Kulindeleke ukuba iYunivesithi iNelson Mandela, eGqeberha eMpuma Koloni, iququzelele isifundo ngegqala lomzabalazo wenkululeko, uRaymond Mhlaba. Esisifundo, nesizakukhokhelwa liseka Nqununu kule Yunivesithi, sizakubhiyozela ubomi beli gqala lingasekhoyo, kuphononongwe nomqela eliwushiyileyo, kwabelwane nangeembono nezifundo ezifundiweyo ngendlela ebeliphila ngayo ubomi balo. U "Oom Ray" wayesaziwa ngokumela ubunkokheli obenza izinto ngendlela efanelekileyo, obuthatha uxanduva nobunyanisekileyo. WabayiNkulu baphathiswa yokuqala yephondo leMpuma Koloni ukusukela ngo 1994 ukuya kutsho ku1997, nalapho waawongwa ngeendlela ezahlukileyo ngegalelo lakhe lokulwela ukupheliswa kwenkqubo yengcinezelo.