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Meet our Scholars

The ripple effect: get to know our impactful alumni

Mandela Rhodes Scholars go on to accomplish extraordinary things, collectively working to deliver Madiba’s legacy of transformative impact in Africa.

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Decoration Masasa Mbangeni
Making magic with actor, Masasa Mbangeni
Decoration Taseer Din
Taseer Din, doctor beyond borders: In the mind of an ENT surgeon in training
Decoration Yannick Kala Konga
Driving a green agenda within big business: Yannick Yala Konga

Current scholars

Decoration Abdulbaki Ahmad

Abdulbaki Ahmad

Nigeria & University of Cape Town, 2026
Decoration Achille Tchidehou

Achille Tchidehou

Benin & University of Stellenbosch, 2026
Decoration Aluwaine Manyonga

Aluwaine Manyonga

Zimbabwe & University of Stellenbosch, 2026
Decoration Alwiya Alawi

Alwiya Alawi

Kenya & University of Johannesburg, 2026
Decoration Amanda Khosa

Amanda Khosa

Zimbabwe & University of Cape Town, 2026
Decoration Ambrose Onapa

Ambrose Onapa

Uganda & University of the Witwatersrand, 2026
Decoration Anindo Murunga

Anindo Murunga

Kenya & University of Cape Town, 2026
Decoration Chambeline Nkah

Chambeline Nkah

Cameroon & University of Stellenbosch, 2026
Decoration Derick Kambo

Derick Kambo

Kenya & University of Cape Town, 2026
Decoration Edgar Ochieng

Edgar Ochieng

Kenya & University of Cape Town, 2026
Decoration Elizabeth Dare

Elizabeth Dare

Nigeria & University of Pretoria, 2026
Decoration Famous Sosah

Famous Sosah

Ghana & University of Pretoria, 2026
Decoration George Karega

George Karega

Kenya & University of Cape Town, 2026
Decoration Gloria Badibake

Gloria Badibake

Congo (DRC) & University of the Witwatersrand, 2026
Decoration Godiolla Akimana

Godiolla Akimana

Burundi & University of Cape Town, 2026
Decoration Gugulethu Mudzingiranwa

Gugulethu Mudzingiranwa

Zimbabwe & University of Stellenbosch, 2026
Decoration Guilhermina Noronha

Guilhermina Noronha

Mozambique & University of Pretoria, 2026
Decoration Hilda Anekeya

Hilda Anekeya

Kenya & University of Cape Town, 2026
Decoration Ibrahim Tukur

Ibrahim Tukur

Nigeria & University of Johannesburg, 2026
Decoration Jadyn Ligoo

Jadyn Ligoo

Kenya & University of Cape Town, 2026
Decoration Joy Offere

Joy Offere

Nigeria & Rhodes University, 2026
Decoration Lameck Owesi

Lameck Owesi

Kenya & University of Cape Town, 2026
Decoration Lucky Geluk

Lucky Geluk

South Africa & University of Cape Town, 2026
Decoration Marina Mwaipopo

Marina Mwaipopo

Tanzania & University of Cape Town, 2026
Decoration Masilo Matlakala

Masilo Matlakala

South Africa & University of Cape Town, 2026
Decoration Mercy Omondi

Mercy Omondi

Kenya & University of Johannesburg, 2026
Decoration Mogomotsi Motshegwe

Mogomotsi Motshegwe

South Africa & University of the Free State, 2026
Decoration Mohamed Awud

Mohamed Awud

Somalia & University of Cape Town, 2026
Decoration Nadine Kilala

Nadine Kilala

Tanzania & University of Cape Town, 2026
Decoration Nicola van Tellingen

Nicola van Tellingen

South Africa & University of Stellenbosch, 2026
Decoration Nothabo Sibanda

Nothabo Sibanda

Zimbabwe & University of Cape Town, 2026
Decoration Nyuma Nthengwe

Nyuma Nthengwe

Namibia & University of Cape Town, 2026
Decoration Olivia Nassuuna

Olivia Nassuuna

Uganda & University of Cape Town, 2026
Decoration Paballo Mbedzi

Paballo Mbedzi

South Africa & University of Cape Town, 2026
Decoration Peter Kagunyi

Peter Kagunyi

Kenya & University of Cape Town, 2026
Decoration Philani Ngubane

Philani Ngubane

South Africa & University of Cape Town, 2026
Decoration Rirhandzu Mkhari

Rirhandzu Mkhari

South Africa & University of Cape Town, 2026
Decoration Robert Pennington

Robert Pennington

Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) & University of Cape Town, 2026
Decoration Rumbidzai Yasini

Rumbidzai Yasini

Zimbabwe & University of Stellenbosch, 2026
Decoration Saabira Pandy

Saabira Pandy

South Africa & University of Cape Town, 2026
Decoration Saba Gebreseilassie

Saba Gebreseilassie

South Africa & University of Cape Town, 2026
Decoration Steven Kilosho

Steven Kilosho

Congo (DRC) & University of Pretoria, 2026
Decoration Success Ndubuisi

Success Ndubuisi

Nigeria & University of Cape Town, 2026
Decoration Talya Kebonte

Talya Kebonte

Congo (DRC) & University of Cape Town, 2026
Decoration Yalenga Chirambo

Yalenga Chirambo

Malawi & University of Cape Town, 2026

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