Waterford Kamhlaba United World College of Southern Africa (WKUWCSA) is a private educational institution for secondary grades near Mbabane, Eswatini. It is one of 18 international schools and colleges in the United World Colleges educational movement. It offers an International Baccalaureate and IGCSE.
Waterford was the first school in southern Africa open to children and youth of all races and ethnicities. The school was established by Michael Stern in 1963, in direct opposition to the apartheid regime in neighboring South Africa. The school's mission was similar to the philosophy of the UWC movement, and Waterford became the fourth member school of the UWC movement in 1981. The campus was designed by Portuguese architect Pancho Guedes, who agreed to work with the school's founding team pro-bono. He would later enroll his own children at the school.
The children of Nelson Mandela, Desmond Tutu, and many others leaders in the struggle against apartheid were educated at the school. Nelson Mandela was for several years honorary President of the United World Colleges.
Notable alumni
Ruha Benjamin, professor of African American studies at Princeton University
Ian Khama, former President of Botswana
Robin Chase, American entrepreneur
Daliso Chaponda, comedian
Kemiyondo Coutinho, Ugandan playwright, actress and filmmaker
Jonathan Crush, scientist
Keith Fraser, 1992 Olympic athlete
Paul Friedlander, Swazi golfer
Richard E. Grant, actor
Kate Lamb, Welsh actress
Solomon Guramatunhu, ophthalmologist
Fernando Honwana, special advisor to Samora Machel killed with Machel in 1986 plane crash
Stian Jenssen, Director of the Private Office of NATOs Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg
Aaron Kopp, documentary maker
Anna Livia, author
John MacMillan, actor
Alan McGregor (academic) former Dean of Medicine, King's College, UK
Makaziwe Mandela, daughter of Nelson Mandela
Mandla Mandela, South African tribal chief
Zenani Mandela, daughter of Nelson Mandela
Zindzi Mandela, daughter of Nelson Mandela
Maria Alejandra Molina, Actress and news anchor
Nnenna Okore, Nigerian-Australian artist
Ignacio Padilla, Mexican author
Matthew Parris, politician/writer/journalist, London, UK
Lindiwe Sisulu, former Minister of Defence and Minister of Housing, South Africa
Xochitl Torres Small, U.S. representative from New Mexico's 2nd congressional district
Thomas Ward, mathematician
Alan Whiteside, academic and researcher