NWU celebrates women
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng hosted an event to celebrate Women’s Day on Friday, 17 August 2018. During this event, female students and staff members were alerted on issues of domestic violence and women and child abuse, the dangers of social media and the internet, as well as self-defence for women. Speaking at…
NWU researcher brings home 2018 Women in Science Award
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Prof Ilani Loubser walked away with the Distinguished Young Women Scientist: Astronomy award during the 2018 South African Women in Science Awards (SAWiSA) ceremony. The prestigious event, hosted by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) since 2003, took place on 23 August 2018 in Polokwane. These…
NWU establishes Business Development Forum to increase revenue
On 15 August 2018, the North-West University (NWU) formally constituted the Unit for Continuing Education (UCE) Business Development Forum (BDF). The forum is the brainchild of Prof Robert Balfour, the deputy vice-chancellor for teaching and learning. It was established in response to the NWU Council’s call to grow the UCE to become a…
South Africa’s most economic significant leisure activity is under severe threat
The extreme pollution in a number of South Africa’s rivers, dams and marine systems is posing a threat to the country’s R52 billion recreational fishing industry. Prof Melville Saayman, director of the research focus area Tourism Research in Economic Environs and Society (TREES) at the North-West University (NWU), in conjunction with several…
NWU academic discusses chemical education as heart of central science
Prof Helen Drummond presented her inaugural lecture on 23 August 2018 at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng. The title of her lecture was “Chemical education as the heart of the central science”. Prof Drummond explained to the audience that chemistry is often called the central science because of its role in connecting…
NWU hosts EdTech Summit 2018
The North-West University (NWU) recently hosted the annual EdTech Summit for Sub-Saharan Africa. This was the first time this summit was held in South Africa. This professional development conference serves as a teacher-learning opportunity geared towards improving best practices through exposure to creative technology-rich strategies and…
Another South African Women in Science award for the NWU
Prof Nicolene Barkhuizen, director of the Global Innovative Forefront Talent (GIFT) research unit at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng, walked away with the Distinguished Young Scientist: Humanities and Social Sciences during the 2018 South African Women in Science Awards (SAWiSA) ceremony. This year’s awards were held…
‘Internet of Things’ can promote SADC tourism, says NWU expert
The Internet of Things can be used as a powerful tourism development tool for Southern Africa, benefiting host communities and tourists alike. This is according to Prof Haretsebe Manwa, deputy director of the School of Tourism at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng. She recently delivered the keynote address at the 7th…
Superlative NWU unbeaten in Varsity Netball 2018
Forget the recent cold front; the North-West University (NWU) is white-hot in the opening rounds of the Varsity Netball tournament. The NWU squared off against the University of Johannesburg (UJ) in their opening bout of the competition on 26 August in Bloemfontein, where they comfortably won 77-27. Player of the Match Monique Reyneke was in…
NWU wins big at provincial sports awards
The boxing team on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng walked away with various prizes during the annual North West Provincial Sports awards that took place on 24 August 2018 at the Sebitloane High School Hall in Taung. Tshegofatso Lentswe received the award for Sportswoman of the Year, Keoagile Morolong and Nompumelelo…
NWU Mahikeng inaugurates 2018/19 Student Campus Council
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng inaugurated its newly elected Student Campus Council (SCC) on 28 August 2018 at the campus’ Great Hall. The short inauguration ceremony was attended by campus management, led by Prof Marilyn Setlalentoa, the deputy vice-chancellor responsible for campus operations and assigned functions,…
NWU experts to debate the future of history in SA schools
The future of history as a subject in South African schools is a very contentious topic, especially after the announcement by Minister Angie Motshekga that the history curriculum at school level needs a major overhaul. This follows after a ministerial task team proposed that history should be made compulsory in the final three years of high…
NWU triumphant in Zodwa Khoza Memorial Women’s Cup
The ladies soccer team of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark ended Women’s Month on a high note by winning the annual Zodwa Khoza Memorial Women’s Cup. The tournament kicked off on National Women’s Day, and saw 10 senior teams and 13 under-17 teams competing for the spoils. The team from Vanderbijlpark took to the…
Optentia research day: generating and sharing evidence The Optentia Research Focus Area on the North-West University’s campus in Vanderbijlpark, is currently planning a research day on 26 September, themed “Cultivating humanity: Generating and sharing ev
The Optentia Research Focus Area on the North-West University’s campus in Vanderbijlpark, is currently planning a research day on 26 September, themed “Cultivating humanity: Generating and sharing evidence”. An exhibit from the last Optentia Research Day which took place in 2016. The challenges that Africa and the world are facing are…
Hoe aanpasbaar is SA se vroulike entrepreneurs?
Suid-Afrikaanse beleidmakers en navorsers stem saam: ’n florerende klein-, medium- en mikro-ondernemingsektor (KMMO-sektor) is die sleutel tot werkskepping, ekonomiese volhoubaarheid en uiteindelik positiewe groei. Met die Nasionale Ontwikkelingsplan (NOP) wat voorspel dat KMMO's teen 2030 90% van die beoogde 11 miljoen nuwe poste sal genereer,…
How resilient are SA’s female entrepreneurs?
South African policy makers and researchers are in agreement: a thriving small, medium and micro enterprise (SMME) sector is the key to job creation, economic sustainability and ultimately positive growth. With the National Development Plan (NDP) predicting that by 2030 SMMEs will generate 90% of the 11 million new jobs targeted, the future…
Baan die weg vir vroue-entrepreneurs
Geleenthede moet sonder vooroordeel wees. Daar is ’n tekort aan vroulike entrepreneurs in die land, en die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) hanteer hierdie probleem deur die Ondernemende Vroue-program (EWP). Daar is talle slaggate en struikelblokke vir vroue wat hulle eie besigheid wil begin, en ’n gelyke speelveld is noodsaaklik as dit by die…
Paving the way for women entrepreneurs
Opportunity should be without bias. There is a dearth of female entrepreneurs in the country and the North-West University (NWU) is addressing this problem through the Enterprising Women Programme (EWP). There are many pitfalls and roadblocks facing women who want to start their own business and a level playing field is an imperative where small…
Research explores preferences of game meat eaters
Earlier this year, Statistics SA stated that over six million South Africans are currently unemployed. With the country’s current economic climate resulting in shrinking opportunities for formal employment, more and more South Africans are turning to entrepreneurship. North-West University (NWU) Tourism Research in Economic Environs and Society…