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Exclusions for three Rhodes University students found guilty of assault
Three Rhodes students who appeared before the University Proctor, Advocate Les Roberts SC, were this week found guilty on disciplinary charges of assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm, and attempted malicious damage to property.
After considering evidence and submissions on sentence from the defence and the prosecution, the Proctor imposed the following punishment on each of the students on 10 March 2010:
Count 1: Assault with Intent to do Grievous Bodily Harm
The students are excluded from the University until the end of the academic year 2010. In addition, the students will not receive recognition from Rhodes University for any credits they may complete at any other ... read more
Pregs Govender to launch Human Rights Week
Human Rights Commissioner Pregs Govender will deliver the keynote address to launch the third annual Human Rights Week on 15 March 2010 in the Eden Grove Blue Lecture Theatre, Rhodes University.
The Dean of Students' Office runs a number of awareness weeks throughout the year that includes the Human Rights Week, to highlight social issues and create a platform through which students can engage with major national role players around critical questions such as HIV/AIDS, rape and climate change.
The Human Rights Week is timed to coincide with Human Rights Day which is comm ... read more
Women activists honoured in a residence naming
Rhodes is to honour three South African women activists at a student hall and residence naming ceremony to be held on 16 March 2010.
The ceremony, which will honour Lillian Ngoyi, after whom the Hall is named, and Victoria Mxenge, Ruth First and Joe Slovo after whom three residences will be named. Each of these people played a critical role in the struggles against apartheid.
The Rhodes University Naming Task Team recommends that "All new names be in fundamental accord with the 'Vision and Mission Statement' of the University." This applies particularly with reference to the u ... read more
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 ... read more