Zanoxolo Mciteka, 22

Zanoxolo Mciteka, 22

Promoting the rights of women and children and combating gender-based violence as well as economic inequality are key focuses for Zanoxolo Mciteka. As a community development practitioner with the department of social development, he supports community development...
Zinhle Simamane, 33

Zinhle Simamane, 33

Zinhle Simamane trained as a chartered accountant at Wits. She started her career at Zanusi Brand Solutions, then accepted positions at PwC and Barclays, before taking on the role of chief financial officer at rail services solutions company Traxtion, a position she...
Valentine Saasa, 31

Valentine Saasa, 31

“When I started university, I thought I’ll go there and after three years, I will be working — only to be fascinated by the world of science, curiosity and discovery,” says Valentine Saasa. Saasa’s research focuses on ways of diagnosing diseases using only the human...
Vann van Staden, 35

Vann van Staden, 35

Vann van Staden is a motor and lifestyle journalist who wants to build a team of enthusiasts who — on paper — wouldn’t stand a chance to write their own success stories. In 2021, Van Staden decided to take a leap of faith and launch an independently owned...
Vhahangwele Tsotetsi, 24

Vhahangwele Tsotetsi, 24

With an ever-increasing list of socioeconomic and political problems to contend with, youth participation in civil society and politics is more critical than ever. Vhahangwele Tsotetsi has created the nongovernmental organisation Project Youth South Africa to both...