Samantha Nicholson, 32

Samantha Nicholson, 32

Samantha Nicholson heads up the African Lion Database, a conservation project that collects and analyses key data on the species to inform conservation-related decision-making. By creating a repository of reliable information, the database aims to bolster the capacity...
Sanera Maharaj, 32

Sanera Maharaj, 32

Sanera Maharaj is an industrial engineering manager working for MAHLE, one of the largest automotive suppliers in the world. She oversees several improvement areas and keeps a careful eye on productivity, cost and waste reduction, and process mapping. In the past, she...
Pinky Jedidiah Mokwena, 28

Pinky Jedidiah Mokwena, 28

In addition to being an environmental scientist and radio broadcaster, Pinky Jedidiah Mokwena is the founder and chief executive of Metsi a Teng, an advanced water purification enterprise. Located in Tshwane, Metsi a Teng has won four different awards for its...
Pity Pheko, 35

Pity Pheko, 35

Pity Pheko works as production section manager at Thungela Resources, South Africa’s leading thermal coal exporter. “I want my work to contribute to environmental, societal and governance drives, reduce carbon emissions, rehabilitate mined land and create a future for...
Prudence Mathebula, 32

Prudence Mathebula, 32

Tackling youth unemployment in South Africa takes effort and initiative from people such as Prudence Mathebula. As chief executive of Dynamic DNA, a training and skills development academy, Mathebula provides young South Africans with no-cost education in IT skills....