Thabisa Mjo (30)

Thabisa Mjo (30)

Young designer Thabisa Mjo has a huge success on her hands as the creator of the 2018 Most Beautiful Object in South Africa. The annual award presented by the Design Indaba was won by her enormous light fitting, a stunning 10kg creation that drips from the ceiling in...
Vus’umuzi Phakathi (32)

Vus’umuzi Phakathi (32)

The idea of poetry being an actual career seems laughable in a country where the vast majority of performing artists are struggling to get by. And poetry is more of a niche market than most. Which means Vus’umuzi Phakathi has set himself a serious challenge in aiming...
Warren Masemola (35)

Warren Masemola (35)

Actor Warren Masemola (35) can scare the hell out of you with just a cold, hard stare. His tough looks, muscular body and rich voice have seen him play the villain in numerous films and stage plays: the gunslinger in Five Fingers for Marseilles, an armed robber in the...
Yusrah Bardien (31)

Yusrah Bardien (31)

The dual focus of Yusrah Bardien’s job is to put more bums on theatre seats and use the arts to help shape a better society. By ensuring young people are spellbound by the magic of the stage, Bardien can help make live shows a viable and thriving business. She...
vangile gantsho (34)

vangile gantsho (34)

Truthful and hard-hitting poet and cultural activist vangile gantsho has participated in poetry events and festivals around Africa and internationally. “I prefer to write my name lower case as part of my small-girl revolution,” she says. She released her debut poetry...