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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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01 November 2021

Meet the Rhodes Class of 2021

Meet the Southern African Rhodes Scholars Elect for 2021

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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