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Valuable collaboration equips entrepreneurs of the future
In a proactive move to address the pressing issue of high unemployment rates among South African youth in general and Bachelor in Indigenous Knowledge Systems (BIKS) graduates in particular, the Innovation Hub in partnership with the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) Centre, orchestrated a groundbreaking…
Scarce skill puts NWU taxonomist at forefront of describing parasites
“What is in a name?” William Shakespeare wanted to know. A young researcher from the North-West University (NWU) knows exactly how important a name is. She is currently believed to be the youngest gnathiid taxonomist in the world, at the forefront of describing these parasites and identifying their names – or the lack thereof.
Dr Anja…
Hypertext poetry project is part of exhibition in Rome
The eight-year-old Byderhand project of the subject group Creative Writing at the North-West University has been selected to form part of an international hypertext creation exhibition that will take place in Rome soon.
“This is singular international recognition for the subject group Creative Writing, and particularly for the garden-…
Professor Marius Smit embarks on new horizons
On 17 August, Professor Marius Smit from the Faculty of Education delivered his inaugural lecture, titled The symphony of seeds and harvest – harmonising the law, policy, and interventions to cultivate quality education.
In his lecture Prof Smit said that the harmonisation and proper robust application of the law, good policies and…
NWU Career Centre hosts campus work-readiness session
The Career Centre at the North-West University (NWU) recently hosted a campus work-readiness session on the Potchefstroom Campus.
Work-readiness sessions have become an integral part of the NWU’s goal to provide companies with the platform to highlight and provide information on job openings and the corporate culture.
The goal…
New Covid-19 variant being monitored
The new Covid-19 subvariant EG.5 – also known as Eris – has made its way into South Africa with the first case reported in Gauteng in mid-August.
This after it crossed the borders of China, the United States, South Korea, Japan, Canada, Australia, Singapore, the United Kingdom, France, Portugal and Spain.
Dr Hazel Mufhandu,…
NWU launches Women in Leadership Programme
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) People and Culture unit and Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL) recently collaborated to host the launch of the university's first Women in Leadership Programme.
The programme launch, themed "How to thrive as an influential woman leader in higher education", took place at Vanderbijlpark Riverside…
NWU Eagles on a winning streak
The North-West University (NWU) Eagles netball team keep proving that teamwork makes the dream work during the 2023 FNB Varsity netball tournament.
They have been on a winning streak, securing a 43-36 win against Kovsies (University of the Free State) on 28 August. They also secured…
South Africa’s national interests in the changing BRICS landscape ― seven tests
“The watershed 15th BRICS Summit that took place in Johannesburg had, to its credit, several runs on the scoreboard by the time it concluded last week.”
Prof Raymond Parsons, economist from the North-West University (NWU) Business School, says while the outcomes were inevitably a complex amalgam of politics, economics and business, the…
Kgopotso Moshapo: NWU defender's heroics secure back-to-back goals
By Phenyo Mokgothu and Lerato Tshweu
North-West University (NWU) Eagles defender Kgopotso Moshapo has emerged as the saviour of his team, delivering clutch performances in two consecutive games during this year's Varsity Football season.
With remarkable headers, he not only secured victory over the…