How SA could minimise heart disease deaths

Globally, heart disease remains the leading cause of death among middle-aged adults, accounting for 40% of all deaths. An alarming 80% of these deaths occur in low and middle-income countries such as South Africa.

This is one of the findings from the multinational Prospective Urban and Rural Epidemiology (PURE) study, in which the…

SADiLaR takes the lead in digitising establishing 11 national languages

Digitising South Africa’s 11 official languages could go a long way towards creating a truly multilingual society. Various projects are currently in progress at the South African Centre for Digital Language Resources (SADiLaR), located at the North-West University (NWU), to create digital resources for the country’s official languages.

NWU on the edge of enhanced understanding of the human brain

Despite some remarkable advances in the history of mankind, the functionality of the human brain remains a mystery. Wouldn’t the possibility to look into the human brain with high precision in a much easier way just be amazing? This has just been made possible at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Centre for Health and Human Performance (…

COVID-19 poses a clear and present danger to SA economy

“Market trends and other economic data confirm that the coronavirus pandemic (Covid-19) now poses a clear and present danger to the South African economy. The ripple effects from the economic dislocation elsewhere and the immense volatility in financial markets have already reached South Africa.”

This is according to Prof Raymond…

NWU academic appointed to Mental Health Review Board

The North West MEC for Health, Honourable Madoda Sambatha, appointed Prof Leepile Alfred Sehularo, an associate professor in the North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Nursing Science at the campus in Mahikeng, to the North West Mental Health Review Board for a second term.

This appointment ,made in terms of Chapter IV (Four) of…

Do you believe in a universal code of ethics or that context matters?

The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Humanities in collaboration with the office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Research and innovation recently hosted a public lecture titled: “An ethic of care: The soft voice in ethics”.

“This is the very first collaboration with the DVC: R&I this year, and we are looking forward…

Rare Diseases Day 2020: NWU’s CHM at the forefront of preventative healthcare

Did you know that in South Africa, there are approximately three million people living with a rare disease? This means that one in every 16 people are directly affected by a rare disease.

 The Centre of Human Metabolomics (CHM) at the North-West University (NWU) is well known for its expertise and many years of experience in…

NWU’s communication studies students showcase their practical skills

North-West University (NWU) students are showcasing their journalistic skills and talent by running a live student news site.

The site – threestreamsmedia – is a project of the journalism and media studies programme  in the School of Communication  and is the first of its kind at the NWU.

The site was launched on…

NWU student announced a winner in SASA bursary competition

North-West University (NWU) honours student in business statistics Ketsane Benson Nkuna has been announced as one of the winners of the South African Statistical Association (SASA) Bursary and Scholarship competition for 2019.

The NWU’s subject group Business Statistics and Operations Research officially handed over the award – a…

NWU alumnus’ song makes waves on MTV Base

North-West University (NWU) alumnus and BCom graduate Osman "Hypnosis" Mkhondo’s new single Slay Queen - featuring Decency and the legendary Thebe - is causing a stir on MTV Base and across the South African airwaves.

Originally from Pretoria, Hypnosis is a music composer, producer, engineer and songwriter who has won prestigious…