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Akker a European colossus
There cannot be a more contrasting display of two rugby players’ personalities than the punch-up between Schalk Brits and Akker van der Merwe in 2019. The two Springbok hookers – Brits donning the blue of the Bulls, Van der Merwe the black of the Sharks – had a no-holds-barred brawl during their sides’ Super Rugby clash. Both received red…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/daniels-die-nwu-varsitybeker-kaptein
Daniels is die NWU Varsitybeker-kaptein
Dames en here, maak julle sitplekgordels vas en sit julle valhelms op: die adrenalienaangedrewe rugbytuimeltrein wat die Varsitybeker genoem word, is net om die draai. Lincoln Daniels, wat as kaptein aangewys is, sal die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) op die veld lei. Hierdie vlugvoetige vleuel spog met baie ervaring, en as vierdejaar-BEd-student…http://news.nwu.ac.za/daniels-nwu-varsity-cup-captain
Daniels is NWU Varsity Cup captain
Ladies and gentlemen, buckle your seatbelts and secure your helmets: the adrenalin-fuelled rugby rollercoaster that is the Varsity Cup is around the corner. Leading the charge for the North-West University (NWU) will be Lincoln Daniels, who has been named captain. The fleet-footed wing boasts plenty of experience, and as a fourth-year BEd…http://news.nwu.ac.za/young-nwu-lecturers-making-mathematics-fashionable
Young NWU lecturers making mathematics fashionable
North-West University (NWU) lecturers Tshepiso Mahura (28) and Thokozani Jele (27) have much in common. Working at the Vanderbijlpark Campus, these best friends are both young academics from disadvantaged backgrounds, both pursuing their PhDs, and both taking the road less travelled – mathematics. Thokozani – who finished his master’s…http://news.nwu.ac.za/take-3d-tour-nwu-gallerys-latest-exhibition
Take a 3D tour of the NWU Gallery’s latest exhibition
South Africa has been on lockdown for almost year, and businesses across the country have had to find innovative ways to continue operating. The North-West University (NWU) Gallery is no different, and after Covid-19 restrictions were enforced, it started hosting its art exhibitions online. The gallery is currently hosting a show by…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/belangrikste-teikens-moet-bereik-word-om-finansiele-dunkirk-te-vermy
Belangrikste teikens moet bereik word om finansiële Dunkirk te vermy
“Die belangrikste ekonomiese en fiskale teikens in die Begroting moet bereik word en groeibeleide moet geïmplementeer word as Suid-Afrika nog ʼn finansiële Dunkirk later wil vermy.” Prof Raymond Parsons van die Besigheidskool aan die Noordwes-Universiteit sê die Minister van Finansies, Tito Mboweni, het ’n baie moeilike taak gehad om in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/key-targets-must-be-achieved-avert-financial-dunkirk
Key targets must be achieved to avert financial Dunkirk
“The key economic and fiscal targets in the budget must be achieved and growth policies implemented if South Africa still wants to avert a financial Dunkirk later.” Prof Raymond Parsons from the Business School at the North-West University says in the challenging economic circumstances, Finance Minister Tito Mboweni had a difficult balance to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-engineering-encourages-entrepreneurship-communities-through-i2p-lab
NWU Engineering encourages entrepreneurship in communities through I2P Lab
The Faculty of Engineering on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Potchefstroom Campus recently added an Idea2Product (I2P) Lab to their technology arsenal. The I2P Lab is a national initiative funded by the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI). It was born from the DSI’s FabLab concept, but where the FabLab was mainly aimed at staff and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-study-how-indigenous-fruit-trees-can-benefit-food-security
NWU study: how indigenous fruit trees can benefit food security
“Indigenous fruits have long been collected from the wild for human consumption and other purposes. This concept of ‘one tree, many uses’ speaks to how indigenous fruit trees are valued for many things other than just their fruits.” This is according to Dr Abiodun Olusola Omotayo from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Food Security and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/malan-moker-die-lopies
Malan moker die lopies
Dit is amper presies twee jaar sedert ’n besondere talent tot sy reg gekom het. Janneman Nieuwoudt Malan het op 3 Februarie 2019 sy internasionale T20-debuut vir Suid-Afrika teen Pakistan op tuisbodem gemaak. Op net 22 jaar oud het hierdie jongman die grootmens-krieketwêreld betree. Die wêreld het sy eerste blik van Malan gekry, maar vir die…http://news.nwu.ac.za/malan-milking-runs
Malan milking the runs
It has been almost exactly two years since a singular talent fulfilled a lifelong promise. On 3 February 2019 Janneman Nieuwoudt Malan made his international T20 debut for South Africa against Pakistan on home soil. Just 22 years old, the boy became a man. The world had seen its first glimpse of Malan, but at the North-West University (NWU) he…http://news.nwu.ac.za/expert/markus-depfenhart
Markus Depfenhart
In 2004, Markus Depfenhart completed his medical studies and received his doctorate from the JWG University in Frankfurt am Main in 2005. He later underwent further studies in other subjects and so he now also holds a LL.M. in economic law and a PhD in business and economics. Among others he developed an algorithm for legal patent circumvention…http://news.nwu.ac.za/great-things-horizon-africas-science-students
Great things on the horizon for Africa’s science students
The sky is the limit for African students interested in a career in the exciting field of astrophysics, and if Prof Don Kurtz has his way, this will be much sooner than later. Prof Kurtz recently joined the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus as extraordinary professor, and has already hatched a plan alongside another world-class…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-kgotso-not-giving
NWU’s Kgotso is not giving up
At the age of 22, Kgotso Moroenyane has taken the lemons life has handed him and turned them into lemonade. The BEd student majoring in mathematics and physical science has not let the two chronic illnesses he lives with stop him from working towards his dreams. Living with two chronic conditions In 2016 Kgotso was diagnosed with a…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-lecturer-uses-information-technology-make-difference
NWU lecturer uses information technology to make a difference
Chuku Taole, North-West University (NWU) Information Technology (IT) lecturer and Vanderbijlpark Campus alumnus, is committed to making a positive and lasting difference in the Lethabo Power Village where he grew up. For the past few years, the former NWU Student Representative Council member, together with a group of former Pele-Ya-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-mahikeng-library-makes-studies-easier-undergraduate-students
NWU Mahikeng Library makes studies easier for undergraduate students
On 4 March 2021, the library on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus launched new additions to its undergraduate student commons. According to Tiyani Mabunda, the director for open scholarship, the new additions include a 24-hour study area with 178 seats equipped with power points which will enhance the current…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-receives-research-medal-education-association
NWU academic receives a research medal from the education association
Prof Christo van der Westhuizen from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Self-Directed Learning (SDL) research unit has been awarded the Education Association of South Africa (EASA) Research Medal for 2020. This award is made to established researchers who have contributed significantly to educational research in their field…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/suid-afrika-moet-sy-ekonomie-die-rigting-van-volhoubare-arbeidsryke-groei-laat-beweeg
Suid-Afrika moet sy ekonomie in die rigting van volhoubare arbeidsryke groei laat beweeg
Prof Raymond Parsons van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se Besigheidskool sê dat Suid-Afrika dringend moet die ekonomiese “herstel” hierdie jaar moet benut om in die tydperk wat voorlê sy ekonomie in die rigting van meer volhoubare arbeidsryke groei te laat beweeg. “Die algemeen verwagte amptelike bevestiging van StatsSA dat die Suid-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/south-africa-must-move-its-economy-sustainable-job-rich-growth-territory
South Africa must move its economy into sustainable job-rich growth territory
Prof Raymond Parsons from the Business School of the North-West University (NWU) says South Africa must urgently capitalise on the economic “rebound” this year to move its economy into more sustainable job-rich growth territory in the period ahead. “The widely expected official confirmation from StatsSA that the South African economy…http://news.nwu.ac.za/research-commons-spaces-contribute-graduate-and-research-output-nwu