Zimbabwean students at Rhodes

By Mudiwa Mupotsa (FJP reporter)

Zimbabwe’s declining economy is resulting in fewer Zimbabwean students being able to afford a Rhodes education. According to the Registrars Office at Rhodes University, the proportion of Zimbabwean students enrolled at the institution has declined and is expected to continue in this way. One of the reasons for this is the universities intentional limitation of the numbers of international students, but the main reason is the current economic melt- down Zimbabwe is facing.

“My Brother’s Book”

By Dinilohlanga Mekuto (FJP reporter) 
A passion for writing guides the work of author and journalist,

Euro 2008: The Spaniards take it all

by Mudiwa Mupotsa (FJP reporter)
A day after the final, we can all still bask in the glory of the Spanish champions and reflect on all the highs and lows of the Euro 2008 tournament.  But how long till we are all bored with reminiscing and watching replays of David Villa and Fernando Torres’s goals?  It [...]

Review: Weave

By Buhlebuyeza Mbonambi (FJP reporter)
I got goose bumps just from the opening song. And, with the music setting the first scene, the main characters, Fikile and Thembeka, proclaim their love for one another. Fikile promises Thembeka everything he has, until she tells him that she is pregnant. Then it all comes spiralling down and he [...]

Chilling with Jody Kollapen at the Winter School

by Buhlebuyeza Mbonambi (FJP reporter)
If somebody like Jody Kollapen (pictured), chairperson of the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC), can go to Gareth Cliff’s 5fm show and not feel out of place, then you know that he really is the right person to chair the SAHRC. 
I had the honour to hear Kollapen speak on “Equal [...]

“Who will be the Winners in 2010”? – Dr Ashwin Desai

By Thandanani Mhlanga (FJP reporter)
Okay, so there I was at Game stores, surrounded by every race known to the southern hemisphere. A very rare moment indeed – this is Nelspruit after all – a place where at the time the winds of change hadn’t fully reached yet. But there we were (washing detergent forgotten) glued [...]

Vox Pops: What are your expectations for this year’s National Arts Festival?

By Ukona Jelwana (FJP Reporter)
Ukona hit the Grahamstown streets to ask visitors at the 2008 National Arts Festival what their expectations were for this year’s festival. Having less crime, meeting beautiful people and tasting all the on cuisine offer were some of the responses.
 

 Lizo Dyibishe, 30, King William’s Town
 ”More exposure of local artists, create platforms for them [...]