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clothes.
A year from now, I hope not only
that there will be plenty of good
quality clothes for both males and
females, but that the space will be
friendly enough for the students to
be able to go and seek something
nice to wear without feeling like
they are less of a person because they
lack finances, Gongqa said.
Many students come to Rhodes unable to afford extra items - and there are
many students who have too many clothes,
McCarthy said, reiterating Gongqas sentiments.
Why not create an environment where it is encouraged to reach out if you are in need and to reach out
if you are able to help? Their hope is that financial
constraints will not prevent students from gaining
the full university experience.
A pharmacy lecturer spoke about her ordeals involving threats by students after she was confronted
about her ability to teach. Photo: JOSHUA STEIN
News features
As the academic year comes to an end, the issue of students having to renew their visas comes into play as the lengthy process sets back students. Photo: KYLE PRINSLOO
got back to Zim the queue even to get the form was
horrendous. That put me on edge for the rest of the
process. She added that it was an extremely expensive process, and she does not look forward to doing
it again in order to continue studying next year.
Le Grange however preferred to apply in Zimbabwe than online, stating that the process was easier
to negotiate from there, and she didnt want to risk
being away from home for the Christmas holidays.
As the permit expiry deadline approaches, other
students will find themselves in a similar situation.
On September 18, a detailed email was sent out
from the Rhodes International Office, cautioning
final year international students to begin their visa
renewals and giving some helpful pointers. Where
problems are encountered, the University offers its
assistance. We deal with visa problems on a caseby-case basis, said Rhodes University Programmes,
Projects and Events Officer Allan Magubane. This
is to ensure they keep us fully in the loop, the idea is
that we know every student without a visa.
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Politics
How transformed are the Springboks?
Kathryn Cleary
The 2015 Rugby World Cup has ignited debate around the concept of transformation in sports in South Africa, after the Springbok team
that was selected included only eight players of colour. Looking at how transformation has occurred in sports, specifically rugby,
The Oppidan Press asked Rhodes students their opinion regarding transformation in the Springbok team.
Benjamin Miller
3rd year student
From: Johannesburg
Supports: Lions, Springboks Location: Rat & Parrot
That assumes that you think that the team is untransformed: sure there is a far majority of white players, but everyone puts the blame on the South African Rugby Union, but
its on a much greater and deeper level than that. The number
of rugby playing schools in South Africa is so small that in
areas that most people are under privileged, they dont play
rugby there; there is no basis for them to play the sport.
From: Pretoria
Ashley Moyo
3rd year student
From: Johannesburg
Supports: Lions, Springboks Location: Library
No, I dont think so. I mean times are changing
now, but I feel like everyone has to have a chance. Its
no secret that race is a big issue in South Africa, and
you get the feeling that [you know] the black players
dont really get much of a platform as compared to
other races. I feel like our rugby is pretty good, and just
an issue; theres a lot of talent out there that should be
scouted more.
Kuhle Ngqezana
2nd year student
From: Grahamstown
Supports: Eastern & Western Province, Springboks
Location: Champs Sports Bar
Its definitely not morally right to support an untransformed team. In the black communities, black schools rugby
is not really a sport thats taken completely seriously. So we
can claim that we want to transform the team but at the moment its not really possible to happen in terms of how good
the players are.
Elizabeth Amulenya
4th year student
From: Windhoek, Namibia
Supports: Namibian Welwitschias
Location: Rat & Parrot
Yeah, sure. As long as if when they were picking
the team it wasnt based on race I dont think theres
anything wrong with it. If they are the best South
Africa has to offer, sure why not! I feel like people
need to stop making things about race; everything
in South Africa boils down to race. People need to
just get over it.
Laila Warsama
3rd year student
From: Nairobi, Kenya
Supports: Springboks but very new to rugby
Location: Kaif
I dont think theres anything wrong with it; I dont
see anything morally wrong. As long as the rugby team is
open to let anyone that is skilled and is passionate to play,
join the team, I guess its fine. In terms of a race basis, I
wouldnt know about transforming it in other ways, like
in terms of skills or anything because I know very little.
7 October 2015
Politics
Stepping stones
towards transformation
Kimberley Nyajeka
With the occupation of the Rhodes University
Council Chambers (now renamed the BSM Commons) by the Black Student Movement (BSM), the
rhetoric surrounding transformation has moved
away from simply criticising the exclusionary nature
of university policies to advocating for change
through Black Consciousness, using methods inspired by student activists like Stephen Bantu Biko.
The Eurocentric curricula, the exorbitant cost of
living for students on financial aid and the skewed distribution of income on campus are all being actively
challenged by staff and students alike.
Transformation has been at the fore of political
discourse both nationally and at Rhodes and was
chosen as the theme of the Politics and International
Studies Departments annual Teach-In. Speaker at the
event and Academic Vice-Rector at the University of
the Free State, Dr Lis Lange, spoke about the many
challenges she faced when the institution initiated its
transformation process.
We failed to consider that aside from apartheid affecting the relations between black and white students
and staff on campus, events such as the Anglo-Boer
War are also cause for tension between English and
Afrikaans students and staff, Lange said. We must be
very conscious of who is telling whom to change when
undertaking the transformation process.
When considering questions surrounding transformation at South African universities, it is interesting
to note the usually ignored history of the establishment of universities as an academic space in general.
The University of al-Qarawiyyin, the first tertiary
institution recorded in history, was located in Morocco, and founded by Fatima al- Fihri, a merchants
daughter, making the original concept of university an
African one. Opened in 859 BCE, al-Qarawiyyin ran
This years Annual Teach-In discussed the challenges of transformation and decolonisation of universities and how students should be the main initiators of this process.
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Business
A students guide
to online job portals
Alexander Forbes.
Career Junction had registered
As the year draws to a close, the
more than 13 100 open jobs across 36
focus among students in their final
sectors by the time of publication of
year of study is shifting from making this article. These range from media to
it to dawnies and attending tutorials
human resources, IT to mining, and
to landing a job. We have compiled
education. The company has cona list of credible internet sites for
nected more than 700 recruiters with
those students that connect job
2 million job seekers.
seekers with recruiters to ease the
Recruitment agencies like Redifficulty of finding employment.
cruitment Direct offer also assist job
JobMail had more than 11 700 jobs
seekers in finding employment. Many
advertised on their website by the start companies do advertise open posts
of October, with about 65 percent
on their websites. Information about
of the jobs based in
open posts can also
Gauteng. Some of the
be obtained from the
JobMail had
recruiters that use the
human resources of
more than 11 700
platform to find job
every company.
jobs advertised
seekers include real
While some may
estate company Pam
be worried about
on their website
Golding, The Smart
prospects of falling
by the start of
Group and design
for fake recruitment
October, with
and manufacturing
sites, verifying the
company Ukuthemba about 65 percent
legitimacy of such
Joinery. Twenty-five
website can simply
of the jobs based
sectors are advertised
be done by checking
in Gauteng.
on the site.
its registration which
Another favourite
is normally at the
portal among job seekers is Careers24. bottom of the site or under About Us.
The site had 20 678 jobs advertised at
Sites that are owned by other compathe start of October, which is 8 818
nies, such as Careers24, state who they
more than those in JobMail. The comare owned by. If uncertain about the
pany, which has a national footprint,
job, calling the company which the job
was founded in 2006 and already has
is advertised for is advisable. Compamore than 7 700 companies registered
nies also publish open posts on their
to its portal, including big companies
own websites.
like ABSA, Ad Talent, SAFair and
Esihle Matshaya
Xenophobic attacks may be low in Grahamstown, but an increase of crime in foreigners shops indicates that
they have become the new target. Photo: VICTORIA PATRICK
businesses in Grahamstown.
Pakistani-born Khaled*, a cellphone
shop owner, states that the lack of
xenophobic attacks in Grahamstown
are due to the residents high level
of tolerance. He feels like there is a
distinct difference between individuals living in Grahamstown and those
living in Johannesburg or any other
big city.
In his eight years of living in South
Africa, Khaled has only gone back
home twice. I miss home and I miss
speaking my language. My English is
no good, he says.
For Elijah, living in Grahamstown
has had its ups and downs but he feels
safer here than he ever felt in Port
Elizabeth. His only complaint is that
the rate of crime in Grahamstown is
increasing at an alarming rate. Two
weeks ago his car was stolen from
outside his shop and police responded
two hours later: If you are a foreigner
Maqaqa said.
For Maqaqa and his franchise, he stated that he did not have
a specific target market for his business and because of this, he
has received overwhelming support from a diverse customer
base. Yes, the student economy forms a large part of our
market but at the same time, we have different people who walk
into the store, like a young student girl who wants to get chips
or a worker who wants something to eat during his or her lunch
break, he said.
Maqaqa also revealed that they are planning on giving back to
the community by launching a series of community engagement
activities such as a youth boxing tournament. This tournament
will be fully sponsored by ChesaNyama. We also want to create
a sense of belonging and relating with the community, so they
dont think that were just here to capitalise on them, he said.
ChesaNyama is also currently in talks with the Rhodes Student Representative Council with regards to providing catering
services at various university functions. Just over a month old,
the restaurant seems to be gaining popularity with the
Grahamstown community.
7 October 2015
Features
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Water on Mars
Mars is not the dry, arid planet that
we thought of in the past, said NASAs
Jim Green. Liquid water has been
found on Mars.
These words came after NASA
revealed that the Curiosity rover had
discovered chemical evidence of liquid
water on the surface of Mars. The evidence takes the form of long rivuletlike streaks found on the walls and
faces of Marss craters and cliffs, which
have been identified by researchers as
containing briny liquid water.
These elements were identified by
using spectral analysis, which measures the intensity of light emitted or
reflected off of an element at different
wavelengths. This allows scientists to
reliably recognise the signatures or
characteristics of particular elements
without coming into direct contact
with them. Researchers have concluded that this briny water runs down
canyons and crater walls during the
summer months on Mars, leaving
long, dark stains on the planets terrain
called recurring slope lineae (RSL).
The presence of the briny water
indicates that it may be conducive to
sustaining life, much like the system
found in Chiles Atacama desert, a
particularly dry and arid region with
similar characteristics to what we
are looking at on Mars. However,
this water may also possess similar
Excellent reads:
the literature of Africa
Holly Allison
In this editions Reading series,
The Oppidan Press asked Senior
Lecturer in the African Languages
Department, Dr Pamela Maseko for
her book recommendations which
explore African roots.
Ingqumbo Yeminyanya (A.C. Jordan):
This book is a favourite of Masekos
because of the creativity shown by a
Xhosa writer in expressing the values,
norms and beliefs associated with
the Xhosa community. It is wonderful to see the work of these writers.
Ingqumbo Yeminyanya is a beautiful book full of wonderfully worded
Xhosa language and metaphors,
said Maseko. She acknowledged that
Western values frequently undermine
Xhosa values.There is often great
conflict in Xhosa youth as they are
caught between being rooted in their
traditions and the ideals of the institutions they belong to, she said. Maseko
expressed her appreciation of Xhosa
literature: It was amazing seeing
Opinion
The Oppidan Press publishes letters which are bona fide expressions of opinion provided that they are not clearly defamatory,
racist or sexist. We publish anonymous letters, but as an act of
good faith on your part, we require your full name. We reserve the
right to shorten letters due to space constraints and to edit them
for grammatical inaccuracies. Letters that do not make it into our
print edition will be published on our website.
Formal events have become a tradition to celebrate achievements at Rhodes, but students who cannot afford fancy
attire are generally not considered and may feel excluded. Photo: ASHLIEGH MEY
A critical examination of
the culture of formality
Jordan Stier
FM
Features
them?
One could also argue that the severity of the situation would never have
been felt if the issue was raised after
the World Cup and all that was needed
would have been done. Another might
argue that the situation is not that
severe and that the coaches should just
focus on selecting the best possible
squad to represent the country.
Was it to fulfil
a quota, was it
to show that
South Africa
is actually
a rainbow
nation, or was
it on merit?
Questions are being raised about the likelihood of transforming the Springboks rugby team, which has become a heated topic during the World Cup.
Photo: THAPELO MOREKWENA
Mpumi Babeli is a first year Bachelor of Arts student who has strong views about vandalism and
the true message that is being conveyed in the art. Photo: KYLE PRINSLOO
A Facebook page for students dealing with sexuality issues was created to show support for the
noted rise in questions posed about sexuality by students. Photo: SOURCED
It isnt vandalism,
theyre paintings of pain
Mpumi Babeli
Since the beginning of the most recent decolonisation movement in institutions of higher
learning in South Africa, there have been
various incidents of politically-motivated
paintings and slogans placed around Rhodes
University in particular. Some have called this
vandalism, while others refer to it as protest
art. This all stemmed from fellow students
and their need to express their discomfort
with their social standing in the environment
of Rhodes. To me, this vandalism is art and
not damage to property.
It shows peoples views, emotions, pain and in
this case it further expresses peoples discomfort
with the world and their social standing. After
years of silence, conformity, a perpetual cycle of
white supremacy and the assimilation by nonwhites, it has come to a point where the pain
endured by those who seek to be recognised,
respected and heard has become all too much to
bear. Here, it is realised that the system that has
been put in place so that they could be heard
has become nothing but a fallacy. Many are
Photo story
In a previous article, The Oppidan Press reported that Grahamstowns citizens were becoming increasingly concerned with the state of the citys historic train station. The station, constructed in the
1870s, was declared a historical landmark in 1999, but since its closure has fallen into disrepair and become a target for looting. This resulted in the creation of a petition to conserve the station. Now,
more than 3000 signatures later, the station has been placed under the supervision of Izenzo Pty. by Transnet.
Rhodes University Data Services Coordinator Cindy Deutschmann said, We put together a concept note for then-CEO of Transnet, Brian Molefe, which involved turning the station into an education/community learning hub. Such a hub, say proponents of the plan, would work toward empowering the community and, should Rhodes become involved, bring campus closer to underprivileged areas.
Having noted the first signs of renovation in late February, The Oppidan Press photographed the area. However, as decisions around the revamping of the station have not been finalised, construction has
come to a standstill. A perimeter fence now protects the premises from further degradation, but eight months later, little progress is visible.
Before:
The Grahamstown train station is over 140 years old, but years of disuse have seen the structure crumble. Though relatively untouched, moss and creepers had begun to swallow some of the signage around the station in February.
Heavy rails and sleepers remained intact, but litter strewn around them show a
lack of cleaning and maintenance.
Construction was well under way in late February, before the erection of the
perimeter fence.
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After:
Seven months after construction began, all progress seems to have halted and a perimeter fence erected to keep
people off the property.
The rusting train outside the station remains hauntingly untouched after more than half a year.
Scaffolding has been removed from the front of the building, leaving the structure as it was before the petition was created. Though renovations have begun inside the station, the exterior remains dilapidated.
Litter still lies across the train-tracks on both sides of the fence.
Environment
Which is greener?
Electric vs gas cooking
Daniela Barletta
After a thorough analysis, the question of whether animals feel pain is explored following a lecture hosted by Professor
Abraham Olivier. Photo: VICKY PATRICK
With gas stoves currently on the rise in households all over South Africa, the
current debate around which method is more environmentally friendly is
bringing the heat.
Trying to make your carbon footprint smaller may seem like an impossible task
to take on. The Oppidan Press has compared electric and gas cooking to see which
system uses less energy.
Electric stoves and ovens used in households rely on energy from coal-burning
plants. These contribute to the release of carbon dioxide and other harmful emissions that destroy our environment. Gas lowers the demand for this electricity
and therefore reduces the negative impact on our planet.
Because gas burners provide a flame instantly, they are much quicker to heat
up. Therefore, they take less energy and electricity because the time for cooking
is shorter as there is no longer a need for heating up or cooling down time. The
newer models of gas stoves also have an electronic ignition, instead of a continuously burning pilot light, which uses up to 40 percent less gas.
In a report published in 2010, Eskom points out the strain placed on South Africas power supply when over nine million electric hotplates are in use. By using
gas cooking you can shrink your carbon footprint by as much as 50 percent.
Eskom encourages South Africans to switch to gas cooking for a number of
reasons. For every kWh of electricity you save by not using electricity for cooking, youll save 0.56kg of coal and 1.5 litres of water that would have been used to
generate that power, Eskom management states.
Using gas to cook reduces the harm done to the environment. However it is
still a finite, nonrenewable resource. This means that it will run out at some point
in the future. Additionally, the use of LPG would have to be reduced in other sectors in order to deal with the influx of consumers using it in their households.
Although using gas as an alternative to electric cooking may not provide all the
answers at the moment, for the near future it is a method that environmentalists
and green activists prefer.
Gas cooking, after recycling your paper, is the natural next step to a more ecofriendly lifestyle. An added bonus of using a gas stove is that even when Eskom
decides to keep us in the dark, you can still make that cup of tea youve been
thinking about all day.
Are you feeling stressed out by exams and tests? Head to the Botanical Gardens
Lauren Buckle
7 October 2015
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Environment
What its like to be a lifelong vegetarian
Joshua Stein
Sitting in a modestly furnished office with a wall
of books and a peculiar cut-out of a coffee mascot
propped on a shelf, Rhodes University philosophy
lecturer Dr Richard Flockemann begins his story
of how and why he has committed himself to a
meat free lifestyle.
Flockemann was raised in a family which had
avoided meat for generations. He believes that it was
his great-great-grandmother who was the first in his
family to adopt vegetarianism. She was appalled at
the conditions that animals were subjected to. Its
largely for ethical reasons, I guess, not really for
religious reasons or anything like that, Flockemann
explained.
Flockemann finds that it has always been
clear that the meat industry is far too cruel in
its treatment of animals. He goes so far as to call
factory farming (the industrialised production of
meat) morally indefensible but also admits that
most people would agree on this. He explains that
the greyer area surrounds the principle of killing
animals in general.
living community.
Elisma Hallier, winner of the Makana Community Environmental Award,
is a teacher at the Kuyasa Special
School. Hallier has kept her school for
children with special needs part of the
EcoSchools programme (a programme
supporting environmental learning
within school curriculums) since 2008.
She strongly believes in her learners
capability of developing important life
skills through environmental projects,
and has integrated environmental
learning work into all her teaching
practices with her senior classes.
Her work is dedicated to the
promotion of human and ecological
Succeeding the Environmental Awards, Rhodes University celebrated the efforts of students who actively make an effort to protect the environment.
Photo: NITA PALLETT
From left: BASA chairperson Kwanele Gumbi, AMP! director Gareth Walwyn, AMP! administrator Matthieu Maralack and
Minister of Arts & Culture Nathi Mthethwa at the Business Arts South Africa Award Ceremony. Photo: SUPPLIED
Elle Williams
Kay Mosiane, fourth year BMus student and Top 100 General Excellence winner, is a performer who aspires to touch the hearts of people with her involvement in various musical genres and forms.
Mosiane attended The National School of The Arts in Johannesburg. She
specialised in music, specifically the recorder and voice. After completing her
studies there, Mosiane came to Rhodes University with the intention to further a
prospective career in Law and take Music alongside it.
However, halfway through her first year, Mosiane decided to dedicate her life
to music. Her inspiration comes from Jazz and R&B musicians, but she does not
limit herself and can sing classically. I am addicted to the magic that is music,
says Mosiane.
While studying at Rhodes University, Mosiane became familiar with the underground and alternative music atmosphere in Grahamstown. She attributes her
personal and musical growth to her enriching encounters with diverse musicians.
Because its such a small music scene, you kind of hear everybody. I have gone to
these people and have been able to talk to them. If I had
not been here I wouldnt hear their stories.
Mosianes band, Cookin and Steamin, has
received much praise for reflecting the diversity
of genres that Grahamstowns music environment
has to offer. She describes it as a jazz band that
is different from the typical music scene of today
because of its collaborative quality.
We are feeding off [the audience] and they are
feeding off us, and honestly it has just made
me a better musician, Mosiane explains.
Theres a certain kind of expressiveness that you get through singing
that you dont really get through
any other kind of instrument,
says Mosiane.
She wants to further explore
the underground music scene
and see as many music theatre
shows as possible. Mosiane
admitted that she has not
found herself entirely, but
she intends to form her own
music style one day. Mosiane
humbly expresses her musical ambition, I have never
aspired to fame. I am not
about the whole paparazzi
thing. My goal is to touch
people with this thing that
I do.
Her innovative musical
exploration has been wellreceived and has helped
her grow a strong following
in Grahamstown. Mosiane
plans to travel the world
Kay Mosiane, a Rhodes University
after she graduates from
student, has found her magic in
Rhodes University in search
music and she hopes to share
of different music scenes to
it with those who listen. Photo:
further build her impressive
THAPELO MOREKWENA
and varied repertoire.
Ayanda Gigaba
The Gender Action Project (GAP) hosted an
open picnic on 19 September 2015. In the
spirit of campus transformation, GAP invited
Rhodes University students to share art that
inspired their activism around gender.
The picnic was a safe space that gave people the
opportunity to express themselves without being
judged based on their biological sex, race, sexual
orientation, gender identity, culture, religion and
age. Safe spaces are based on respect and aim to
create an atmosphere of openness.
Vice-chairperson of the Gender Action Project,
Sian Ferguson, explained why the organisation used art as a strategy for creating a safe
feminist space at Rhodes University. By giving
people the chance to share, create, and discuss
art which is meaningful to them, GAP hopes to
create a safe space in which we can foster a sense
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Rhodes University is well-known for its creativity. The students daring self-expression in their outfits and hairstyles contributes to the
creative atmosphere on campus. The Oppidan Press spoke to various black women around campus about what inspired their hairstyles.
Hair narratives are diverse and range from political statements to carefree self-expression.
Zola Mbatha
Ive always wanted to change my hair colour. I
started off with copper and it was a cool little change,
not too bright or anything. Then things happened in my
life and I needed another change. Charles Mackenzie from
the Rhodes Hair Dye Association and I looked at shades of
red. We found four different shades and then we tried them
out on different pieces of my hair. I chose the best two.
We used four containers of red hair dye on my head after
bleaching it. I wanted it to look like a fire and he made it
come out fantastically.
Cynthia Mahofa
Ciko Sidzumo
Im going to a wedding this long weekend and my family asked
me to do braids. Ive been seeing everyone trying yarn braids and
I thought Id try something new. I had an afro for two years, so it
was quite a big change. If I am going to braid my hair, I want to
have fun with it. I loved the colour. The ladies are walking around
so powerfully with their colourful braids and it is fabulous. I
bought the yarn, which was actually quite cheap, and a friend did
it for me.
Nololo Mfamela
The inspiration for my hair came from the
fact that I wanted to keep it natural. Obviously,
I have seen people with blond hair. It is a trend
out here, but I wanted mine to be different. I really like the colour. You could say it is too bright
but I feel confident with it and that is important.
I used bleach, but then I put an Alice band on my
roots so that it didnt go directly on them. I wanted
to keep the black line. My friend Mihlali Makuleni
did my hair, but I was instructing her.
Rutendo Masasi
YouTubers and pictures on Pinterest inspired my hair. I didnt
like faux dreadlocks when I saw them at first, but the style grew
on me. I did a lot of research on Google to decide on what I
wanted it to look like. I went to the salon, but they did something
that I didnt like. So then I decided to do it myself. I got my own
hair fibre and wrapped it around the faux dreadlocks that I got at
the salon. I put dread clasps around a few of the faux dreadlocks.
I bought the clasps from the salon and put them in there.
Visa renewal
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Sports
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Discussions around transformation in schoolboy rugby have led to questions being raised about whether the quota
systems truly are beneficial or not. Photo: SUPPLIED
ransformation in rugby is a
widely debated topic not only
nationally, but specifically in
Grahamstown as well. While St Andrews College, Kingswood College
and Graeme College have produced
15 Springboks between them, they,
like other traditional rugby-playing
schools, are still working to develop
more black talent.
St Andrews, who have given rise to
eight Springboks, only had five players of colour in their 2015 first team
squad. Oscar Hobson, who played as
hooker for the first team this year, and
Michael Strever, a 2014 matriculant
and former prop for the side, agreed
that this was due to the school being
predominantly white and the fact
that there is a stronger rugby culture
among white students.
Meanwhile, fellow private school
Kingswood sit three behind St
Andrews in terms of Springboks produced, but are transforming more rapidly. Their provisional 2016 first team
squad includes 19 players of colour.
However, public school Graeme
College have made the most progress
in terms of transformation out of
the areas traditional rugby-playing
schools. Of their 23 squad members in
2015, only three were white.
Graemes first team coach, Allan