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Scholar Stories

Get to know the Mandela Rhodes Scholars through in-depth profiles: from their inspiring stories as scholars in residence, to their extraordinary achievements as alumni.

Scholar Stories

Scholar Stories

The Dramaturge: Lunga Radebe, the writer with a vision for South African TV

Scholar Stories

Scholar Stories

The founder: Joseph Kihara, the Kenyan businessman on a fast track

Scholar Stories

Scholar Stories

The Criminologist: The young academic telling untold stories of the criminal justice system

Scholar Stories

Scholar Stories

The Pan-African tech guru: Chido Dzinotyiwei on the 4iR in Africa

Scholar Stories

Scholar Stories

Driving a green agenda within big business: Yannick Yala Konga

Class of 2018

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Scholar Stories

Christy Chitengu: The young lawyer fighting for the rights of stateless people.

Scholar Stories

Scholar Stories

New skills for a new nation: Meet Ismail Ombo Dumutu from South Sudan

Scholar Stories

Scholar Stories

Luqman Jama: The Somali scholar seeking a path from poverty to peace for his nation

Scholar Stories

Scholar Stories

My story of MRF impact: Fanidh Sanogo

Class of 2020

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Scholar Stories

My story of MRF impact: Luqman Abdukadir and Ismail Dumutu

Class of 2022

Scholar Stories

Scholar Stories

My story of MRF impact Reem Elsayed

Class of 2018

Scholar Stories

Scholar Stories

My story of MRF impact: Nogues Ollier

Class of 2018

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Scholar Stories

Making magic with actor Masasa Mbangeni

Scholar Stories

Scholar Stories

Made in the fire: From civil war to civil service

Scholar Stories

Scholar Stories

Taking the baton forward: The scholar advocating for girls' rights

Scholar Stories

Scholar Stories

Taking the village with him

Scholar Stories

Scholar Stories

Doctor beyond borders: In the mind of an ENT surgeon in training

Class of 2019

Scholar Stories

Scholar Stories

Hope For Africa

Class of 2019

Scholar Stories

Scholar Stories

True Grit: From Pharmacy to Robotics and AI

Class of 2019

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Scholar Stories

Long walk through adversity: a former child bride’s path to education

Class of 2020

Scholar Stories

Scholar Stories

Fanidh Sanogo: Going sideways to see differently

Class of 2020

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Scholar Stories

Yohane Gadama: The need for neurology

Class of 2020

Scholar Stories

Scholar Stories

Kadria Hassan: What happens when cities develop too quickly?

Class of 2020

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Scholar Stories

Afro-vision: the filmmaker on a mission to tell better stories about Africa

Class of 2016

Scholar Stories

Scholar Stories

From offcuts to inputs: the entrepreneur creating a circular economy in fashion

Class of 2017

Scholar Stories

Scholar Stories

Preaching peace: the young leader slowing down Cameroon’s civil war

Class of 2018

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Scholar Stories

The courage coach: how Rachel Nyaradzo Adams is developing deep benches of leaders in Africa

Class of 2006

Scholar Stories

Scholar Stories

Healing first: how Tumelo Moreri is helping young Africans become leaders

Class of 2014

Scholar Stories

Scholar Stories

Preserving African languages with linguist Ahmed Sosal

Class of 2017

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Scholar Stories

Healing Humanity with drama therapist Leané Meiring

Class of 2015

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Scholar Stories

Inventing Algorithms with tech boss Lethabo Motsoaledi

Class of 2016

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