NWU ups the fight against six rare diseases
Diagnosing a rare disease soon after birth can, for some, mean the difference between life and death in the long run.
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Public lecture calls for Africanisation instead of decolonisation
“Universities have become ‘sons of decolonisation struggles’.” This is how Prof Sabelo Ndlovu-Gatsheni argued during a recent public lecture hosted on the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Vanderbijlpark.
NWU Engineering leaves a sweet, bitter and creamy taste
Final-year students from the School of Chemical and Minerals Engineering at the North-West University (NWU) recently had the opportunity to show that their course entails much more than poring over their books.
NWU combines expertise to take sports development to new heights
It is a well-known fact that the North-West University (NWU) has delivered world-class international athletes such as Caster Semenya, Willem Coertzen, Elroy Gelant, Sunette Viljoen, Khotso Mokoena, Lood de Jager and Akker van der Merwe, to name but a few.
Universities urged to aid UN goals
“Universities are becoming too vocational. There is too big a focus on jobs for today and not on jobs for tomorrow.”
NWU IT: From humble beginnings to huge accomplishments
As Dr Cobus van der Walt slowly rises, the muttering in Room 305 is replaced by a quiet reverence.
Autism Symposium spotlights experiences of people with autism
The Institute of Psychology and Wellbeing at the North-West University (NWU) and Autism South Africa (A;SA) will soon host their fourth Autism Symposium.
NWU Soccer Institute players to fly flag high in Italy
Two players from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Soccer Institute will fly the university and South African flag at the World Student Games in Naples, Italy from 3 July to 14 July 2019.
SARS lifts tax threshold: Taxpayers must be cautious
On Tuesday, 4 June 2019, the South African Revenue Service (SARS) announced that it has increased the tax return threshold from R350 000 to R500 000. Individuals earning less than R500 000 will not need to submit personal income tax returns (ITR12).
NWU Open Days: a chance to map your future
More than 10 000 prospective students and their parents attended the 2019 rendition of the North-West University’s (NWU’s) open days across its three campuses.