Batlile Phaladi, 32

Batlile Phaladi, 32

Helping women to build resilience is something Batlile Phaladi does well because of her own experience in the corporate world. In her early career, she would quit if things got tough, but after being mentored by her elders in the Shoprite Group, she learned that...
Lilitha Mahlati, 33

Lilitha Mahlati, 33

Formal training as an investment banker helps Lilitha Mahlati guide the enterprises she’s involved in to financial success. She’s the cofounder and managing director of Ivili Loboya, a 100% black women-owned wool and cashmere manufacturing facility in the Eastern...
Zanele Maduna, 28

Zanele Maduna, 28

This 28-year-old has no fear and is determined to break the poverty cycle with education. Zanele Maduna is the founder and chief executive of No Valo Holdings. It provides coaching support, mentorship programmes and e-learning services to university students and young...
Frans Lesetja, 30

Frans Lesetja, 30

Frans Lesetja is a social worker from Ga-Maja village in Limpopo who wants to see more learners furthering their studies without difficulty and graduating to become employable citizens. He works with vulnerable and often orphaned children. “My work includes placing...
Dali Luthuli, 26

Dali Luthuli, 26

Freestyle performance poet Dali Luthuli hopes his work on stage and in the classroom will lead to a more open approach to tackling mental wellness in young people. Luthuli is with an organisation called Jiyuu, which helps high school students express themselves...