Lenina Rassool
/ 28 August 2024

Lenina Rassool

Lenina Rassool is a journalist who produces and presents The Womxn Show, a pioneering platform that delves into, and challenges, issues surrounding gender justice and women’s rights. Recognising a gap in mainstream media, Lenina created a space where gender-based violence (GBV) victims can gain insight into navigating the complex justice system and find the justice […]

Hombakazi Mercy Nqandeka
/ 28 August 2024

Hombakazi Mercy Nqandeka

Hombakazi Mercy Nqandeka is an agriculturalist who focuses on indigenous health systems and knowledge, and she’s an established author. In 2019 she returned to her home village with the aim of uplifting the people living there, and she’s doing just that. In 2020, she founded the Xhosa beading company Hombacrafts to preserve indigenous crafts and […]

Firdoze Bulbulia
/ 28 August 2024

Firdoze Bulbulia

Artivist and independent film, media and theatre producer Firdoze Bulbulia is the chairperson of The Children and Broadcasting Foundation for Africa, which hosted the World Summit on Media for Children in 2007 and has produced several multimedia productions for radio and television. She is a trainer and producer, creating media solutions internationally, especially for women […]

Brenda Sisane
/ 28 August 2024

Brenda Sisane

Broadcaster, producer and creative director Brenda Sisane joined the media and arts sector 35 years ago. She began her career as public relations manager at Sun International Resorts, and became a radio and television broadcaster in the late 1980s. Brenda leads her firm SPIN Productions and The SPIN Foundation nonprofit and is a jazz radio […]