The winners of the 2022 North-West University (NWU) School of Philosophy Essay competition were recently announced.
They are:
1. Mkhize Talent Faith - essay: The effects of technology on the environment: A case of environmental degradation.
2. Melisa Siziba - essay: How madness is socially constructed.
3. Aviwe Puluma - essay: The invention and artificial intelligence of technology and its impact on the environment.
The North-West University (NWU) Debating Union on the Mahikeng Campus was recently invited to take part in the SA FM University Debate Challenge against the University of Pretoria.
The invitation is the result of the union's exceptional performance, despite this being their first venture into participating in external competitions.
Prof Blessed Nhlanganiso Ngwenya is the latest expert to join the renowned Optentia research unit of the North-West University (NWU).
Upon graduating from the University of the Witwatersrand with a BA with honours and an MA, he went on to study at the famed University of Oxford in England, where he earned a DPhil in socio-legal studies and a master's degree in legal research.
The passionate academic and researcher is the father of three children; daughter Bulelwa and sons Wandi and Lwandle, who still live in the United Kingdom.
North-West University (NWU) academics recently attended an international conference themed "The Russia–Ukraine Crisis and its Impact on Africa".
The conference, jointly organised by the Institute of African Diaspora Studies (IADS) and GLOTAN Research Services at the University of Lagos, Nigeria, took place on 16 and 17 November 2022.
The North-West University’s (NWU’s) School of Accounting Sciences, in partnership with Showmax and PKF Octagon, recently hosted the Showmax sensation “Steinheist” documentary series screening, featuring the full story behind the Steinhoff crash.
More than 400 second- and third-year accounting students attended the screening at the NWU’s Vanderbijlpark Campus.
On 18 November Prof Bismark Tyobeka, principal and vice-chancellor of the North-West University (NWU), hosted Morné du Toit, chief executive officer, and Jethro Hill, IT operations manager of the Ikusasa Student Financial Aid Programme (ISFAP), for a strategic discussion and a special tour of the Potchefstroom Campus.
“In line with market expectations, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) in a majority vote of three to two raised the repo rate by another 75 basis points, with a minority view favouring a 50 basis-point increase.”
Prof Raymond Parsons, economist from the Business School of the North-West University (NWU), says the statement and decision by the MPC on 24 November conveyed a further strong message about how the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) intends dealing with inflation in South Africa.
North-West University (NWU) alumnus Mbulelo Mbiphi recently collaborated on an international campaign with the California-based eyewear brand Arnette.
Mbulelo completed a Bachelor of Administration in public administration at the Mafikeng Campus in 2021.
Arnette is an easy-going eyewear brand aimed at young people with an active, yet relaxed approach to life. Guided by the principle, “doing things your way is the only right way”, Arnette was founded in California in 1992.
In collaboration with the provincial Department of Health, the Faculty of Health Sciences and the Africa Unit for Transdisciplinary Health Research (AUTHeR) hosted the Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Research Day at the Potchefstroom Campus of the North-West University (NWU) on 2 November. This was the first such event held since 2017 and was a resounding success, with representatives from all four districts in North West and about 250 people in attendance.
The impressive innovations of the students at the North-West University (NWU) took centre stage during the recent Leopards Lair competition, earning the innovators well-deserved recognition and sought-after prizes.
This year marked the NWU’s sixth Leopards Lair competition. It is held annually to encourage and support student entrepreneurship.