Viwe Jingqi, 17

Viwe Jingqi, 17

Viwe Jingqi is the fastest girl in the world in her age group over 200m and second-fastest for over 100m. TuksSport High School offered her a full athletics scholarship after watching her at the SA Schools tournament in Gqeberha in 2019. When she moved to Pretoria...
Vusi Africa, 33

Vusi Africa, 33

Stretching a R6 000 budget for an Afrikaans-medium short film marked the birth of Vusi Africa’s filmmaking career. The successful penny-pinching paid off: the rudimentary project eventually premiered at the Silicon Valley Film Festival in California and was nominated...
Vuyokazi Futshane, 32

Vuyokazi Futshane, 32

As Oxfam South Africa’s project officer for mining, extractives and climate justice, Vuyokazi Futshane coordinates initiatives that involve those affected by the mining industry, particularly women. Futshane’s experience spans social justice, media and communications,...
Xabiso Vili, 30

Xabiso Vili, 30

“There is nothing original under the sun,” muses Xabiso Vili. This is why the 30-year-old Johannesburger prefers to focus on authenticity instead. He pursues this goal through storytelling, the unifying thread of a diverse creative output, and through his...
Zama Shabalala, 30

Zama Shabalala, 30

Zama Shabalala, a video director and the founder of Bluemag Pictures Foundation, has come to play a pioneering role in research around the medicinal and recreational potential of cannabis. With a background in both biotechnology and sales, he has spent six years...