Ten Vice-Chancellor Scholars (in blue t-shirts) – who were tutors at the Deloitte-sponsored accounting winter school last week – contributed their 67 Mandela minutes during one of the winter school recesses, when they shared a glimpse of university life with the 500 Grade 12 participants from across the Eastern and Southern Cape, and encouraged them to recognise the possibilities that lay within them. Their inspiring message echoed the words of Nelson Mandela: “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.”
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Alan Straton
Chief Cook, Bottle Washer and Broom Mechanic at MyPE
Passionate about Port Elizabeth and definitely NOT packing for Perth.
Alan's ethos is epitomised in the words of Nelson Mandela; "I have fought against white domination and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the idea of a democratic and free society. If need be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die."
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