Boitumelo Tumy Motsoatsoe (31)

Boitumelo Tumy Motsoatsoe (31)

With an academic background in dramatic arts and cultural policy and management, Boitumelo Tumy Motsoatsoe, Head of Programmes at Business and Arts South Africa (Basa), is poised to do the work she enjoys. While I deeply appreciate and celebrate the intrinsic value of...
Dr Taryn Bond-Barnard (34)

Dr Taryn Bond-Barnard (34)

Last year, Taryn Bond-Barnard was awarded the global young researcher of the year award in 2018 by the International Project Management Association (IPMA). The award recognised the exceptional research she had done in her field and her PhD research into project...
Dr Musawenkosi Donia Saurombe (25)

Dr Musawenkosi Donia Saurombe (25)

She’s only 25, but Dr Musawenkosi Donia Saurombe has already achieved the status of senior academic at the University of the Free State. This is because her schooling was fast-tracked and she completed high school at the age of 15. She enrolled at the University of...
Kobamelo Kodisang (19)

Kobamelo Kodisang (19)

Remember the name Kobamelo Kodisang. This young footballer is not yet 20 years old but he is already going places. In August 2015 he became one of the youngest footballers to ever play in a match in the Premier Soccer League (PSL). He was only 15 years old at the...
Siyabulela Sokomani (34)

Siyabulela Sokomani (34)

Siyabulela Sokomani is co-owner of Shoots and Roots Agriculture and cofounder of non-profit organisation Township Farmers, but he might be best-known as the man who runs marathons with a tree on his back. “Tree planting and environmental awareness should be every...