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Making a difference one chess piece at a time
Daniel Asiwe, a North-West University (NWU) final-year industrial psychology and labour relations student, recently hosted a successful online chess tournament for a great cause. The chess tournament aimed to create awareness about women and children who do not have the means to purchase sanitary products, and attracted players from all over…http://news.nwu.ac.za/trade-maps-out-plans-future
TRADE maps out plans for the future
The Trade and Development (TRADE) research entity in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences at the North-West University (NWU) met online to plan the entity’s strategy for the next five years. Prof Danie Meyer, director of TRADE, says the planning session on 26 June was held to update TRADE’s five-year strategic plan. “The vision of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-hosts-virtual-golf-day
NWU hosts virtual golf day
Dust off those golf clubs that have been sitting in the garage for the past four months – the North-West University (NWU) is hosting a virtual golf day. The NWU Virtual Golf Day will be held on 18 July and will be open to all staff, students and members of the public. To participate, register yourself on Wufoo (https://nwuevent.wufoo.com/…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/ilze-volg-haar-sportdroom-voluit
Ilze volg haar sportdroom voluit
Ilze du Plessis glo dat jou ingesteldheid bepaal of jou lewenspad met dorings of met roosblare besaai sal word. En kyk jy na die rits prestasies wat dié 18-jarige eerstejaarstudent aan die Vanderbijlparkkampus van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) al op die sportveld verwerf het, word dit duidelik dat sy op sukses gefokus is. “Teleurstellings…http://news.nwu.ac.za/ilze-goes-all-out-follow-her-sports-dream
Ilze goes all out to follow her sports dream
Ilze du Plessis believes that your attitude determines whether your path through life is going to be thorny or strewn with rose petals. And if you look at the long list of accomplishments this 18-year-old first-year student at the Vanderbijlpark Campus of the North-West University (NWU) has achieved on the sports field, it is clear that she is…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-alumnus-appointed-isaca-board
NWU alumnus appointed to ISACA board
Dr Cameron Modisane, a North-West University (NWU) alumnus, was recently appointed to the ISACA South African chapter board of directors. ISACA stands for Information Systems Audit and Control Association and is an international professional association focused on IT governance. It aims to help business technology professionals and their…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-se-leopard%25E2%2580%2599s-lair-kompetisie-%25E2%2580%2593-sperdatum-vir-inskrywings-kom-nader
NWU se Leopard’s Lair-kompetisie – sperdatum vir inskrywings kom nader _
Die sperdatum vir inskrywings vir die 2020-weergawe van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se gewilde Leopard’s Lair-besigheidskompetisie kom nader, en alle studentepreneurs word uitgenooi om deel te neem. As jy meen dat jy ’n innoveerder met ’n unieke besigheidsidee is, is hierdie kompetisie net vir jou, en bied jou die geleentheid om jou…http://news.nwu.ac.za/celebrating-indigenous-languages-during-heritage-month
Celebrating indigenous languages during Heritage Month
As South Africa celebrate Heritage Month, North-West University (NWU) academic and acting director for the Centre for Indigenous Knowledge Systems, Dr Motheo Koitsiwe, says there is a need for the country to celebrate its own indigenous languages. “It is important to restore African indigenous languages, especially since language plays a…http://news.nwu.ac.za/innovative-lecturing-approach-during-lockdown
Innovative lecturing approach during lockdown
Planning is everything. It may be time-consuming, but it is well worth the effort. So says Meelan Roopa, lecturer in Business Engineering and Design in the Faculty of Engineering, sharing his story about teaching and learning during the lockdown period. He says much time was invested in restructuring his method of presenting class and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/trade-hosts-economic-development-master-class-event
TRADE hosts economic development master-class event
Informal sector can play bigger role in job creation The TRADE research focus area at the North-West University (NWU) hosted a successful online master-class event on 4 September. The event was open to the public and focused on economic development. It was well attended by members of TRADE, students, leaders at local government level, leaders…http://news.nwu.ac.za/south-african-economy-icu-how-do-we-get-out-it
South African economy in ICU: How do we get out of it?
The South African economy is in dire need of resuscitation. A development economist from the North-West University (NWU) says that not since World War II have the local and global economies been affected in such a devastating way as by the impact of Covid-19. According to Prof Danie Meyer, director of the TRADE research focus area at the NWU…http://news.nwu.ac.za/lee-anne-diab-improving-athletes%25E2%2580%2599-recovery-through-science
Lee-Anne Diab - Improving athletes’ recovery through science
North-West University (NWU) alumna Lee-Anne Diab has turned her passion for sports into a successful career. The sporting fanatic is currently the first female sports scientist in rugby at The Blue Bulls Company, and one of the first women consulting for national and international sporting codes. She is also the chief executive officer and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-host-dialogue-service-delivery-and-violent-protests-north-west
NWU to host dialogue on service delivery and violent protests in North West
The North-West University (NWU) will be hosting an online dialogue on service delivery and violent protests in the North West province on 11 September 2020. The event will be broadcasted via the NWU Facebook page as well as the NWU YouTube channel at 15:00. Participants in this dialogue will include NWU academics in the field of Public…http://news.nwu.ac.za/gender-based-violence-%25E2%2580%2593-help-needed-victims
Gender-based violence – help is needed for the victims
Over the past five months there have been numerous stories in the media about victims being harassed, attacked and even murdered by their intimate partners. According to Statistics SA, the incidence of gender-based violence (GBV) in South Africa is five times higher than the global average. Prof Hayley Walker-Williams, a practicing clinical…http://news.nwu.ac.za/creating-hope-one-module-time
Creating hope, one module at a time
Patch Adams, an American physician and social activist, once said: “We can never get a recreation of community and heal our society without giving our citizens a sense of belonging.” Now, perhaps more than ever, South Africa is in dire need of this. During 2013 Dr Johan Jordaan, a senior lecturer at the North-West University (NWU) Business…http://news.nwu.ac.za/dialogue-examines-service-delivery-and-violent-protests-north-west
Dialogue examines service delivery and violent protests in North West
The North-West University (NWU) hosted a successful online dialogue on 11 September 2020 during which issues on service delivery and violent protests in the North West province were discussed. Dialogue participants included NWU academics in the field of public administration, representatives from the Department of Community Safety and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-hosts-lecture-academic-freedom
NWU hosts lecture on academic freedom
The North-West University (NWU) successfully hosted its second annual public lecture on academic freedom on 2 September. This year’s lecture was presented by Dr Sijbolt Noorda, the current president of the Magna Charta Observatory in Bologna, Italy. By way of introduction, both Prof Klaus Beiter, as moderator of the event, and Prof Robert…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-boasts-three-mail-guardian%25E2%2580%2599s-most-outstanding-young-south-africans
NWU boasts three of Mail & Guardian’s most outstanding young South Africans
An academic and two alumni of the North-West University (NWU) have been announced as two of the winners of the 2020 Mail & Guardian 200 Most Outstanding Young South Africans on 11 September 2020. They are senior lecturer and researcher in physiology Dr Lebo Gafane-Matemane, and alumni advocate Thabang Pooe and Dr Ndumiso Mazibuko. Each…http://news.nwu.ac.za/how-six-days-potchefstroom-saved-australia
How six days in Potchefstroom saved Australia
By Bertie Jacobs Our dreaded enemy, our mortal foes. The Australian cricket team elicits a special kind of response from South Africans (and every other test-playing nation), most notably in the form of vitriol and expressions not fit for the printed or digital page. Battles between our respective bests, especially in the red ball format, are…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-student-shines-environmental-law-conference