Citizenship rights : still a long road to travel - Graduation Ceremonies address 2014
- Authors: Badat, Saleem
- Date: 2014
- Language: English
- Type: Text
- Identifier: vital:7872 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1016421
- Description: The 20th anniversary of our democracy is a good time to reflect on the progress that we have made with respect to citizenship in post-1994 South Africa. 1994 was a revolutionary breakthrough. From being a racially exclusive authoritarian society in which millions were downtrodden subjects, we became a democracy in which for the first time almost all inhabitants became citizens. Critical here was a commendable Constitution, including a Bill of Rights, which held out the promise of an extensive range of human, social and economic rights that did not exist for all or at all prior to 1994. During the past 20 years there have been significant economic and social gains and achievements. At the same time, there continue to be many challenges, and key institutions of our democracy have come under strain as a result of too many in power seeking to use the state as their private piggy bank. Still, a relatively independent judiciary, free media, autonomous universities and the like remain intact. Witness in this regard the magnificent performance of the Public Protector’s office under Thuli Madonsela. However, a number of contemporary realities, compromise the ideal of full and substantive citizenship rights for all that the Constitution promises. Indeed, they condemn large numbers of people to conditions that are associated with subjecthood and being subjects.
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- Date Issued: 2014
Desmond Hobart Houghton Papers
- Authors: Houghton, Desmond Hobart
- Date: 2014
- Language: English
- Type: Text
- Identifier: vital:13946 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1013498 , MS 20 002
- Description: Desmond Hobart Houghton (24 October 1906 – 1976) was born in Alice in the Eastern Cape, and educated at St. Andrew’s College, Grahamstown, Rhodes University College, Grahamstown, and Magdalen College, Oxford. Amongst his many achievements he is remembered for his Directorship of the Institute of Social and Economic Research, his active membership of the South African Institute of Race Relations (SAIRR) and his membership of the University College of Fort Hare Council from 1954 – 1959. Professor Hobart Houghton taught Economics at Rhodes from 1933 to 1966 (but for the period 1939-1945), and thereafter, until 1973. During his forty years at Rhodes, Hobart Houghton made significant contributions to thinking about the economic problems of South Africa as a whole, but his particular concern, and the major focus of his research, was the problem of poverty and economic development in the Eastern Cape region, in which the University is situated. The country's economic problems, and those of the Eastern Cape in particular, are clearly no less pressing today than in the past.
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Klazinga - response to allegations
- Authors: Badat, Saleem
- Date: 2014
- Language: English
- Type: Text
- Identifier: vital:7875 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1016424
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Rhodes University Library Services Annual Report 2013 : "Our Scholarly Heartbeat"
- Authors: Satgoor, Ujala
- Date: 2014
- Language: English
- Type: Text
- Identifier: vital:7946 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1011894
- Description: Library Director's Message: It gives me great pleasure to present the 2013 annual report of the Rhodes University Library (RUL). The challenges confronting most organisations are “an increasingly diverse workforce, a multicultural customer base and a global market place” resulting in a complex environment that is not easy to navigate. However this very complexity can be hugely beneficial to an organization as its diversity allows it to seek innovative solutions based on the varied experiences and backgrounds of this same diverse workforce. Henry Ford said: Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success. The process of defining the type of organization the staff of the RUL want went a long way towards creating an environment of trust, consultation, communication and openness. After a series of discussions, the final Strategic Plan, 2013‐2015 was presented and adopted by staff on 07 March 2013. The expanded culture statement clearly articulates the values, environmental, service, people and governance culture that the RUL aims to embrace. The Faculty Library teams also identified priorities and crafted action plans to realize relevant strategies. The general feeling is that this exercise has given teams the opportunity to work in a more focused manner. Overall, this result is reflective of the participative process that witnessed a shift towards a greater sense of responsibility and ownership of the RUL. The RUL focused on strengthening its presence in the following areas: • Marketing and raising the visibility of the faculty liaison services and its benefits for the academic endeavour • Group and individual training was held throughout the year, which garnered successes for many of the faculty library teams. This is to ensure optimal discovery of content for our users benefit • Information and computer literacy is critical for undergraduate academic success. The Information Commons and the Personal Librarian Programme proved to be innovative ways in addressing this challenge. • Creating and maintaining an environment that supported an exceptional learning and research experience. Access to appropriate physical facilities, learning and knowledge resources, and professional staff at every level is an imperative • Increasing the visibility of the exceptional Rhodes research output. The transition to a new institutional repository platform was indeed challenging but the future looks positive • Collection development based on optimal use of grant allocations for developing strong core and active collections that support the academic endeavor but also encourages independent critical thinking and intellectual development. When asked, staff have described 2013 as “a busy, motivating, rewarding, affirming, challenging, successful, stressful, engaging and hectic year” that was defined by leadership, teamwork, growth, consolidation and development. So based on the above, I can declare that 2013 was indeed a vibrant and rewarding year for the RUL and would like to acknowledge the entire team for their contributions towards ensuring the reality of the RUL as “a desired space”.
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- Date Issued: 2014
Rhodes University Research Report 2014
- Authors: Rhodes University , Roberts, Jaine , Gillitt, Tarryn , Mantolo, Thumeka , Macgregor, Jill , Dore, Sally
- Date: 2014
- Language: English
- Type: Text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/59309 , vital:27547
- Description: From Foreword by Dr Sizwe Mabizela: In the year under review, individual academics continued to receive widespread recognition for their work. Particularly noteworthy were the accolades that Distinguished Professor Tebello Nyokong continued to attract. In 2014 she was chosen as one of South Africa’s 21 Icons. Professor Nyokong was also appointed by United Nations Secretary- General Ban Ki-Moon to the High-Level Panel on Technology Bank For Least Developed Countries. Money cannot buy the kind of positive profile that Professor Nyokong brings to Rhodes. Professor Janice Limson was awarded the DST/NRF SARChI Chair in Science Communication. This brought to 11 the number of SARChI Chairs awarded to Rhodes University. Professor Heila Lotz-Sisitka was appointed as the inaugural Director of the new Postgraduate Studies Centre, to lead and manage the provision of additional support for enhancing the quality, quantity, and equity of our Postgraduate population. , A publication of the Rhodes University Research Office, compiled and edited by Jaine Roberts, Tarryn Gillitt, Thumeka Mantolo, Patricia Jacob and Jill Macgregor. Design and Layout: Sally Dore
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Southern African Journal of Gerontology
- Authors: Ferreira, Monica (editor) , Møller, Valerie (editor) , HSRC/UCT Centre for Gerontology
- Date: 2014
- Subjects: Gerontology
- Language: English
- Type: Text
- Identifier: vital:8063 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1012653
- Description: Professor Monica Ferreira, Retired Director of the Institute of Ageing in Africa, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, was the founding editor of the journal (SAJG) and Emeritus Professor Valerie Møller was the associate editor for all nine volumes. The journal was SAPSE accredited. Publication of the journal ceased in 2000. With this letter permission is granted for making SAJG available online on the Rhodes Digital Commons.
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Subjects and citizens
- Authors: Badat, Saleem
- Date: 20-Jan-14
- Language: English
- Type: Text
- Identifier: vital:7863 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1016412
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- Date Issued: 20-Jan-14
The post-secondary education system: Towards policy formulation for equality and development
- Authors: Badat, Saleem
- Date: 2014
- Language: English
- Type: Text
- Identifier: vital:7861 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1016410
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The promise of justice
- Authors: Clarke, John G.I.
- Date: 2014
- Subjects: Chiefdoms--South Africa--Eastern Cape.
- Language: English
- Type: Book , Text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/379374 , vital:67336 , 978-1874976-63-9
- Description: "In 1894 with troops massing on the border and Maxim guns taking aim, Cape Prime Minister Cecil Rhodes forced the King of Mpondo iKumkani Mqikela ka Sigcau to finally submit to Colonial rule. A year later, intoxicated by power, Rhodes arbitrarily imprisoned King Mqikela. This when President Jacob Zuma deposed his descendant iKumkani Mpondombini Justice Sigcau as King of Mpondo in 2010, the ghost of Cecil John Rhodes hovered fatefully over the court battle that unfolded over the next three years. When the Constitutional Court handed down judgement seven weeks later the Promise of Justice was fulfilled."
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Thelma Henderson
- Authors: Henderson, Thelma
- Date: 2014
- Language: English
- Type: Text
- Identifier: vital:14252 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1007767 , MS 20000
- Description: The Henderson Papers comprise archival documents that were collected over the years by Dr. Thelma Muriel Henderson (1933 – 2009) and her husband Dr. Derek Scott Henderson (1929 – 2009) and relate to their involvement in University administration in the United States of America and South Africa. The bulk of the collection relates to their work at Rhodes University and in particular Thelma Henderson’s extensive work in social upliftment in Grahamstown. The collection is divided into series, namely: 1) Speeches delivered by Thelma Henderson and Derek Henderson, 2) Thelma Henderson’s Master’s degree Social Development: Theory, Practice and Evaluation, 3) Records relating to the management of St. Peter Clavers Nursery School (formerly known as Fingo Village Nursery School).
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Thomas Gamble Papers
- Authors: Gamble, Thomas
- Date: 2014
- Type: Text
- Identifier: vital:14254 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1007768 , MS 20001
- Description: The Papers of the Rev. Thomas Gamble (1856 – 1931) at Cory Library Born in England in 1856, Thomas Gamble took a three year course at Harley House, a school for the training of missionaries, before coming to Cape Town in 1879 aged 23. He realised that he needed to learn Dutch to become a successful missionary and supported himself by working as a teacher whilst taking Dutch lessons. He also spent three months on a farm in order to perfect his knowledge of the language. (His papers bear testimony to his proficiency in the language). He was invited to become the minister in Heidelberg (Cape) and was ordained as minister there under the London Missionary Society. After spending thirteen years in Heidelberg, Rev. Gamble came to Uitenhage in 1897, where he ministered to the Rose Lane Congregational Church for the rest of his life. He undertook many travels throughout the world to attend Church gatherings. Rev. Gamble’s tours included trips to the Holy Land, Europe, the United States and Canada. In 1920 he went to Japan as a delegate to the World’s Convention of Sunday Schools in Tokyo. His last overseas trip in 1928 was to a Sunday School Convention in Los Angeles. The Congregational Union of South Africa elected him as its Chairman in 1913, and he visited many churches in the Union. (Giving Magic Lantern Slide lectures of his travels, he raised funds for the Congregational Union. The Collection at Cory Library includes some of the Lantern Slides used by Rev. Gamble) Rev. Gamble died aged 75 on Monday 22 June 1931. His name lives on as there is a suburb in Uitenhage named after him. The collection includes original manuscripts by Rev. Gamble, research for his sermons and various lectures and talks, as well as miscellaneous correspondence.
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Varsity boss tackles ANC MP: Rhodes VC angered by ""dangerous"" remark from Bisho
- Authors: Maqhina, Mayibongwe
- Date: 2014 , 2011-01-24
- Language: English
- Type: Text
- Identifier: vital:7825 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1016018
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- Date Issued: 2011-01-24
The establishment of the Rhodes University Allan Gray Centre for Leadership Ethics has its roots in three factors
- Authors: Badat, Saleem
- Date: 2013-11-20
- Language: English
- Type: Text
- Identifier: vital:7895 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1016445
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- Date Issued: 2013-11-20
Public launch of the Rhodes University Allan Gray centre for leadership ethics
- Authors: Badat, Saleem
- Date: 2013-11-19
- Language: English
- Type: Text
- Identifier: vital:7894 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1016444
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- Date Issued: 2013-11-19
Rhodes fundraiser input
- Authors: Badat, Saleem
- Date: 2013-11-07
- Language: English
- Type: Text
- Identifier: vital:7928 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1016478
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- Date Issued: 2013-11-07
Reflecting forward: creating and maintaining opportunities to engage with key stakeholders
- Authors: Badat, Saleem
- Date: 2013-11-06
- Language: English
- Type: Text
- Identifier: vital:7915 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1016465
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- Date Issued: 2013-11-06
University access and admissions
- Authors: Badat, Saleem
- Date: 2013-11-05
- Language: English
- Type: Text
- Identifier: vital:7934 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1016485
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- Date Issued: 2013-11-05
A response to media quieries on an advance payment made to makana municipality
- Authors: Badat, Saleem
- Date: 2013-10-31
- Language: English
- Type: Text
- Identifier: vital:7936 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1016487
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- Date Issued: 2013-10-31
The role of reflection and new ideas in the advancement of a strong and responsive democratic system
- Authors: Badat, Saleem
- Date: 2013-09-25
- Language: English
- Type: Text
- Identifier: vital:7921 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1016471
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- Date Issued: 2013-09-25
The 5th interdisciplinary post graduate conference 2013 a dialogue for the next generation of researchers
- Authors: Badat, Saleem
- Date: 2013-09-23
- Language: English
- Type: Text
- Identifier: vital:7924 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1016474
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- Date Issued: 2013-09-23