Robofest 2017 – waar tegnologie, innovasie en ingenieurswese ontmoet
Op Saterdag, 4 Maart 2017, bied die Vanderbijlparkkampus van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) die Suid-Afrikaanse Nasionale Robofest Kampioenskap 2017 aan. Hierdie jaar se kampioenskap dien as kwalifiseerder vir die internasionale kompetisie wat in Junie in Florida, VSA, gaan plaasvind. “Die hoofdoel van 'n inisiatief soos Robofest is om…
Robofest 2017 – where technology, innovation and engineering meet
On Saturday, 4 March 2017, the Vanderbijlpark Campus of the North-West University (NWU) will play host to the South African National Robofest 2017 Championship. This year’s rendition of the championship serves as a qualifier for the international competition to take place in June in Florida, USA. “The main aim of an initiative such as Robofest…
Jonker brothers soar to greater heights
Many pairs of brothers have made their mark in the history of aviation. Just think of the Wright brothers, the Bell brothers and the Taylor brothers. However, the Jonker brothers from Potchefstroom are second to none and in the past 10 years have stirred up the world glider market with their business, Jonker Sailplanes. Their revolutionary JS1…
Geweld teen immigrante strem ekonomiese integrasie in Afrika
Die opvlamming van geweld teen immigrante in Johannesburg en Pretoria het skokgolwe deur die kontinent gestuur en aanleiding gegee tot oproepe vir robuuste dialoog en proaktiewe intervensies om xenofobie uit te roei. Suid-Afrikaners vaar die strate in om te protesteer teen die teenwoordigheid van ongedokumenteerde Zimbabwiërs, Pakistani's en…
Anti-immigrant violence adjourns African economic integration efforts
The resurgence of anti-immigrant violence in Johannesburg and Pretoria has send shockwaves across the continent and prompted calls for robust dialogue and pro-active interventions to stamp out xenophobia. As South Africans take to the street to protest against the presence of undocumented Zimbabweans, Pakistanis and Nigerians – who they accuse…
Internasionale ekonometriekundige gaan hoofrede lewer by Sosiale Wetenskappe-konferensie
Die Noordwes-Universiteit se Vanderbijlparkkampus (NWU Vaal) vat hande met die Sosiale Wetenskappe-navorsingsvereniging in Turkye om later vanjaar die 8ste Internasionale Konferensie oor Sosiale Wetenskappe (ICSS) aan te bied. Die konferensie sal van 23-25 Augustus 2017 in Durban gehou word en sal deur afgevaardigdes van regoor die wêreld…
International econometrics expert to deliver keynote address at Social Sciences Conference
The North-West University’s Vanderbijlpark Campus (NWU Vaal) is joining hands with the Social Sciences Research Society in Turkey to host the 8th International Conference on Social Sciences (ICSS) later this year. The conference will take place in Durban from 23 – 25 August 2017 and will see delegates from around the world in attendance…
Mother Language Day celebration – this is how the NWU builds for the future
By Prof Dan Kgwadi, vice-chancellor of the NWU. We've recently celebrated International Mother Language Day (IMLD). The theme for this year’s IMLD is Towards sustainable futures through multilingual education, which places the role of educational institutions in promoting mother-tongue education firmly in the spotlight. The Pan-South African…
NWU-alumna benoem vir 2017 Vrou van die Jaar-toekennings
ʼn Vrou word soms met ʼn volle sirkel vergelyk: binne-in haar is die potensiaal om te skep, te koester en te transformeer. As ʼn mens kyk na die kaliber van die finaliste vir die 2017-weergawe van die Vrou van Statuur: Vrou van die Jaar-toekennings, is hierdie woorde inderdaad waar. Onder hierdie finaliste is Shannon Roscher, ʼn alumna van die…
NWU alumna nominated for 2017 Woman of the Year Awards
A woman is often referred to as a full circle: within her is the power to create, nurture and transform. When you look at the calibre of finalists for the 2017 rendition of the Woman Of Stature (WOS): Woman of the Year Awards, these words indeed ring true. Amongst these finalists are Shannon Roscher, an alumna of the North-West University’s (NWU…
Nasionale begroting laat geen ruimte vir foute – Ettienne le Roux
“Die nasionale begroting wat op 22 Februarie aangekondig is, is beslis ‘n ‘tawwe’ een wat in moeilike omstandighede opgestel moes word.” Dít is die mening van mnr Ettienne le Roux, hoofekonoom van Rand Aksepbank wat verlede week minister van finansies, Pravin Gordhan, se pasgelewerde begrotingstoespraak geïnterpreteer het by die Noordwes-…
NWU to collaborate with the University of Dar es Salaam
Following a recent visit by two officials from the University of Dar es Salaam, the North-West University (NWU) is set to collaborate with this university based in Tanzania. Dr Lulu Kaaya, director for internationalisation, and Prof John Machiwa, principal of the College of Agricultural Science and Fisheries Technology at the University of…
“National budget leaves no room for mistakes” – Ettienne le Roux
“The national budget which was announced on 22 February is definitely a though one setup during even thougher circumstances.” This in a nutshell is the opinion of Mr Ettienne le Roux, Chief Economist of Rand Merchant Bank who interpreted the recent budget speech - as delivered by finance minister Pravin Gordhan, at the annual North-West…
Jomo Cosmos signs NWU Soccer Institute striker
National First Division (NFD), Jomo Cosmos FC now boasts a new addition to their squad – Thapelo Tlabakwe, an alumnus of the Soccer Institute on the North-West University`s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus. The 23-year old striker hails from Rustenburg, Phokeng Village, Dithabaneng section. The two-time Varsity Football player during the 2014 and 2016…
Robofest 2017: NWU-kampus haal robotika uit die wetenskapklas uit
Die opwinding wat met die Suid-Afrikaanse weergawe van Robofest 2017 gepaard gegaan het, voorspel 'n skouspelagtige internasionale kampioenskap in Junie. Op Saterdag, 4 Maart 2017, het die Vanderbijlparkkampus van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) in samewerking met Trophy Robotics die 2017 Kampioenskappe van die Suid-Afrikaanse Nasionale Robofest…
Robofest 2017: NWU Vaal takes robotics beyond science class
If the excitement of the South African rendition of Robofest 2017 was anything to go by, then the stage is set for a stellar international championship in June. On Saturday, 4 March 2017, the Vanderbijlpark Campus of the North-West University (NWU Vaal) hosted the South African National Robofest 2017 Championship in collaboration with Trophy…
Optentia workshop to investigate the work of music as social and restorative intervention
The Optentia Research Focus Area on the Vanderbijlpark Campus of the North-West University (NWU Vaal) will welcome Dr Carina Venter from Oxford University in England on 22 March this year. Dr Venter will be hosting a workshop entitled: Ambiguous Intervention – The work of music in unequal times. The workshop will take the form of a series…
NWU-navorsers kry befondsing vir bekamping van groot bedreiging
ʼn Portefeulje van kliniese navorsingsprogramme word in die vooruitsig gestel met die potensiaal om wetenskaplike begrip te verbeter van wat na verwagting die algemeenste oorsaak van dood in SA gaan word – nieoordraagbare siektes (NOS'e). Navorsers van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) wat kardiovaskulêre siektes en hul risikofaktore bestudeer, het…
NWU researchers receive significant funding to tackle huge threat in Africa
A portfolio of clinical research programmes are set to launch on South African soil with the potential to enhance the scientific understanding of what is expected to become the most common cause of death in South Africa - non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Researchers studying cardiovascular diseases and it’s risk factors at the North-West…