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NWU WELCOMES NEW PRINCIPAL AND VICE CHANCELLOR

Francois Wiid and Tendainyasha Zinyemba @wiid.francois and @tendai_zee  Students are awaiting the inauguration of the new Principal and Vice-Chancellor, Dr Bismark Tyobeka, nuclear scientist and chairperson of the North-West University (NWU) Council. His appointment was officially announced on 18 March by the NWU Council. This appointment was confirmed by the NWU Council on the 17th of March. The appointment  of Dr Bismark Tyobeka followed the resignation of Professor Dan Kgwadi, […]

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Arts and Entertainment

FOLKROCK GROEP VAN DER AVEN SING VIR SNOWFLAKE

Chélaine de Wet @chelainedewet   Op Saterdag, 6 Augustus, het Snowflake se verhoog groot talente vanuit die Afrikaanse musiekbedryf beleef. Musiekliefhebbers het van heinde en verre saamgetrek om op die ritmes van Spoegwolf, Elandré en Van Der Aven voete te stamp.   Die groepslede Roelof van der Merwe, Theunis van der Merwe en Paul Avenant  het in 2015 saam musiek begin maak, aanvanklik onder die naam BrotherBrother. Roelof vertel dat […]

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Arts and Entertainment

TONGE KLAP OOR NOG ‘N DAG IN POTCH

Marissa Fourie @marissa.4rie “Ons doel is om mense deel te laat voel van Potch en hulle in the loop te hou,” sê Francois Viviers, medestigter van die splinternuwe potgooi (podcast), Nog ’n dag in Potch. Saam met sy boesemvriend, Wehan van Rooyen, het hierdie twee die afgelope weke ’n oorweldige reaksie op sosiale media ontlok as gevolg van hulle  Potchefstroomse potgooi.    Alles het op TikTok begin, waar hulle binne […]

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News

NSFAS: HELPFUL, OR HELPLESS?

Suzanne-Marie Botha @szmrie With the first day of March comes yet another registration deadline extension issued by the North-West University (NWU), in an attempt to provide solutions regarding the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) funding problems. Registration for the year 2023 will now be open until Friday, 3 March.  On Tuesday, 28 February, a total of 11 437 contact first-time entry students (FTENs) were fully registered, while 1 184 remained conditionally […]

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Arts and Entertainment

CANVAS: ONE MAN’S TRASH IS ANOTHER MAN’S ART

Mariska Bolleurs @mariska.bolleurss Canadian painter Joseph Plaskett believed that “art is a celebration of life.” The 2023 Canvas echoed this sentiment beautifully by transforming the Amphitheatre into its own art gallery on 23 and 24 February. Canvas is a visual art project hosted alongside many events by the Student Campus Council (SCC) wherein liaising hostels have twelve hours – from 18:00 to 06:00 the next morning - to create a […]

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Sport

VARSITYBEKER: KAARTJIES KOOP IS DIE GROOT WEDSTRYD

Jóreke Kleynhans Die NWU-Rugbyinstituut het tydens die afgelope weke oorweldigende belangstelling in Varsitybeker-wedstryde ervaar, met kaartjies vir die wedstryde wat elke week binne enkele minute uitverkoop. Dít nadat die Fanie du Toit-stadion se kapasiteit van 3000 toeskouers tot 4000 vergroot is. Op Woensdag, 1 Maart, het kaartjies vir die komende wedstryd teen Maties (Stellenbosch Universiteit) se verkope 15:00 geopen. Enkele minute daarna is al 4000 beskikbare kaartjies uitverkoop. Quicket-statistieke toon […]

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DE JONGE AKKER CLOSES DOORS

Loanné Breitenbach  @viragie De Jonge Akker had its doors open to students, lecturers, and parents alike for many years. However, on 31 December 2022, it closed its doors. The rental agreement had expired, and it was decided that the agreement would not be renewed. According to Michelle Kroon, head of Cachet Park Shopping Centre, six months before the closure, De Jonge Akker’s owners were notified that their rental agreement would […]

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Arts and Entertainment

DESERVED STANDING OVATION FOR NWU SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Kgabo Senyatsi @kgabo.senyatsi The North-West University (NWU) Symphony Orchestra amazed the audience with their performance at the Sanlam Auditorium on Saturday evening, 6 May. The concert hall was packed with people who came to hear the heavenly melodies of the musical instruments. The theme was “enchanted”, and it took the audience back in time by performing various cartoonish songs. Many of these songs came from well-known animations from the early […]

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TERUGBLIK NA THALIA TONEEL

Loanné Breitenbach @viragie Thalia Toneel se produksie, Terugblik,  het op 10 Mei op die Ouditorium se planke verskyn, na amper drie maande se oefening. Ten spyte van al die opgewondenheid, het die lengte van die stuk en die gebrek aan konteks egter die gehoor met baie vrae gelaat.  Terugblik is ’n toneelstuk wat handel oor Elise, ’n professionele pianis, wat terugdink aan haar verlede en die slegte gebeurtenisse wat gevorm […]

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