Karabo Mokgonyana, 23

Karabo Mokgonyana, 23

At just 23, Karabo Mokgonyana has a very clear idea of who she is, and where she’s going. She’s one of those people who makes doing it all look easy: while studying, she balanced full-time study with side jobs, running a nonprofit organisation and advancing an...
Keabetswe Letsholo, 33

Keabetswe Letsholo, 33

Keabetswe Lesholo, from Hammanskraal in north Gauteng, founded Tag-A-Sister in 2016. This organisation is focused on empowering women and young girls, especially those affected by teenage pregnancy and poverty-linked issues. Lesholo herself was a teenage mother, and...
Siyanda Mthethwa, 34

Siyanda Mthethwa, 34

Siyanda Mthethwa is the founder of a delivery service called Kuloola. The service helps residents to equip themselves with some of the most-needed groceries, such as cleaning supplies and hygiene products. Through his startup, nClude, Mthethwa came up with a mapping...
Rod Tshidiso Leshaba, 30

Rod Tshidiso Leshaba, 30

Being appointed into the National Treasury Graduate Programme at the age of 19 after graduating from a previously disadvantaged university remains one of Rod Tshidiso Leshaba’s proudest moments. Leshaba says it provided him with the opportunity to dispel myths around...