A laugh with the Mandela Professor

by Thobile Memela

The 2nd final day of lectures, but the last day with the professor. Peter Vale 'The Nelson Mandela Professor of Politics' as he usually describes himself potentialy speaks with gratitude to his junior students of Politics and International Studies at Barrat 1-Rhodes University continuously feeding his students about the world around them and what they ought to do to save it from the accelaration of capitalism.
This i have never done before, sharing a laugh with the professor! It was a mini-conversation that was filled with great laughter as the students left the venue after the lecture. It was suprising for me to actually chat with the professor as i usually see him as a prominent firgure who may not whatsover have a friendly conversation with a student more specially a first year student. This was 'the day' of my life with Politics.