Yashodani Pillay (28)

Yashodani Pillay (28)

Yashodani Pillay believes in the power of compassion and the constant desire to improve herself and those around her gives her purpose. She defines herself through her connection to others and how they impact each other. This became clear after personal circumstances...
Phylis Makurunje (31)

Phylis Makurunje (31)

Looking back at her years growing up, Phylis Makurunje describes herself as “this odd girl who made wire cars”. “A lot of people around me took me so seriously that parents in my neighbourhood would come to my mother to ask for me to make wire cars for their kids. One...
Amy Heydenrych (34)

Amy Heydenrych (34)

Writer Amy Heydenrych describes herself as “a midwife of ideas.” Her short stories and poems have been published in anthologies including Brittle Paper, The Kalahari Review and Short Sharp Stories, and her debut thriller, Shame On You, was published this year. The...
Zaza Motha (34)

Zaza Motha (34)

At the tender age of seven, Zaza Motha witnessed the death of her mother; an ordeal that, till this day, motivates Motha (34) to speak out against injustice. “She was shot in our house while she was on the phone. I remember that I wanted to tell the world my story....
Lwazi Mtshiyo (35)

Lwazi Mtshiyo (35)

Human rights lawyer, researcher and community activist Lwazi Mtshiyo hails from the small village of Corana near Mthatha in the Eastern Cape. Perhaps that’s where his love of rural South Africa and other rural parts of the world he has had the privilege of visiting...