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New executive director for People and Culture
Dr Mala Singh, executive coach and management consultant, has been appointed as the new director for People and Culture. She has been appointed for a fixed term of four years as from 1 October 2018. Dr Singh has 41 years experience in the public and private sector, and has worked as a lecturer, psychologist and researcher. Her impressive…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-finishes-fifth-race-against-sun
NWU finishes fifth in race against the sun
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) solar car, Phoenix, recently returned to home base after a gruelling race over 4 000 km during this year’s Sasol Solar Challenge. For this eight-day event, teams from across the world design and build solar-powered vehicles to drive across South Africa. The journey started in Pretoria on 22 September and…http://news.nwu.ac.za/cannabis-judgment-paves-way-research-development
Cannabis judgment paves way for research development
The global discourse around cannabis prohibition has gained significant momentum over the course of the last 15 years. This is largely due to a growing realisation of the need for reform. The historically dominant model of legislated prohibition is gradually being challenged by overwhelming evidence of its inefficacy. On Tuesday, 25 September…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-parasitoloog-vir-navorsingsuitnemendheid-vereer
NWU-parasitoloog vir navorsingsuitnemendheid vereer
Edward Netherlands is ’n inspirerende navorser wat voortdurend die grense van bestaande wetenskaplike kennis uitdaag. Daardeur baan hy dapper nuwe weë vir toekomstige geslagte navorsers om na te volg. Tydens die jaarlikse Nasionale Navorsingstigting (NNS) se toekennings vir uitnemendheid het Edward die gesogte toekenning vir…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-parasitologist-awarded-research-excellence
NWU parasitologist awarded for research excellence
Edward Netherlands is an inspiring researcher who is continuously challenging the boundaries of existing scientific knowledge. His most recent accolade vests him as one of the country’s most productive and innovative young male researchers. During the annual National Research Foundation (NRF) Excellence Awards, Edward was awarded with the…http://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/gabila-nubong
Gabila Nubong
Gabila Nubong is a political economist with a masters in economics and and PhD in international Relations. He is a senior lecturer at the School of Economics of the North West University, Dr Nubong has work experience as a a postdoctoral fellow at the Institute for Strategic and Political Affairs (ISPA) at the University of Pretoria,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/tlhalitshi-volition-montshiwa
Tlhalitshi Volition Montshiwa
Tlhalitshi Volition Monsthiwa holds a PhD in Statistics. He has published papers on missing data imputation, efficiency of count data models, and on questionnaire development and evaluation. Dr Montshiwa is supervising both Masters and PhD students and his area of interest is on multivariate techniques with application to teaching and learning…http://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/suretha-van-wyk
Suretha van Wyk
Obtained my CA(SA) qualification in 1991. Completed my articles at PWC and after my Articles work at KPMG for 10 years as manager and then as senior manager. During my time at KPMG, I have gained valuable experience auditing big listed companies and Pension funds. After KPMG, I have worked as Internal audit manager at a listed company for three…http://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/sonja-grater
Sonja Grater
Sonja Grater is an associate professor in the School of Economics at the North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus). She lectures undergraduate and postgraduate courses in the field of international trade, and also gained practical experience in the freight forwarding industry before joining the University. Prof Grater's research is…http://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/olive-stumke
Olive Stumke
I have experience in lecturing accounting and auditing. I aim to involve students in such a way that they understand the topics being lectured rather than to memorise facts. In my quest to instil life-long learning, I do research on how to integrate basic IT skills in the core modules of Accountancy.http://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/lisebo-tseane-gumbi
Lisebo Tseane-Gumbi
Dr Lisebo Tseane-Gumbi completed her PhD in Geography at the University of South Africa (UNISA), her thesis focused on social responsibility of the tourism businesses in South Africa. She completed her M-Tech in Tourism Management at Cape Penninsula University of Technology (CPUT). She also obtained both her Tourism Management B-Tech and Diploma…http://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/marissa-brouwers
Marissa Brouwers
Marissa Brouwers (PhD) is currently a Senior Lecturer of Work and Organisational Psychology at the North-West University in South Africa (PC). She is also the programme leader for Research at the School for Industrial Psychology and Human Resource Management. Academically she has completed a Doctorate degree in the field of Industrial Psychology,…http://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/diteboho-xaba
Diteboho Xaba
I have published more 15 articles in the areas of optimization and financial econometrics. Furthermore, most of the students are have co-supervise (Masters Students) and supervise are conducting their studies in these two areas. Currently, I am study my PhD in the very same area of financial econometrics using nonlinear models. …http://news.nwu.ac.za/experts/joshua-chukwuere
Joshua Chukwuere
Dr Joshua Chukwuere is a PhD holder in Information Systems, MCom in Computer Science and Information Systems from the North-West University. Joshua is a senior lecturer and the Head of Department of Information Systems (IS) in the School of Economic Sciences, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences (FEMS), North-West University, South Africa.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-academic-awarded-being-stroke-ambassador
NWU academic awarded for being a stroke ambassador
Every 30 minutes in South Africa a stroke patient who could have been saved, dies or is permanently disabled because they were treated at the wrong hospital. Prof Ronel Pretorius, an associate professor and programme manager for clinical education at the North-West University (NWU), was recently recognised for her instrumental role in…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-researcher-speaks-indiana-university
NWU researcher speaks at Indiana University
Prof Etienne Barnard, a research professor at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) research niche area Multilingual Speech Technologies (MuST), recently travelled to the United States for a research visit to the Indiana University Bloomington. He was invited to give a colloquium talk at the School of Informatics, Computing and Engineering.…http://news.nwu.ac.za/impact-second-chance
The impact of a second chance
A second chance in life is not destined for everyone, and when it comes across your way, you have to grab it with both hands and make the best of it. This is exactly what 33 young people at the North-West University's (NWU’s) Faculty of Engineering did when they enrolled in the Xcel programme at the beginning of the year. They might not be…http://news.nwu.ac.za/respect-environment-has-deep-roots
Respect for the environment has deep roots
When you give something a name, it comes to life. When you give something your own name, it gains even more meaning. This was the case during National Arbor Week when Prof Marilyn Setlalentoa, deputy vice-chancellor for community engagement and operations on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng, planted a tree and named it…http://news.nwu.ac.za/af/lewendige-debat-tydens-die-vierde-jaarlikse-nwu-leierskapsberaad
Lewendige debat tydens die vierde jaarlikse NWU-leierskapsberaad
As aktiewe burgers van Suid-Afrika moet elkeen van ons praat oor die ernstige gebrek aan behoorlike leierskap. Die uitdagings wat die land in die gesig staar – soos werkloosheid, misdaad, gender-gebaseerde ongelykhede, onvoldoende infrastruktuur en kwessies wat op grondhervorming betrekking het – kan slegs hanteer word wanneer leiers voldoende…http://news.nwu.ac.za/female-entrepreneurship-quitting-not-option