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Penelope Motshwene – the fairest of them all
With more than 4 000 women across the country having entered the Clicks Beauty Cover Model Search Competition for 2017, North-West University (NWU) employee Penelope Motshwene was recently crowned the winner – “the fairest of them all”. The Clicks Beauty Cover Model Search competition is an annual contest where women between the ages of 18 and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-appoints-new-deputy-vice-chancellor-campus-mahikeng
NWU appoints new deputy vice-chancellor for campus in Mahikeng
The North-West University (NWU) Council appointed Prof Marilyn Setlalentoa as the new deputy vice-chancellor for assigned functions and operations for its campus in Mahikeng during its meeting on 23 November. She is appointed for a term of five years. In addition to her extensive knowledge and experience in various areas of teaching, research…http://news.nwu.ac.za/optentia-welcomes-two-new-extraordinary-professors-0
Optentia welcomes two new extraordinary professors
The research focus area Optentia on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark, welcomed two new extraordinary professors in the sub-programme Ageing and Generational Dynamics during a recent prestige lecture event. The addition of Prof Isabella Aboderin and Prof Nora Keating further expands the expertise and impact of the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/alumni-gala-evening-%25E2%2580%2593-night-remember-0
Alumni Gala Evening – a night to remember
The alumni community of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark has grown used to elegant evening events with good wine, great music and dear friends. As in the past, this year’s rendition of the NWU Alumni Gala function did not disappoint. The theme of the evening was Black and Gold and patrons took to the red carpet in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/fond-farewell-final-year-students
Fond farewell to final-year students
The alumni office of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark recently hosted an afternoon get-together to wish students who are currently in their final year of studies – and who will be joining the world of work as young professionals in 2018 – a fond farewell This is however not a final goodbye, says Zanele Ngobese,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/demi-leigh-crowned-miss-universe
Demi-Leigh crowned Miss Universe
NWU alumna Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters has been crowned as the new Miss Universe. On Sunday night in Las Vegas the 22-year-old beauty and current Miss South Africa beat more than 90 participants from across the globe to be named the first South African to hold this prestigious title since Margaret Gardiner 39 years ago. During the NWU’s Alumni…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu%25E2%2580%2599s-it-excellence-ensures-optimal-speed
NWU’s IT excellence ensures optimal speed
Internet speed at the North-West University (NWU) are among the fastest in South Africa. That’s according to the IT news website MyBroadband, which rated the NWU as the university with the second fastest internet in the country for October. As if that wasn’t enough, the university was also credited with having the fourth fastest internet among…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nuwe-digitale-gids-wil-township-ekonomie-%25E2%2580%2599n-hupstoot-gee
Nuwe digitale gids wil township-ekonomie ’n hupstoot gee
Innovasie bloot ter wille van innovasie is nie innovasie nie. Ware innovasie is om die alledaagse uitdagings te identifiseer en nuwe en volhoubare oplossings daarvoor te vind. Só sê Olivier Tshimbidi, alumnus van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU), en een van die stigterslede van Khomba Africa, ’n nuwe digitale platform wat besteding na plaaslike…http://news.nwu.ac.za/new-digital-directory-aims-boost-township-economy
New digital directory aims to boost township economy
Innovating for innovation’s sake is not innovation. True innovation comes from identifying day-to-day challenges and finding novel and sustainable solutions. This is according to North-West University (NWU) alumnus, Olivier Tshimbidi, one of the founding members of Khomba Africa, a new digital platform that aims to redirect spending to local…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-promotes-nutritional-food-intake
NWU academic promotes nutritional food intake
Dr George Sedupane, a senior lecturer in indigenous knowledge systems at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng, recently published an article denouncing the manner in which consumerism has shifted the focus from nutritional food intake to quick and often non-nutritious meals, resulting in dismal consequences for one’s health…http://news.nwu.ac.za/oxford-academic-joins-nwu-optentia-extraordinary-professor
Oxford academic joins NWU Optentia as extraordinary professor
Violence against children is a global health concern with an estimated 1 billion children affected annually. Prof Franziska Meinck will take a closer look at the subject during her upcoming prestige lecture as extraordinary professor in the Optentia research focus area at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark. For the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-improves-food-security-vegetable-gardening
NWU improves food security with vegetable gardening
The subject group Crop Sciences in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng recently initiated a vegetable cultivation project to improve food security for on-campus students and surrounding communities. Spearheaded by lecturer Motlogeloa Mokolobate with the assistance of final…http://news.nwu.ac.za/resignation-jacob-zuma-paves-way-better-economic-prospects
Resignation of Jacob Zuma paves way for better economic prospects
According to renowned economist Prof Raymond Parsons from the North-West University’s School of Business and Governance, the resignation of President Jacob Zuma and the expected accession of Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa to the presidency of South Africa now paves the way for better economic prospects for the country. Prof Parsons says it…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-student-selected-national-korfball-team
NWU student selected for national Korfball team
Rudolf François Van Niekerk, an MSc student in agriculture at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng, was recently selected to be part of the South African Senior Korfball National team. In preparation for the Korfball World Cup that will be hosted by South Africa in Durban in 2019, the national team will attend a training…http://news.nwu.ac.za/jeanett-and-zibusiso%25E2%2580%2599s-debating-skills-put-nwu-map
Jeanett and Zibusiso’s debating skills put NWU on the map
The North-West University (NWU) can finally boast about producing two of the best South African university debaters. Jeanett Mosala (25) and Zibusiso Ndlovu (20) who are both members of the NWU Debate Society, recently won the South African National Universities Debate Champions (SANUDC) in the category English as a Second Language. Being the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-vanderbijlpark-campus-community-mourning
NWU Vanderbijlpark: a campus community in mourning
For the second time in just over a week the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark is mourning the tragic passing of another member of the campus community. Lerato Motsie, a second-year BCom Commercial Law student, passed away on Wednesday, 14 February. Lerato hailed from Parys in the Free State and was a member of the Oryx…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-student-business-wins-major-prize
NWU student business wins major prize
Two students from the North-West University (NWU) recently achieved second place with their own business in the category for green technology in the national Gauteng Accelerator Programme (GAP) competition. Kgaugelo Maripane and Mzwakhe Sifuba, co-founders of the student business, Business In A Bag™ (BIAB), are both BCom Accounting students…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/dwayne-pocock-%25E2%2580%2593-nwu-vanderbijlpark-se-groot-kolwer
Dwayne Pocock – NWU Vanderbijlpark se groot kolwer
“In krieket, soos ook in die lewe, moet jy weet wanneer om aan en af te skakel, en die res sal self regkom.” Hierdie woorde deur Sachin Tendulkar – wat as een van die grootste kolwers ooit beskou word – geld veral vir Dwayne Pocock. Dwayne (23) is beslis “aangeskakel”, en is onlangs deur die gewilde aanlyn forum Club Cricket SA as die Suid-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/dwayne-pocock-%25E2%2580%2593-nwu-vanderbijlpark%25E2%2580%2599s-big-hitter
Dwayne Pocock – NWU Vanderbijlpark’s big hitter
“In cricket, as in life, you need to know when to switch on and when to switch off – the rest will look after itself.” These words by Sachin Tendulkar, regarded as one of the greatest batsmen of all time, rings particularly true for the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Dwayne Pocock. Dwayne (23) is most definitely “switched on” and was recently…http://news.nwu.ac.za/technology-cure-all-solution-sa%25E2%2580%2599s-education-woes