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1853-1902

Cecil John Rhodes

… The Early Years Cecil John Rhodes was born on 5 July 1853 in the small hamlet of Bishops … England. He was the fifth son of Francis William Rhodes and his…

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1969

Jonathan Neil Rhodes

… Jonathan Neil Rhodes, better known as Jonty, was born in Pietermaritzburg, … town and excelled in cricket from an early age. In 1992, Rhodes shot to cricket…

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1851-1897

Barney Barnato

… he helped set up was a competitive rival of Cecil John Rhodes’ De Beers company. Rhodes and Barnato set out to dominate the diamond industry … company. But…

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1928

John Hlatywayo

… travelled to Rhodesia and was given a studio in the Rhodes National Gallery in Salisbury, now the National … lives and teaches art in Harare.  Exhibitions:…

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1916-1987

Margaret Mary Smith

… the violin and writing. From 1934 to 1936, she attended Rhodes University College (now Rhodes University) in Grahamstown , where she achieved a … In 1937 she…

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1853-1917

Dr. Leander Starr Jameson

… King, Lobengula. He also got in touch with Cecil John Rhodes while in Kimberly. After treating Lobengula for gout, … in 1888 Jameson influenced the granting…

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1951

John William Roome

… was born in Pietersburg, Northern Province. He studied at Rhodes University and obtained a BA(FA) in 1974 and an MA(FA) … then became a lecturer in painting…

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John Smith Moffat

… also banking on his father’s reputation there, Cecil John Rhodes sent him to negotiate a treaty with Lobengula. The … 1888. John Smith Moffat’s intervention…

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1923-1987

Massabalala (Bonnie) Yengwa

Massabalala Yengwa, was the son of the Zulu labourer who had been jailed during the African National Congress (ANC) anti-pass campaign of 1919. Yengwa was born…

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1956

Ben Mclennan

… (now Eastern Cape) where his parents were affiliated with Rhodes University. Mclennan briefly studied journalism at Rhodes University in Grahamstown but did…

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1841-1926

John Xavier Merriman

… as a diamond buyer in Kimberley , where he met Cecil John Rhodes , with whom he formed a close friendship. Later still … Sprigg ministries after Scanlen fell…

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1857-1919

William Philip Schreiner

… He was later appointed Attorney General by  Cecil John Rhodes , but was forced to resign after the failed  Jameson … Prime Minister of the Cape Colony the…

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1957

Saleem Badat

… In June 2006, Dr Badat was appointed Vice-Chancellor of Rhodes University, the first black South African to hold this … and leadership in Personal South…

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1962-2002

Steve Hilton-Barber

… a Bachelor of Journalism and Media Studies degree from Rhodes University. In 1986 he joined Afrapix and worked as a … under Obie Oberholzer, Department of…

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1953

Edwin Cameron

… Studies before he left for Oxford in 1976, on a coveted Rhodes scholarship. At Oxford, he obtained a BA in … first chairman (1998-2005) Assistant General…

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1897-1986

Gertrud Theiler

… at Pretoria Girls’ High School Theiler spent a year at Rhodes University College in Grahamstown and from there went … and Physiology. During 1939 she…

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1874-1965

Josephine Ethel (Josie) Wood

… to govern the library. Also in 1924 a bequest from the Rhodes University Council facilitated the erection of the … in the same year was awarded an honorary M…

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1965

Faith Nonhlanhla Mazibuko

… a Certificate in Public and Parliamentary Leadership at Rhodes University and the Afrika Intellectual Resources. She … MBA in Transformational Leadership…

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1845-1909

Jan Hofmeyr

… However as a political moderate, he worked closely with Rhodes until the  Jameson Raid  that severed ties between …

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1847-1911

Jacobus du Toit

… as the Afrikaner Bond. However his close friendship with Rhodes soon became controversial and he was stuck off the …

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1830-1913

Gordon Sprigg

… then served as treasurer in the government of Cecil John Rhodes, and when Rhodes fell after the Jameson Raid , he was well-placed to … clashed with the…

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1894-1980

Violet Margaret Livingstone Ballinger

… Island. Ballinger attended school in the Cape and went to Rhodes University to earn honors degree and won a scholarship … she completed a master's degree in…

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1850-1913

Jacobus Wilhelmus Sauer

… served as a minister in the governments of Cecil John Rhodes from 1890 to 1893. He was a political opponent of Cecil John Rhodes . For instance, in 1895 he…

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1880

Sir Ernest Oppenheimer

… J. P. Morgan ... read more From 1888 British imperialist, Rhodes, had controlled the entire diamond market through two … about the diamond market. Such…

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1976

Dean Hutton

… Higher Diploma in Journalism with a distinction in 1997 at Rhodes University. They started as an intern at The Star and … 1997 Standard Bank Jazz Festival…

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1928-1994

Maritz Barrymore

… trained as a painter from 1950-1953 at the University of Rhodes, Eastern Cape, where he obtained a BA(FA). In 1954 he …

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1947

Obie Oberholzer

… a teaching position in 1984 in the Fine Arts Department, Rhodes University, Grahamstown. He has held twenty five solo …

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1866-1935

Henry Burton

… Afrikaner Bond in Barkly West, running against Cecil John Rhodes. In this hard-fought poll, he was supported by Olive … pamphlets in the area before the…

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1956

Garth Erasmus

… until 1978, when he entered the Diploma Art Programme at Rhodes University, Grahamstown. In 1980, when he completed …

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1949-2015

Robert Carl-Heinz Shell

… of the History Department at the East London campus of Rhodes University. At the same time, the National Research … Units (PRU). He directed the PRU…

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