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Founded in 1904, Rhodes University is a well-established University located in Grahamstown in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
It is a small research intensive university which enjoys the distinction of having amongst the best undergraduate pass and graduation rates in South Africa, outstanding postgraduate success rates, and the best research output per academic staff member.
The University takes pride in its motto, Where Leaders Learn, and in producing graduates who are knowledgeable intellectuals, skilled professionals, and critical, caring and compassionate citizens who can contribute to economic and social development and an equitable, just and democratic society.
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South Africa needs to rethink the role of the informal economy as it mulls over ideas to beat joblessness.
Kiswahili will be easy for South Africans to learn compared to foreign languages from outside Africa.
Flooding seems to be an inevitable reality for Nigeria. But the risks can be minimised.
Walking is crucial during the Chale Wote festival as most activities happen on the street.
Land is culturally and historically important to people and often this is ignored when addressing land issues.
It's the final lap before Zimbabwe's first election since the fall of Robert Mugabe. The jury is out on who will win the presidency.
The world waits to see if Zimbabwe will pass the democracy test as it holds its first election after Robert Mugabe next month.
The persistence of Sam Nzima's June 16 photograph is remarkable. The shadow in the photograph can be read as a metaphor for the rich debate that this image continues to bring to the surface.
The discovery of two separate fossils tetrapod species proves that they lived all over the world by the end of Devonian.
The number of Cape Rockjumpers' are declining and the reason might be the weather.
Writing groups provide a space where the "rules of the game" of academia become clear.
Both the media and civil society need to rethink the way they understand their roles when it comes to social accountability.
It's crucial to ensure that the academic project at universities is vigorously and bravely safeguarded.
Plants, in their fossil forms, can reveal a great deal about past environments and climates.
Social class plays a huge role in people's experiences of accessing and succeeding in higher education.
Adequate and quality childcare determines women’s participation in the labour force and the type of work they can take on.
South Africa's 2018 budget does not go far enough. Perhaps finance minister, Malusi Gigaba was caught up in the euphoria of the widely welcomed state of the nation address by Cyril Ramaphosa.
There are many benefits to walking - whether you do it in a group or on your own.
South Africa must be seen as a country for speakers of all its official languages rather than an English-only elite.
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Professor of Journalism and Media Studies, Rhodes University
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PhD student, Botany, Rhodes University
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Senior Lecturer, Zoology and Entomology, Rhodes University
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Post-doctoral fellow. Rhodes University, Rhodes University
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Post-Doctoral Research fellow (specializing in Political Sociology) in the Unit of Zimbabwean studies - Sociology Department at Rhodes University, South Africa., Rhodes University
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Post-Doctoral Fellow, Rhodes University
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PhD candidate Department of Zoology and Entomology, Rhodes University
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Associate professor, Rhodes University
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Researcher, Rhodes University
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Palaeontologist, Albany Museum, Rhodes University
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Palaeontologist, Rhodes University
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SARChI Research Chair in Geopolitics and the Arts of Africa, Rhodes University
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Director of PG Studies & Higher Education Studies PhD Co-ordinator, Rhodes University
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Professor of Information Systems, Rhodes University
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Public Service Accountability Monitor: Advocacy Impact Programme Head, Rhodes University
