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Well-being, performance and the challenges of modern life
Is there really a problem? The benefits of exercise, a healthy diet and a balanced lifestyle are undisputed in modern life, and the positive impact these have on well-being and performance is no secret. Yet obesity and weight problems have reached epidemic proportions globally. According to the World Health Organisation, at least 2,8…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumnus-one-winners-africa-france-1-000-entrepreneurs-challenge
NWU alumnus is one of winners the Africa-France 1 000 Entrepreneurs Challenge
North-West University (NWU) alumnus Sydwell Sihlangu and founder of Eco-Agro Enterprise Pty Ltd has been selected as one of the winners of Africa-France Summit and Digital Africa’s 1 000 Entrepreneurs Challenge competition. Through the 1 000 Entrepreneurs Challenge, up to 1 000 African entrepreneurs are identified and invited to present their…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu%25E2%2580%2599s-it-department-creates-covid-19-pre-screening-and-clinic-apps
NWU’s IT department creates Covid-19 Pre-Screening and Clinic apps
As the world continues to face the unprecedented challenges meted out by the global Covid-19 pandemic, many countries and institutions around the world are developing new and technological means of maintaining health standards and creating safe environments for people to interact in and go about their usual day-to-day business. Among these…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-engineers-walk-away-international-award-tackling-covid-19
NWU engineers walk away with international award for tackling Covid-19
An initiative from the Faculty of Engineering at the North-West University (NWU) was recently honoured with an international award from the Covid-19 Innovation Challenge of the United Nations (UN) Africa Innovation and Investment Forum 2020. According to Jean-Paul Adam of the United Nations Africa Innovation and Investment Forum, the novel…http://news.nwu.ac.za/covid-19-virus-uncertainty-dominoes-are-falling-one-one-economy
Covid-19, the virus of uncertainty: the dominoes are falling one by one in the economy
The Covid-19 virus is causing unprecedented uncertainty on a global scale. An economist from the North-West University (NWU) says the impact of the pandemic is expected to be greater than that of the Spanish flu of a century ago. According to Prof Danie Meyer, a development economist and director of the TRADE research focus area at the NWU,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/remembering-prof-claassen
Remembering Prof Claassen
He strode the red, rich earth of the old Western Transvaal like a colossus, this enigma of a man. Hard and uncompromising, dedicated to the extreme. For decades his name was known in rugby circles the world over as a Goliath of the game. And I got to wear his blazer once. In the amateur days of the sport – when “bricklayer” was your…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/dit-hoekom-jy-sukkel-om-te-slaap
Dit is hoekom jy sukkel om te slaap
As jy in die vroeë ure van die oggend op enige sosialemediaplatform inskakel, sal jy heel waarskynlik ’n klomp mense aanlyn aantref. Sedert die land ’n paar weke gelede as gevolg van Covid-19 die staat van inperking betree het, sukkel Suid-Afrikaners om aan die slaap te raak. Prof Pieter Kruger, ’n konsultant- kliniese sielkundige en direkteur…http://news.nwu.ac.za/why-you-have-been-struggling-sleep
This is why you have been struggling to sleep
If you log on to any social media platform in the early hours of the morning you are likely to find a lot of people online. Since the country went into lockdown due to Covid-19 a few weeks ago, South Africans have been struggling to fall asleep. Prof Pieter Kruger, a consultant clinical psychologist and director of the NWU’s Centre for Health…http://news.nwu.ac.za/finding-meaning-life-after-several-losses-experienced-result-covid-19
Finding meaning in life after several losses experienced as a result of Covid-19
All over the world the coronavirus pandemic has created a new, unknown and challenging reality that is accompanied by various significant losses. Such losses are far more than just the financial impact on individuals – they also include other losses that have an impact on our mental health. Weddings are cancelled or postponed, we are unable to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-engineers-create-solution-school-based-covid-19-screening-congestion
NWU engineers create solution for school-based Covid-19 screening congestion
In the times in which we currently find ourselves, adequate healthcare and the accompanying screening are of the utmost importance to limit the spreading of the coronavirus. As the Minister of Basic Education, Angie Motshekga, recently announced that Grade 7 and Grade 12 learners will be able to return to schools come 1 June, the same risk-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-virtual-fun-run-runaway-success
NWU virtual fun run a runaway success
The first virtual 5-km fun run the North-West University (NWU) hosted on 16 May was a runaway success. More than 600 runners from as far as New Zealand, Germany and China took part in the online event. All the runners needed to participate was a smartphone and a fitness device to enter their times on Wufoo at the end of their run. All the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumus%25E2%2580%2599-business-idea-mushrooms-top-business-innovation-competition
NWU alumus’ business idea mushrooms to the top in business innovation competition
On 6 May 2020 North-West University (NWU) alumnus Sydwell Sihlangu walked away as one of the winners of the Regional Connect Health Open Innovation Challenge with his business idea about establishing a mushroom hub. “Informed by the current Covid-19 pandemic, the focus of this competition was to address challenges affecting the health and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/further-cut-interest-rates-another-valuable-mitigating-step
Further cut in interest rates is another valuable mitigating step
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) cut the repo rate by another 50 basis points on 21 May. Prof Raymond Parsons, well-known economist and academic from the NWU Business School, says this underscores the South African Reserve Bank’s (SARB) resolve to provide the necessary monetary support in light of the economic impact of the prolonged Covid-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/amanda-die-nwu-vanderbijlpark-se-elite-netbalafrigter
Amanda is die NWU in Vanderbijlpark se elite netbalafrigter
Amanda Dreyer is ʼn netbalafrigter sonder weerga, en is tans een van slegs twee elite netbalafrigters in die Sedibeng-streek. Sy is ook die afrigter van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se netbalspan in Vanderbijlpark. In die tyd waarin die Covid-19-pandemie die sportwêreld vir eers tot stilstand gedwing het, is Amanda baie opgewonde oor haar…http://news.nwu.ac.za/amanda-nwu-vanderbijlpark%25E2%2580%2599s-elite-netball-coach
Amanda is NWU Vanderbijlpark’s elite netball coach
Amanda Dreyer is a netball coach without equal, and is currently one of only two elite netball coaches in the Sedibeng region. She is also the coach of the netball team of the North-West University (NWU) in Vanderbijlpark. In the time in which the Covid-19 pandemic has forced the world of sport to a temporary standstill, Amanda is very excited…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-se-fanie-roos-gaan-pga-sa-klasse-aanbied
NWU se Fanie Roos gaan PGA-SA-klasse aanbied
Fanie Roos, ’n dosent in Sportbestuur aan die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) is baie ernstig oor gholf – op die baan asook in die lesinglokaal. Fanie het twee jaar gelede die hoofopskrifte gehaal toe hy die eerste NWU-akademikus was wat die gesogte Professionele Gholfspelersvereniging van Suid-Afrika (PGA-SA) toegespreek het, en sedertdien is hy…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-hosts-virtual-fun-run-all
NWU hosts virtual fun run for all
Do you miss the sound of your feet as they hit the ground when you run? Has your mood been low since you have not been able to take part in any marathons? Are you frustrated by the fact that you can’t compete against anyone for first prize? If you answered yes to any of these questions, the North-West University (NWU) has a solution for you…http://news.nwu.ac.za/s2t-research-project-continues-strengthen-survivors
S2T research project continues to strengthen survivors
It has been proven that childhood sexual abuse (CSA) has life-long lasting effects on its victims. However, with adequate support and intervention some victims can become victors. Academics from the North-West University's (NWU's) Faculty of Health Sciences have developed a research-based intervention programme that enables victims of CSA to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/covid-19-pandemic-lockdown-reshaping-world-work
Covid-19 pandemic lockdown reshaping the world of work
The Covid-19lockdown has recently forced most companies to adopt a different approach to work by allowing employees to work from home. Dr Kelebogile Paadi, a senior lecturer in the School of Industrial Psychology and Human Resource Management at the North-West University (NWU), says the new regulations introduced by companies in the public…http://news.nwu.ac.za/scholarship-specialists-benefit-new-research-book