Published July 31, 2010
To all those drama junkies who are currently experiencing extreme withdrawal symptoms due to the closing of the Grahamstown National Arts Festival – Fear not, for the Rhodes University Drama department have come to the rescue. Over five hundred productions in a mere fifteen action-packed days, with the arts ranging from theatre, dance, music and [...]
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Published July 31, 2010
Oppidans are steadily getting accustomed to the flood of students in the dining hall at the Steve Biko building. The change, which is a direct result of the ongoing renovations to the Kimberly dining hall, was a talking point towards the end of the second term. Some of the students from the hall up ‘the [...]
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Published July 31, 2010
It was either FIFA 2010 World Cup quarter finals or staggering apparel to choose from, but with vibrant colours, bulky patterns, various styles and luscious models… Africa Fashion Week 2010 was the obvious choice. This fashion-filled week took place from 30 June-3 July in the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg. The seats were empty the [...]
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Published May 9, 2010
By Stefano De Siena The Union was unfortunately not as busy as expected this past Thursday night, the 29th April. This was unfortunate to see because two of South Africa’s biggest bands at the moment, Taxi Violence and Ashtray Electric were playing an unplugged set. The people that were in the small yet very intimate [...]
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Published May 9, 2010
Check out Julien’s latest rant. “Malema” a non stop entertainment shop for us all!:
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Published April 29, 2010
By Jehan Ara Khonat Beth Vale on recent HIV study findings The warnings of HIV have been around us for some time now, ensuring that we’re aware of its presence. However, it seems that over time, some people have become immune to its reality in our lives. Well, now with the Higher Education South Africa [...]
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Published April 27, 2010
By Lisa Brigham Just a day after Human Right’s Day, Sureshnie Rider was hosting the morning show on 5fm when during the ‘reasons to feel good’ segment she received a suicide call. Just after 9:30 that morning a man called in and said that his ‘reason to feel good’ was that it was his “last [...]
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Published April 27, 2010
By Lauren Flynn Over the last couple of weeks, the news channels and newspapers have been filled with our current politicians, especially Julius Malema. These media stunts and events have been published across the world, stretching from the song “Kill the Boer”, to Eugene Terreblanche’s brutal murder to racist remarks directed from both parties, ANC [...]
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Published April 27, 2010
By Maxine Samuel The SAMWU strike raised feelings of heartbreak and even hatred for some, as a beautiful town was turned into an open rubbish bin for the last two weeks. For some citizens it didn’t end well as they were either violently attacked or threatened. On 13 April 2010, the second day of the [...]
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Published April 27, 2010
By Lauren Vankeirsbilck and Zintle “Tyson” Ngubeni Ladies and Gentlemen, Rhodes University Theatre brings you an African musical uniquely enhanced with a political subject matter, known as Morountodun. Femi Osofisan, a Nigerian playwright is known for his use of deliberately distorted myths to advance his revolutionary performances. However, this is no such myth. If an [...]
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