Abel choice for Rhodes scholarship

Zac Abel, the son of Raella Abel and Chris Purcell, and the grandson of Myrna Nel and David Abel, has been selected as the 2021 SACS and Partner Schools Rhodes Scholar Elect.

After completing his schooling at SACS, where he was an accomplished oarsman, cyclist, and cross country runner, Zac studied economics at the University of Cape Town, graduating with a first-class honours degree while volunteering as a rescue crewman at the National Sea Rescue Institute’s Bakoven Station.

Zac works for the Boston Consulting Group, where he has gained experience across several industries in Africa.

He intends reading an MPhil in Economics during his time at Oxford University.