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By Megan Ellis
A statement has been released by the Wits Workers Solidarity Committee (Wits WSC), criticising the university management’s treatment of ‘outsourced’ workers.
“Yesterday, Professor Adam Habib’s first day in office as Wits University’s new Vice Chancellor was marred by chaos on campus,” said the statement. “Hundreds of workers – some of whom have worked at the university for over twenty years – are facing the loss of their jobs at the end of June”. Continue reading
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By Ashleigh Morris
Claude Moshiywa has become the first South African to win the Comrades Marathon in 21 years. On Sunday, 2 June, he beat fellow South African, Johannes Kekana, with a time of 5:32:08. Continue reading
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By Bridgette Hall
Last week saw the return of Rhodent alum and ex-Grahamstonian Eusebius McKaiser for the hometown launch of his best seller, A Bantu in My Bathroom: Debating race, sexuality and other uncomfortable South African topics. Continue reading
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By Andrew Blane
The South African National Defence Force is expected to deploy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo within a month reports Times Live. This deployment will serve as part of an African compiled intervention force that will almost certainly engage with the rebel group known as the M23’s.
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By Ashleigh Morris
Sir Alex Ferguson announced his retirement on Wednesday after 26 years at Manchester United with a total of 38 trophies and 13 Premier League titles.
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Two powerful explosions rocked the finish line of the famous Boston Marathon on Monday evening killing three people, including an 8-year-old child, and injuring 140 others.
As of yet, no one has claimed responsibility for the bombings and major cities around the United States were put on high alert. Continue reading
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Rhodes’ Vice Chancellor, Dr Saleem Badat, addressed local and student on the topic ‘Rhodes: who we are, where we are today and where we want to be in 2020’.
The talk took place on Friday, 12 April, where he introduced Rhodes’ new Institutional Development Plan (IDP). This will act as a compass for where the University wants to go in the coming years. Continue reading
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The Give5 Campaign Week kicked off in an attention-grabbing way: 36 students and staff members walked across 4m of red hot coals to raise funds for the campaign.
On Friday evening, 12 April, a crowd gathered on Drostdy Lawns where coals were laid out on the lawns’ pathway. Continue reading
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