Human Interest
US President-elect Joe Biden – possible economic implications for SA and the world
“The election of Joe Biden as United States (US) president-elect could eventually create an opportunity for South Africa to buttress its economic narrative with the US from both a trade and an investment point of view.”
World Prematurity Day 2020 – turn awareness into action
For the past 10 years every 17 November is observed as World Prematurity Day. This day aims to highlight and raise awareness of preterm birth and the concerns of preterm babies and their families worldwide.
NWU helps with library services for the blind in the NW province
The North-West University (NWU) has partnered with the North West Department of Arts, Culture, Sport and Recreation (ACSR), and the South African Library for the Blind (SALB) to improve reading access for the blind and the visually impaired in the province.
Tanya was born to create
Tanya van Deventer, a 23-year-old Master of Arts student in Graphic Design from the North-West University’s Potchefstroom Campus, was over the moon when her design was chosen as one of three to grace the Nescafé Ricoffy tins.
Researchers receive sought-after prize from ATKV
Two researchers from the North-West University (one posthumously) were awarded a prestige ATKV-SA Academy prize for an article that appeared in the South African Journal for Natural Sciences and Technology (Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif vir Natuurwetenskap en Tegnologie) in 2018.
NWU researcher offers new considerations for Pharmaceutical Quality Control Labs
The impact of the international Covid-19 pandemic is severe and it remains the responsibility of all to prevent the spread of this virus.
NWU takes student assessment online
Despite various challenges in 2020 due to the national lockdown and Covid-19 pandemic, the North-West University (NWU) is celebrating yet another teaching and learning milestone for itself. It is moving student assessment to a new online platform.
NWU female rugby team wins Leopards virtual rugby tournament
The female rugby team on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus was crowned the winners of the Leopards Rugby Virtual League tournament on 25 October 2020.
The NWU team won the league with 3 104 votes and 24 points.
NWU empowers taxi-industry stakeholders ahead of lekgotla
The North-West University (NWU) has played a significant role in the run-up to the national taxi lekgotla through academic assistance and inputs during the recent district and provincial lekgotlas.