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Hard at work advancing the world of language technology
Prof Febe De Wet, an associate professor in the School of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering at the North-West University (NWU), has more than three decades of experience in her field, and her passion is the driving force in making a meaningful contribution to her industry. She is working on several projects that deal with speech…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/ons-lei-deur-navorsing-die-nwu
Ons lei deur navorsing by die NWU
By die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) speel navorsing nie net ’n deurslaggewende rol in die daaglikse funksionering nie, maar dit is ook waar die universiteit help om die wêreld te verander. Benewens die NWU se magdom navorsingsentrums van uitnemendheid, leerstoele, eenhede, fokusareas en nisareas, sy navorsingsentiteite en kommersiële…http://news.nwu.ac.za/we-lead-through-research-nwu
We lead through research at the NWU
At the North-West University (NWU), research not only plays a pivotal role in the daily functioning, but it is also where the university helps to change the world. Beyond the NWU’s multitude of research centres of excellence, chairs, units, focus areas and niche areas, its hosted research entities and commercial research entities, the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/die-cannabisprobleem-regsgrense-moet-tussen-die-huis-en-die-werkplek-vasgestel-word
Die cannabisprobleem: regsgrense moet tussen die huis en die werkplek vasgestel word
Die Konstitusionele Hof van Suid-Afrika het in 2018 die kweek en gebruik van cannabis gewettig, mits dit vir privaat gebruik deur ’n volwasse persoon in ’n privaat plek is. Advokaat Dineo Mongwaketsi het in haar meestersgraadnavorsing, wat by die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) uitgevoer is, gekyk na die regsimplikasies wat die wettiging van…http://news.nwu.ac.za/cannabis-conundrum-legal-lines-need-be-drawn-between-home-and-workplace
The cannabis conundrum: legal lines need to be drawn between home and workplace
In 2018, the Constitutional Court of South Africa legalised the cultivation and use of cannabis, provided that it is for private use by an adult person in a private place. In her master’s-degree research carried out at the North-West University (NWU), Advocate Dineo Mongwaketsi looked at the legal implications of the legalisation of cannabis…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/studie-bevind-dat-varswaterspesies-gevaar-omdat-dit-deur-menslike-aktiwiteite-bedreig-word
Studie bevind dat varswaterspesies in gevaar is omdat dit deur menslike aktiwiteite bedreig word
Van klimaatsverandering en verwante uiterste weerstoestande tot besoedelstowwe, oorbenutting en indringerspesies – menslike aktiwiteit is die hoofoorsaak dat varswaterspesies in Suid-Afrika se grootste vloedvlakte-ekostelsel bedreig word. So sê die Waternavorsingsgroep (WRG) van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU), wat al die afgelope 10 jaar…http://news.nwu.ac.za/study-finds-freshwater-species-risk-threats-linked-human-activities
Study finds freshwater species at risk from threats linked to human activities
From climate change and associated extreme weather events to pollutants, over-utilisation and invasive species, human activities are the main threats to freshwater species in South Africa’s largest floodplain ecosystem. This is according to the Water Research Group (WRG) of the North-West University (NWU), which for the past 10 years has been…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/plaaslike-energie-oplossings-die-beste-vir-afrika
Plaaslike energie-oplossings is die beste vir Afrika
Plaaslike oplossings vir die energiekrisis in die Suider-Afrikaanse Ontwikkelingsgemeenskapslande (SAOG-lande) is nodig, sê dr Pamelah Cheuka, ’n spesialis in ekonomie wie se PhD-tesis op die energie-uitdagings van die streek gefokus het. Dr Cheuka se onlangse studie oor die impak van energiedoeltreffendheid en die opwekking van hernubare…http://news.nwu.ac.za/local-energy-solutions-are-best-africa
Local energy solutions are best for Africa
Local solutions to the energy crisis are needed in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries, says Dr Pamelah Cheuka, an economics specialist whose PhD thesis has shed light on the energy challenges of the region. Dr Cheuka’s recent study on the impact of energy efficiency and renewable energy generation on productivity in the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/organisasieleiers-kan-hulle-risikobestuursbeleggings-optimaliseer-deur-nuwe-metodes-te-ondersoek
Organisasieleiers kan hulle risikobestuursbeleggings optimaliseer deur nuwe metodes te ondersoek
Alle staats- en privaat organisasies moet die sistemiese risiko’s van ons komplekse wêreld hanteer. Sulke inherent komplekse kwessies is egter moeilik om te bestuur, selfs wanneer beduidende hulpbronne in die implementering van formele risikobestuursraamwerke en verwante prosesse benut word. Dit is daarom belangrik vir organisasieleiers om nuwe…http://news.nwu.ac.za/organisational-leaders-can-optimise-their-risk-management-investments-exploring-new-methods
Organisational leaders can optimise their risk management investments by exploring new methods
All public and private organisations must deal with the systemic risks of our complex world. However, such inherent complex risks are difficult to manage even where significant resources have been utilised in implementing formal risk management frameworks and related processes. It is therefore important for organisational leaders to actively…http://news.nwu.ac.za/checkmate-what-anais-saayman-thrives
Checkmate is what Anais Saayman thrives on
“The ‘s’ is silent,” explains Anais, who has just turned 20. “You pronounce it like ‘A-nay’.” Correcting people with the pronunciation of her name is second nature. “I am used to it,” she laughs. However, this former pupil of Potchefstroom Gymnasium and now BCom Tourism Management student at the North-West University (NWU) does most of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-huisves-grootste-spar-netbalkampioenskap-ooit
NWU huisves grootste Spar Netbalkampioenskap ooit
Eenduisendagthonderd deelnemers en beamptes. Ses-en-negentig spanne. Een Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) wat die grootste Spar Netbalkampioenskap ooit aanbied. Die Fanie du Toit Sportterrein het van 8 tot 13 Augustus behoorlik uit sy nate gebars met netbaltalent, en die NWU het weereens bewys dat daar nie ’n toernooi bo sy vuurmaakplek is nie.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-hosts-biggest-spar-netball-championships-ever
NWU hosts biggest Spar Netball Championships ever
One thousand eight hundred participants and officials. Ninety-six teams. One North-West University (NWU), hosting the biggest Spar Netball Championships ever. The Fanie du Toit Sports Grounds almost could not contain all the netball talent from 8 to 13 August, and the NWU once again proved that no tournament was too much for it. The top…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/deidre-mik-om-vir-olimpiese-spele-te-kwalifiseer
Deidre mik om vir Olimpiese Spele te kwalifiseer
Hierdie tyd van die jaar klou die humiditeit in Nigerië se hoofstad, Lagos, soos kleefgom aan jou lyf vas. Dit is drukkend, aanhoudend. Dan is daar Benin, Nigerië se susterland aan die westekant, net ʼn duisend kilometer bo die ewenaar. Die hawestad Cotonou is vasgevang tussen die Atlantiese Oseaan en Nokoué-meer, waar dit bekend is dat seerowers…http://news.nwu.ac.za/deidre-aiming-qualify-olympic-games
Deidre is aiming to qualify for the Olympic Games
This time of the year the humidity in Nigeria’s capital, Lagos, sticks to you like Prestik. It is oppressive, constant. Then there is Benin, Nigeria’s neighbour in the west, just a thousand kilometres above the equator. The port city of Cotonou is captive between the Atlantic Ocean and Lake Noukoué, where pirates are known to roam. These…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-residence-starts-mental-health-intervention-programme
NWU residence starts mental health intervention programme
Ontiretse Motingwa Cluster 11, the new residence on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus, has come up with a unique mental health intervention programme called “Becoming”. The programme consists of sessions that take place every Wednesday at the residence’s recreational hall, covering a different psychological subject each…http://news.nwu.ac.za/machine-and-deep-learning-are-must-north-west-university
Machine and deep learning are a MUST at the North-West University
Our world is speeding up, and never in human existence have we been able to search as fast, travel as far or delve as deep. The last century alone has seen a meteoric increase in the accumulation of data and we are able to store unfathomable quantities of information to help us solve problems known and unknown. At some point the ability to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/masjien-en-diepleer-deel-van-must-die-noordwes-universiteit
Masjien- en diepleer is deel van MUST by die Noordwes-Universiteit
Ons wêreld beweeg al hoe vinniger, en deur al die eeue van ons bestaan, kon ons nog nooit so vinnig soek, so ver reis of so diep delf nie. Ons het in die laaste eeu alleen ’n verbasingwekkende toename in die insameling van data gesien, en ons kan ongelooflike hoeveelhede inligting stoor om ons te help om bekende en onbekende probleme op te los.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-becomes-tennis-paradise