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Palesa makes it to the top 15
A beauty pageant is defined as a competition that judges its contestants on their physical beauty. However, over the past few years these pageants have developed a different image. The Miss South Africa competition is a leadership platform for ambitious young South African women. Through the pageant process, contestants receive world-renowned…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/borsvoeding-bo
Borsvoeding bo
Daar is onweerlegbare bewyse dat om babas die eerste ses maande van hulle lewe te borsvoed, talle langtermyngesondheidsvoordele vir ’n kind inhou. ’n Groot getal Suid-Afrikaanse vroue doen dit egter nie.Chantell Witten, wat onlangs haar PhD aan die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se Sentrum vir Uitnemendheid vir Voeding (CEN) voltooi het, het…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-mourns-passing-renowned-setswana-writer
NWU mourns passing of renowned Setswana writer
Staff and students of the North-West University (NWU) are mourning the passing of alumnus and prolific Setswana writer Dr Joseph Matlhasedi Mtsime. Dr Ntsime, a highly acclaimed and respected Setswana author, received an honorary doctorate from the NWU in April 2008 for his contribution to the development and preservation of Setswana. He…http://news.nwu.ac.za/restriction-strategy-allows-sa-valuable-time-prepare-%25E2%2580%2593-nwu-virologist
Restriction strategy allows SA valuable time to prepare – NWU virologist
As South Africa prepares to ease restrictions aimed at preventing the spread of Covid-19, a North-West University (NWU) virologist, Prof Albie van Dijk, shares her views on the country’s fight against the pandemic. Prof Van Dijk is a lecturer and researcher in the Biochemistry subject group at the NWU’s campus in Potchefstroom, and her…http://news.nwu.ac.za/spotlight-service-delivering-during-lockdown
Spotlight on service delivering during lockdown
Countries the world over are faced with overcoming a united threat in the form of the global Covid-19 pandemic. More often than not, the most vulnerable are the communities in developing countries, especially those relying on government to meet their service delivery needs. North-West University (NWU) researcher and lecturer in development…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-teams-set-assistance-nw-health-motion
NWU teams set assistance to NW Health in motion
Epidemiological and technical assistance against COVID-19 is the latest contribution in the collaboration between the North-West University and the North West Department of Health (NWDoH). This entails the NWU drafting scenarios and assisting with an online inventory management system for personal protective equipment and a campaign to find…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-neonatal-expert-paves-way-forward
NWU neonatal expert paves the way forward
When it comes to midwifery, neonatal care and nursing research, the name of North-West University’s Prof Welma Lubbe is the first that comes to mind. As a dedicated researcher and founder of Little Steps – a research-based parenting website – Prof Lubbe was recently appointed for a third term (of five years each) as the South African…http://news.nwu.ac.za/prof-runs-1-100-laps-help-alleviate-hunger
Prof runs 1 100 laps to help alleviate hunger
On the morning of 24 April, Prof Dewald van Niekerk, laced up his running shoes and started running around his house in Potchefstroom. The time was 10:30. When he finally stopped to unlace his shoes, twenty-four hours and ten minutes later, he’d circled his house 1 100 times to clock a distance of 110km. Dewald, together with hundreds of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-launches-campaign-support-students-amid-covid-19
NWU launches campaign to support students amid Covid-19
As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to disrupt and affect our lives in the most unprecedented and unpredictable ways, the North-West University has launched the NWU Covid-19 Response Fund. “The objectives of the fund are to support the students with laptops/devices; and offer support to staff, students and the communities around our campuses…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/digitale-aanbieding-voorspel-%25E2%2580%2599n-opwindende-nuwe-pad-vir-die-nwu-se-ondernemende-vroue-program
Digitale aanbieding voorspel ’n opwindende nuwe pad vir die NWU se Ondernemende Vroue-program
Eienaars van klein besighede is op baie dinge voorbereid, maar die Covid-19-pandemie laat ons nie net onseker oor hoe om in hierdie vreemde tye te oorleef nie, maar het ook ’n ongekende verskuiwing gebring in die manier waarop ons sake doen. Entrepreneurs kan begin wonder hoe om relevant te bly vir hulle kliënte en hoe om voor te berei vir ’n…http://news.nwu.ac.za/going-digital-exciting-new-journey-nwu%25E2%2580%2599s-enterprising-women-programme
Going digital an exciting new journey for NWU’s Enterprising Women Programme
Small business owners are prepared for many things, but the Covid‑19 pandemic is not only leaving us uncertain about how to cope in these strange times, but has also resulted in an unprecedented shift in the way that we do business. Entrepreneurs may be wondering how to stay relevant to their customers and how to prepare for a post‑crisis…http://news.nwu.ac.za/brand-new-qualification-mechatronic-engineering-nwu
Brand new qualification in Mechatronic Engineering for the NWU
The Faculty of Engineering at the North-West University (NWU) is proud to announce that we will be adding a brand new engineering qualification to our existing range of programmes. The Bachelor of Mechatronic Engineering programme has been approved by the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) and will allow graduates to compete…http://news.nwu.ac.za/now-time-when-you-can-help
Now is the time when YOU can help!
Join Cobuntu and fight Covid-19 through ubuntu. The North-West University (NWU) and the North West Department of Health are joining hands with the private sector and individuals in the fight against the coronavirus, and we need your help! Today, as we launch this Cobuntu initiative, we aim to give the public greater access to personal…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-se-tinotenda-meester-van-die-basketbalbaan
NWU se Tinotenda: meester van die basketbalbaan
Tinotenda Chirara het op die vroeë ouderdom van 10 jaar verlief geraak … op basketbal. Vandat hy destyds in 2006 aan die sport bekendgestel is, het hy die basketbalbaan oorheers, en sy doelwitte een doel op ’n keer bereik. Hierdie 24-jarige tweedejaar-BA-student op die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se kampus in Vanderbijlpark is ’n moderne…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu%25E2%2580%2599s-tinotenda-master-basketball-court
NWU’s Tinotenda: master of the basketball court
At the tender age of 10, Tinotenda Chirara fell in love … with basketball. Ever since his introduction to the sport way back in 2006, he has taken the court by storm, conquering his goals one hoop at a time. This 24-year-old second-year BA student at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark is a modern-day Renaissance Man.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-writes-about-experiences-african-migrants-european-countries
NWU academic writes about experiences of African migrants in European countries
North-West University (NWU) academic and a research professor in the Faculty of Humanities at the campus in Mahikeng, Prof Erhabor Idemudia, has co-authored a book with Prof Klaus Boehnke from Jacobs University, Bremen, Germany. The book titled Psychosocial Experiences of African Migrants in Six European Countries: A Mixed Method Study was…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-brand-stores-prove-charity-does-indeed-begin-home
NWU brand stores prove that charity does indeed begin at home
With the world facing an unprecedented challenge in the form of the global Covid-19 pandemic, we have seen everyone coming together to combat this pandemic. The North-West University (NWU) played its part and recently launched the NWU Covid-19 Response Fund as a means of supporting students with laptops/devices while also offering support to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/how-resolve-coronavirus-food-shortages
How to resolve coronavirus food shortages
It is no secret that millions of South Africans currently suffer under the impact of the lockdown regulations introduced because of the coronavirus pandemic. The poor access to food is probably the biggest tragedy, because millions of citizens do not know where their next meal is coming from. A Potchefstroom engineering company, CFAM…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-engineers-tutor-prospective-students
NWU engineers tutor prospective students
Life can be difficult for Grade 11 and 12 learners who have to master challenging subjects such as mathematics in their final years in high school. It can even be more trying when a coronavirus pandemic and its resulting lockdown are added to the mix. Because mathematics is essential for a career in the engineering sciences, the NWU’s Faculty…http://news.nwu.ac.za/three-nwu-researchers-nominated