Angel Nefuri (32)

Angel Nefuri (32)

You know you’ll be okay if you find yourself in the care of advanced life support paramedic Angel Nefuri, who refused to allow obstacles get in his way to achieve his dream career. Having nurtured a desire to be a medic for as long as he can remember, Nefuri, who...
Melody Xaba (34)

Melody Xaba (34)

  Melody Xaba was raised in Orlando West during the transition to democracy. The politically charged environment was, to a large extent, all Xaba knew about being Black. Then in 1994 CCV-TV (now SABC 1) launched Jam Alley, showing happy, talented, and intelligent...
Mzoxolo X Mayongo (33)

Mzoxolo X Mayongo (33)

Thirty-three-year-old conceptual artist and activist Mzoxolo x Mayongo is a strong believer in the power and agency of the arts in playing a big role in public dialogue and commentary on important social issues. His artwork conceptualises the complexities of societal...
Jessica Blom (28)

Jessica Blom (28)

The early years of children’s development are crucial in influencing a range of education, health and social outcomes, and 28-year-old programme manager for the centre for early childhood development (CECD), Jessica Blom really believes in this. She has invested her...
Dr Mpho Raborife (30)

Dr Mpho Raborife (30)

Thirty-year-old computer science academic Dr Mpho Raborife completed her PhD at the University of Witwatersrand by the time she was 26. Her achievements include winning the L’Oréal Women in Science scholarship in 2013, and a doctoral award from the Department of...