Much-needed leadership to support the tiniest humans

A few decades ago it was quite common for premature babies to die before their parents had even had the chance to hold them in their arms for the first time. The smaller the infant, the lower the chances of survival were.

However, during the past few decades, the survival of these tiny infants has received a lot of attention and…

Renowned sports psychologist captains new centre

The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Health Sciences is taking its level of expertise to an even higher level with the recent appointment of its first director for the newly established NWU Centre for Health and Human Performance (CHHP).

Prof Pieter Kruger, a well-known sports psychologist in the global sports arena, will…

NWU faculties come together to improve postdoctoral fellowship

The eight faculties of the North-West University (NWU) and their postdoctoral fellows, who hail from all over the world, came together on 20 September at Crista Galli in Potchefstroom to discuss different ideas on how to improve the postdoctoral fellowship programme at the NWU.

After Prof Dan Kgwadi, NWU vice-chancellor, had…

Unchanged interest rates are a lost opportunity to send a more positive message

“With unchanged interest rates at this stage, the MPC has lost an opportunity to send a more positive signal to business and consumers, given the very low levels of confidence.”

This is according to Prof Raymond Parsons, a well-known economist and academic from the North-West University (NWU) Business School.

“There is indeed…

Helping the most vulnerable

Academics at the North-West University (NWU) are not only passionate about teaching and learning, but also about engaging with communities about important issues.

Dr Lynn Preston and Dr Wanda van der Merwe from the Faculty of Education are going the extra mile to try and protect South Africa’s most precious citizens, children.

NWU Master’s students – the best of the best!

Students from the North-West University’s (NWU) Faculty of Engineering and Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences recently showed what they are made of when they defeated their peers from other universities.

This happened during the South African Telecommunications, Networks and Applications Conference (SATNAC) held in Ballito…

Pharmacen makes strides in third dimension research for a better life for all

For many years the world has attempted to address urgent issues in pharmaceutical research with the help of cultured cells, and the North West University’s (NWU’s) Centre of Excellence for Pharmaceutical Sciences (Pharmacen™) is using a new approach to get these answers.

They are working on advanced cell culture initiatives to grow…

98 minutes of glory is golden

Every community has a sports reporter like this; someone who can be one with the sorrows and joys of sports people.  They become the voice of winning or losing. We listen to them, because they were there. Every weekend, come sunshine, rain or hail, they are armed with notebook and sunscreen.

This description fits the…

A picture is worth a thousand words

North-West University (NWU) alumni Riëtte Drevin, Annica Brink and Elzandré Ayres van der Walt are on a quest to prove with their photography exhibition that a picture is indeed worth a thousand words.

The trio is showcasing their work at the EGLAF Contemporary gallery in Potchefstroom, as part of the *EGLAF Arts Collective.

Today a reader, tomorrow a leader

Albert Einstein once said: “If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales.”

It is an alarming fact that, in the modern era in which we find ourselves, children do not get enough exposure from parents or caregivers with regard to storytelling…