01 June 2022
Annual SAARS Alumni Get-Together - 1 June 2022, Virtual Event
Over 100 African-elected Rhodes Scholars, from across the world, gathered virtually on 1 June 2022.
30 November 2021
Meet the Class of 2022
Ten exceptional young leaders from Southern Africa have been announced as the Rhodes Scholars-Elect for 2022.
23 November 2021
Archive of Kindness by Jess Auerbach
Launched on 15 September 2021, Archive of Kindness by Jess Auerbach (South Africa-at-Large & St Antony's 2009) is an uplifting collection of stories sourced during the Covid-19 pandemic.
18 November 2021
Justice Edwin Cameron awarded the Order of the Baobab
Congratulations to Justice Edwin Cameron (SA-at-Large & Keble 1976) on being awarded the Order of the Baobab (Gold), one of the highest orders accorded to South Africans who have contributed to the community.
01 November 2021
Meet the Rhodes Class of 2021
Meet the Southern African Rhodes Scholars Elect for 2021
14 September 2021
SAARS Annual Bon Voyage for the 2021 Scholars Elect - 14 September 2021
More than 120 Rhodes Scholars, elected from constituencies across Africa, registered for Bon Voyage on September 14th.
28 April 2021
Kuseni Dlamini appointed as Chair of Council at the University of Pretoria
Congratulations to Kuseni Dlamini (South Africa-at-Large & St Peter's 1994) on his appointment as the Chair of Council at the University of Pretoria (UP) on 28 April 2021.
14 April 2021
Quro Medical secured $1.1 million in seed funding
Dr Vuyane Mhlomi (South Africa-at-Large & St Edmund Hall 2014) has, with the Quro Team, secured $1.1 million in seed funding to scale Quro Medical's operations across South Africa and eventually the entire continent.
30 November 2020
Memorial Service for the late Shaun Johnson
On what would have been his 61st birthday, a very moving Memorial Service was held for Shaun Johnson (South Africa-at-Large & St Catherine's, 1982) on 30 November 2020 at St George’s Cathedral in Cape Town.