Institutional News

A conversation with Prof Dan Kgwadi about gender-based violence

With the gender-based violence (GBV) rate in South Africa being five times higher than the global average according to Stats SA, the North-West University (NWU) is doing its part by creating awareness and offering support to those in need.

On 12 November the NWU principal and vice-chancellor, Prof Dan Kgwadi, had a virtual conversation with the university community regarding student discipline, GBV and other related issues.

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NWU Faculty of Health Sciences recognises excellence in research and innovation

The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Health Sciences hosted its first-ever Research and Innovation Awards ceremony on 18 November 2020 to recognise the efforts and achievements of its faculty members.

The faculty calculated the performance of researchers according to set criteria - not only calculating the number of outputs, but also including the impact factor of publications and the quality of the journals in which the output was published.

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South Africa 2024 – a scenario perspective

The North-West University (NWU) Business School recently presented a Think Tank on the topic South Africa 2024 – a scenario perspective.

Dr Frans Cronje, CEO of the Institute of Race Relations, and Dr Oscar van Heerden, Director Operations at the Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflections, made presentations.

This particular Think Tank focused on political, economic, social and technological variables and the impact this will have on South Africa’s future towards 2024.

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Ratings downgrades highlight need to change economic narrative

The latest decisions by both Fitch and Moody’s to cut South Africa’s investment grade rating further into junk status are not good news for the South Africa economy.

Prof Raymond Parsons, economist at the North-West University (NWU) Business School, says it again highlights the urgent need for South Africa to change its economic narrative.

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