Diantha Pillay (32)

Diantha Pillay (32)

Scientist and humanitarian Diantha Pillay (32) has dedicated her research in public health to improving the health and wellbeing of the most marginalised members of society, including sex workers, adolescent girls and young women. Her passions and her personality...
Warren Lucas(29)

Warren Lucas(29)

Sports scientist Warren Lucas (29) takes minimal time off. This is because he doesn’t consider his job work: “I love what I do. Being a sports scientist for me is like a calling,” he says. Recognised as an active sport and exercise scientist, Lucas works for the South...
Phakamile Khumalo (36)

Phakamile Khumalo (36)

As lead coordinator for the web rangers programme, an international digital and media literacy programme in South Africa under Media Monitoring Africa’s children’s unit, a key component of Phakamile Khumalo’s work is providing South African youth with critical digital...
Dr Tebogo Mashifana (31)

Dr Tebogo Mashifana (31)

Don’t tell Dr Tebogo Mashifana (31) that engineering is only for men! This senior lecturer and researcher in the faculty of engineering at the University of Johannesburg (UJ) has already achieved her doctoral degree from UJ, a MBA from Regent Business School and is...
Carla Watson (30)

Carla Watson (30)

Thirty-year-old programme officer at the University of Cape Town’s Jakes Gerwel Fellowship, Carla Watson is passionate about making an impact in education, through classroom teaching, leadership and educational entrepreneurship. She coaches the candidate fellows in...