Phehello Mahasele, a postgraduate student in the Pharmacy Department, recently won the Ford Foundation International Fellowships Programme Alumni Association’s Alumni of the Year Award for outstanding performance and lasting contributions to social justice in South Africa.
Author: Busisiwe Hoho
Teaching ground to a halt at Tantyi Primary School for the whole of yesterday as teachers downed tools in protest against the principal. The school’s principal Christopher Christian told Grocott’s Mail that the teachers believe his leadership style is outdated.
Supermarkets must take responsibility when it comes to the alcohol abuse problem, say Grahamstown’s bar owners.
THIS year for the first time, Rhodes is running an online alcohol usage survey where students will get immediate electronic feedback on how their personal drinking habits compare with those in their peer group. This is beneficial to students as research results show that young people often over-estimate the amount of alcohol their peers consume.
Two Oceans Marathon record holder, Frith van der Merwe, will return to Two Oceans this year for the first time since finishing tenth in 1999. However, Van der Merwe will not be running the ultra marathon, but will be handing out the blue numbers to the runners finishing their tenth Two Oceans ultra.
DO you think it has been seriously hot recently? Think again! Imagine Grocott’s Mail’s surprise when Garth Sampson of the Port Elizabeth office of the South African Weather Service told us that the recent heat was “completely normal” and well within the regional norms for this time of year.
St Andrew’s College hosted Graeme College over the weekend for their annual declaration fixture. Graeme won the toss and elected to bat first, getting into trouble but fighting hard. They were lead by Abner Accom’s gutsy 45 not out. The St Andrew’s bowlers applied consistent pressure not allowing Graeme to get away bowling them out for 110.
Swallows Rugby Football Club will face Rhodes University Rugby club in an Eastern Province Rugby Union (EPRU) sectional competition on Saturday. The competition will be made up of two matches, with both taking place at the Rhodes Great Field. The first reserves play at 2.10pm, while the first teams will play at 3.30pm.
Infighting among ANC Youth League members caused a two hour delay which prevented the convenor of the ANC Youth League in King William’s Town from traveling to Grahamstown.
The Eastern Cape government plans to increase the provincial matric pass rate by offering extra classes to Grade 9 pupils and to support under-resourced schools.