Sihle Phungula (30)

Sihle Phungula (30)

Senior town planner, Sihle Phungula is dedicated to strengthening democracy through civic education engagements and mobilisation of youth and marginalised groups, as a way to increase political consciousness and better organise and drive societal change. He founded...
Bhaso Ndzendze (23)

Bhaso Ndzendze (23)

Twenty-three year old academic Bhaso Ndzendze wears two professional hats at once, but he loves them both. He is both research director at the University of Johannesburg’s (UJ) Centre for Africa-China Studies and a junior lecturer in the department of politics and...
Kholo Montsi (16)

Kholo Montsi (16)

“The most exciting moment of my career so far was definitely in 2017 when I made my first ATP point on my 15th birthday,” says Kholo Montsi of his early success. “That must be it — but I’ve had many great moments in my career so far, and I’m pushing to...
Sankwetea Prudent Mokgokong (30)

Sankwetea Prudent Mokgokong (30)

When she saw an exhibition at the University of Pretoria on cholera during school, Sankwetea Prudent Mokgokong’s interest was sparked in bacteria and the field of microbiology. After completing her first degree in microbiology, she continued studying the field, going...
Sibusiso Reuben Bakana (31) 

Sibusiso Reuben Bakana (31) 

Thirty-one-year old academic Sibusiso Reuben Bakana was born in Ivory Park, near Tembisa on the East Rand and he has overcome immense character building challenges in order to be a Fourth Industrial Revolutionary who is role modelling South African excellence on the...