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NWU harnesses ozone technology as cost-effective Covid-19 combatant
The North-West University’s (NWU's) researchers and innovators are working towards solutions to effectively destroy viruses, bacteria and fungi, including the Coronavirus, on a large scale. As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to rage, fast-working, low-cost disinfection solutions are essential in tackling the crisis. The NWU has taken up this…
NWU to equip the unemployed and graduates
With unemployment on the rise in South Africa, the School of Economic Sciences at the North-West University (NWU) is reaching out to all final-year students, graduates and unemployed graduates across South Africa.
On 22 July the school will be hosting a webinar titled “The realities…
Jo-Ané is going to the Games
She is the cannon arm of 1 NWU Battalion and in a few weeks’ time, she and her fellow citizens are going to start their campaign in the theatre of the Pacific Ocean. Yes, Jo-Ané van Dyk is going to the Olympic Games.
This 23-year-old javelin thrower of the North-West University…
NWU alumna in Miss SA Top 30
North-West University (NWU) alumna Ané Oosthuysen is not only a beauty but also a true role model for young women.
Ané boasts three qualifications from the NWU and has made it into the 2021 Miss South Africa Top 30.
“It is an absolute honour to be part of the Top 30. Since I can remember, I have always dreamt…
Using plant growth-promoting microorganisms to address food sustainability
Maize production and mining are essential for the economy of the North West Province, and researchers at the North-West University (NWU) are now looking at how microorganisms can protect maize from climate challenges and mining by-products.
Prof Olubukola Oluranti Babalola and two PhD graduates, Saheed Adekunle Akinola and Dr Ayansina…
Violence must be contained quickly
What is at stake for the South African economy if law and order is not restored soon, was starkly confirmed by President Cyril Ramaphosa in his address on 12 July.
Prof Raymond Parsons, economist from the Business School of the North-West University (NWU), says the current cycle…
NWU whips javelin cream
The scene where the Mooi River winds around the Fanie du Toit sports fields is a well known one. Just below the High Performance Institute there is a stretch of about 100 m that serves as a hazardous no-fly zone to our feathered friends. Javelins fly here.
Another constant here is…
NWU student and poet shines in Setswana
Lesego Motlhankane, a third-year BEd student on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Potchefstroom Campus, recently published an anthology of Setswana poetry titled Pitsana ya Poko.
The book of poetry, a collaboration between Lesego and renowned author Kabelo Kgatea, consists of 40…
CHHP Institute of Sport Science and Development still performs despite lockdown
The North West Academy of Sport (NWAS) has been using the Institute of Sport Science and Development at the Centre of Health and Human Performance (CHHP) as a consultant for over two decades. The services provided include assessments, exercise programmes, workshops and various other specialist services. Sports codes currently included in these…
A look at SA’s Constitution
For many years the South African Constitution was seen as one of the best-written constitutions and examples of constitutionalism on the African continent.
Prof Koos Malan from the University of Pretoria’s Department of Public Law has challenged this assumption in his book titled: There is no Supreme Constitution – a critique…