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Suid-Afrika se staatsfinansies bly in veilige hande
“In ’n deurdagte beleidsevaluering in sy eerste mediumtermynbegrotingbeleidsverklaring (MTBBV) deur die Minister van Finansies, Enoch Godongwana, bevestig hy dat Suid-Afrika se staatsfinansies steeds in veilige hande is en dat daar breë kontinuïteit in die fiskale beleid sal wees.” Prof Raymond Parsons, ekonoom van die Besigheidskool…http://news.nwu.ac.za/south-africas-public-finances-remain-safe-hands
South Africa’s public finances remain in safe hands
“In a measured policy assessment by the Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana, in his first Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) he confirms that South Africa’s public finances remain in safe hands and that there will be broad continuity in fiscal policy.” Prof Raymond Parsons, economist from the Business School of the North-West…http://news.nwu.ac.za/another-success-self-directed-learning
Another success for self-directed learning
With participants from as far as the United States, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) fourth International Self-Directed Learning (SDL) Conference was a great success. Hosted by the NWU’s SDL research unit, the theme for this year’s conference was “Self-Directed Learning: An imperative for innovative learning”. The three-day-long…http://news.nwu.ac.za/researcher-investigates-private-label-brands-south-africa
Researcher investigates private label brands in South Africa
Private label brands have gained momentum in the grocery retail sector over the past few years. They are no longer just alternatives to the big-name brands, but are fast becoming brands of choice – provided attention is paid to perceptions about quality. This is according to Gift Ndlovu, a researcher from the Faculty of Economic and Management…http://news.nwu.ac.za/three-new-extraordinary-professors-join-nwus-self-directed-learning-research-unit
Three new extraordinary professors join NWU’s Self-Directed Learning research unit
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Education recently announced the appointment of three extraordinary professors who will be collaborating and doing research within the Self-Directed Learning research unit. They are Prof Ann Haley MacKenzie (Miami University, USA), Prof Trudi E Jacobson (University at Albany, State University of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/boosting-nutrition-fight-good-health
Boosting nutrition in the fight for good health
A collaborative effort by various health organisations and government is underway to step up individual and public efforts to encourage healthier eating as South Africa grapples with an increase in people suffering from diabetes, cancer and hypertension. This year’s National Nutrition Week, from 9 to 15 October, encouraged people to “Eat…http://news.nwu.ac.za/upcoming-nwu-webinar-series-will-focus-caring-preterm-infants
Upcoming NWU webinar series will focus on caring for preterm infants
With 17 November being World Prematurity Day, Prof Welma Lubbe from the North-West University (NWU) is inviting all healthcare professionals to participate in a unique webinar series. From 2 November to 7 December, Prof Lubbe, a neonatal nurse and midwife specialist, and Annelie van der Westhuyzen, a speech-language therapist and audiologist,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/waternet-span-oop-vir-waterskeidingservarings-die-nwu
WaterNet-span oop vir waterskeidingservarings by die NWU
Vanaf Januarie 2022 sal die sekretariaat van die streekswaternavorsingsnetwerk genaamd WaterNet as deel van ’n vyfjaarooreenkoms by die Mahikengkampus van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) gestasioneer wees. Ons het met die uitvoerende bestuurshoof van WaterNet, medeprofessor Jean-Marie Kileshye Onema, gesels om ’n beter begrip te kry van hierdie…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/moeilike-tye-het-doeltreffende-oplossings-nodig-om-landbougroei-te-verseker
Moeilike tye het doeltreffende oplossings nodig om landbougroei te verseker
Suid-Afrika is op die rand van ’n resessie, en die voortgesette verbrokkeling van semistaatsinstellings soos Eskom en Transnet is besig om die land se ekonomiese probleme te vererger. Een van die talle sektore wat lamgelê word, is ook een van die belangrikstes, naamlik landbou. Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) is vas van plan om oplossings te…http://news.nwu.ac.za/hard-times-need-effective-solutions-ensure-agricultural-growth
Hard times need effective solutions to ensure agricultural growth
South Africa is dipping its toes into a recession, and the continued decline of parastatals such as Eskom and Transnet is escalating the country’s economic woes. One of the many sectors that are facing suffocating constraints is also one of the most important ones: agriculture. The North-West University (NWU), through various initiatives such…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-iks-centre-teams-dsi-developing-indigenous-knowledge-led-smart-village
NWU IKS Centre teams up with DSI in developing indigenous knowledge-led smart village
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) Centre has once again teamed up with the Department of Science and Innovation and Prof Mziwoxolo Mzo Sirayi, an adjunct professor from Nelson Mandela University, to develop a one-of-its-kind indigenous knowledge-led smart village in Nyandeni in the Eastern Cape. The smart…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-soccer-institute-tsunami-cant-be-stopped
NWU Soccer Institute: A tsunami that can’t be stopped
Some call them the purple army, others call them the noble boys, but officially known as the North-West University (NWU) Eagles, the team’s on-field performance in the 2023 ABC Motsepe League is like a tsunami that can’t be stopped. With one game left to determine the log leaders of the league’s Group B stream, the NWU Soccer Institute is…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/qs-world-university-rankings-sluit-nwu-twee-vakgebiede
QS World University Rankings sluit NWU by twee vakgebiede in
Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) word steeds op internasionale ranglyste geplaas. Die jongste Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings by Subject sluit die NWU by twee vakgebiede in: landbou en bosbou, en medisyne. Die 2023 QS World University Rankings by Subject plaas die NWU in die 351-tot-400-kategorie vir landbou en bosbou en in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/qs-world-university-rankings-include-nwu-two-subject-areas
QS World University Rankings include NWU in two subject areas
The North-West University (NWU) continues to feature in international rankings. The latest Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings by Subject includes the NWU in two subject areas: agriculture and forestry, and medicine. The 2023 QS World University Rankings by Subject ranked the NWU in the 351 to 400 category for agriculture and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-appointed-president-sa-association-botanists
NWU academic appointed as president of SA Association of Botanists
North-West University (NWU) academic at the Indigenous Knowledge Systems Centre, Prof Adeyemi Oladapo Aremu, has been inaugurated as the president of the South African Association of Botanists (SAAB) during the annual SAAB conference that took place at the University of Limpopo earlier this year. He will serve as president from January 2023 to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/dr-vergottini-lauded-groupwork-framework-focusing-positive-discipline
Dr Vergottini lauded for groupwork framework focusing on positive discipline
Dr Marelize Vergottini, a senior lecturer in social work at the North-West University (NWU) recently presented a group work framework that is focused on positive discipline for addressing behaviour issues among primary school students from grades 5 to 7. This was during a social work practice seminar for school social workers hosted by the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/former-johannesburg-mayor-calls-out-service-delivery-business-breakfast
Former Johannesburg mayor calls out service delivery at business breakfast
Service delivery issues came under the spotlight when the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Vanderbijlpark Campus recently hosted the annual Alumni and Friends Business Breakfast in partnership with the NWU’s bhive Business Enterprise Development Centre (EDC). This year’s event was themed “Stabilising South Africa through fast-tracking service…http://news.nwu.ac.za/young-nwu-researcher-rubs-shoulders-nobel-laureate
Young NWU researcher rubs shoulders with Nobel Laureate
North-West University academic and researcher Prof Lebo Gafane-Matemane recently attended the 14th HOPE Meeting with Nobel Laureates from 27 February to 3 March 2023 in Tsukuba City, Japan. She was nominated by the National Research Foundation (NRF), together with Dr Ncediwe Ndube-Tsolekile from the Cape Peninsula University of Technology.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-vanderbijlpark-campus-celebrates-water-week
NWU Vanderbijlpark Campus celebrates Water Week
To mark National Water Week, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Geography subject group hosted a water awareness event at the Vanderbijlpark Campus. Water Week is a national awareness week celebrated in March every year, coinciding with World Water Day on 22 March. This year’s celebration also coincided with the United Nations’ 2023 Water…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumnus-aims-bring-mrs-south-africa-title-home