Tolika Sibiya (33)

Tolika Sibiya (33)

Thirty-three-year-old Tolika Sibiya has held the position of technical and vocational education and training researcher at the Centre for Integrated Post-School Education and Training at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University in Port Elizabeth. He has also worked...
Dr Sharief Hendricks (33)

Dr Sharief Hendricks (33)

The mother of 33-year-old academic Dr Sharief Hendricks was a street vendor who silently motivated him to know that hard work pays off. Raising him in the Mitchell’s Plain suburb of Lentegeur in the Western Cape, she instilled a work ethic in him that committed him...
Nokubongwa Mdlalose (30)

Nokubongwa Mdlalose (30)

Making sure that the government delivers on its promises is part of the job description for 30-year-old Nokubongwa (Bongwa) Mdlalose, the head of strategic planning, monitoring and evaluation in the Department of Public Enterprises, where her role includes planning...
Innocensia Mangoato (26)

Innocensia Mangoato (26)

Pharmacology researcher Innocensia Mangoato wants to change the face of science research and inspire more Black women to join the field. She was born in exile to Tanzanian and South African parents and raised in a Kiswahili-and-Sepedi-speaking household. Because she...
Mothusi Maje (30)

Mothusi Maje (30)

District court magistrate Mothusi Maje presides over the courts of both Kuruman and Mothibistad in the John Taolo Gaetsewe district in Kuruman. He’s also involved in a youth development programme in the community, motivating and mentoring the youth and encouraging...