Dr Aidan Wood of Rhodes University’s Enviro-Fish Africa (EFA) is spearheading a groundbreaking R400 000 initiative aimed at increasing environmental protection along the Southern Cape coastline.
RHODES University will confer an honorary doctorate on seasoned human rights campaigner Epainette Mbeki, now aged 92, at its April graduation ceremonies.
“This week marks the beginning of the four-year Rhodes - Sishen Iron Ore Community Development Trust (SIOC-cdt) partnership and initiative. The teacher development project is multi-pronged, and will be undertaken through teaching sessions at Rhodes and through district-level workshops and in-service training in the Northern Cape,” said Rhodes University Vice-Chancellor, Dr Saleem Badat, in his welcoming speech last night (27 March 2012), in honour of the inaugural class.
The Director of the Centre for Entrepreneurship at Wits University, Mr Kojo Parris, in his keynote address to mark the beginning of Community Engagement Week at Rhodes University challenged the University to do more for community engagement.