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VC forum debates water crisis
By Tim Walker and Zamuxolo Matiwana
The current furore concerning the supply and quality of water to Grahamstown was debated by experts in the fields of water safety and management as well as members of the Rhodes University and Grahamstown community on Monday 8 March at the Barrett Lecture Theatre. The topic was sparked by the newspaper reports that there are high levels of toxic metals such as aluminium and arsenic in Grahamstown’s tap water which could lead to health problems in the future.
The meeting was convened with the view to devising water supply and quality management solutions as well as addressing the concerns of the community relating to the recent media reports of the harmful levels of ... read more
Climate Consortium launch puts a spot-light on Rhodes’ sustainability initiative
The South East Africa Climate Consortium (SEACC) will be formally launched today (Tuesday 9 March 2010) in the Eden Grove Red Lecture Theatre, Rhodes University, through a lecture by Sir David King, the Director of the Smith School of Enterprise and Environment at the University of Oxford.
Rhodes’s participation in SAECC is “an opportunity to formalise collaborations with neighbouring universities and environmentally orientated organisations operating in the Eastern Cape, and to combine our strengths in funding proposals to support research and development projects related to ... read more
Community Engagement week launch – learning through service
By Mpho Raborife
The first of March 2010 marked the opening of the Student Representative Council’s annual Community Engagement week which ends 6 March 2010. The launch held in the Eden Grove lecture theatre on Monday, featured talks by Vice- Chancellor Dr Saleem Badat, Deputy Vice-Chancellors Dr Sizwe Mabizela and Dr Peter Clayton, and Dr Margie Maistry, the Director of Community Engagement at Rhodes.
The approach to this year’s Community Engagement initiative has taken a slightly different path in its efforts to aid the rest of the Grahamstown community. The theme recurrent i ... read more
Water challenges to be debated at a VC Public Forum
The water supply and water quality challenges experienced in recent times in the Grahamstown area and other parts of the country, will be debated by water scientists and concerned members of the Rhodes University and Grahamstown community.
The debates will take place at the Rhodes Vice-Chancellor’s Public Forum convened by Dr Saleem Badat, the University’s Vice-Chancellor. The Forum, which will work on devising water supply and quality management solutions, will be held on Monday 8 March from 16:30 to 18:30 at the Barrett Lecture Theatre, Rhodes University.
The Forum will kick- ... read more