National
Rhodes Scholarships not affected by recent events─── 07:10 Thu, 16 Apr 2015
Cape town - The National Secretary for the Rhodes Scholarships in Southern Africa, Ndumiso Luthuli, has dismissed rumours that the Institution’s scholarships together with the Mandela Rhodes scholarships are being discontinued.
This after a social media post went viral, and had people across the country talking.
The rumour alleges that Cecil John Rhodes' will says in the case of the removal of the statue, all his charities are disbanded.
Luthuli says the institution has not been affected in any way.
Luthuli added that the debate about Cecil Rhodes and the scholarships is an ongoing issue that always sparks different opinions.
Sellwane Khakhau