Lonwabo Jacobs

As Nelson Mandela University opened for the new academic year on February 3, first-year student Lonwabo Jacobs, 17, took his first steps towards a dream career in the sciences. The Somerset East matriculant is the first recipient of the Flip Potgieter Scholarship, a legacy bursary honouring Potgieter, who was passionate about promoting the study of maths and science throughout his life. He died in 2018. The scholarship will provide R100 000 a year for the three years of Lonwabo’s Bachelor … [Read more...] about First recipient of the new Flip Potgieter Scholarship