Cardiovascular disease is one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa. So says Nombulelo Zenani from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Nursing.
The high prevalence of mental health problems and substance abuse among adults and young people within communities have been reported across the country, and the North West province is no exception.
To address this problem, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) faculties of Law, Health Sciences, and Natural and Agricultural Sciences, and the North-West Department of Health, will be launching a multi-sectoral collaborative care community intervention project at the Lokaleng village in Mahikeng on 15 October 2021.
The North-West University (NWU) is one of the top institutions in South Africa in engineering studies. This is according to the latest rankings by subject by Times Higher Education (THE) that list the NWU in the third position (the same as last year) among nine local higher-education institutions in the field of engineering.
North-West University (NWU) final-year LLB student Thapelo John Segoabe has put pen to paper to share his thoughts on academic excellence.
The 22-year old Thapelo hails from Madikwe township and his academic prowess speaks for itself.
On 29 September the North-West University (NWU) Gallery launched two new online art exhibitions, which will be open until 29 October.
There is a famous Chinese proverb that says “If you are planning for a year, sow rice; if you are planning for a decade, plant trees; if you are planning for a lifetime, educate people”.
With the local elections around the corner, the North-West University (NWU) Business School recently hosted its sixth Think Tank webinar on the state of local government and the upcoming elections.
On 28 September 2021 North West MEC Desbo Mohono hosted a webinar on how the national Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development’s cannabis master plan could be implemented in the province.
African indigenous astronomy (bolepa dinaledi in Setswana) is one discipline of competencies of the broader African indigenous knowledge systems negated by the modern education system, including modern astronomers, researchers and policy makers.
This is according to Dr Motheo Koitsiwe, indigenous astronomer researcher and director of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) Centre.
He says historians of science agree that astronomy is the first science in the world.
In light of the serious challenges that climate change poses on water supply, the North-West University (NWU) is bolstering its water-related research.