come to expect, came to a grinding halt with the 2020 season of the Varsity Football tournament -…https://news.nwu.ac.za/cut-interest-rates-good-more-would-have-been-better
The cut in interest rates is good, but more would have been better
The further 25 basis-point cut in interest rates is positive, but 50 basis points would have been better. This is the view of Prof Raymond Parsons, well-known economist and academic from the NWU Business School. “The decision by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) to cut interest rates by another 25 basis points is broadly in line with…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-engineers-create-solution-school-based-covid-19-screening-congestion
NWU engineers create solution for school-based Covid-19 screening congestion
In the times in which we currently find ourselves, adequate healthcare and the accompanying screening are of the utmost importance to limit the spreading of the coronavirus. As the Minister of Basic Education, Angie Motshekga, recently announced that Grade 7 and Grade 12 learners will be able to return to schools come 1 June, the same risk-…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-virtual-fun-run-runaway-success
NWU virtual fun run a runaway success
The first virtual 5-km fun run the North-West University (NWU) hosted on 16 May was a runaway success. More than 600 runners from as far as New Zealand, Germany and China took part in the online event. All the runners needed to participate was a smartphone and a fitness device to enter their times on Wufoo at the end of their run. All the…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumus%25E2%2580%2599-business-idea-mushrooms-top-business-innovation-competition
NWU alumus’ business idea mushrooms to the top in business innovation competition
On 6 May 2020 North-West University (NWU) alumnus Sydwell Sihlangu walked away as one of the winners of the Regional Connect Health Open Innovation Challenge with his business idea about establishing a mushroom hub. “Informed by the current Covid-19 pandemic, the focus of this competition was to address challenges affecting the health and…https://news.nwu.ac.za/further-cut-interest-rates-another-valuable-mitigating-step
Further cut in interest rates is another valuable mitigating step
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) cut the repo rate by another 50 basis points on 21 May. Prof Raymond Parsons, well-known economist and academic from the NWU Business School, says this underscores the South African Reserve Bank’s (SARB) resolve to provide the necessary monetary support in light of the economic impact of the prolonged Covid-…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/amanda-die-nwu-vanderbijlpark-se-elite-netbalafrigter
Amanda is die NWU in Vanderbijlpark se elite netbalafrigter
Amanda Dreyer is ʼn netbalafrigter sonder weerga, en is tans een van slegs twee elite netbalafrigters in die Sedibeng-streek. Sy is ook die afrigter van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se netbalspan in Vanderbijlpark. In die tyd waarin die Covid-19-pandemie die sportwêreld vir eers tot stilstand gedwing het, is Amanda baie opgewonde oor haar…https://news.nwu.ac.za/amanda-nwu-vanderbijlpark%25E2%2580%2599s-elite-netball-coach
Amanda is NWU Vanderbijlpark’s elite netball coach
Amanda Dreyer is a netball coach without equal, and is currently one of only two elite netball coaches in the Sedibeng region. She is also the coach of the netball team of the North-West University (NWU) in Vanderbijlpark. In the time in which the Covid-19 pandemic has forced the world of sport to a temporary standstill, Amanda is very excited…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-se-fanie-roos-gaan-pga-sa-klasse-aanbied
NWU se Fanie Roos gaan PGA-SA-klasse aanbied
Fanie Roos, ’n dosent in Sportbestuur aan die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) is baie ernstig oor gholf – op die baan asook in die lesinglokaal. Fanie het twee jaar gelede die hoofopskrifte gehaal toe hy die eerste NWU-akademikus was wat die gesogte Professionele Gholfspelersvereniging van Suid-Afrika (PGA-SA) toegespreek het, en sedertdien is hy…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu%25E2%2580%2599s-fanie-roos-lecture-pga-sa-classes
NWU’s Fanie Roos to lecture PGA-SA classes
Fanie Roos, a lecturer in Sport Management at the North-West University (NWU), is serious about golf – both on the course and in the lecture room. Two years ago, Fanie made headlines when he became the first NWU academic representative to address the prestigious Professional Golfers Association of South Africa (PGA-SA), and ever since he has…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-host-virtual-africa-day-event
NWU to host virtual Africa Day event
Africa Day is commemorated annually to acknowledge and celebrate the African Union’s successes in its fight against colonialism and apartheid. Furthermore, this event recognises the progress made by the African continent, and also reflects on challenges that Africa continues to face. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, this will be a virtual event…https://news.nwu.ac.za/men-who-shaped-nwu%25E2%2580%2599s-varsity-cup-teams
The men who shaped the NWU’s Varsity Cup teams
A rugby fraternity is a band of like-minded brothers, a group of men and women who believe that no inch should be yielded in pursuit of winning the game. There are the custodians of the game, the administrators and the various specialists employed to ensure that this goal is reached. However, none are more in the spotlight than the coaches,…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/skool-vir-tale-betreur-die-heengaan-van-taalveteraan
Skool vir Tale betreur die heengaan van taalveteraan
Die personeel, studente en lede van die Suid-Afrikaanse taalgemeenskap betreur die heengaan van prof Johannes Lenake – of Oom Johan, soos hy alombekend was. Hierdie taalveteraan het op 91-jarige ouderdom steeds sy skat van kennis met studente van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se Vanderbijlparkkampus gedeel. Prof Lenake is op 21 Mei 2020…https://news.nwu.ac.za/school-languages-mourns-passing-language-veteran
School of Languages mourns passing of language veteran
Staff, students and members of the South African language community are mourning the passing of Prof Johannes Lenake – or Oom Johan, as he was fondly known. At 91 years of age, this language veteran still shared his wealth of knowledge with students from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Vanderbijlpark Campus. Prof Lenake passed away on 21…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-kolfkoning-droom-van-beroepskrieket