When I was a spy (Part 2 of 2)
On Youth Day, Rhodes alumnus Llewellyn Kriel reflects on one of the first jobs he held while attending the university.…
When I was a spy (Part 1 of 2)
On Youth Day, Rhodes alumnus Llewellyn Kriel reflects on one of the first jobs he held while attending the university.…
Derrida and Race Relations
Andrew Tudhope looks at the connection between race relations in South Africa, JM Coetzee and Derrida…
Guptagate Open: An interview with Dr Nomalanga Mkhize and Richard Pithouse
Dr Nomalanga Mkhize and Richard Pithouse, prominent Rhodes academics and activists, reflect on the Guptagate scandal…
‘SASCO Statement on ill-informed Israeli propaganda’
Official South African Students Congress (SASCO) statement on pro-Israeli posters on the Rhodes University campus.…
Re-configuring South Africa’s Youth Political Sphere
Dr Nomalanga Mkhize examines where the gap in South African youth politics is…
How water outage went from incident to crisis
The recent water outage in Grahamstown put Municipal communication flaws firmly in the spotlight, writes Tyson Ngubeni…
Mangaung – A foregone conclusion?
Only time will indicate the true political outcomes of the ANC's 2012 National Conference, writes Lucy Holford-Walker.…
Open letter in response to criticism from the Rhodes Hockey Club
Editor’s note: Below is a reply from one of The Oppidan Press’s reporters to a letter that first appeared in our 28 August print edition (see below). The letter was…
Open letter: Why student apathy is rational
Below is an open letter addressed to Rhodes University’s Dean of Students from the chair of this year’s presidential candidate debate, Dylan Smith. The debate took place on Wednesday 15…