Professor Nick Binedell has been at the helm of the business school since it was founded in 2000. Having led the business school for more than a decade, Binedell regards this as an opportune time to step down from his current role as Dean.

A broken wrist and altitude sickness could not stand in the way of Ballito resident Harry Botha finishing his Everest marathon adventure.

MOTHERWELL-born Thina Maqubela has proved that success has nothing to do with where one comes from, winning a regional businesswomen’s award last week. She’s achieved this while working on her PhD in statistics education at Rhodes University.

Time magazine described Thuli Madonsela as "an inspirational example of what African public officers need to be". Dubbed the “Thuli Madonsela” of SA sport, Graeme Joffe is a courageous journalist, instrumental in exposing fraud and corruption in SA sport in an unprecedented manner.

The 5FM team would like to welcome one of their own back into the fold, as former Marketing Manager Justine Cullinan returned to SA’s youthful station this week to take on leadership of the award-winning station.

The Standard Bank Ovation Awards provide a valuable incentive for artists on the Festival’s fringe programme to strive for excellence, experiment with innovation and to challenge and shift the boundaries of creativity”, said Ismail Mahomed, the Artistic Director of the National Arts Festival.

A seven-person rowing crew has broken two world records for the fastest-ever crossing of the Indian Ocean in a rowing boat. The Rossiter’s Avalon also achieved the longest rowing record having arrived in the Seychelles at 14:58 GMT (18:58 local time) on August 7.

This year's acclaimed Mandela Rhodes scholarship was awarded to 40 outstanding young South Africans who have the potential to make a difference in society. Rhodes University came out tops with six scholarships followed by the University of Cape Town with five.