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Small business seminar to empower communities
Aspiring business owners often have no idea where to go or what to do when starting a new business. The North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Economics in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences (FEMS) hosted a seminar for young aspiring business people in Mahikeng and surrounding areas on 8 July 2019 on the campus in Mahikeng.…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/nwu-se-fanie-een-van-die-beste-gholfafrigters-vir-gauteng-benoem
NWU se Fanie as een van die beste gholfafrigters vir Gauteng benoem
Om vir Fanie Roos ’n naweekgholfspeler met ’n goeie gemiddelde te noem, sou beslis ’n groot fout wees. Fanie, ’n dosent in sportbestuur aan die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU), is ’n geakkrediteerde professionele gholfspeler, en hy is so pas as finalis in die gesogte Professionele Gholfspelersvereniging van Suid-Afrika (PGA-SA) se jaarlikse…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu%25E2%2580%2599s-fanie-nominated-one-gauteng%25E2%2580%2599s-top-golf-coaches
NWU’s Fanie nominated as one of Gauteng’s top golf coaches
To call Fanie Roos a weekend golfer with a good average would be a serious mistake. Fanie, a lecturer in Sport Management at the North-West University (NWU), is an accredited professional golfer and has just been nominated as a finalist in the prestigious Professional Golfers Association of South Africa (PGA-SA) 2019 annual awards. His…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/geestesgesondheid-bewustheidsdag-2019-laat-elke-tre%25C3%25AB-tel
Geestesgesondheid-bewustheidsdag 2019: laat elke treë tel!
Geestesgesondheid omvat soveel meer as bloot ’n treffrase van ons tyd. Dit is trouens een van die belangrikste welstandsfaktore om te oorweeg, aangesien dit almal raak, ongeag hulle ouderdom, geslag, sosiale posisie of professie. Daarmee in gedagte gaan die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se Alumni-kantoor en die Gesondheidsorgsentrum in…https://news.nwu.ac.za/mental-health-awareness-day-2019-make-every-step-count
Mental Health Awareness Day 2019: make every step count!
Mental health encapsulates so much more than a mere catchphrase of our time. In fact, it is one of the most important wellness factors to consider since it affects everybody regardless of age, gender, social standing or profession. With this in mind, the North-West University’s (NWU) Alumni Office and Health Care Centre in Vanderbijlpark will…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-summit-focuses-human-capital-fourth-industrial-revolution
NWU summit focuses on human capital in Fourth Industrial Revolution
The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) is changing the way businesses create value, and how people work and individuals interact and communicate with each other. It goes without saying that the 4IR will also have a huge impact on South Africa’s economy. Taking into account the country’s current unemployment rate of 26,7%, the big question…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-legal-scholars-present-paper-decolonization-and-africanisation-law-curriculum
NWU legal scholars present paper on decolonization and Africanisation of law curriculum
Two students from the North-West University (NWU) presented a joint paper on the decolonisation and Africanisation of the law curriculum at the annual South African Law Deans’ Association (SALDA) Law Students’ Conference. Fourth-year LLB-students Bophelo Seleke and Leo Maphosa, president of the Student Campus Council on the campus in Mahikeng…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-expert-joins-external-review-panel-ethiopia
NWU expert joins external review panel in Ethiopia
The Ethiopian Civil Services University (ECSU) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, recently invited Prof Ravinder Rena, a professor in economics and internationalization and project leader at the North-West University (NWU) Business School, to be part of an external programme review panel. This panel was tasked with evaluating the university’s…https://news.nwu.ac.za/how-mandela-day-came-about
How Mandela Day came about
It’s that time of the year again when social media feeds will be flooded with pictures and videos of good Samaritans doing their bit for Mandela Day. 67 Minutes for Mandela is in its 10th year of existence, and is still going strong. On 18 July 2008, while the late Nelson Mandela was celebrating his 90th birthday in London, he said: “It is…https://news.nwu.ac.za/biogas-brilliance-scores-nwu-enactus-team-second-place
Biogas brilliance scores NWU Enactus team a second place
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Enactus team secured the second position in the ideation challenge competition during the annual EnactusZA National Competition that took place at the Sandton Convention Centre on 8 and 9 July 2019. This competition brings together the top student, academic and business leaders from around the country.…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-invests-sa%25E2%2580%2599s-community-oriented-primary-health-care
NWU invests in SA’s community-oriented primary health care
The North-West University (NWU) in partnership with the University of Pretoria will be training community health workers (CHWs) and staff from the North West Provincial Department of Health on community-oriented primary care (COPC). The NWU’s Africa Unit for Trans disciplinary Health Research (AUTHeR), under the leadership of Prof Petra…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu%25E2%2580%2599s-leopards-lair-competition-entry-deadline-extended
NWU’s Leopards Lair Competition: entry deadline extended
The North-West University (NWU) believes in the transformative power of entrepreneurship, not only in terms of a re-envisioned world of work, but also as a driving force of renewed economic growth. With this said, the third annual rendition of the popular NWU Leopards Lair Competition provides students from across the NWU’s geographical…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-embraces-black-monday
NWU embraces Black Monday
On Monday 9 September the North-West University (NWU) united to say no to gender-based violence. From Mahikeng to Potchefstroom to Vanderbijlpark, staff and students took a firm stance and embraced Black Monday with their compatriots across the country. All three the campuses hosted various activities. On the campus in Mahikeng…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/howzat-pret-en-plesier-die-kfc-mini-krieket-manier
Howzat! Pret en plesier die KFC mini-krieket-manier
ʼn Menigte klein krieket-karnallies toegerus met kolwe, beenskutte en paaltjies gaan eersdaags op die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se kampus in Vanderbijlpark toesak om met hulle mini-krieketvernuf te spog. Op Saterdag, 14 September, sal meer as 520 jong krieketspelers – verteenwoordigend van 19 skole van regoor die Suid-Gauteng streek –…https://news.nwu.ac.za/howzat-friendship-and-fun-kfc-mini-cricket-way-0
Howzat! Friendship and fun the KFC mini-cricket way
A crowd of little tykes sporting cricket bats, pads and wickets will shortly descend on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark to showcase their mini-cricket skills. On Saturday, 14 September, more than 590 little ones – representing 19 schools from across the Southern Gauteng region – will join in the fun of this annual…https://news.nwu.ac.za/potchefstroom-welcomes-new-student-campus-council
Potchefstroom welcomes new Student Campus Council
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Potchefstroom recently elected their new student leaders. During a congratulatory ceremony, members of the Campus Management Committee met the new representatives on the Student Campus Council (SCC) and wish them well on their leadership journey. The SCC is made up of 15 portfolios and heading…https://news.nwu.ac.za/times-higher-education-ranks-nwu-5th-south-africa
Times Higher Education ranks NWU 5th in South Africa
For the first time the North-West University (NWU) participated in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University rankings and made it to position 5 in South Africa. Globally we are ranked between 501 to 600 out of the 1396 universities which were evaluated for the 2020 rankings. The THE World University Rankings are the only global…https://news.nwu.ac.za/heartbreak-after-dizzying-high-nwu-netball
Heartbreak after dizzying high for NWU Netball
First jubilation, then the blues. This was the story of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) two-day stint in Bloemfontein during the recent leg of their Varsity Netball campaign. On Sunday 8 September the sweet couldn’t be any sweeter as they squashed the University of Johannesburg 68-35 at the Callie Human Hall. The NWU team was off to a…https://news.nwu.ac.za/lightning-does-not-strike-twice-same-place-%25E2%2580%2593-nwu-ready-semis
Lightning does not strike twice in the same place – NWU ready for semis
The North-West University (NWU) hopes to bring the high-flying University of the Western Cape (UWC) down to earth when the two teams meet for the second time in the Varsity Football semi-final double header on Thursday 12 September in Cape Town. Should the NWU’s Noble Boys manage to end the UWC’s run of wins, this will be their first ever…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/onoorwonne-seisoen-vir-nwu-vanderbijlpark-rugby