Thandeka Ndlovu-Mngomezulu, 38

Thandeka Ndlovu-Mngomezulu, 38

As a qualified accountant, helping people to manage their money more effectively influences everything that Thandeka Ndlovu-Mngomezulu touches. She’s the founder and chief executive of Total Serve Facilities Management (TSFM), but that’s just one of her various...
Dr Sadna Balton, 54

Dr Sadna Balton, 54

The highly accomplished Dr Sadna Balton is talking about what most of us take for granted — the ability to communicate. For the most part, we go through life not appreciating how natural it is for us to be able to speak, to hear and to be understood. Balton sees the...
Refiloe Molefe, 61

Refiloe Molefe, 61

Refiloe Molefe says that although she grew up without parents, there was always someone in the community to take care of her. As an adult, she saw children in similar conditions — whose guardians could not afford to send them to daycare — and she thought: “These...
Siddika Osman, 43

Siddika Osman, 43

Siddika Osman is the chief executive officer of Nkgwete IT Solutions in Mpumalanga. The company was founded in 2013 with a community-based ethos, offering personal mentorship and training to employees and running internship programmes in association with Microsoft and...
Geralda Wildschutt, 52

Geralda Wildschutt, 52

While studying for her first degree, Geralda Wildshutt was awarded a teaching scholarship and used this as a way to enter the field. She spent five years as a teacher before resigning to complete her master’s in educational and community psychology. She followed this...