Jaryd Hermann, 26

Jaryd Hermann, 26

At just 26, Jaryd Hermann has a lot to be proud of when it comes to his career, but it’s been his ability to harness his self-awareness that’s really led to personal and professional break-throughs. “My proudest moment was when I realised that I was in control of my...
Sinethemba Twalo, 35

Sinethemba Twalo, 35

Sinethemba Twalo is an artist and curator who is completing a PhD in art history at the University of Johannesburg. In 2014 Twalo was the artist in residency fellow at the Akademie Schloss Solitude in Stuttgart, Germany also a graduate of the Master of Public Spheres...
Lesedi Mafura, 25

Lesedi Mafura, 25

When it comes to describing the effect of her work, only Lesedi Mafura herself can quite do it justice: “I want my work to liberate, to set a platform where we tell our African stories without fear of being cast aside or swallowed. I want to see it serving as a badge...
Mutinta Bbenkele Simelane, 27

Mutinta Bbenkele Simelane, 27

Mutinta Simelane knows what it’s like to share a stage with greatness. After all, she performed poetry at the Global Citizen Festival in 2018 — an event where some of the most recognisable faces of the entertainment industry arrived on our shores. Symbolically, this...