Dr Imogen Wright, a SANBI post-doctoral research fellow, will be heading for the USA at the end of the year to attend the Techwoman programme in the United States, which is an initiative of the US Department of State, launched by former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in 2011. Techwoman aims to empower, connect and support the next generation of female leaders in Science, Technology

Rhodes Drama department won the best student production for Nyanga a devised play that transposed Arthur Miller’s Crucible to the Eastern Cape.

Tanya Poole is the curator of the exhibition, "Emerging Painters: The Graduate Show" at the Turbine Art Fair 2016. Over 50 galleries and exhibits from across South Africa will be showcasing the finest contemporary and emerging African talent. TAF16 aims to promote new work and talent and to create a new art audience and collector base.

Over the past two weeks print and electronic media have reported on what has been characterised as a ‘financial crisis at Rhodes’. I thought it would be appropriate that I contextualise the recent reportage on Rhodes University.