On Saturday night the Democratic Alliance (DA) ordered its Rhodes student chapter to cancel a party at Pirates Pizza where they planned to distribute free punch to Rhodes students.
Author: Busisiwe Hoho
About 25 KFC employees were striking outside Grahamstown’s two franchises on Thursday morning.
Nigeria’s number one funny man served a hearty dose of comedy rooted in West African culture at Rhodes University’s Union last Thursday night.
Vibrant colours, traditional dance and evocative images were part of the 2010 edition of the Rhodes Hindu Students Society’s (HSS) cultural show. The society’s premier event, now in its 11th year, exhibited all that is Indian but added a touch of Africa.
By September Grahamstonians will be able to enjoy fresh seafood and sushi without leaving town. The new expansions to the Pepper Grove Mall have provided the space for new tenants Fish Tales, a seafood restaurant and take-away, and Twing, an up-and-coming sushi restaurant, to tantalise the Grahamstown palate with fantastic fishy fare.
Popcorn gunfire, township quilts and a twitching dance of love. These are some of the multi-faceted images in Aerial 2009 that explode in the reader’s imagination, taking them into magical worlds.
Ask the teenagers of Glenmore about the history of their community and they’re decidedly vague. Ask them about their future and they’re equally unsure. To the youth of Glenmore, their home is a place without a past or future, a forgotten promise. To the rest of South Africa it is an invisible reminder of the injustices enacted under the apartheid regime.
Severe unemployment in Glenmore informal settlement has left residents vulnerable to health hazards. Nobuntu Mposwa, a nurse at Glenmore Community Clinic, reveals that they diagnose a variety of illnesses in Glenmore, including many cases of HIV/Aids.
If you’re looking for a school in Glenmore, you will find two identical block buildings surrounded by a dusty, arid field. There are no signs, but this is Qaqambile Senior Primary School, where nearly 80 children, wearing tidy blue and yellow uniforms, come to learn.
He gets anxious if he’s inside for long periods of time. Gyms make him claustrophobic while the sight of an expansive night sky is a comfort. Although he’s reticent to emphasise his own struggle during apartheid, Prof Guy Berger admits that his restlessness is a vestige of political oppression.