Having devoted his time to politics, Mandela failed his final year at Witwatersrand three times; he was ultimately denied his degree in December 1949.
由于把时间花在了搞政治上，曼德拉在维瓦特斯兰大学的最后一年连续三次考试不及格；最终于1949年12月被拒绝授予学位。