There, he joined what his biographer Xolela Mangcu called "a peculiarly sophisticated and cosmopolitan group of students" from across South Africa; many of them later held prominent roles in the post-apartheid era.
Disana, ia bergabung dengan apa yang biografernya Xolela Mangcu sebut "sebuah kelompok pelajar kosmopolitan dan tersofistikasi" dari seluruh belahan Afrika Selatan; beberapa orang dari mereka kemudian memegang peran-peran penting dalam era pasca-apartheid.