Mpho Ndaba (24)

Mpho Ndaba (24)

Since he was a young boy, Mpho Ndaba has been an advocate for social justice. Like so many black South Africans, Mpho grew up in a financially impoverished situation, and knows first-hand what it feels like to go to bed hungry. Relying on government aid as a student...
Linda Mnisi (24)

Linda Mnisi (24)

Giving a voice to the voiceless and holding people in power accountable are the twin reasons why Linda Mnisi loves his job as a journalist. “Part of what we do is to be a voice for the voiceless and protect our communities by exposing ills that plague them, without...
Nkateko Mnisi (28)

Nkateko Mnisi (28)

Nkateko Mnisi chose to study medicine because of her passion for working with people. “It allows me to interact with people from different walks of life — crossing barriers like age, race, gender and occupation. And it would also allow for me to make an invaluable...
Dr Joel Modiri (26)

Dr Joel Modiri (26)

At the age of just 26, Joel Malesela Modiri has obtained a PhD in law and is a lecturer in the department of jurisprudence at the University of Pretoria. He has over 15 publications in academic journals under his name. He has edited books and delivered papers...
Bonisile Luthuli (27)

Bonisile Luthuli (27)

There are people who spend their lives changing the world for the better on the macro scale, and then there are people like Bonisile Luthuli who are changing it on the micro scale. Luthuli is studying her PhD in medical microbiology at the Africa Health Research...