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

Current scholars

DecorationAlfateresia Mwasangama

Alfateresia Mwasangama

Tanzania & University of Cape Town, 2024

DecorationAminata Diallo

Aminata Diallo

Mali & University of Cape Town, 2024

DecorationBernard Kivuma

Bernard Kivuma

Tanzania & University of Cape Town, 2024

DecorationBrenald Dzonzi

Brenald Dzonzi

Malawi & University of Cape Town, 2024

DecorationCaitlin MacDonald

Caitlin MacDonald

South Africa & University of Cape Town, 2024

DecorationCharline Chikomo

Charline Chikomo

Zimbabwe & University of Cape Town, 2024

DecorationCissé Oumar

Cissé Oumar

Mauritania & University of the Witwatersrand, 2024

DecorationDavid Chapoloko

David Chapoloko

Zambia & University of Cape Town, 2024

DecorationDeniz Mirembe

Deniz Mirembe

Uganda & University of Cape Town, 2024

DecorationDunga Mashilo

Dunga Mashilo

South Africa & University of Pretoria, 2024

DecorationEmma Mederic

Emma Mederic

Seychelles & Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2024

DecorationEmma Swart

Emma Swart

South Africa & Stellenbosch University, 2024

DecorationEmma Wasonga

Emma Wasonga

Kenya & Rhodes University, 2024

DecorationEsther Abel

Esther Abel

Nigeria & Monash University, 2024

DecorationEvaline Mamboleo

Evaline Mamboleo

Tanzania & University of Johannesburg, 2024

DecorationEvelyn Odhiambo

Evelyn Odhiambo

Kenya & University of Pretoria, 2024

DecorationExiba Epupu Baweli

Exiba Epupu Baweli

Cameroon & University of Johannesburg, 2024

DecorationFrancisca Darkoh

Francisca Darkoh

South Africa & Stellenbosch University, 2024

DecorationFrank Uche Mike Ogwang

Frank Uche Mike Ogwang

Uganda & University of Cape Town, 2024

DecorationGrace Kathure

Grace Kathure

Kenya & University of Cape Town, 2024

DecorationHannah Stevens

Hannah Stevens

South Africa & University of Cape Town, 2024

DecorationIsatou Baldeh

Isatou Baldeh

Gambia & University of Cape Town, 2024

DecorationIsmail Konneh

Ismail Konneh

Liberia & University of the Witwatersrand, 2024

DecorationJoanna Kahumbu

Joanna Kahumbu

Kenya & University of the Western Cape, 2024

DecorationKamogelo Ntsoeng

Kamogelo Ntsoeng

South Africa & North-West University, 2024

DecorationKudzai Mhwanga

Kudzai Mhwanga

Zimbabwe & University of Cape Town, 2024

DecorationLansana Konneh

Lansana Konneh

Sierra Leone & University of Cape Town, 2024

DecorationLeslie Banyaza

Leslie Banyaza

Congo (DRC) & University of Cape Town, 2024

DecorationLily Van Rensburg

Lily Van Rensburg

South Africa & University of the Witwatersrand, 2024

DecorationLoveness Kimaro

Loveness Kimaro

Tanzania & University of Cape Town, 2024

DecorationMeebelo Malama

Meebelo Malama

Zambia & University of Cape Town, 2024

DecorationMelissa Muchiri

Melissa Muchiri

Kenya & University of Cape Town, 2024

DecorationMonica Phiri

Monica Phiri

Zambia & University of Cape Town, 2024

DecorationMoses Malebana

Moses Malebana

South Africa & University of Cape Town, 2024

DecorationMunaka Munyai

Munaka Munyai

South Africa & University of Cape Town, 2024

DecorationNgobi Ambrose

Ngobi Ambrose

Uganda & University of Cape Town, 2024

DecorationNina Mary Kirabo

Nina Mary Kirabo

Uganda & University of Cape Town, 2024

DecorationPhilip Anderson Samura

Philip Anderson Samura

Sierra Leone & University of Cape Town, 2024

DecorationRuth Kasanga

Ruth Kasanga

Zambia & University of Pretoria, 2024

DecorationRuth Mughogho

Ruth Mughogho

Malawi & University of the Witwatersrand, 2024

DecorationSakina Rashid

Sakina Rashid

Tanzania & University of Cape Town, 2024

DecorationSibongiseni Mkhonta

Sibongiseni Mkhonta

Kingdom of eSwatini & University of the Witwatersrand, 2024

DecorationSimphiwe Zondani

Simphiwe Zondani

South Africa & Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2024

DecorationSophia Wabosha

Sophia Wabosha

Kenya & University of Pretoria, 2024

DecorationSuzie Shefeni

Suzie Shefeni

Namibia & University of Cape Town, 2024

DecorationWayne Dlodlo

Wayne Dlodlo

Zimbabwe & University of Pretoria, 2024

DecorationYanelisa Pulani

Yanelisa Pulani

South Africa & University of Cape Town, 2024

DecorationZainab Agbolade

Zainab Agbolade

Nigeria & Monash University, 2024

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Countries

Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Congo (DRC) Côte d’Ivoire Djibouti Egypt Ethiopia Gabon Gambia Ghana Guinea Kenya Kingdom of eSwatini Lesotho Liberia Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Mozambique Namibia Nigeria Rwanda Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Togo Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe

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