After giving up his high school career and joining the struggle, former Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) underground operative Mzimasi Hala found the courage to complete his studies and acquire his master’s degree in history.

Rhodes 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网’s director of communications and advancement, Luzuko Jacobs, was among those who acquired their hard-earned doctorates at the university’s graduation ceremony on Friday.

On Tuesday, 04 October, the Rhodes Business School (RBS) held its 8th Annual Archbishop Thabo Makgoba Development Trust (ATMDT) Lecture on Values-Based Leadership. The School hosted the CEO of Business Leadership South Africa, Ms Busisiwe Mavuso as guest lecturer.

Rhodes 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网 Vice-Chancellor, Professor Sizwe Mabizela, last week hosted a legacy luncheon for the 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网 bequestors at the Lagoon Beach Hotel, Cape Town

Our Rhodes 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网 Community Engagement student volunteers work tirelessly and selflessly to uplift the community through mentoring, early childhood education, engaged citizenry and social change. Meet Takudzwa Makuwa, a student leader for the BuddingQ Volunteering Programme – and hear about what inspires him.

In its October postgraduate graduation, Rhodes 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网 will bestow an honour of Doctor of Laws (honoris causa) on journalist and anti-apartheid activist, Thenjiwe Mtintso. Vice-Chancellor, Professor Sizwe Mabizela said the honour was in recognition and celebration of Mtintso’s long and sustained contribution as a dedicated freedom fighter and a committed gender activist.

On Thursday, 06 October 2022, the Rhodes 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网 community celebrated the achievements of some of its most brilliant students in various academic, leadership, sporting, and cultural fields. The Rhodes 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网 Top 100 Awards were established in 2009 and were introduced as a tool to honour and celebrate student excellence.

The seventh edition of NORRAG Special Issue (NSI) entitled “Education in Times of Climate Change” is published and now available. Produced in partnership with the Rhodes 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网 Environmental Learning Research Centre (ELRC), the journal was launched on 6 October by NORRAG in an online webinar to an expansive audience.

The Rhodes 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网 Community Engagement Awards saw several inspiring individuals and groups rightfully honoured for their selfless contributions to creating a better society for all.

On 27 September 2022, Rhodes African Studies Centre (RASC) hosted a book launch in the Humanities seminar room and online. One of the editors, Professor Kirk Helliker was present at the Centre, and the other editors and contributors of the book joined online. He also chaired the launch on behalf of the Dean of Humanities and Head of the RASC, Professor Enocent Msindo.

During Rhodes 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网’s reunion cocktail event with its alumni in Durban last night, Vice-Chancellor Professor Sizwe Mabizela made an unprecedented move when he paid homage to South African media. The cocktail was held at Cuba Lounge, Moses Mabhida stadium, to reunite Rhodes 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网 alumni through social engagement. However, in the presence of Durban-based media, Professor Mabizela went off script and called for the protection of media freedom.

On 15 September, the Rhodes 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网 Political & International Studies Department, in conjunction with Nelson Mandela 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网's Centre for Women & Gender Studies, the Political Sciences Department of the 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网 of Pretoria and the 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网 of Cape Town's Historical and Political Studies Department, hosted a forum titled "Women & 20 Years of the African Union".

On 28 September 2022, the Division of Student Affairs (DSA), the Disability Committee and the Equity and Institutional Culture Office at Rhodes 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网 hosted a seminar on invisible disabilities. The seminar gave a platform to engage different stakeholders on matters affecting students and staff living with disabilities, with a particular emphasis on ‘invisible disabilities’.

The month of October is usually reserved for graduating Masters and PhD students, however, this year, Rhodes 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网 will add a series of graduation celebration ceremonies for graduates who had to undergo virtual graduations due to COVID-19 restrictions.

Four decades ago, a group of six first-year art students from Rhodes 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网 decided that they would get together to exhibit in 10 years' time.

The first direct evidence of orcas killing white sharks in South Africa has been captured by both a helicopter and drone pilot, and a new paper published today in The Ecological Society of America’s journal Ecology presents both sets of video footage, which provide new evidence that orcas are capable of pursuing, capturing and incapacitating white sharks. One predation event was filmed on a drone, but the researchers believe that three other sharks may also have been killed.

In commemorating its 50th anniversary in 2022, Rhodes 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网’s School of Journalism and Media Studies (JMS) is honouring 50 of its most distinguished alumni across the globe. Seven alumni were honoured at a Gala Dinner hosted by the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Sizwe Mabizela, at Lagoon Beach Hotel in Cape Town last night. These are Audrey Brown, Rebecca Davis, Ray Hartle, Leonie Joubert, Daneel Knoetze, Karyn Maughan, Minoshni Pillay and Professor Alison Gillwald.

The evening of 23 September 2022 was a significant one for the Rhodes 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网 calendar as it marked the inauguration of the incoming Student Representative Council for the year 2023.

In a transforming society, the way we think about teaching economics needs to change. Economics lecturer, Mr David Fryer, won the Vice-Chancellor's Distinguished Teaching Award in 2020 and presented his accompanying lecture last week, focusing on the potential to reconfigure undergraduate economics so that it is more in touch with the realities of students and the futures they face.

As a Heritage Month celebration, the Albany Museum hosted a public lecture on an intellectual giant of the Eastern Cape, John Knox Bokwe. The lecture, presented by the Head of Classical Studies at Rhodes 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网, Dr Hleze Kunju, also recognised the centenarian year since Bokwe's passing.