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Arguments for raising repo rate are not persuasive
The arguments offered by the majority of the members of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) for raising the repo rate by 25 basis points at this stage are not persuasive. This is the view of Prof Raymond Parsons, economist from the Business School of the North-West University (NWU). In commenting on the decision by the MPC of the South…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-ken-eredoktorsgraad-aan-dr-geraldine-fraser-moleketi-toe
NWU ken eredoktorsgraad aan dr Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi toe
Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) het dr Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi op 19 November 2021 met ’n eredoktorsgraad vereer vir haar buitengewone bydraes tot die Suid-Afrikaanse politieke landskap en samelewing. Dr Fraser-Moleketi het vanaf 1999 tot 2008 as Minister van Staatsdiens en Administrasie gedien. Sy was tot 2007 ook ’n lid van die…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-awards-honorary-doctorate-dr-geraldine-fraser-moleketi
NWU awards honorary doctorate to Dr Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi
The North-West University (NWU) saluted Dr Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi with an honorary doctorate on 19 November 2021 for her exceptional contributions to the South African political landscape and society. Dr Fraser-Moleketi served as the Minister of Public Service and Administration from 1999 to 2008. She was also a member of the national…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-stel-nuwe-adjunk-visekanselier-vir-kampus-mahikeng-aan
NWU stel nuwe adjunk-visekanselier vir kampus in Mahikeng aan
Die Raad van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) het tydens sy vergadering op 18 November vir prof Sonia Swanepoel as die nuwe adjunk-visekanselier vir Gemeenskapsbetrokkenheid en Mahikengkampusbedrywighede aangestel. Sy sal vir ’n termyn van drie jaar dien. As ’n bedryfsielkundige het prof Swanepoel uitvoerige kennis en ervaring op verskeie…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-appoints-new-deputy-vice-chancellor-campus-mahikeng-0
NWU appoints new deputy vice-chancellor for campus in Mahikeng
The North-West University (NWU) Council appointed Prof Sonia Swanepoel as the new deputy vice-chancellor for Community Engagement and Mahikeng Campus Operations during its meeting on 18 November. She will serve a three-year term. As an industrial psychologist, Prof Swanepoel has extensive knowledge and experience in various areas of teaching…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/bele-gelykheid
Belê in gelykheid
Die entiteit Gemeenskaps- Psigososiale Navorsing (COMPRES) in die Fakulteit Gesondheidswetenskappe het onlangs agt rekenaars (insluitende skerms, sleutelborde en muise) aan die Hoër Volkskool Potchefstroom geskenk. Die lessenaarrekenaars word nie meer by NWU gebruik nie, aangesien hulle nie met Windows 10 versoenbaar is nie. Die leesprogramme by…http://news.nwu.ac.za/investing-equity
Investing in equity
The Community Psychosocial Research (COMPRES) entity in the Faculty of Health Sciences recently donated eight computers (including screens, keyboards and mouses) to the Hoër Volkskool Potchefstroom. The desktop computers were no longer being used at the NWU, as they are not compatible with Windows 10. However, the reading programmes at the school…http://news.nwu.ac.za/prof-lesley-inducted-aces-and-assaf
Prof Lesley inducted into ACES and ASSAF
Prof Lesley Wood, a research professor at the North West University (NWU), was recently nominated as a member of the Academy of Community Engagement Scholarship (ACES). She came to South Africa in 1981 and studied Social Work at Unisa and worked as a social worker before entering the world of academia in 2000. “I did my master's in health…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-female-basketballers-blaze-trail
NWU female basketballers blaze a trail
Over the past few years the North-West University’s (NWU) Vanderbijlpark Campus female basketball team has made ground-breaking strides within the sporting fraternity. Not only did the team walk away with Team of the Year award at the recent Sedibeng Women in Sports Awards, but Enid Matika, NWU Basketball sports manager, also received the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/unveiling-world-class-laboratory-boost-south-africas-pharmaceutical-manufacturing-capability
Unveiling of world-class laboratory to boost South Africa's pharmaceutical manufacturing capability
South Africa is set to save billions of rands it currently spends on importing active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) with the launch of the API Technology Innovation Cluster. APIs are the biologically active components used to make finished pharmaceutical products such as tablets and capsules, and South Africa's heavy reliance on API imports…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-beloon-sy-buitengewone-presteerders
NWU beloon sy buitengewone presteerders
Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) het tydens ’n virtuele seremonie op 25 November erkenning gegee aan personeel vir hulle buitengewone bydraes tot onderrig en leer, navorsing en gemeenskapsbetrokkenheid. Die universiteit se baanbrekers is by die heel eerste NWU Uitnemendheidstoekenning-seremonie vereer. Die geleentheid, wat aanlyn gestroom is,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-rewards-its-exceptional-achievers
NWU rewards its exceptional achievers
During a virtual ceremony on 25 November the North-West University (NWU) acknowledged staff for their exceptional contributions to teaching and learning, research and community engagement. These torchbearers were honoured during the first ever NWU Excellence Awards ceremony. The event, which was streamed online, brought staff in the three key…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/noordwes-universiteit-vereer-ikoniese-alumni
Noordwes-Universiteit vereer ikoniese alumni
Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) het op 26 November by ’n toekenningseremonie in Sandton ’n paar van sy merkwaardigste alumni vereer. Die universiteit se gesogte Alumnitoekennings vir Uitnemendheid het in nege kategorieë erkenning gegee aan prominente alumni wat professioneel uitgeblink het in hulle onderskeie kundigheidsvelde, en wat nasionaal en…http://news.nwu.ac.za/north-west-university-honours-iconic-alumni
North-West University honours iconic alumni
The North-West University (NWU) honoured some of its most remarkable alumni at an awards ceremony in Sandton on 26 November. The university’s prestigious Alumni Awards of Excellence gave recognition in nine categories to prominent alumni who have excelled professionally in their respective fields of expertise and who have made exemplary…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-letago-famelab-international-runner
NWU’s Letago is a FameLab International runner-up
On Thursday, 25 November 2021, the world’s greatest science communication competition hosted its final showdown, where 10 young researchers and professionals battled it out for the title of world’s best science communicator in the FameLab International 2021 online final. The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Letago Kgomoeswana represented the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-staff-recognised-their-service-north-west-province
NWU staff recognised for their service to the North West Province
Two staff members of the North-West University (NWU) were recognised during the Bokone Bophirima Gospel Music Awards (BBGMA) that took place on 27 November 2021 at Glory Ministries International (GMI) in Potchefstroom. NWU vice-chancellor Prof Dan Kgwadi received an award for his excellent service to the North West province through the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-aims-boost-environmental-sustainability-through-industrial-engineering
NWU academic aims to boost environmental sustainability through industrial engineering
Meelan Roopa, a lecturer in the North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Industrial Engineering, is currently conducting research on new ideas and strategic ways of achieving environmental sustainability for developing countries through industrial engineering. His research explores the synergies, divergencies and needs of ensuring…http://news.nwu.ac.za/african-continental-free-trade-agreement-minister-ebrahim-patel-talks-nwu-business-school
African Continental Free Trade Agreement - Minister Ebrahim Patel talks to the NWU Business School
The African Continental Free Trade Agreement (ACFTA) is a project of the African Union (AU). Founded in 2018, it ambitiously aims ‘to create a single continental market for goods and services, with free movement of business persons and investments’. Virtually all of the 55 AU member states have signed the agreement. While some…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-geskiedkundige-karteer-die-pad-na-suid-afrikaanse-erfenis
NWU-geskiedkundige karteer die pad na Suid-Afrikaanse erfenis
’n Akademikus en geskiedkundige van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) is deel van ’n gemeenskapsbetrokkenheidsprojek wat al Suid-Afrika se erfenisterreine en plekke van belang (POI’s) dokumenteer deur die ligging daarvan te lys en die betekenis van al die Suid-Afrikaanse POI’s op die Road Trip SA-app te verduidelik. Emile Coetzee, dosent in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-historian-maps-way-south-african-heritage