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Prof Kobus van der Walt elected to board of South African Academy for Science and Arts once more
What does it mean to you to be elected to the board? The board of The South African Academy for Science and Arts (SAASA) consists of a number of outstanding and authoritative academics – all of them heavy-weights who have made their mark internationally. I see it as ’n major privilege to work with such people. Actually, I was re-elected – I…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-colab-and-nemisa-bring-e-skills-community-radio-stations
NWU CoLab and NEMISA bring e-skills to community radio stations
The North-West University (NWU) CoLab and the National Electronic Media Institute of South Africa (NEMISA) are reaching out to community radio stations in North West by offering training in the production of radio documentaries and dramas in indigenous languages. The NWU CoLab is an e-skills project of the School of Communication Studies in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-nursing-students-teach-learners-about-health-and-hygiene
NWU nursing students teach learners about health and hygiene
Two third-year students from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Nursing were recently invited to give lessons on health and hygiene to female learners in Grade 4 to 7 at the Molema Memorial Primary School in Mahikeng. Nomshado Ncube and Imagine Thakadu, accompanied by Boitumelo Molato, a lecturer in community nursing science,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/what-will-determine-credibility-latest-medium-term-budget-policy-statement-mtbps
What will determine the credibility of the latest Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS)?
According to Prof Raymond Parsons, economist at the North-West University (NWU) Business School, the difficulties and dilemmas facing Minister of Finance Tito Mboweni in the latest MTBPS must be acknowledged, and the credibility of the latest fiscal framework will now largely rest on the extent to which the growth plan and other structural…http://news.nwu.ac.za/latest-rankings-reaffirm-nwu-among-best-world
Latest rankings reaffirm NWU is among the best in the world
The latest rankings by Times Higher Education (THE) World Rankings and the 2021 Best Global University Rankings again, like various previous rankings, recognised the good standing of the North-West University (NWU) among the best tertiary-education institutions. This is not only locally but also internationally, as measured in international…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-empowers-taxi-industry-stakeholders-ahead-lekgotla
NWU empowers taxi-industry stakeholders ahead of lekgotla
The North-West University (NWU) has played a significant role in the run-up to the national taxi lekgotla through academic assistance and inputs during the recent district and provincial lekgotlas. This comes after the North West provincial Department of Community Safety and Transport Management approached the university’s Department of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-female-rugby-team-wins-leopards-virtual-rugby-tournament
NWU female rugby team wins Leopards virtual rugby tournament
The female rugby team on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus was crowned the winners of the Leopards Rugby Virtual League tournament on 25 October 2020. The NWU team won the league with 3 104 votes and 24 points. With the lockdown still being a reality, the Leopards Rugby Club decided to host a virtual tournament to keep the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-takes-student-assessment-online
NWU takes student assessment online
Despite various challenges in 2020 due to the national lockdown and Covid-19 pandemic, the North-West University (NWU) is celebrating yet another teaching and learning milestone for itself. It is moving student assessment to a new online platform. Lecturers officially started using the new Cirrus e-assessment platform on 1 October, enabling…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-researcher-offers-new-considerations-pharmaceutical-quality-control-labs
NWU researcher offers new considerations for Pharmaceutical Quality Control Labs
The impact of the international Covid-19 pandemic is severe and it remains the responsibility of all to prevent the spread of this virus. This impact has clearly been detected in the workplace – with specific reference to the Pharmaceutical Quality Control Laboratory (PQCL) – where increased rates of worker absenteeism, downsizing in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/get-ready-nwu-student-entrepreneurship-week
Get ready for the NWU Student Entrepreneurship Week!
With South Africa’s unemployment rate currently at 30,1%, the North-West University (NWU) is dedicated to ensuring that its students are a step ahead. From 12 to 16 October 2020 the NWU will host a virtual Student Entrepreneurship Week (SEW). This event aims to equip students with essential entrepreneurial skills they can use after…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-boasts-one-absa-gradstar-top-10-achievers
NWU boasts one of ABSA GradStar top 10 achievers
North-West University (NWU) student Zuko Mrwetyana was announced one of the ABSA GradStar 2020 top 10 achievers on 23 September 2020. The ABSA GradStar Awards is an annual programme aimed at recognising the Top 100 university students across South Africa, and connecting them with potential employers and business mentors. This programme, now…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-lecturer-appointed-acting-high-court-judge
NWU lecturer appointed as acting High Court judge
Mr Mandla Motha, a part-time lecturer at the North-West University’s Faculty of Law on the Vanderbijlpark Campus, was recently appointed as an acting judge of the North Gauteng High Court. Mandla was born in Soweto and spent three years in Durban, but came back to Johannesburg to obtain his matric qualification. He completed his BA Law and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-recipient-prestigious-oppenheimer-fellowship
NWU academic is recipient of prestigious Oppenheimer Fellowship
North-West University (NWU) professor Abiodun Salawu recently received a fellowship under the prestigious Oppenheimer Fund, and will be spending time at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. The Oppenheimer Fund awards grants for academic exchanges between Oxford and South Africa. This programme is applicable to senior members of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/heroes-return-cape-town-marathon
Heroes return for Cape Town Marathon
Perseverance in the time of an epidemic. Undaunted in a time of doubt. In trying times we live vicariously through our heroes. Their accomplishments are our triumphs. That is why we watch them, why we root for them, why we celebrate them. These heroes are our sportsmen and women. For more than half of this year we have lived in the epoch of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/moyo-metallurgist-weave-her-magic-mechanical-engineering
Moyo the metallurgist to weave her magic at Mechanical Engineering
The Faculty of Engineering at the North-West University (NWU) is excited to announce that a very special woman is joining the faculty’s ranks. Dr Fortunate Moyo, a metallurgist, will ply her trade at the School of Mechanical Engineering, where her ample experience and abundance of expertise is sure to make an impact. “I look forward to…http://news.nwu.ac.za/smarketing-putting-your-money-where-your-nose
Smarketing: Putting your money where your nose is
Marketers and retailers are finding increasingly ingenious ways to lure prospective buyers to their products. And, according to Dr Roland Goldberg, a senior lecturer in marketing at the North-West University (NWU), your wallet is more closely connected to your nose than you might think. One of his fields of expertise is retail atmospherics,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/project-launched-masccom-training-centre
Project launched in MASCCOM Training Centre
We are living in times in which we are required to support our learners to acquire new ways of learning and the competencies needed for them to enter and be successful in their studies and careers in engineering. These are challenging times in which we need to empower learners for the “new normal” to study and work in the Fourth Industrial…http://news.nwu.ac.za/economic-recovery-plan-should-have-said-more-about-implementation-and-timelines
Economic recovery plan should have said more about implementation and timelines
While there are positive features to the latest economic reconstruction and recovery plan, it needed to say much more about implementation processes and timelines, says North-West University (NWU) Business School economist, Prof Raymond Parsons. “The fact that the long-awaited economic reconstruction and recovery plan announced on 15 October…http://news.nwu.ac.za/different-guise-great-event
A different guise, a great event
It was an event as unique as it was entertaining. It was peculiar and inventive. It was a blast. On Sunday, 18 October 2020, the North-West University’s Potchefstroom Campus hosted one of three simultaneous legs of the Sanlam Cape Town Virtual Marathon – Elite Invitational, with the men’s overall winner, Edward Mothibi, running on the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/breast-cancer-forever