Mutshidzi Abigail Mulondo, 30

Mutshidzi Abigail Mulondo, 30

“My biggest mistake was back in my first year of university when I chose to study medicine, not because I wanted to, but because I succumbed to peer and family pressure. I knew I wanted to serve humanity in a healthcare space, but that was not the right path.”...
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...
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...