Chancellor: Jakes Gerwel Obituary

Jakes Gerwel (1946–2012): Humble intellectual, scholar and leader ...read more

Rhodes pays tribute to ‘exceptional’ Gerwel

FAMILY, friends and colleagues of the late Rhodes University Chancellor Professor Jakes Gerwel, gathered in Grahamstown yesterday to commemorate the life and work of an intellectual giant who died two weeks ago. ...read more

Always challenging, always thoughtful,

The University of the Western Cape recently hosted a memorial service for Professor Jakes Gerwel, most eminent alumni. ...read more

Hamba Kahle, Chancellor Gerwel

‘The nation drew inspiration from its defiant transformation of itself from an apartheid ethnic institution into a proud national asset: from its concrete and manifest concern for the poor, for women and rural communities, and from its readiness to grapple with the kinds of problems that a free and democratic South Africa was to deal with later’ ...read more

A tribute to Prof Jakes Gerwel

His name will shine at ‘Bush’ for generations.

It was the 1980s that defined the Jakes we know.
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Leaders pay tribute to Gerwel’s many virtues

Cape Town - A who’s who of dignitaries, including Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, Graca Machel, former president FW de Klerk and Minister in the Presidency Trevor Manuel, were among hundreds of people who turned out on Saturday to pay tribute to activist and professor Jakes Gerwel. ...read more

Remembering Jakes – Chancellor, our chancellor

The death of Rhodes University chancellor Jakes Gerwel will leave a big void in many people’s lives. ...read more

Fond farewell and tributes to ‘humble’ Jakes Gerwel

A who's who of dignitaries, including Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, Graca Machel, former president F W de Klerk and Minister in the Presidency Trevor Manuel were among hundreds of people who paid tribute to activist and professor Jakes Gerwel yesterday. ...read more

Brilliant intellectual cemented his place in history

Those of us privileged enough to work in the name of Nelson Mandela in his foundations and therefore under the legendary chairmanship of Professor Gert Johannes (Jakes) Gerwel, had a long-running competition. ...read more

Distinguished builder of new SA democracy

"WE often forget the miracle of our transition, the fact that a country so deeply divided managed to negotiate a settlement and establish a democratic order, and establish a government of national unity and managed to establish national unity amongst the diverse, cultural, ethnic but particularly political groupings which we have in the country" - Jakes Gerwel, August 1998. ...read more

Gerwel a Gatsby fan to the very end

There were gasps of disbelief on Saturday at the memorial service for Professor Jakes Gerwel, who died in a Cape Town hospital last Wednesday, when Planning Minister Trevor Manuel announced the passing away of former chief justice Arthur Chaskalson. ...read more

Gerwel: from resentment to revolution at UWC

Two years ago, Steve Kretzmann interviewed Professor Jakes Gerwel for the University of the Western Cape’s internal magazine, 360 Degrees. ...read more

A rare man who stood for all the right things

Jakes Gerwel taught me that I did not have to buy in to a narrow definition of coloured people

ON Monday we were told that Professor Jakes Gerwel had died. It was not true. He was indeed gravely ill after recovering from a heart operation.
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Struggle icon remembered

STRUGGLE icon, story-teller and lover of cricket Jakes Gerwel received a fitting send-off yesterday from friends and family at a memorial service at the University of the Western Cape in Cape Town. ...read more

Gerwel’s life commemorated

Confidante to Mandela family who was like a son
JAKES Gerwel’s calm and calculated approach to challenging situations was a safety net for former president Nelson Mandela’s family, a memorial service heard on Saturday.
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Gerwel shone by his special versatility

PROFESSOR Jakes Gerwel died in the early hours of Wednesday morning at the Kuils River Hospital, his family said. The 66-year-old professor was reported to be in a critical condition on Tuesday after he underwent heart surgery. ...read more

Jakes Gerwel: The epitome of integrity and courage

Professor Gert Johannes "Jakes" Gerwel, who died of complications following heart surgery leaves a legacy of quiet leadership and academic excellence. ...read more

A humble man of intellect, integrity

ONE of the first messages of condolences following the death of Rhodes University chancellor Professor Jakes Gerwel came from a retired academic who said he was: “a good and great man. He will be hard to replace”. ...read more

A son's tribute to Prof Jakes

On Monday, Heinrich Gerwel will for the first time celebrate his birthday without his beloved father. ...read more

SA mourns passing of transition pillar Gerwel

Jakes Gerwel, activist, academic and right-hand man to former president Nelson Mandela during the critical years of democratic transition, has died after heart surgery earlier this week. ...read more

Remembering Jakes Gerwel

In the death of Jakes Gerwel, South Africa has lost a man who played a critical role both in transforming an Apartheid-era university and steering the direction of the democratic South Africa. ...read more

Condolences pour in for Madiba’s aide, Prof Gerwel

FLAGS flew at half mast at Rhodes University yesterday following the death of the university long-time chancellor Professor Jakes Gerwel. ...read more

Rhodes honours ‘gentle, wise’ Gerwel

Rhodes University has paid tribute to its chancellor, Professor Jakes Gerwel, who died on Wednesday (November 28 2012). ...read more

Professor Gerwel dies after heart surgery

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. ...read more

Gerwel was a brilliant intellect

Jakes Gerwel, 66, who died early on Wednesday at the Kuils River Hospital, was a brilliant intellect who was able to step from the closeted world of academia to take on squarely the practical challenges of a society in transition. ...read more