Archana Arakkal, 27

Archana Arakkal, 27

Artificial intelligence (AI) and data should be used to improve the healthcare sector, believes Archana Arakkal. As a thought leader in the AI and data space, her job involves providing clients in the finance sector with innovative solutions based on emerging...
Dominic Naidoo, 28

Dominic Naidoo, 28

As a business coach and graphic designer, Dominic Naidoo is in the business of helping small, medium and micro enterprises become successful. Through his own business, Fearless Entrepreneurs, he offers coaching and training sessions, as well as logo and brand...
Nonhlanhla Bakasa, 30

Nonhlanhla Bakasa, 30

As a person with disabilities, Nonhlanhla Bakasa not only works for the National Council of and for Persons with Disabilities (NCPD), she’s also set up two of her own organisations to help disabled people thrive: AdoWord Multimedia and AdoWord Disability Trust. Her...
Gugulethu Radebe, 26

Gugulethu Radebe, 26

Gugulethu Radebe juggles two jobs, both helping young people to get ahead in life. As the youth programmes coordinator at IKhaya LeLanga, she works with young men from Langa who are vulnerable to socioeconomic exclusion in their society. She’s also the founding...
Cyril Madiba, 34

Cyril Madiba, 34

A chartered accountant working as a senior finance specialist in Absa Group’s financial control unit, Cyril Madiba combines his banking career with involvement in a variety of bursary providers, youth coaching programmes and mentorship initiatives. Alongside his role...