Gokul Nair, 30

Gokul Nair, 30

Gokul Nair is the cofounder of Impulse Biomedical, a team of passionate engineers, scientists, clinicians and academics whose goal is to make healthcare technologies more affordable and accessible. The team has created several innovative products such as the Easy...
Gugulethu Mahlangu, 29

Gugulethu Mahlangu, 29

Aquaponic horticulturist Gugulethu Mahlangu develops nutritious, chemical-free food with Finleaf Farms, a scalable, biological farming brand. She specialises in lettuce, microgreens and herbs. Aquaponics is a self-sustaining ecosystem that utilises the natural...
Ikarabele Legae, 27

Ikarabele Legae, 27

Ikarabele Legae is adding fresh zest to the fruit industry. As a junior trader with Lona Group, Legae creates farm-to-fork market strategies for accounts such as Woolworths, and advises on farm production practices, among other responsibilities. Less than a year after...
Ekta Somera, 23

Ekta Somera, 23

Ekta Somera studied criminology because of her fascination with psychology and a need to help others. Then she discovered a passion for poetry and a knack for writing, and realised that she needed to change her career choice. Last year she self-published her first...
Eric Chekwube Aniogo, 34

Eric Chekwube Aniogo, 34

Erik Chekwube Aniogo is a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Johannesburg’s Laser Research Centre. His research interest is in cancer, cell biology, biotechnology, photobiology and photochemistry with specific reference to multidrug-resistant cancer. His...