Kgothatso Shai (32)

Kgothatso Shai (32)

Limpopo born and bred Kgothatso Shai bases his teaching and writing upon what he refers to as the alternative African-centred perspective, to ensure it has positive reflection for Africa in terms of policy theory and practice. As a senior lecturer in political science...
Taahira Goolam Hoosen (27)

Taahira Goolam Hoosen (27)

Beyond the textbook: teaching and empowering, one person at a time. This is the motto health sciences lecturer Taahira Goolam Hoosen lives and works by, whose calling merges teaching and learning with community development to create positive implications for society....
Sikelelwa Geya Mdingi (35)

Sikelelwa Geya Mdingi (35)

An adventurous spirit and no fear of trying something new have guided Sikelelwa Geya Mdingi’s career choices over the past 13 years. She has worked in an array of media roles, starting at the SABC as intern on news and current affairs show Special Assignment. She...
Itumeleng Tsatsi (26)

Itumeleng Tsatsi (26)

Growing up with her four siblings in a single-parent home in Lebowakgomo township, north of Polokwane, Itumeleng Tsatsi explored her creative side, making paper gift bags and clothes for dolls, which she sold. She once organised a beauty pageant, collecting R5 from...
Stephanie Redinger (29)

Stephanie Redinger (29)

Stephanie Redinger is a postgraduate student studying her master’s in Medical Science in Paediatrics at the University of Witwatersrand. What makes her stand out, however, is that she was the lead author on the publication of a journal article — an outstanding...