Sibongile Mongadi, 29

Sibongile Mongadi, 29

Sibongile Mongadi’s work has the potential to greatly improve lives of amputees across South Africa. A passionate entrepreneur, she is the founder of Uku’hamba, a start-up company that focuses on biotechnology and healthcare manufacturing. Utilising 3D printer and 3D...
Neo Baepi, 29

Neo Baepi, 29

The work of freelance photographer Neo Baepi has appeared on various local and international platforms, most recently to promote Queen Sono, a crime drama series celebrated as the first original African production for Netflix. Baepi worked as a community manager for...
Sipho Ncube, 25

Sipho Ncube, 25

It’s hard to imagine just where Sipho Ncube finds the time. Already a final-year medical student at the Southern Utah University in the United States, the 25-year-old is always on the lookout for opportunities to make a difference — whether that is in places back home...
Kate Lara Solomons, 25

Kate Lara Solomons, 25

Kate Solomons is the internship co-ordinator at the Trauma Clinic Foundation, an organisation that provides counselling for adolescents in underprivileged government high schools in Cape Town. Her proudest moments are when she can help individuals in her community. “I...
Dr Chelsea Zindoga, 27

Dr Chelsea Zindoga, 27

There’s perhaps no one more respected and appreciated in the world right now than the brave healthcare workers manning the frontlines of the Covid-19 pandemic. It’s there you’ll find one of South Africa’s brightest young medical professionals, Dr Chelsea Zindoga,...