Jacques van Appel, 34

Jacques van Appel, 34

“Statistics underpin the fourth industrial revolution and it’s exciting to see how it unfolds and evolves through my students,” says Jacques van Appel, lecturer and head of the statistics department at the University of Johannesburg. The Brakpan native considers his...
Jaen-Jacques Nell, 23

Jaen-Jacques Nell, 23

Jaen-Jacques Nell believes that nothing is impossible. He is the chief executive and founder of the CMF Group, a consumer services company specialising in IT distribution services, from e-commerce to B2B clients. CMF Group specialises in turnkey solutions and has a...
Ernest Majenge, 29

Ernest Majenge, 29

Hailing from Germiston, Ernest Mongezi Majenge is the founder of wheelchair manufacturer The Wheelchair Doctor. “I started operating in August 2018 as a wheelchair repair service,” Majenge says. “We’re busy developing an off-road wheelchair that will cater for people...
Eve Mashamba, 21

Eve Mashamba, 21

Authenquility is the new name of a nonprofit entity that Eve Mashamba set up during her high school years — known then as BeYou — which earned her various youth initiative awards. A portmanteau of “authenticity” and “tranquillity”, the rebranding better sums up the...
Faith Mokgalaka, 22

Faith Mokgalaka, 22

Phalaborwa-born Faith Mokgalaka is the founder and chief executive of Puno Greenery. Along with her team, she works to aid the farming community. Puno is a platform which allows farmers to crowdsource funds, sell their harvests in advance, or sell shares in their...