In the News Today: Warm greetings from The Mandela Rhodes Foundation! The third quarter of 2024 saw graduation celebrations, scholars’ leadership projects completed, and illuminating alumni engagements. Madiba’s legacy and spirit as always, was especially with us in all the initiatives that our scholars and team members engaged in over these past three months.
In July, MRF CEO Judy Sikuza hosted a stakeholder engagement in London. Guests included UK-based Mandela Rhodes alumni, Rhodes Trust Warden and CEO Dr Elizabeth Kiss, MRF Chair, Justice Kate O’Regan and Fathima Dada Managing Director: Education Division, Oxford University Press.
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Paarl: Historical Significance – The town played a crucial role during the Second Anglo-Boer War, serving as a base for several military operations

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