Keneuoe Maliehe, 34

Keneuoe Maliehe, 34

For Keneuoe Maliehe, to be awarded an Africa-Ireland Fellowship, and subsequently be recognised as an elite scholar by Maynooth University, have been particular highlights in a career punctuated with significant achievements. As a director at CAD Mapping and Chief...
Kimi Chapelle, 29

Kimi Chapelle, 29

Postdoctoral fellow at the Evolutionary Studies Institute at the University of the Witwatersrand, Kimberley Chapelle wants to make palaeontology as accessible as possible to South Africans. In her ideal world, she’d be able to ask a child what their favourite dinosaur...
Thembisile Patience Mahlangu, 30

Thembisile Patience Mahlangu, 30

Researcher Thembisile Mahlangu develops materials for water treatment and disinfection. She is also a lecturer at the Durban University of Technology. “I want to see a solution that will bring socioeconomic benefits to South Africa. I also want to produce graduates...
Ruby-Anne Birin, 25

Ruby-Anne Birin, 25

Ruby-Anne Birin hopes to use her work to establish a meaningful dialogue in modern people’s lives. The 25-year-old is an archaeological science student. Her current research focuses on understanding when people invent, adopt and abandon new technologies in Southern...
Kimberleigh Ashley Tommy, 27

Kimberleigh Ashley Tommy, 27

Kimberleigh Ashley Tommy is a biological anthropology PhD candidate with the Human Variation and Identification Research Unit at Wits University. Tommy says one of the proudest moments for her life so far was receiving her master’s degree. It meant more because she...