Refiloe Mathibe, 29

Refiloe Mathibe, 29

“I waited in the shadows for someone to notice me: ‘Hey, please give me a chance, I am creative and a hard worker.’ I had no idea that I could make mistakes, but then I actually concluded that if I wasn’t making mistakes, I was still waiting for a rescue team...
Athenkosi Baba, 27

Athenkosi Baba, 27

Athenkosi Baba has been working in the youth leadership development sector for the past 10 years. He first joined Project 90 by 2030 back in 2015, and quickly excelled at using his own life experiences to develop climate-conscious youth leaders. At Project 90 he...
Qinisani Qwabe, 25

Qinisani Qwabe, 25

After failing his matric in 2011, Qinisani Nhlakanipho has picked himself up and now focuses his energies in things that matter the most to him. He says he failed his matric because he could not find the right balance between his social life and his studies. But,...
Esihle Lupindo, 22

Esihle Lupindo, 22

Equal and accurate representation of black queer people is the force that drives the activism of writer and poet Esihle Lupindo. Lupindo completed his undergraduate and honours degree in sociology at Rhodes University. He is studying towards his masters. His research...
Nkhensani Mogale, 34

Nkhensani Mogale, 34

Nkhensani Mogale began her career as a part-time lecturer at the University of Johannesburg, and has been consistently breaking new ground ever since. In 2014, she became the first black female lecturer at Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University (previously called...