“Although the implementation of Brexit tonight, 31 January 2020 obviously marks an historic fork in the road in the economic relations between the United Kingdom (UK) and the European Union (UE), not much will change in the immediate future.”

Loose-forwards born and bred in the North West are a breed apart. With sinews and muscles as tough and hard as the red, sun-back earth they tread upon, they loom large at the back of the scrum.

The North-West University (NWU) is ready to soar. On the eve of the 2020 Varsity Cup, the NWU team is brimming with confidence and ready to strike.

“The Monetary Policy Committee’s (MPC's) decision to reduce the repo rate by 25 basis points is a welcome recognition of the need to reduce borrowing costs for business and consumers in South Africa.”

The North-West University’s (NWU's) Centre for Health and Human Performance (CHHP) is expanding their expertise in the field of psychology, neurology and biokinetics.

With their angelic voices, capturing the hearts and souls of their audiences, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Potchefstroom Campus choir came out on top at the recent Prague Advent and Christmas Choral Festival.

As the result of a research study at the Faculty of Health Sciences of the North-West University (NWU), the Hypertension in Africa Research Team (HART) recently presented a puppet show at the Potchefstroom Hospital to communicate information about the HIV virus.

Local tennis has been boosted by the news that Tennis South Africa (TSA) has secured the rights to bring an ATP Challenger tournament to the country in 2020. The ATP Challenger 50 event will take place from 9 March 2020 at the new tennis complex at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Potchefstroom.

“I am not ‘moedeloos’ (in despair). I haven’t lost hope for the future but I am deeply concerned about where we are at the moment.”

The latest worse-than-expected growth figures for the third quarter of 2019 again emphasise the urgent need to implement a credible turnaround plan to lift the economy out of its current 'low growth trap'.