Potchefstroom Campus News
Researchers demonstrate that conservation and development can go hand in hand
While cities in Africa expand rapidly and the pressure for economic growth is increasing, the protected areas on the continent face a complex challenge: how to conserve nature and empower people.
At the North-West University (NWU) the Protected Areas Research Group, led by Prof. Reece Alberts, Prof. François Retief, Prof. Claudine Roos and Prof. Dirk Cilliers, is working to find exactly that balance.
“Conservation areas are the cornerstone of biodiversity conservation,” says Prof. Alberts. “They are essential to prevent the loss in biodiversity. Yet, we have to admit that… Read more
NWU SCC Legal Office launches legal aid service
Oldrin Masowa
Justice in action: the Student Campus Council’s (SCC’s) Legal Office on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Potchefstroom Campus recently launched a legal aid service to assist students with legal matters.
Through this initiative, the SCC Legal Office aims to assist students with matters…
NWU Auxilium Fund provides a helping hand
Oldrin Masowa
Thanks to the Auxilium Fund on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Potchefstroom Campus, struggling National Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) -funded students receive food parcels to help them through difficult times.
The fund, which was initially created to raise money for underprivileged…
Your mental health matters
Oldrin Masowa
Approximately 20% of university students in South Africa experience mental breakdowns, with depression and anxiety being the most common mental problems.
Fortunately, the North-West University (NWU) is there for its students and…
Terseus Liebenberg named the best coach of past three decades
“Master”. That is a title few can lay claim to. Best of the best. That is when a profession becomes a calling and is then developed into an art. Terseus Liebenberg definitely falls into this category.
Over more than three decades his knowledge and skill have taken athletes with talent and transformed them into global stars.…
NWU Art Gallery introduces fascinating new exhibition
Oldrin Masowa
The whole world is truly an art gallery. From 6 to 13 April 2022, the North-West University (NWU) Art Gallery hosted the official opening of a public art exhibition in Potchefstroom. The exhibition featured paintings from the ages of colonialism to modern society. The opening was presented in both…
What a year for Christa Ramasimong
It has been a year in which highlight has succeeded highlight, in which one honour bestowed succeeded another. Christa Ramasimong is experiencing a time that will not only shape her future, but her very being. The character of the young woman is being moulded in a furnace fired by her resolve to succeed.
This North-West…
Consumers facing an increasingly tough year after interest hikes
The decision by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) to raise the repo rate by another 50 basis points was widely expected by markets and analysts.
Prof Raymond Parsons, economist from the Business School of the North-West University (NWU), says the MPC took the anticipated decision on a 4 to 1 vote.
“Given the now steadily…
Why early blood pressure screening in children is vital
High blood pressure or hypertension is not only a disease in adults, but starts during childhood and tracks into adulthood.
In a study conducted by the Hypertension in Africa Research Team (HART) of the North-West University (NWU), researchers emphasised the importance of screening children, especially black children, for elevated blood…
Double the success for Fiorita twins
North-West University (NWU) students and twins Andrea and Marco Fiorita, recently received their degrees in computer and electronic engineering with distinction.
“Growing up, we were inseparable and always in cahoots. We made smoke bombs, took apart electronics around the house, build crazy contraptions and watched endless YouTube…
Law professor improves previous NRF rating of C to a great B
Prof Christa Rautenbach’s hard work on legal pluralism and cultural diversity finally paid off when she received a B-rating in the highly competitive rating process of the National Research Foundation (NRF).
One of her reviewers remarked that her “research is significant for legal pluralism and development in postcolonial developmental…