POCA not enough to curb gang violence

More should be done to curb the influence of gang activities as anti-gang legislation is not up to the task.

According to Dr Delano van der Linde from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Law, legislation such as the Prevention of Organised Crime Act (POCA) fails to disrupt the way gangs operate and to distinguish between gang…

NWU celebrates intellectual property

When it comes to your creativity and talent, you have certain rights. Every year the Technology Transfer and Innovation Support (TTIS) Office at the North-West University (NWU) celebrates World Intellectual Property Day, and this year on 13 May was no different.

Under the banner of “Going for Gold – IP and Sport”, the High…

NWU is part of groundbreaking astronomical initiative

The ASTRI-Horn Cherenkov Telescope has detected the Crab Nebula with TeV energies, and the North-West University (NWU) played a part in achieving this.

The Crab Nebula is the remnant of a supernova in the constellation of Taurus and TeV stands for Terra Electron Volts, which is a unit of measurement. 

The Crab Nebula was…

NWU duo wins 24-hour hackathon competition

North-West University (NWU) students, Matt Lourens and Dehan Opperman, have proven that they are the cream of the crop when it comes to statistics, programming and mathematics.

The duo, who are busy with their master’s degrees in business analytics and data mining respectively, recently came first in the second MiWay 24-hours…

Two NWU researchers in the running for Science Oscars

Researchers from the North-West University (NWU) have done it again. The finalists for the 2018/2019 NSTF-South32 Awards have finally been announced, and this year two esteemed researchers from the NWU have been nominated. 

The “Science Oscars”, also known as the NSTF-South32 Awards, aim to recognise and applaud researchers and…

World applauds NWU student for innovative food security solution

The North-West University (NWU) has done it again! During the World Exhibition for Incentive Travel (IMEX), the NWU’s dedication to research excellence and social justice was reaffirmed when Emilé Coetzee – an honours student within the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences – was crowned as the winner of the 2019 Future Leaders Forum.…

NWU is Varsity hockey champion!

Drama, drama and more drama. Thereafter, joy. On Monday night, 20 May 2019, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) women hockey team was crowned Varsity hockey champions after beating Maties 2-1 in an exhilarating game, decided by a penalty shootout.

This impressive victory in Stellenbosch will be remembered for years to come. With…

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Marga Cummings, a student at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark, has her sights set on international success.

As one of South Africa’s top-ranked female hammer throwers, she will soon have the opportunity to prove her mettle against the world’s best when she takes part in the World Student Games and the African…

NWU is doing its part to eliminate a silent killer

Raised blood pressure is the biggest single risk factor responsible for mortality worldwide.

Despite this, the majority of people with hypertension are unaware of suffering from it, are untreated, or are on treatment but don’t control the illness.

May Measurement Month is a global campaign initiated by the International…

NWU to host world-renowned experts at first ever BRICSCESS and SASMA joint conference

According to the World Economic Forum, the BRICS economies will be the most competitive of all countries in the coming years and are distinguished by their significant regional and global influence.

The health and wellness of people are at the top of the agenda of these governments in order to connect fast economic growth with a…