http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-and-fulbright-fellowship-holder-doing-ground-breaking-cancer-research
NWU academic and Fulbright Fellowship holder doing ground-breaking cancer research
Phenyo Mokgothu North-West University (NWU) academic in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, Prof Mulunda Mwanza, has been selected and awarded the prestigious Fulbright Visiting Scholar Fellowship, and is currently based at the University of Missouri (USA). He is working with Prof Yves Chabu – one of the world’s leading…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-residences-go-green
NWU residences go green
Mafumane Tlhapi The vegetable gardens of two student residences on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus - the Kgosi Dick Montshioa and Mbada residences - are now starting to bear fruit. The project, which started in 2019, is led by agronomy students, and aims to train and encourage students to plant their own…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/siggestremde-cornelle-en-haar-gidshond-kry-graad
Siggestremde Cornelle en haar gidshond kry graad.
Bertie Jacobs “‘Vogue’, soos die tydskrif,” beskryf die 22-jarige Cornelle Leach haar pikswart Labradortefie se naam. Vogue, wat nou die dag geesdriftig vir haar eerste skilpad in die Botaniese Tuin geblaf het. Vyfjarige Vogue wat ʼn jong seuntjie se roomys onlangs uit sy hand gegryp en aangestap het asof niks gebeur het nie. “Ek het net ‘…http://news.nwu.ac.za/visually-impaired-cornelle-and-her-guide-dog-vogue-graduate
Visually impaired Cornelle and her guide dog Vogue graduate
Bertie Jacobs “‘Vogue’, as in the magazine,” is how Cornelle Leach describes the name of her pitch-black Labrador bitch. Vogue, who excitedly barked at her very first tortoise in the Botanical Gardens the other day. Five-year-old Vogue who recently grabbed a small boy’s ice cream from his hand and sauntered on as if nothing had happened.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nuwe-toekenning-om-wereldwye-siekte-hok-te-slaan
Nuwe toekenning om wêreldwye siekte hok te slaan
Bertie Jacobs Malaria is ’n dodelike siekte wat wêreldwyd voorkom, en menselewens en die ekonomieë vernietig van die lande waar dit floreer. Volgens die jongste syfers van die Wêreldgesondheidsorganisasie (WGO) was daar in 2020 241 miljoen malariagevalle, met ’n geraamde 627 000 sterftes. Vier Afrikalande, naamlik Nigerië (31,9…http://news.nwu.ac.za/new-grant-target-global-killer
New grant to target global killer
Bertie Jacobs Malaria is a global killer, a disease that destroys human lives and the economies of countries in which it thrives. According to the latest figures by the World Health Organization (WHO), there were 241 million cases of malaria in 2020, with an estimated 627 000 deaths. Four African countries, namely Nigeria (31,9%),…http://news.nwu.ac.za/understanding-world-homeless-people-suffering-mental-illness
Understanding the world of homeless people suffering from mental illness
Phenyo Mokgothu Globally, one of the main causes of street homelessness is chronic mental illness, and South Africa is no different. Researchers from the North-West University (NWU) have some recommendations on how the plight of these vulnerable people can be alleviated. “In societies where mental illness is misunderstood, stigmatised, or…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwus-ikateleng-and-three-decades-later
NWU’s Ikateleng on the up-and-up three decades later
After offering much-needed assistance to thousands of learners to get them ready for higher education, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Ikateleng project is going from strength to strength. Ikateleng – which means to empower yourself – provides supplementary teaching in mathematics, economics, business studies, accounting, life science,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-celebrate-world-intellectual-property-day
NWU to celebrate World Intellectual Property Day
Phenyo Mokgothu The Technology Transfer & Innovation Support (TTIS) Office at the North-West University (NWU) will be hosting events at all three NWU campuses to celebrate World Intellectual Property (IP) Day this year. These events will be hosted on 20 April at the Mahikeng Campus, 21 April at the Vanderbijlpark Campus, and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-selected-global-young-academy
NWU academic selected to the Global Young Academy
Phenyo Mokgothu North-West University (NWU) academic from the Indigenous Knowledge Systems Centre, Prof Adeyemi Oladapo Aremu, has been selected to the Global Young Academy (GYA) from June 2022 until May 2027. Selection for the GYA is highly competitive, as this prestigious international academy only consists of 200 members. As each member…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/eagles-hou-halfeind-deur-oop
Eagles hou halfeind-deur oop
Bertie Jacobs Jinne, dit gaan verdeksels naby wees. Die NWU Eagles het Maandagaand 4 April in ʼn papsopnat Bloemfontein hulle uitspeelronde-hoop aan die brand gehou deur die CUT Ixias met 33–14 te klop. Dit was ʼn gepaste geskenk vir afrigter André Pretorius, wat die Eagles in sy vyftigste wedstryd gebrei het. Sy twee voormalige…http://news.nwu.ac.za/eagles-keep-door-semi-finals-open
Eagles keep door to semi-finals open
Bertie Jacobs Oh my goodness, it is going to be a very close call. On Monday evening, 4 April the Eagles kept their playoff hopes alive in a sopping wet Bloemfontein by beating the CUT Ixias by 33–14. This was a fitting gift to coach André Pretorius, who coached the Eagles in his fiftieth game. His two former Springbok teammates and fellow…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-facing-race-week-what-do-you-have-say
NWU Facing Race Week: What do you have to say?
By Zenoyise John The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Humanities will host Facing Race Week (FRW) 2022, a mixture of virtual and in-person activities in which race and race-related issues will be discussed, from 11-14 April 2022. The annual forum will kick off with a music performance, followed by a presentation on technology and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-fietsryer-meester-van-die-baan
NWU-fietsryer meester van die baan
Die direkteur van die Sentrum vir Gesondheid en Menslike Prestasie (CHHP) aan die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU), prof Pieter Kruger, het sy kennis van sportwetenskap en prestasiesielkunde op ’n briljante wyse toegepas deur die 20 km-punteresies tydens die Suid-Afrikaanse Baanfietsrykampioenskap by die Bellville-fietsrybaan te wen. Hy het ook ’…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-cyclist-master-track
NWU cyclist master of the track
The director of the Centre for Health and Human Performance (CHHP) at the North-West University (NWU), Prof Pieter Kruger, applied his knowledge of sport science and performance psychology brilliantly in winning the 20 km points race during the South African Track Cycling Championships at the Bellville Velodrome. He had a very successful…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-researchers-academic-article-among-top-cited
NWU researcher’s academic article among top cited
Phenyo Mokgothu An academic article published by Prof Teboho Mosikari, an academic from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Economic Sciences, is among the top-cited articles by Wiley, a multinational publishing company that specialises in academic publishing and instructional materials. The article titled “CO2 emissions,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-launches-disability-awareness-campaign-take-few-steps-my-shoes
NWU launches disability awareness campaign: Take a few steps in my shoes
Mafumane Tlhapi The Student Campus Council in collaboration with the Disability Rights Unit on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus recently held a two-day disability awareness event. Themed “Take a few steps in my shoes”, the main objective of the event was to raise awareness on issues of disability and to ensure…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nieverwisselbare-bewyse-waarom-al-hierdie-opgewondenheid
Nieverwisselbare bewyse: Waarom al hierdie opgewondenheid?
Bertie Jacobs ’n Nuwe akroniem het ons woordeskat betree: NFT. NFT staan vir non-fungible token – ’n nieverwisselbare bewys – wat op sigself nie veel sê nie. Wat NFT’s is, is geld. Groot geld. En dit is besig om die wêreld van digitale handel te verander. Eerstens beteken onvervangbaar dat die item nie vir ’n ander een van sy soort verruil…http://news.nwu.ac.za/non-fungible-tokens-why-all-buzz
Non-fungible tokens: Why all the buzz?
Bertie Jacobs A new acronym has entered our lexicon: NFT. NFT stands for non-fungible token, which, in itself, does not say very much. What NFTs are, is money. Big money. And it is changing the world of digital commerce. Firstly, non-fungible means that an item cannot be exchanged for another of its kind. An NFT is unique, like a painting.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/studente-plaas-nwu-onder-die-allerbestes-op-ranglys