When Namibia’s Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sport, Arts & Culture, the Honourable Sanet Steenkamp, walks across the stage at Rhodes University’s Spring Graduation today, 10 October 2025, to receive her PhD, she will embody the enduring success of a partnership that has transformed education in Namibia for more than two decades.

In a world awash with data, algorithms, and unpredictable outcomes, how we deal with uncertainty has become one of the defining questions of our time. Every weather forecast, medical test, or policy decision rests on probabilities – but what do those probabilities really mean? That was the challenge posed by Professor Lizanne Raubenheimer from the Department of Statistics at Rhodes University in her inaugural lecture.

Most people picture a pharmacist in one setting only – behind a counter, counting pills and dispensing advice. Pharmacy Day 2025 at Rhodes University proved how much broader that picture really is.

Rhodes University is preparing for a landmark postgraduate graduation ceremony on Friday, 10 October, which will be presided over for the first time by the University’s newly appointed Chancellor, Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga. The ceremony will not only celebrate the achievements of Master's and Doctoral graduands but will also honour a globally renowned concert pianist and academic, alongside distinguished international guests.