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...
Cebisa Mdekazi, 25

Cebisa Mdekazi, 25

Everybody loves dinosaurs, but not everyone loves them enough to make a career out of palaeontology. Especially not young black girls — not yet, anyway. Cebisa Mdekazi is an assistant director at the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site, responsible for ensuring...
Kgolagano Rakhudu, 29

Kgolagano Rakhudu, 29

It takes a whole lot of courage to opt out of a safe career to follow a passion, something that Kgolagano Rakhudu knows all too well. Since resigning from his position at mining giant Implats, he’s gone on to rise through the ranks of the Royal Bafokeng Junior NBA, a...
Luthando Kaka, 34

Luthando Kaka, 34

Top cyclist Luthando Kaka has been on an unswerving journey to success from the start. He began his career representing South Africa at the Youth Commonwealth Games in Australia only a year after taking up cycling. He’s captained and co-founded professional cycling...
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...