Avesh Moodley (33)

Avesh Moodley (33)

At 33 years of age, Aveshen Moodley is the youngest vice president at Absa globally. He currently heads up sustainability with a focus on energy, waste, water, paper, group travel and carbon emissions across all 12 African countries where the bank has presence. He...
Dr Sindisiwe Buthelezi (31)

Dr Sindisiwe Buthelezi (31)

For 31-year-old scientific researcher at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Dr Sindisiwe Buthelezi, a career in science is one with unlimited possibilities. “It gives one the opportunity to make a contribution that may result in improving...
Yanga Tekane (31)

Yanga Tekane (31)

Thirty-one-year-old senior engineer at Sovereignty Systems always had a very sophisticated instinct for 3D design, and he knows that engineering is a field that can take him in any possible direction. But he didn’t always know this. When Tekane, who was born in the...
Dr Viwe Mtwesi (34)

Dr Viwe Mtwesi (34)

Dr Viwe Mtwesi is a cardiologist who specialised at the University of Witswatersrand, after she completed her undergraduate studies in medicine at Walter Sisiulu University. She is now in Canada doing a clinical fellowship in electrophysiology and plans to return to...
Kyla Herrmannsen (30)

Kyla Herrmannsen (30)

Investigative journalist Kyla Herrmannsen is doing a valuable job by holding the corrupt and the incompetent to account. She already holds a string of awards for deep, sensitive and important reporting on issues including the recent Life Esidimeni scandal for the TV...