FLAGS flew at half mast at Rhodes University yesterday following the death of the university long-time chancellor Professor Jakes Gerwel.
Rhodes University has paid tribute to its chancellor, Professor Jakes Gerwel, who died on Wednesday (November 28 2012).
Professor Jakes Gerwel died in the early hours of Wednesday morning at the Kuilsriver Hospital, his family said. The 66-year-old professor was reported to be in a critical condition on Tuesday after he underwent heart surgery.