Author: Nobuhle Zulu

By NOBUHLE ZULU In celebration of Women’s Day, the Rhodes University Drama Department presented Jikijela and My Weight and Why I Carry It, two short plays that explore issues affecting women. Both writers are women and Drama Master’s candidates at Rhodes University. They won the Standard Bank Silver Ovation Award at the 2022 National Arts Festival. The audience clapped and cheered as Vic untied her robe, revealing a bikini. She said, “I’m 23 years old, and this is my first time wearing a bikini in public.” Using the character Vic Woode, Tasmin Sherman, the writer and performer of My Weight…

By NOBUHLE ZULU With over 850 weekly student volunteers, a strong residence community engagement culture, and multiple service-learning courses, Rhodes University offers one of the country’s most extensive community engagement programs. The community engagement office works hand-in-hand with the Makhanda community by providing services such as mentoring, fundraising, and tutoring.  On Monday, Rhodes University Community Engagement (RUCE) held a webinar titled, ‘A way of being for the reimagination of our future: Learnings from Madiba’. The webinar focused on how higher education institutions can continue to keep the spirit of Madiba alive through community engagement.  RUCE director Diana Hornby said Rhodes…