Madibaz number one Jason le Roux will be one of the hometown favourites for the men's title in the third annual Brian Bands NMMU Open, which takes place in Port Elizabeth from June 6 to 8. Le Roux finished third and fourth in the first two editions against some of the country's top players, but remained circumspect about his chances of a win this year. "Perhaps I can cause a few upsets." He said Gary Wheadon, who has won the tournament on both occasions, would be the big favourite. With … [Read more...] about Hometown favourite ready for Squash Open
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Father of international marketing to speak in Port Elizabeth
Marketers and top corporate executives will have the opportunity of hearing from the "father of international marketing", Prof Naresh Malhotra, when he talks at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) next week. Providing a marketing perspective while "operating in an era of globalisation", the man behind leading marketing textbooks will share his insights in the Council Chamers on the NMMU South Campus on Tuesday 3 June at 5:30pm. His address, aimed at managers, will focus on the … [Read more...] about Father of international marketing to speak in Port Elizabeth
R800 000 granted for local Whale project
A memorandum of understanding between Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) and Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) was signed today to kick off cutting-edge research on two baleen whale species in Algoa Bay, coupled with concerns about the impact that continued shipping and construction noise may have on these mammals. In terms of the agreement, TNPA will fund the research project with R800 000 over four years. When NMMU Coastal and Marine Research Unit Research Fellow Dr … [Read more...] about R800 000 granted for local Whale project
Why do you want to be an accountant?
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University's popular Accounting winter school for Grade 12s takes place once again this year - but with one major change: It will also include a week of Maths. Now called the "AccMaths" school, the Accounting component will run from July 7 to 12, with the Maths component following from July 14 to 18. The Grade 12 Accounting and Mathematics curricula will be covered in the intensive two-week programme, sponsored by Deloitte, which typically attracts more than 500 … [Read more...] about Why do you want to be an accountant?
Madibaz athlete selected for SA student games
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University student and hammer throw specialist Mieke Stander has been selected to represent South Africa at the 17th annual Confederation of Universities and Colleges of Southern Africa Games in Zambia in August. The Madibaz athlete was chosen for the Cucsa Games on the strength of her performance at last month's University Sport South Africa (Ussa) competition in Pretoria, where she took bronze. She went on to throw a personal best of 52.55m at the Southern … [Read more...] about Madibaz athlete selected for SA student games
Twerly – coming to a street light near you
With funding from the East London Industrial Development Zone and expertise from Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, entrepreneur Nikolas Jankovich has developed the next generation "hybrid" street light. Harvesting energy produced by wind and the sun, the Twerly™ which is set to "revolutionise" the future of street lighting, uses a vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT) to harvest wind energy and a standard 140W photovoltaic (PV) solar panel to wind turbine to harvest the sun's … [Read more...] about Twerly – coming to a street light near you
Cream of SA Squash players headed for Port Elizabeth
NMMU will be hosting South Africa's top squash players in the Friendly City for the third Brian Bands NMMU Open squash tournament during June 2014. The annual event, which is endorsed by Eastern Province Squash, will see the country's best male and female players battle it out at NMMU's Student Village and South Campus courts from June 6 to 8. NMMU sport manager Zanele Mdodana said the Port Elizabeth tournament had seen tremendous growth over the past two years and she anticipated that the … [Read more...] about Cream of SA Squash players headed for Port Elizabeth
Madibaz qualify for national basketball champs
Qualifying for the University Sport South Africa national championship was a slam dunk for the young Madibaz men's basketball team who remained unbeaten in the Eastern Province qualifiers, which finished on Sunday. The provincial tournament saw four Eastern Cape sides - Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU), University of Fort Hare, Rhodes University and Walter Sisulu University - battle it out for one slot in the national Ussa event, which takes place in Pretoria from June 30 to July … [Read more...] about Madibaz qualify for national basketball champs
Missionvale students to take to road after receiving simulator training
The Coega Development Corporation (CDC) has again brought its ground-breaking Driver Training Programme to an institution of higher learning, this time making in-roads at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) after a memorandum of understanding was signed between the two institutions. NMMU is the third university, after Walter Sisulu and Fort Hare, to benefit from the programme, which has been implemented across FET colleges as well. The training programme is the flagship of … [Read more...] about Missionvale students to take to road after receiving simulator training
I am an African
This is what I proudly announce to the world at large via MyPE's Twitter account profile. Africa will take centre stage at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University on Sunday, 25 May 2014 with a free concert of music, dance, poetry and artworks to celebrate Africa Day. An African Celebration, presented by the university's Department of Arts and Culture, is directed in collaboration with music lecturers Gareth and Ulagh Williams, of TwoTone Music. "We're celebrating all that is special … [Read more...] about I am an African
How to create a POSitive Organisation
Executives will come together in Port Elizabeth next week to learn about the effects of positive practices on organisational performance and positive leadership from world-renowned American expert and co-architect in the field of Positive Organisational (POS), Prof Kim Cameron from the University of Michigan. Hosted by Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University's School of Industrial Psychology and Human Resources in association with the Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber, the second annual … [Read more...] about How to create a POSitive Organisation
High-tech healthcare merging with ICT
Blue tooth scales that instantly transmit data to a PC and stethoscopes, designed to measure heart murmurs in children, that connect to mobile devices are just some of the ways primary health care is going high-tech. It's called e-health or m-health - short for electronic and mobile health - and Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University's Prof Darelle van Greunen, who has spent three years driving research in this area, hopes it will improve school and community healthcare throughout South … [Read more...] about High-tech healthcare merging with ICT
Chemical warfare in Algoa Bay
Under the waves of Algoa Bay, there is "chemical warfare" on a daily basis between reef-dwellers like sponges, soft corals and sea slugs, who protect themselves from fishy predators with toxic organic chemical compounds. Studies of these organic compounds - called marine natural products - have captured the imagination of scientists the world over, particularly as some have been found to have anti-cancer properties. On May 15, Prof Mike Davies-Coleman, long-time researcher in the waters … [Read more...] about Chemical warfare in Algoa Bay
Young Port Elizabethan driver tops
Daniel Rowe, a 20 year-old HMS (Human Movement Science) student at NMMU (Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University) is the first Port Elizabethan to lead the Engen Volkswagen Cup championship since series champions Tschops Sipuka and Michael Stephen in the mid-2000s. Engen Volkswagen Cup is part of the national Super Series which competes at Aldo Scribante Raceway on Saturday, 3 May, round three of the national season. The single-make Engen Volkswagen Cup is one of the perennial favourites in … [Read more...] about Young Port Elizabethan driver tops
Students impress at South African Student Athletics Championships
The Madibaz have secured a spot in next year's lucrative Varsity Athletics series with an impressive performance at the South African Student Athletics Championships that took place in Pretoria over the weekend. Members of the NMMU team showed their mettle against the top athletes from 29 tertiary institutions to finish seventh overall - one position better than last year. The top eight teams in the championships qualify for the prestigious and widely televised series, which showcases the … [Read more...] about Students impress at South African Student Athletics Championships
