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...
Zanele Cekiso, 31

Zanele Cekiso, 31

In service of those infected with HIV, Zanele Cekiso works as a clinical manager at an organisation that renders HIV prevention services and psychosocial support to the key population of the men who have sex with men (MSM) community within the Bojanala district in the...