The Copyright Amendment Bill has been stalled since December 2020 due to a number of constitutional reservations that were raised by President Cyril Ramaphosa.

The Hypertension in Africa Research Team (HART) in the Faculty of Health Sciences at the North-West University (NWU) is doing its part to promote blood pressure awareness and measurement during the whole of May Measurement Month (MMM) and on World Hypertension Day on 17 May.

In an economy where every sale counts, North-West University (NWU) researchers have been looking at ways to help retailers improve the decision-making process in their marketing campaigns. 

The North-West University (NWU) is delighted to announce that Professor Maphahlaganye Jeffrey Mphahlele will join the NWU family in the position of deputy vice-chancellor for research and innovation. His appointment was confirmed by the NWU Council recently.  

Three language experts from the North-West University (NWU) – Prof Daan Wissing, Prof Wannie Carstens and Prof Hennie van Coller – were recently honoured for their contributions to the Afrikaans language.

The North-West University (NWU) is enormously proud of one of its extraordinary professors, Sam Fullerton, who recently received his 16th best paper award for his research at a top-rated marketing conference.

Many South Africans drowning in debt could be thrown a potential lifeline following a study by North-West University (NWU) master’s degree graduate Paballo Mothibi into the discharging (cancelling) of the debts of those who have no income or assets.

The topic of the study is “Alternative measures for the discharge of debts for over-indebted persons under debt-related legislation in South Africa”.

Numerous articles have recently been published on different online news platforms regarding the reopening of big game hunting in Botswana. Most of these articles try to put hunting in a bad light, or try to show that hunting does not contribute that much to the local economy of the country or region.

Prof Peet van der Merwe from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) research unit TREES (Tourism Research in Economics, Environs and Society) at the School of Tourism Management believes this approach is very detrimental to the country’s tourism cause.   

In South Africa, a woman can live with her child at a correctional facility while serving time for the crimes she has committed. This is permitted for the first two years of the child’s life and allows the mother and child to bond.

According to a study conducted by Belinda Ruzvidzo, a North-West University (NWU) LLM graduate, children living in prisons experience some negative emotional and physical effects.

The thought of conducting research can be intimidating for young researchers. Confidence comes with knowing you have the skills and insight to do justice to any research project you tackle. These skills can now be acquired online, through the North-West University’s (NWU’s) newly approved online version of the short learning programme (SLP) in research design.