Tim Mitchell, 28

Tim Mitchell, 28

By harnessing the digital landscape, young South Africans have a platform to not only greatly accelerate their own development, but also make significant contributions to society at large. This firm belief drives the daily routine of Tim Mitchell, the chief of staff...
Dr Lebo Gafane-Matemane, 31

Dr Lebo Gafane-Matemane, 31

Lebo Gafane-Matemane’s proudest moment to date was walking up on stage to receive her PhD at the age of 27. As she comes from a poor background and struggled financially during her undergraduate years, she never thought she would reach a milestone like this in her...
Stephanie Baker, 33

Stephanie Baker, 33

Considering her success as a palaeo-anthropologist researcher, Stephanie Baker says, “Sometimes you don’t know what your passion is until you’ve been pushed into it. Give everything a chance, and give it your all — you never know when your future is...
Cliffton Masedi, 33

Cliffton Masedi, 33

Research and development are the foundation of innovation, absolute requirements for progress no matter the industry. That’s something that Cliffton Masedi understands better than most, as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Limpopo’s Materials...
Lyndsey Duff, 34

Lyndsey Duff, 34

A simple but smart technology is helping to save lives by making it easy to find people. The company what3words has divided the world into sections of 3m square, and given each a name of three words. Those words, such as filled.count.soap, enable any location to be...