Gugu Nkabinde (35)

Gugu Nkabinde (35)

Gugu Nkabinde has launched Africa’s first skin-coloured underwear range, Gugu Intimates, driven by the insight that representation in key categories such as underwear is vital. In the year since its launch, Gugu Intimates has disrupted the undergarments industry as a...
Maanda Tshifularo (33)

Maanda Tshifularo (33)

‘As you can see, I love knowledge and learning; I pretty much study all the time,” Maanda Tshifularo says about his five degrees and postgraduate diplomas. He is also pursuing a PhD at the University of Johannesburg, which involves finding financial solutions through...
Phakamile Hlazo (34)

Phakamile Hlazo (34)

‘We’re disrupting the market in every way we can,” says Phakamile Hlazo of her role as a tech-enabled entrepreneur in the tourism industry. Through her company Zulu Nomad she seeks to inspire and inform others about the opportunities for travel in Africa and beyond....
Melao Mashale (34)

Melao Mashale (34)

While there are concerns that South Africa is falling behind technologically and is not prepared for the Fourth Industrial Revolution, Melao Mashale prefers to see the issue from a “glass half-full” perspective. Having spent his entire career in the business...
Lesego Tlhabi (Coconut Kelz) (30)

Lesego Tlhabi (Coconut Kelz) (30)

Professor Pumla Gqola calls her “brilliant” and Marianne Thamm says she’s “the best thing to happen to SA comedy”. Lesego Tlhabi has elicited such praise through her wide-ranging work. Gaining prominence through her political satirist creation, Coconut Kelz, the...