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Timelessly phenomenal, our own Prof Tebello Nyokong
When Maya Angelou wrote her poem Phenomenal Woman, she had women such as Rhodes University’s Distinguished Professor Tebello Nyokong in mind.
Rhodes to co-host first forensic linguistics conference in Southern Africa
A first for Southern Africa, the Cape Peninsula University of Technology, in affiliation with Rhodes University, the University of South Africa, and University Eduardo Mondlane, will be hosting the International Association of Forensic Linguists (IAFL) conference from 16-17 April 2018 at Lagoon Beach Hotel in Milnerton, Cape Town.
Limerick exchange student attains MCom from Rhodes
Edward Horn received his MCom from Rhodes University last week after a three and a half-month stint at Kemmy Business School of Limerick University in Ireland.
It’s all joy as graduate of Oprah Winfrey’s girls school in South Africa pursues PhD
One of the alumni of the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls in Gauteng, South Africa is now set to pursue a PhD.
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Nomzamo from Bizana: remembering Winnie Madikizela as a young woman
Within hours of Winnie Madikizela’s death debates about her life began to rage.
The role of NGOs in Africa: are they a force for good?
Non-governmental organisations have become key actors in responding to poverty and related suffering.
Fix monitoring and evaluation for better service delivery
The appointment of the new local government minister is a cause for optimism. However, Zweli Mkhize needs to recognise that the problems faced by municipalities in SA — which result in poor service delivery and led to 173 municipal service delivery protests in 2017 — are systemic.
The Ramaphosa presidency: constraints and choices
As one watches the unfolding of the Cyril Ramaphosa presidency one sees the care taken in preparing almost every gesture and presentation that he has made.
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FNB Rhodes braced for ‘wounded’ FNB WSU
FNB Rhodes coach Carlos Katywa is braced for a wounded FNB WSU when the two sides meet for their inter-Eastern Cape clash at BCM Stadium in Mthatha.
Sport, a great teacher of successful living
Former South African hockey goalkeeper and Director for Diocesan School for Girls Sport, Chris Hebbert, used sport as a metaphor to illustrate how society should ideally function in order for the greatness of previous generations to be passed on to the next.
Archery ace Yashin set for Argentina
Rhodes University Archery Club member, Yashin Naidoo has been selected to represent South Africa at the 2017 World Archery Youth Championships being held in Rosario, Argentina from 2 to 8 October.
Rhodes improves in RMB Boat Race
The 2017 Boat Races held last weekend at the Kowie River in Port Alfred showcased South Africa’s top rowing institutions in a three-day competition, with the University of Pretoria and the University of Johannesburg being crowned men’s and women’s Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) champions respectively.
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Putting the RAD in POSTGRAD!
Rhodes JMS offers various study opportunities for Postgraduate studies. Find out more here!
Rhodes JMS in the top 200
Rhodes JMS was ranked amongst the top 200 J-Schools in the world.
Hundreds of delegates converge on Cape Town for rare global media summit
Around 250 delegates from Asia, Africa, Australia, Europe, South America, North America and the Antarctica will gather in Cape Town in May this year for a rare summit that examines the future sustainability of media organizations and of independent, quality and credible journalism worldwide in the fluid and uncertain twenty-first century and beyond.
New postgraduate programme in Media and Social Belonging
A new research programme in Media and Social Belonging is being launched in the School of Journalism and Media Studies from 2018, funded by the Andrew W Mellon Foundation. Here's how to apply!
