As the founder of ShweShweKini Active Wear, Mapitso Thaisi has a vision: to combine her passion for occupational therapy, human rights and culturally expressive clothing. In the future she wants to foster inclusivity by investing in people with disabilities to...
I’m working towards an African renaissance: how I organise my business, buying from female-owned cooperatives, things like these are what drives me every day. Ntombenhle Khathwane graduated from university in the late 1990s and was caught up in the heady...
It’s something that started as a passion, became a compassion, and ultimately led to me creating innovative solutions. Born in Soweto to teacher parents, Gcina Madida was driven to dream beyond her situation. She was putting her media studies degree...
If Thandiwe Mathibela ever lost her voice “it’d be a problem,” she says with a laugh. The 40-year-old brand public relations specialist at South African Tourism loves to talk and connect with people, and is this why she’s in the...
For 32-year-old Nomzamo Entile, founder of Explore Our Hood, working in tourism is a calling. Her tourism business prioritises the knowledge of food, culture and more, that is passed down from older women in her community, as well as upskilling...
