Louw Hopley, 28

Louw Hopley, 28

Louw Hopley, chief executive of Cape Town-based insurance start-up – Root, believes that software has the power to create a better future for us all. Louw started Root in 2016 with the goal to make it easier for software developers to build products in financial...
Lungile Mashigo, 34

Lungile Mashigo, 34

Noting a lack of awareness about financial products in disadvantaged communities, Lungile Mashigo decided to found Stripped Money Conversations. Through her website, seminars, podcast and a weekly appearance on e.tv’s The Morning Show, Lungile leads accessible...
Luzuko Tena, 28

Luzuko Tena, 28

In 2020 Luzuko Tena approached the Interactive Advertising Bureau with an idea of starting a Youth Action Council as part of their councils and committees, which were formed in order to drive change in the South African digital media and marketing industry. The...
Lehlohonolo Masina, 35

Lehlohonolo Masina, 35

Born and bred in Sebokeng, Lehlohonolo Masina’s journey into the arts began with a chance meeting with poet and now business partner Vus’umuzi Phakathi. “My friend asked if it would be possible for me to drive his friend to Durban for a performance,” he remembers....
Lemohang Monyatsi, 33

Lemohang Monyatsi, 33

Driven to see South Africa be better than it was yesterday, Lemohang Monyatsi manages road safety engineering at the Road Traffic Management Corporation, an agency of the department of transport. Here, Monyatsi formulates policies to ensure South African roads are...