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NWU Jiu-Jitsu maestro dominates virtual tournament
North-West University (NWU) Jiu-Jitsu maestro Moses Radebe made a clean sweep at the recent virtual South African Jiu-Jitsu Kata competition. Moses obtained positions one and two respectively in the two virtual competitions that were judged by a panel from Brazil. Moses says due to Covid-19 the future of sports lies in collaboration. “…http://news.nwu.ac.za/cyber-security-awareness-nwu
Cyber Security Awareness at the NWU
The IT department at the North-West University (NWU) recently launched a series of online training sessions for staff and students at the university. Themes included mobile cyber security, remote working and cyber security and phishing. The sessions of forty-five minutes each included a quiz at both the start and the end of the sessions. We…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-disability-rights-unit-receives-assistance-visually-impaired
NWU Disability Rights Unit receives assistance for visually impaired
The North-West University (NWU) Disability Rights Unit recently received donations in the form of laptops and technology devices such as large-print yellow-on-black keyboards for the visually impaired. This follows the launch of a collaborative project – sponsored by the Sasol Social and Community Trust – between the NWU, the Department of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-boasts-three-players-provisional-protea-netball-squad
NWU boasts three players in provisional Protea netball squad
One North-West University (NWU) student and two alumni will represent the university when netball stars from South Africa and Malawi battle it out in a three-match series in Rustenburg from 26 to 30 November 2020. Former (NWU coach and current Protea head coach, Dorette Badenhorst, recently named the provisional squad of 30 players for the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/node/26986
Rentekoerse onveranderd gelaat soos verwag
Prof Raymond Parsons, ekonoom by die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se Besigheidskool, sê dat die Monetêre Beleidskomitee (MBK) se jongste besluit om weer eens die rentekoers onveranderd te laat, te wagte was in die lig van die ekonomiese model waarop die Suid-Afrikaanse Reserwebank (SARB) sy sake hanteer. “Die MBK het weer eens naelskraaps met…http://news.nwu.ac.za/node/26986
Interest rates left unchanged as expected
Prof Raymond Parsons, economist at the North-West University (NWU) Business School, says the latest decision by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) to again leave interest rates unchanged was widely expected, given the economic model on which the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) is operating. “Once again the MPC voted by a narrow margin of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/afgraderings-beklemtoon-noodsaaklikheid-om-ekonomiese-narratief-te-verander
Afgraderings beklemtoon noodsaaklikheid om ekonomiese narratief te verander
Die jongste besluite deur Fitch en Moody’s om Suid-Afrika se beleggingsgradering verder in rommelstatus in af te gradeer, is nie goeie nuus vir die Suid-Afrikaanse ekonomie nie. Prof Raymond Parsons, ekonoom by die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) Besigheidskool, sê dat dit weer eens die dringende behoefte beklemtoon dat Suid-Afrika sy ekonomiese…http://news.nwu.ac.za/node/26999
Ratings downgrades highlight need to change economic narrative
The latest decisions by both Fitch and Moody’s to cut South Africa’s investment grade rating further into junk status are not good news for the South Africa economy. Prof Raymond Parsons, economist at the North-West University (NWU) Business School, says it again highlights the urgent need for South Africa to change its economic narrative. “…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/node/27000
Suid-Afrika 2024 – ’n scenario-perspektief
Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) Besigheidskool het onlangs ’n “Think Tank” aangebied oor die onderwerp Suid-Afrika 2024 – ’n scenario-perspektief (South Africa 2024 – a scenario perspective). Dr Frans Cronje, HUB van die Instituut vir Rasseverhoudinge, en dr Oscar van Heerden, Direkteur Bedrywighede by die Mapungubwe-instituut vir Strategiese…http://news.nwu.ac.za/node/27000
South Africa 2024 – a scenario perspective
The North-West University (NWU) Business School recently presented a Think Tank on the topic South Africa 2024 – a scenario perspective. Dr Frans Cronje, CEO of the Institute of Race Relations, and Dr Oscar van Heerden, Director Operations at the Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflections, made presentations. This particular Think Tank…http://news.nwu.ac.za/node/27001
NWU’s eye on the cosmos just became bigger
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Astronomy Observatory now boasts a new, bigger and better telescope – the New Mahikeng Astronomy Telescope. The new telescope, manufactured by Planewave Instruments in the USA, has a 50 cm diameter which is significantly bigger than the older 41 cm Meade LX200 GPS telescope that was unveiled in 2018…http://news.nwu.ac.za/create-news
NWU partners with department to promote Indigenous Knowledge Act
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) Centre has partnered with the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) on a public awareness campaign on the Indigenous Knowledge Act and the Bio-cultural Protocol*. This Indigenous Knowledge Act focuses on the protection, promotion, management and development of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/add
NWU se Fakulteit Gesondheidswetenskappe gee erkenning vir uitnemendheid in navorsing en innovasie
Die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se Fakulteit Gesondheidswetenskappe het op 18 November 2020 vir die eerste keer ʼn Navorsing en Innovasie Toekenningseremonie aangebied om erkenning te gee aan die harde werk en prestasies van die fakulteitslede. Die fakulteit het die prestasie van navorsers volgens gestelde kriteria bereken – nie net is die getal…http://news.nwu.ac.za/create-news-0
NWU Faculty of Health Sciences recognises excellence in research and innovation
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Health Sciences hosted its first-ever Research and Innovation Awards ceremony on 18 November 2020 to recognise the efforts and achievements of its faculty members. The faculty calculated the performance of researchers according to set criteria - not only calculating the number of outputs, but also…http://news.nwu.ac.za/create-news-1
A conversation with Prof Dan Kgwadi about gender-based violence
With the gender-based violence (GBV) rate in South Africa being five times higher than the global average according to Stats SA, the North-West University (NWU) is doing its part by creating awareness and offering support to those in need. On 12 November the NWU principal and vice-chancellor, Prof Dan Kgwadi, had a virtual conversation with the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/add-0
Geslagsgebaseerde geweld – hulp is nodig
Daar was oor die afgelope vyf maande talle verhale in die media oor slagoffers wat deur hulle lewensmaats getreiter, aangeval en selfs vermoor is. Volgens Statistieke SA is die voorkoms van geslagsgebaseerde geweld (GBV) in Suid-Afrika vyf keer hoër as die wêreldwye gemiddelde. Prof Hayley Walker-Williams, die adjunkdirekteur van die Skool vir…http://news.nwu.ac.za/create-news-2
Help is needed for 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, the deputy director of…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/add-1
NWU-navorser help om nuwe data oor die Aarde en die Melkweg bloot te lê
’n Nuwe studie het die sluier oor ’n paar van die geheimenisse van die Melkweg gelig. Daar is bevind dat die Aarde vinniger as vroeër beweeg, en dat dit amper 2 000 ligjaar nader aan die gravitasiekolk in die middel van die Melkwegsterrestelsel is. Dit is volgens nuwe data wat oor ’n tydperk van 15 jaar deur die Japannese radio-astronomieprojek…http://news.nwu.ac.za/create-news-3
NWU researcher helps uncover new data about Earth and the Milky Way
A new study has lifted the veil on some of the mysteries of the Milky Way. It has found that the Earth is moving faster than it used to and is nearly 2 000 light-years closer to the black hole in the centre of the Milky Way Galaxy. This is according to new data, documented over a period of 15 years, by the Japanese radio astronomy project, VLBI…http://news.nwu.ac.za/researchers-receive-sought-after-prize-atkv