Siyamtanda Hlobo, 28

Siyamtanda Hlobo, 28

What drives Siyamtanda Hlobo more than anything is helping small businesses to reach their full potential. “I feel most alive when I’ve made someone see what they can do with the ideas they have,” she says. While studying business principles at Varsity College, and...
Siyavuya Bandezi, 17

Siyavuya Bandezi, 17

Hair always has been and always will be a big deal for Africans, says Siyavuya Bandezi, the founder and managing director of Liyana Beauty. Sporting an afro and glowing skin, Bandezi is a walking advertisement for her company’s hair and skincare products made from...
Slindile Mthembu, 29

Slindile Mthembu, 29

Slindile Mthembu is a storyteller. Through her work, she challenges one-dimensional ways of depicting black women and their lives. She was featured in Advance Media’s 100 Most Influential South Africans of 2020. The proudest moment in her journey was taking 16 young...
Sphesihle Nxumalo, 28

Sphesihle Nxumalo, 28

Sphesihle Nxumalo is an attorney of the high court and an associate in Baker McKenzie’s Antitrust & Competition Practice Group. His career evolved from being a law clerk and associate at Africa’s largest law firm to being signed as a law clerk to Justice...
Stephen Horn, 31

Stephen Horn, 31

Stephen Horn is the director and producer at Politically Aweh. He works with the Clean Creatives campaign against greenwashing, and to foreground the role the fossil fuel industry’s marketing plays in delaying climate action. With more than 10 years of experience in...