Megan-Geoffrey Prins, 31

Megan-Geoffrey Prins, 31

“One of the things which I am proudest of is managing to raise enough money to study in the US,” says Megan-Geoffrey Prins. Performing at his own fundraising concerts was as fulfilling as winning several awards while enrolled at the Cleveland Institute of Music. In...
Lehlohonolo Mabaso, 33

Lehlohonolo Mabaso, 33

“Trust the process,” says Lehlohonolo Mabaso when asked to advise his younger self. Mabaso, also known as Hlox Da Rebel, is a project manager, a spoken word poet and an entrepreneur. “The projects include building self-reliant and economically independent communities...
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...