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Foundations of Education in Focus: Minister Gwarube’s Engagement at Rhodes University

Rhodes University welcomed its alumna, Minister of Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube, on the 31st of March 2025 for a visit aimed at discussing key education initiatives and engaging with students. The event, which took place at the Big Lecture Theatre in the Faculty of Education, underscored the University’s commitment to strengthening collaboration with national education authorities.

Testament to the Power of One: Rhodes University Robes Dr Ntsiki Biko

In an intimate and profoundly symbolic ceremony, Rhodes University formally robed Dr Nontsikelelo (Ntsiki) Biko with the academic gown befitting her Honorary Doctorate of Laws (LLD) (honoris causa), conferred during the University’s virtual graduation in 2021. The robing, delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, occurred at the Steve Biko Centre in Ginsberg.

‘Asazinto ngaye’: Re-centering the Life and Contributions of Nontsikelelo ‘Ntsiki’ Biko (née Mashalaba)

“Today I would like to salute you, Sisi Ntsiki, for being a woman that you have been to all of us. A woman of integrity. You lived an exemplary life and you became a role model for all of us. I know some of us will never do, in our lifetime, even half of what you have done for your people.” - Sibongile Qaba, 2021

[VC SPEECH]: Rhodes University robes Dr Nontsikelelo Biko at the Steve Biko Centre

In Psalm 118, verse 24, the psalmist reminds us that this is the day that the LORD has made and that we should rejoice and be glad in it.