Influence of supply-side shocks on prices needs appropriate response from monetary policy

“Given the overall balance of economic risks currently facing South Africa, the judgement of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) that a 25 basis-point rise should suffice for now is right, although the tone and language of the MPC statement was distinctly hawkish.”

This is the view of Prof Raymond Parsons, economist from the Business…

NWU student rakes in awards nominations

Phenyo Mokgothu

North-West University (NWU) student and Setswana writer Lesego Motlhankana has taken the world by storm.

Not only has he been nominated for the 2022 Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB) Multilingualism awards, but he has also been nominated for the National Institute for the…

NWU academic elected President of African Astronomical Society

Phenyo Mokgothu

Prof Thebe Rodney Medupe, North-West University (NWU) academic and deputy dean for community engagement and stakeholder relations in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, has been elected as the president of the African Astronomical Society (AfAS).

Prof Medupe was elected…

Veteran broadcaster advocates all-inclusive campaign for indigenous languages in Africa

Phenyo Mokgothu

It was a convergence of media practitioners, communication scholars, staff and students on the Mahikeng Campus of the North-West University (NWU) as the legengary broadcaster and famous isiXhosa language news anchor, Dr Noxolo Grootboom, delivered a public lecture on indigenous language…

NWU and partners launch API Plus lab to grow SA's bio-economy

The North-West University (NWU), in partnership with the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) and the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA), recently launched the Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) Plus laboratory.

The project, a joint initiative between government, academia and industry, aims to promote the manufacturing of APIs…

NWU and Universität Duisburg-Essen develop early warning tool for metal pollution in fresh water

Researchers from North-West University (NWU) and Universität Duisburg-Essen in Germany have developed an early warning tool for metal pollution in freshwater systems worldwide.

This research achievement is a collaboration between the Water Research Group, the NWU led by Prof Nico Smit and Prof Victor Wepener and the Universität Duisburg…

NWU reaches out to schools by donating sports equipment

As part of their community outreach programme, the All Sports Chapter (ASC) and Sports department on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus are reaching out to local schools lacking sports equipment.

The aim of this programme is to give back to the community and to add value to sports development in the Ngaka…

NWU alumnus leads with agriculture enterprise and women empowerment

According to Statistics South Africa (Stats SA), approximate 70% of the South African population rely directly on agriculture as a means of living.

North-West University (NWU) alumnus and livestock farmer Ipeleng Kwadi hails from Brits in North West, and is shattering age and gender…

NWU Business School hosts international panel on crisis in Ukraine

It is one of the most significant acts of aggression that one country has perpetrated against another in the 21st century. The Russian invasion of Ukraine may have consequences that are almost unfathomable and that will echo through the annals of history.

On Wednesday, 2 March 2022, the Business School of the North-West University (NWU…

Social innovators can now use digital storytelling to share their solutions

Thanks to the launch of the Digital Storytelling Hub of the North-West University (NWU), social innovators now have a brand-new platform where they can share solutions to their communities’ challenges.

Funding received from the European Union programme Erasmus+ (https://erasmus-plus.ec.europa.eu/opportunities-under-erasmus)  made the…