Dr Veve Dladla (28)

Dr Veve Dladla (28)

It takes a stack of determination and a ton of passion to emerge from a family of 21 children to become a scientist with a doctorate in chemical engineering, and that is exactly what Dr Vezekile “Veve” Dladla did. She managed to complete her matric in spite of the...
Sanda Siphosakhe Luthuli (28)

Sanda Siphosakhe Luthuli (28)

Sanda Siphosakhe Luthuli is passionate about making sure he uses his skills to ensure economic inclusion is realised. Luthuli holds a MCom in Economics from the University of Johannesburg. As senior market analyst at Airports Company South Africa, he is responsible...
Sinethemba “Nombala” Makanya (31)

Sinethemba “Nombala” Makanya (31)

Part of Sinethemba Makanya’s journey has been undertaking training to practice as a traditional healer. It is this journey, she believes, that led her to enrol for a PhD in Medical Humanities at Wits in 2015 on the topic of demystifying traditional healing by writing...
Khuraisha Patel (25)

Khuraisha Patel (25)

Khuraisha Patel is a human rights lawyer and legal researcher at the nonprofit organisation Open Secrets. Open Secrets is an NGO that uses investigation, strategic litigation and advocacy to promote private sector accountability for human rights violations. Patel...
Yusrah Bardien (31)

Yusrah Bardien (31)

The dual focus of Yusrah Bardien’s job is to put more bums on theatre seats and use the arts to help shape a better society. By ensuring young people are spellbound by the magic of the stage, Bardien can help make live shows a viable and thriving business. She...