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....
Rabia Ghoor, 22

Rabia Ghoor, 22

Rabia Ghoor is the founder of swiitchbeauty, a South African makeup and beauty brand. Since its founding, swiitchbeauty has accelerated in growth, with Ghoor most recently winning the Forbes Woman Africa Young Achievers award in 2021. “I saw a gap in the South African...
Refilwe Ross, 28

Refilwe Ross, 28

Refilwe Ross heads the sports law department at Black-White Inc, attending to the various engagements that business and society have with sports. She led her firm’s recent appeal against the South Africa Football Association. “I want the little black girl to see that...
Rendani Nemakhavhani, 31

Rendani Nemakhavhani, 31

Rendani Nemakhavhani, aka PR$DNT HONEY, uses illustration, photography and film to tell stories representative of people like herself. Her work is inspired by African culture and centred on blackness and womanhood because, she says, “I believe in our power — past,...