Thando Longwe-Smit, 19

Thando Longwe-Smit, 19

Thando Longwe-Smit started playing tennis at just five years old, and by the age of nine was already participating in tournaments. This first-year sports psychology student has gained many accolades and travelled internationally for his sport since he was 12....
Sikholiwe Mdletshe, 21

Sikholiwe Mdletshe, 21

At just 21 Sikholiwe Mdletshe has already achieved so much; she’s combined her academic career with her sports career and excels at both. This young student and athlete from the Free State just completed an accounting degree and is planning to pursue another degree to...
Siphelele Mqwashele, 25

Siphelele Mqwashele, 25

Community sports development coach and mentor Siphelele Mqwashele leads young rugby players from the Eastern Cape by exemplifying that commitment open doors. He teaches the budding sportsmen pivotal life principles through sports. Rural students often don’t get the...
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...