Professor of Law Avinash Govindjee – an accomplished researcher and lecturer, with a high level of involvement within the community – is the new Executive Dean in the Faculty of Law at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University. Prior to his appointment as Dean, he was Head of the Department of Public Law and Deputy Head of the Labour and Social Security Law Unit within the Faculty.

Congratulations to our two Old Rhodians from across the border, Andrew Peebles and Micheen Thornycroft for selection to represent Zimbabwe Rowing at the Olympics in Rio! Lets show them what Africa can do.

As Sunday’s Comrades Marathon draws nearer, a former Rhodes student is gearing up to defend his title. Lindsey Parry - who coaches reigning women’s champion Caroline Wöstmann - as well as last year’s runner-up, Charné Bosman, is confident that the former can become the first athlete ever to win both the Two Oceans and Comrades Marathons in successive years.

The 2016 Old Rhodian Union Bursary (ORU) Awards were hosted by the Vice- President, Prof James Gambiza and the Old Rhodian Union Committee on the 12th May 2016 at Alumni House. 26 Bursaries, totalling R200 000, were awarded to students whose parents or grandparents are Old Rhodians. Administered by the ORU committee, the bursaries awarded are based on a means test and academic achievements.

Sinegugu is a current student at Rhodes University and when she heard about former student, Anelisa Dulaze’s disappearance, she became increasingly concerned that not enough was being done to find her friend. She joined the Facebook page, #HelpFindAnelisa and raised awareness of her disappearance with the current student body at Rhodes via social media.

He may be the new CEO of the Two Oceans Aquarium (he officially entered his new office in mid-December 2015), but Michael Farquhar isn’t new to the Aquarium. Like quite a few other staff members, Michael was an Aquarium volunteer (he started in 1994) before we opened to the public (in November 1995).

SINCE she started helping matriculants two years ago to fill in forms and apply for bursaries, Pumla Stuurman has seen eight students into university.

Bryony Winn is a Partner in McKinsey and Company’s Chicago office and a leader in both the Healthcare and Deals and Transactions practices. She joined McKinsey in the London office where she served a range of private and public sector healthcare and pharmaceutical clients across Europe and Africa.