I attended an interview for the Mandela Rhodes scholarship on 2 November 2013 only to discover that it was an already made set up to cement Rhodes ideas of exploitation, that is to never let any black diamond shine. The interview questions had nothing to do with the qualities sort by the Mandela Rhodes scholarship.l was asked political questions based on the Zimbabwe Presidential Scholarship if it was offered by Zanu Pf etc. The Chair Mr Tim Cummings as he said a white Zimbabwean (Ex Rhodes Scholar) owning (Scatterlinks a company doing business coaching and consulting) who is likely to have fallen victim to the Zimbabwe land reform programme took the opportunity to settle scores as if l was the one evicting farmers. One of the Mandela Rhodes criteria is reconciliation. Yet the man took the opportunity to violate what Mandela fought for. The Scholarship has reached its bottom ever eliminating any blacks that are potential problem solvers in Africa and nominate the usually beggars or potential beggars for funding. The scholarship is now more aligned to Rhodes ideas that were used to colonise Africa instead of the Mandela`s ideas that freed Africa. What a shame l wont beg for funds
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