Dr Rofhiwa Mukhudwana (34)

Dr Rofhiwa Mukhudwana (34)

Improving the way that government departments communicate is Dr Rofhiwa Mukhudwana’s passion. She’s a senior lecturer at the department of communication science at the University of South Africa (Unisa), and was the head of media studies before going on sabbatical to...
Keaton Harris (23)

Keaton Harris (23)

When Keaton Harris cried after finding out that he had not been accepted to study medicine, his mother (who is his best friend) had this to say to him: “One day you will see why God doesn’t want you to study medicine now — but trust me when I say that one day you...
Dr Boitumelo Phakathi (33)

Dr Boitumelo Phakathi (33)

In 2014, Dr Boitumelo Phakathi was the youngest surgeon in the country at the age of 29. “I was initially told I wasn’t going to last longer than three months in surgery, a then male-dominated speciality,” Phakathi says. Surpassing the expected period, and at that...
Saki Annah Mokgadinyane (31)

Saki Annah Mokgadinyane (31)

From a very young age, Annah Mokgadinyane wanted to be involved in government and politics in order to make a meaningful contribution to the development of South Africa. She is the head of the governance, compliance, risk and strategy (GCRS) department of the...
Dr Thulwaneng Mashifane (33)

Dr Thulwaneng Mashifane (33)

Dr Thulwaneng Mashifane studied for a PhD in Ocean and Atmosphere Science at UCT and graduated in 2017. His social media was flooded with congratulations, as he was the first black South African to obtain a PhD in this field. According to research, South Africa has...