by Dev Ops | Jun 29, 2022 | Education
When Ayanda Mhlongo looks back proudly on her graduations, her mother’s joy and the knowledge that she’s breaking generational patterns and creating new norms for generations to come fuels her. Mhlongo is now at the University of Cambridge, where her PhD research...
by Dev Ops | Jun 29, 2022 | Arts & entertainment
Johannesburg-based Banzii Mavuso is the founder of Kosmic Natives, a creative agency working with South African filmmakers, designers and musicians. “We are ensuring that black women are humanised, elevated and seen,” Mavuso said about her company. As a freelance...
by Dev Ops | Jun 29, 2022 | Civil society
As the chief operating officer of Afrizan Academy, Beverley Siwisa has dedicated her professional life to ensuring that young people in South Africa are equipped with the tools to attain gainful employment. The academy’s focus is training young South Africans to arm...
by Dev Ops | Jun 29, 2022 | Politics & government
Anisa Mazimpaka works in the private office of Johannesburg’s executive mayor, Dr Mpho Phalatse. An activist and former student leader, she will soon run her very own foundation, which advocates for social justice through education. Striving for the emancipation of...
by Dev Ops | Jun 29, 2022 | Technology and Innovation
Anne Chisa is a PhD student at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, a science communicator and host of The Root of the Science Podcasts. The podcasts aim to amplify the voices of Africans in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields across the globe....
