Author: Aviva Lerer

BROWN’S Trading hours 9 am – 9pm until 23rd Dec OUR NORMAL SPECIALS  APPLY We are open on Christmas day for Lunch 3 Course Menu R250 a head Kids under 12 – R100 Closed 26 Dec  – 07 January  2018 CASA DE LOCO During the festive period we will be open Tuesday- Saturday from 12pm-2pm (if we do not have any tables or bookings we will close at 1.30pm) and for dinner from 5.30pm- 8.30pm (if we do not have any tables or bookings, we will close by 8pm). Our last day of trading will be Friday 22 December. For bookings call, SMS or…

By AVIVA LERER As one of the few Jewish students at Rhodes University and one of the even fewer observant Jews, I often get asked many questions regarding my religious identity and choice of faith. No matter how ludicrous the question is, you can bet I have heard it. Through it all, however, I am certain that my relationship with Judaism is a defining part of who I am. Despite recent trends of many Jews increasingly distancing themselves from their identity, I stand proud with my faith and religion. In the past 30 or 40 years, the global Jewish community…

Rhodes University closed for its mid-semester break on Saturday 26 August. While the University hosted the annual Highway Africa conference over this time, it honoured its promise to provide free accommodation for students who wished to stay on campus for the duration of the week-long vacation. Students still, however, faced the prospect of having to pay certain charges should they not attend all meals or not stay in residence for the full duration of the vacation. Following the 2015 #Feesmustfall protests, Rhodes University management engaged with a number of demands made by the student body which addressed the struggles and…