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Student Campus Council hosts talk show on queer issues
The Student Campus Council (SCC) of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus presented an online talk show about issues affecting the LGBTIQA+ community on 15 September 2020. The show, themed “Being an NWU queer student”, aimed to create a safe space for LGBTIQA+ students on campus and to share more information about this community…https://news.nwu.ac.za/breastfeeding-during-covid-19-%25E2%2580%2593-risk-or-benefit
Breastfeeding during Covid-19 – a risk or a benefit?
The Covid-19 pandemic is disrupting normal life globally, and every area of life is touched. The pandemic demands quick action, and as new information emerges, reliable syntheses and guidelines for care are urgently needed. It is no secret that breastfeeding protects mother and child. Its health benefits are undisputed and based on evidence.…https://news.nwu.ac.za/time-shine-during-gender-and-language-awareness-week
Time to shine during gender and language awareness week
An exciting online concert showcasing staff and students’ impressive talent will start off the North-West University’s (NWU) Gender Awareness Week (GAW) and Language Awareness Week (LAW) online event. The concert takes place on 28 September and is part of the awareness week that ends on 2 October. For the concert, which is titled “Speaking my…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-promotes-inclusion-and-acceptance
NWU promotes inclusion and acceptance
The North-West University (NWU) is constantly working towards building a culture of inclusion and acceptance. To this end, it has put in place policies and programmes that promote gender and language equality. The university has a multilingual language policy that aims to develop Setswana, Sesotho, Afrikaans and English as official languages. …https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu%25E2%2580%2599s-prof-kellner-appointed-ministerial-advisory-board
NWU’s Prof Kellner appointed on ministerial advisory board
Prof Klaus Kellner from the North-West University (NWU) was recently appointed by the Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries, Ms Barbara Creecy, to serve on the Conservation Advisory Board. With close to 40 years of experience in academia and in the field of natural and agricultural sciences, he has been described as the perfect man…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-student-secures-first-place-top-scholarship
NWU student secures first place for top scholarship
Obriel Takunda Maposa, North-West University (NWU) student and member of the Golden Key International Honour Society has secured the first prize for the Golden Key Ubuntu scholarship programme. The scholarship celebrates dynamic young scholars who are exceptional at embracing the three core pillars of Golden Key Society - academic excellence,…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-nursing-brings-fight-against-gender-based-violence-communities
NWU Nursing brings fight against gender-based violence to communities
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Nursing will be conducting a gender-based violence (GBV) public health awareness campaign in five identified villages around Mahikeng. Nursing students and lecturers, together with the local South African Police Service (SAPS), GBV activists and Mahikeng community leaders, will carry out the door-to…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/marlene-se-onwrikbare-veggees
Marlene se onwrikbare veggees
Dit is baie opwindend om ’n universiteitstudent te wees, maar dit is ook op soveel vlakke baie uitdagend: om ’n loopbaan te beplan, jou tyd te bestuur, en, vir Marlene Taylor, om uit te vind dat sy nierstene het. Die 23-jarige Marlene Taylor kom van Vanderbijlpark en is die jongste van drie kinders. Sy het in 2017 by die Noordwes-Universiteit se…https://news.nwu.ac.za/marlene%25E2%2580%2599s-undying-fighting-spirit
Marlene’s undying fighting spirit
It’s exciting to be a university student, but it is also very challenging on so many levels: figuring out a career, managing your time, and, for Marlene Taylor, finding out that she has kidney stones. The 23-year-old Marlene Taylor is from Vanderbijlpark and the youngest of three siblings. She enrolled for her BA degree in Language and Literary…https://news.nwu.ac.za/raconteur-covid-19-nwu-way
RACONTEUR: Covid-19 the NWU Way
The North-West University (NWU) Gallery is currently hosting the “RACONTEUR: Covid-19 the NWU Way” art exhibition. This noteworthy exhibition will run until 11 October and includes the works of 11 NWU alumni and lecturers. According to gallery curator, Amohelang Mohajane, this exhibition allows art lovers to experience the kind of…https://news.nwu.ac.za/centre-excellence-carbon-based-fuels-hosts-symposium-renewable-and-sustainable-energy
Centre of Excellence in Carbon-based Fuels hosts symposium in renewable and sustainable energy
The Renewable Energy Postgraduate Symposium (REPS) is an annual event hosted by the Centre for Renewable and Sustainable Energy Studies at Stellenbosch University for postgraduate students working in any of the fields of renewable and sustainable energy. The symposium allows young researchers to present and share their research work in a less…https://news.nwu.ac.za/trade-takes-international-collaboration-next-level
TRADE takes international collaboration to the next level
The TRADE research focus area at the North-West University (NWU) hosted an online world tour to take international collaboration to the next level in the time of Covid-19. Prof Danie Meyer, a development economist and director of TRADE, says the event, which took place on 2 October, was organised with the aim to ensure that “we at the southern…https://news.nwu.ac.za/presentation-looks-leadership-legitimacy-during-radical-change
Presentation looks at leadership legitimacy during radical change
The Optentia research focus area in the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Humanities hosted an online presentation on leadership legitimacy during radical change on 6 October 2020. Prof Linda du Plessis, vice-principal and deputy vice-chancellor for planning and Vanderbijlpark Campus operations, was the keynote speaker. Prof Du…https://news.nwu.ac.za/get-ready-nwu-student-entrepreneurship-week
Get ready for the NWU Student Entrepreneurship Week!
With South Africa’s unemployment rate currently at 30,1%, the North-West University (NWU) is dedicated to ensuring that its students are a step ahead. From 12 to 16 October 2020 the NWU will host a virtual Student Entrepreneurship Week (SEW). This event aims to equip students with essential entrepreneurial skills they can use after…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-boasts-one-absa-gradstar-top-10-achievers
NWU boasts one of ABSA GradStar top 10 achievers
North-West University (NWU) student Zuko Mrwetyana was announced one of the ABSA GradStar 2020 top 10 achievers on 23 September 2020. The ABSA GradStar Awards is an annual programme aimed at recognising the Top 100 university students across South Africa, and connecting them with potential employers and business mentors. This programme, now…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-lecturer-appointed-acting-high-court-judge
NWU lecturer appointed as acting High Court judge
Mr Mandla Motha, a part-time lecturer at the North-West University’s Faculty of Law on the Vanderbijlpark Campus, was recently appointed as an acting judge of the North Gauteng High Court. Mandla was born in Soweto and spent three years in Durban, but came back to Johannesburg to obtain his matric qualification. He completed his BA Law and…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-recipient-prestigious-oppenheimer-fellowship
NWU academic is recipient of prestigious Oppenheimer Fellowship
North-West University (NWU) professor Abiodun Salawu recently received a fellowship under the prestigious Oppenheimer Fund, and will be spending time at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. The Oppenheimer Fund awards grants for academic exchanges between Oxford and South Africa. This programme is applicable to senior members of…https://news.nwu.ac.za/heroes-return-cape-town-marathon
Heroes return for Cape Town Marathon
Perseverance in the time of an epidemic. Undaunted in a time of doubt. In trying times we live vicariously through our heroes. Their accomplishments are our triumphs. That is why we watch them, why we root for them, why we celebrate them. These heroes are our sportsmen and women. For more than half of this year we have lived in the epoch of…https://news.nwu.ac.za/moyo-metallurgist-weave-her-magic-mechanical-engineering
Moyo the metallurgist to weave her magic at Mechanical Engineering
The Faculty of Engineering at the North-West University (NWU) is excited to announce that a very special woman is joining the faculty’s ranks. Dr Fortunate Moyo, a metallurgist, will ply her trade at the School of Mechanical Engineering, where her ample experience and abundance of expertise is sure to make an impact. “I look forward to…https://news.nwu.ac.za/smarketing-putting-your-money-where-your-nose