Isivivane Inspiration: How one bursary transformed Siwaphiwe’s Pharmacy dreams into reality
Siwaphiwe Notshaya, a 25-year-old third-year Bachelor of Pharmacy student at Rhodes University, is a testament to resilience and determination. Raised in the rural village of Ntabankulu, her childhood was shaped by the challenges of poverty and limited access to the outside world. For much of her early life, the world beyond her village seemed distant […]
Why teaching physics doesn’t have to be so hard
By Kate Bryan Ask any person on the street to name a difficult subject and ‘physics’ is likely to be a common answer. It has a reputation for being hard to understand, hard to learn, and not for the faint of heart or, perhaps in this case, faint of head. Physics is certainly a complex […]
Rhodes University gears up for a jam-packed #RU120 anniversary year
A year-long celebratory programme packed with diverse activities, including reunions, high-level societal debates, unveilings, exhibitions and cultural activities, kicks off later this month with a seminal education summit to further strengthen quality education as Makhanda’s unique selling point. Convened under the auspices of the Vice-Chancellor’s Education Initiative championed by Professor Sizwe Mabizela, the multi-stakeholder summit […]
