Cyan Brown (26)

Cyan Brown (26)

Dr Cyan Brown is a Johannesburg-based medical doctor with a passion for making healthcare access more equitable; she is helping to achieve gender equality through health. Determined to make a significant impact to help create a more accessible, better quality health...
Zipho Tyoda (32)

Zipho Tyoda (32)

Thirty-two-year-old earth sciences graduate Zipho Tyoda was deemed a trailblazer in 2018, by the SADC, but if you look at the trajectory of his career, he’s been blazing trails right from the start. Hailing from the small town of Idutywa in the Eastern Cape, Tyoda...
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...