Brandon Ferlito, 25

Brandon Ferlito, 25

A distinguished academic record preceded Brandon Ferlito’s present enrollment at the University of the Witwatersrand’s PhD programme in bioethics and health law. His tumultuous childhood as an openly gay youngster in Westbury — an area in Johannesburg that is better...
Luleka Mhlanzi, 28

Luleka Mhlanzi, 28

Luleka Mhlanzi is an author, youth programmes facilitator, poet and actress. She has multiple qualifications and is driven by the impact of her work. Born and bred in Pietermaritzburg, Mhlanzi wants to live in a society of understanding people that promotes healing...
Karabo Malahleha, 23

Karabo Malahleha, 23

Karabo Malahleha is a final-year student at the University of Cape Town and the founder of Asikhulumeni — a non-profit organisation that aims to start conversations about gender-based violence throughout high schools in South Africa. Asikhulumeni’s main goal is to...
Tshiamo Ramalepa, 30

Tshiamo Ramalepa, 30

Besides having a full-time job as a nursing lecturer at Tshwane University of Technology (TUT), supervising master’s students and being part of a nursing research committee, Tshiamo Ramalepa still finds time for his other passion — soccer. Ramalepa holds a master’s...
Sulaiman Saleem Patel, 26

Sulaiman Saleem Patel, 26

Sulaiman Patel says that being announced as one the youngest ever doctoral graduates in electronic engineering from University of KwaZulu-Natal counts as a proud but humbling moment. What made the moment more special was seeing how his achievements were inspiring and...