The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) described South Africa’s transport system as stellar in an African context but notes that the quality is uneven and requires significant investment. It highlights government co-ordination as a major factor for success. The National Household Travel Survey and other research revealed the following:
Author: Busisiwe Hoho
It is finally Easter, a long weekend and school holidays combined. What could be more conducive to taking a break from work and travelling to see family and friends? This is the weekend where many families hit the
As South Africans get set for increased travel over Easter, correctly inflated tyres can save significantly at the pump. It also promotes safety, tyre wear, enhances ride comfort and maximises fuel economy. Running a tyre just 20% underinflated could increase fuel consumption by as much as 10%.
Prof Paul Maylam, Rhodes University’s head of the history department, was a 12-year-old boy in an English prep school on 21 March 1960. “All we saw was a picture of it in the newspaper,” he said. On Tuesday, in the latest edition of the Humanities seminar series, he discussed the events that unfolded on the day of the Sharpeville Massacre.
The audience at the Rhodes Theatre eagerly awaited performances from the BUA Poetry Society, Rhodes Drama students and the Bantubonke Drama Group yesterday evening as part of the 50th Commemoration of the Sharpeville Massacre.
“Although we are young we are incredibly ambitious and believe that our cause is loaded with potential,” says Alex Lenferna, chair of the South East African Climate Consortium Student Community (SEACCSC).
Earth Hour takes place tomorrow and the questions looms will this year be as big as last year? Will Grahamstown commit to this global initiative? Who will be in and who will be out? Pick ‘n Pay is in. Store manager Johan Pienaar says: “We participated last year and will be joining in on Earth Hour again this year.”
Colour in the South African context has immediate connotations with race and identity. Organised by Rat Western and Dr Ashraf Jamal, the Rhodes Fine Art Department will be hosting a Colour Colloquium this weekend which will discuss and examine colour as palette in contemporary South African art.
This year South Africa will be participating in two of the biggest events of 2010. We will be hosting the world’s biggest sporting event, which will be the largest event ever held by South Africa and, we will also be participating in the world’s greatest show of mass action Earth Hour.
When the Rhodes Dean of Students’ office suggested that students commemorate the Sharpeville massacre, the meeting room was silent. “No one at the meeting wanted to do it that broke my heart,” said law student Yolanda Itamba. “Sharpeville was one of the defining moments in South African history.