Chile Announces Mandela Scholarships
Monday 11 August, 2014 - 12:17
President of Chile, Michelle Bachelet Jeria, proposes to her government to avail 50 scholarships to students in South Africa and other African countries to pursue their master's degrees at a top university in Chile.
Bachelet states that the awarding of the scholarships would be done in honour of the late President Nelson Mandela.
She adds that ‘Tata’, who affectionately became known by his clan name Madiba, was her role model growing up.