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...
Mamello Matikinca, 32

Mamello Matikinca, 32

When Mamello Matikinca became the chief economist at First National Bank at the age of 29, she became one of the youngest chief economists in South Africa’s history. Now, three years later, and recently appointed as a member of the president’s economic advisory...
Mahlatse Mashao, 33

Mahlatse Mashao, 33

Starting a business fundamentally requires you to take a chance on yourself, and that’s exactly what Mahlatse Mashao had to do three years ago. It was while she was hospitalised that she found a well of motivation, launching Dipalesa Flowas as soon as she was...