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Liezl Gouws is ready to make her Paralympic mark
She has proven her resolve more than anyone of her age should have, and Liezl Gouws is ready to prove it again. This fourth-year pharmacy student from the North-West University (NWU), who has cerebral palsy after suffering a stroke as a five-year-old, will represent South Africa at the 2021 Paralympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. Liezl will compete…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-vyfde-op-ranglys-suid-afrika
NWU is vyfde op ranglys in Suid-Afrika
Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) is weer eens onder die room van die oes van die plaaslike en internasionale universiteite, en sy plek is bevestig as ’n gereelde mededinger wat hoëkwaliteit-vakaanbiedings en uitnemendheid op wêreldranglyste betref. Volgens die jongste graderings van die Shangai Ranking Consultancy se 2021 Academic Ranking of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-ranked-fifth-south-africa
NWU ranked fifth in South Africa
The North-West University (NWU) has once more been placed among the cream of the crop of local and international universities, reaffirming its place as a regular contender when it comes to high-quality subject offerings and excellence in world rankings. According to the latest rankings from the Shangai Ranking Consultancy’s 2021 Academic…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/werkloosheid-nou-die-wreedste-belasting-op-n-kwesbare-bevolking
Werkloosheid is nou die “wreedste belasting” op ’n kwesbare bevolking
’n Nuwe rekordhoogtepunt (34,4%) in die Suid-Afrikaanse werkloosheidskoers in die tweede kwartaal van 2021 bevestig die vernietigende impak wat die Delta-variant van die koronavirus en die meegaande inperkingsmaatreëls op die ekonomie en die arbeidsmark gehad het. Prof Raymond Parsons, ekonoom van die Besigheidskool van die Noordwes-…http://news.nwu.ac.za/unemployment-now-cruellest-tax-vulnerable-population
Unemployment is now the “cruellest tax” on a vulnerable population
A new record high (34,4%) in the South African unemployment rate in the second quarter of 2021 confirms the destructive impact that the Delta variant of the coronavirus and the accompanying lockdown restrictions have had on the economy and the labour market. Prof Raymond Parsons, an economist from the Business School of the North-West…http://news.nwu.ac.za/including-indigenous-plants-diets-can-boost-food-security
Including indigenous plants in diets can boost food security
Indigenous grains, fruits and vegetables could go a long way towards boosting food security in South Africa. What is needed is greater awareness among households and other stakeholders about the value of these plants. This is according to two researchers from the North-West University (NWU). Dr Abiodun Olusola Omotayo and Prof Adeyemi…http://news.nwu.ac.za/entries-open-national-press-club-nwu-journalist-year-competition
Entries open for National Press Club-NWU Journalist of the Year competition
The National Press Club (NPC) is calling all members to enter the National Press Club-North-West University (NWU) Journalist of the Year competition. “With this competition we want to encourage excellent journalism and communication and reward excellence,” says chairperson Antoinette Slabbert. Slabbert says the journalism awards were very…http://news.nwu.ac.za/commemorating-international-womens-day
Commemorating International Women’s Day
Women around the globe continue to face challenges in accessing decent work opportunities and gender equality, while contending with gender-based violence and a myriad of other exclusionary practices. This was the recurring theme during International Women’s Day commemorations on 8 March 2023, hosted by the North-West University (NWU) in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/afrika-pluimbalkampioenskapstoernooi-benoni
Afrika-pluimbalkampioenskapstoernooi in Benoni
Afrika se toppluimbalspelers – waaronder drie studente van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) – het van 13 tot 29 Februarie by die John Barrable-saal in Benoni aan die Oos-Rand bymekaargekom om vas te stel wie ’n pluimbalraket die beste kan swaai. Die geleentheid was die All Africa-pluimbalkampioenskap en die NWU-studente was Deidré Jordaan, Diané…http://news.nwu.ac.za/african-badminton-champions-clash-benoni
African badminton champions clash in Benoni
Africa’s top badminton players – among them three North-West University (NWU) students – converged on the John Barrable Hall in Benoni on the East Rand from 13 to 19 February to determine who wields a badminton racket the best of them all. The event was the All Africa Badminton Championships and the NWU students were Deidré Jordaan, Diané…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/boek-ondersoek-die-rol-van-musiek-emosies
Boek ondersoek die rol van musiek in emosies
Musiek kan ’n mens se gemoed kalmeer. Daar word gesê “musiek maak die woedende monster stil”. Dit kan byvoorbeeld ’n omgewing van kalmte, romanse, leer en kreatiwiteit skep. ’n Nuwe boek deur prof Conroy Cupido, ’n akademikus van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU), kyk hoe vier visuele kunstenaars oorspronklike kunswerke geskep het oor die…http://news.nwu.ac.za/book-explores-role-music-emotions
Book explores the role of music in emotions
Music can alter our mood, as the phrase “music calms the savage beast” illustrates, for example. It can set the scene for calmness, romance, learning and creativity. A new book by North-West University (NWU) academic Prof Conroy Cupido explores how four visual artists created original artworks about the meaning they attach to music and how the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/ronel-emms-daar-kan-boeke-oor-haar-geskryf-word
Ronel Emms: “Daar kan boeke oor haar geskryf word.”
Sy is die onbetwiste moederfiguur van die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se Rugbyinstituut. Sy is een van die helde agter die skerms. Sy is die vriendelike gesig wat jou eerste groet. Sy is Ronel Emms, en sy het net soveel aandeel aan die Rugbyinstituut se bultende trofeëkas as al dáái drieë wat goud ingesamel het. As sekretaresse van die…http://news.nwu.ac.za/ronel-emms-you-can-write-books-about-her
Ronel Emms: “You can write books about her.”
She is the undisputed mother figure of the Rugby Institute at the North-West University (NWU). She is one of the heroes behind the scenes. She is the friendly face who greets you first. She is Ronel Emms, and her share in the Rugby Institute’s bulging trophy case is just as big as that of all those tries behind the gold. As the secretary to the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-appointed-associate-fellow
NWU academic appointed as an associate fellow
Prof Ewelina Niemczyk from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Education and member of the Edu-HRight research unit has been appointed an associate fellow at the University of Westminster in London. She says this is another important link to foster sustainable collaboration between the two institutions. Prof Steve Greenfield from…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-eagles-sit-vir-tuks-ore-aan
NWU Eagles sit vir Tuks ore aan
Alles loop weer klopdisselboom. Ná ’n effense insinking teen Maties ’n week gelede, is die NWU Eagles weer op die voorvoet nadat hulle UP Tuks tydens die Varsitybekertoernooi in Pretoria met 26–22 kafgedraf het. Die seëvierende besoekers het vier drieë gedruk– twee deur Tino Swanepoel en een elk deur Keano Windvogel en Theuns Pretorius. Zinedine…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-eagles-slay-tuks
NWU Eagles slay Tuks
The doctor is in the house. After a hiccup against Stellenbosch University (Maties) a week ago, the NWU Eagles are back in rude health after beating the University of Pretoria (Tuks) 26-22 during round 4 of the Varsity Cup clash in Pretoria. The victorious visitors scored four tries through Tino Swanepoel (two), Keano Windvogel and Theuns…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-students-attempt-guinness-world-record
NWU students to attempt Guinness World Record
Article by Phenyo Mokgothu and Mafumane Tlhapi The North-West University (NWU) GoAllOut organisation’s student chapter will attempt a Guinness World Record for the longest line of sanitary pads, spanning a distance of 4 km to 6 km. The attempt will take place on 25 March at the Great Hall on the NWU’s Mahikeng Campus, and will see students…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-lecturer-presents-prestigious-education-and-technology-conference-spain
NWU lecturer presents at prestigious education and technology conference in Spain
North-West University statistics lecturer Dr Piet Ntema recently presented a paper at the 17th annual International Technology, Education and Development Conference (INTED2023) in Spain. He presented the paper from his PhD thesis titled “Feature selection of student(s) at risk of dropout using administrative data at a university in South Africa…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/lae-stempersentasie-opvoeding-die-antwoord-noordwes-universiteit