Friday, March 20, 2015

NEWS: 'No need to change Rhodes name'

There was no need to change the name of Rhodes University for now, vice-chancellor Sizwe Mabizela said.

The remarks came as students protested about transformation at the university, while also calling on the university to change its name.

A file image of Rhodes University campus. Credit: EWN

"There is no need to change the name. And council has not deliberated on the matter recently. I have my personal views, but it would be amiss of me to voice them now… should the debate come around again people will say but Mabizela has already said this, that and the other," Mabizela was quoted as saying by City Press.

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