After impressive performances in the run-up to the final of the Momentum National Club Cricket Championship, the NMMU-Madibaz once again came unstuck against Tuks at SuperSport Park in Centurion on Monday. Tuks batted first and laid the foundation for a third consecutive title with an imposing score of 316/6 in their 50 overs. In reply, the Madibaz lost early wickets and never fully recovered to be bowled out for 222 in 40 overs - 94 runs short. "We have played in the final four times in … [Read more...] about 2 out of 4 for Madibaz Cricket
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NMMU takes a Leaf out of Nissan’s book
The Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University will this week receive a Nissan Leaf electric vehicle following the launch of the national electric vehicle technology innovation programme at the university last year. "This partnership brings the two organisations together to consider future technologies," says uYilo Director Dirk Odendaal, of NMMU. These new technologies include Battery Second Life (what happens to a battery after being used in an electric vehicke), Vehicle to Grid (V2G - … [Read more...] about NMMU takes a Leaf out of Nissan’s book
NMMU building design winners announced
An open competition for the design of two new Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) buildings has yielded "outstanding results", according to the Port Elizabeth architecture industry, after an exhibition of the top five designs opened last week at the Athenaeum Gallery. The exhibition also showcases the "romantic" new NMMU Alumni building design, developed by lecturers and architects Andrew Palframan and John Andrews. The Eastern Cape Institute of Architects (ECIA) supported the … [Read more...] about NMMU building design winners announced
Wanna earn more than R400K per annum?
Did you know that jobs in the accountancy field are a top career choice among South African school leavers? And that the average pay for an entry-level Chartered Accountant in South Africa is about R400 000 per year? Nelson Mandela Bay pupils in Grade 11 and 12 will have the opportunity to learn facts like this and plenty more at an accounting career evening hosted by Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University's School of Accounting on April 22. Parents, teachers and school guidance … [Read more...] about Wanna earn more than R400K per annum?
Exhibition of top 5 designs for new NMMU buildings opens
Architecture and education have long had a comfortable relationship - combining philosophy with process, art with practical design and presentation with realisation. So it comes as no surprise when the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) and the Eastern Cape Institute of Architects (ECIA) come together to host an exhibition that highlights how the two interface. This week NMMU and the ECIA have collaborated to showcase the top five designs submitted for two new NMMU buildings, … [Read more...] about Exhibition of top 5 designs for new NMMU buildings opens
National colours for Madibaz Judoka
Madibaz judo star Matthew Chase was included in the South African student team after claiming two gold medals at the Ussa championships at NMMU's Missionvale Campus in Port Elizabeth over the weekend. Chase, who won gold in the U/60kg and U/66kg divisions, led his team to their first overall title in the annual competition contested by the country's top six tertiary institutions. The Madibaz's medal tally of 16, which also included four silvers and 10 bronzes, saw them finish ahead of Tuks … [Read more...] about National colours for Madibaz Judoka
USSA judo tournament at NMMU Missionvale Campus
Five universities are set to battle it out for top honours in the USSA judo tournament that takes place at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University's Missionvale Campus this week. Participants representing the universities of Witwatersrand, Cape Town, Johannesburg, Pretoria and Stellenbosch arrived in Port Elizabeth on Thursday (3 April) for the official opening and weigh-ins. Judo, which has been a part of the championships since its inception in 1994, was last hosted by the Madibaz in … [Read more...] about USSA judo tournament at NMMU Missionvale Campus
Heavy Hitters to receive Honorary Doctorates
This year Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University's honorary doctorates cover fields ranging from digital innovation to women's opportunities, the pharmaceutical industry, theoretical physics and health care access and include the co-founder of Microsoft as well as SA's first female deputy-president. An honorary DPhil will be awarded to Microsoft co-founder and entrepreneur Paul Allen, in recognition of his provocative and catalytic contribution to innovations and inventions that have brought … [Read more...] about Heavy Hitters to receive Honorary Doctorates
Mandela Rhodes Scholar Unathi Beku
"I have found that consistency in character and leadership makes it easier to act courageously, to lead by example, and to be of service to others." Such wise words from one so young - an "nontombi" of just 21 from a rural village in the Eastern Cape. But Unathi Beku is no ordinary 21-year-old. The Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) graduate and Beyond the Classroom (BtC) product is a holder of the prestigious Mandela Rhodes Scholarship awarded by the Mandela Rhodes … [Read more...] about Mandela Rhodes Scholar Unathi Beku
Sport dietitians to speak at NMMU symposium
With Ironman and the Two Oceans event around the corner, registered dietitian Karlien Smit and official Ironman physician Dr Konrad von Hagen will be the speakers at a Sport Nutrition Symposium hosted by The Association of Dietetics in South Africa's Eastern Cape branch together with Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University's Dietetics Department on Thursday, 3 April 2014. Karlien Smit has worked with various national sport teams, including Kaizer Chiefs, Nashua Cape Cobras, SA Canoeing, SA … [Read more...] about Sport dietitians to speak at NMMU symposium
Madibaz – the season that could have been
FNB NMMU came within striking distance of their FNB Varsity Cup dream as they went down fighting in their semifinal clash against FNB NWU-Pukke in Potchefstroom on Monday night. In what appeared to be a replay of last year's play-off game against Maties, a one-point difference was once again the source of their demise. "We didn't want it to end this way," said head coach David Maidza. We knew our qualities, we knew we were good. We had the squad to get to the final and win it." Pukke … [Read more...] about Madibaz – the season that could have been
MIT students in Bay to tackle water issues
Water hazards in flood-prone Missionvale township a key focus area for students from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University and as a result forty-three students from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) – currently the world's top-ranked university – are in the Bay this week to tackle Eastern Cape water issues with 25 students from Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU). The students – who are respectively from MIT's … [Read more...] about MIT students in Bay to tackle water issues
Madibaz squad unchanged for PUKKE clash
FNB NMMU have named an unchanged squad to take on log leaders FNB NWU-Pukke in their do-or-die FNB Varsity Cup semifinal clash in Potchefstroom on Monday night. Madibaz head coach David Maidza said his players had all been declared fit and were raring to go after a bruising 33-34 loss to FNB Shimlas in Bloemfontein this week. Playing to the final whistle, the Madibaz scored a last-gasp converted try to earn the bonus points that catapulted them into the play-offs. Maidza said his men … [Read more...] about Madibaz squad unchanged for PUKKE clash
Madibaz win through after semifinal loss
FNB NMMU ended their FNB Varsity Cup round-robin campaign in dramatic fashion when their one-point loss to the FNB Shimlas turned into a "win" as they secured a semifinal spot on Monday night. A bonus-point try in the dying moments of the game, plus an additional point for the narrow (33-34) margin of defeat, saw the Madibaz leapfrog the team from Bloemfontein in the overall standings. A single point was ironically the Port Elizabeth-based team's undoing last year, when they were … [Read more...] about Madibaz win through after semifinal loss
The Jaguar Simola Hillclimb
The Jaguar Simola Hillclimb taking place in Knysna from 16-18 May is fast becoming one of the 'must do' events on the South African motorsport calendar. Of course our local students at NMMU were one step ahead of everyone as NMMU Racing competed in the 2012 Renault Simola Hillclimb, and managed to pull-off a third place in Class C4, for open-wheeled, naturally aspirated race cars! NMMU Racing entered their vehicle, DibaOne, in the 2010 Knysna Hillclimb, but decided to return to the … [Read more...] about The Jaguar Simola Hillclimb
