YuLife South Africa, an Insurtech company focused on employee benefits and wellbeing, has announced its bronze sponsorship of the inaugural South African AI Awards, a platform…
Across Africa, women are driving financial innovation through community finance groups like stokvels. These sophisticated institutions pool money, provide loans, and support…
Christopher Welile Mpehle sees balance sheets differently. For him, finance is not simply about numbers — it is about widening access to healthcare and changing lives. The loss…
Grief rarely ends with a funeral and Aphiwe Khambule believes neither should the support families receive. The chief operating officer of 21st Century Funeral Services is…
At 34, Palesa Mnyaka is changing how Johannesburg remembers itself. As a cultural policy specialist and public heritage practitioner, she is using innovation to bring history out…
The future of mining will be defined not only by what we extract from the earth, but by what we create from it. Dr Sivuyisiwe Mapukata is at the forefront of that transformation,…
Engineering is often judged by the products it creates, but Dr Shelly Mona is equally focused on the opportunities it unlocks. At 35, she is helping turn research into real-world…
Mining's future will depend not only on what lies beneath the earth, but on how intelligently those resources are recovered. Tobie Loftus is helping redefine that future,…
Today's vehicles are no longer defined solely by horsepower or design — they are intelligent, connected systems powered by millions of lines of code. At 27, Chumani-Nande Sishuba…
The future of mining is being shaped as much in laboratories as it is underground. At Mintek, Athule Dlamini, 35, is helping unlock smarter, more efficient ways to process the…
Zweli Hlatshwayo, 35, is advancing the science behind one of South Africa's most important industries. As chief chemist for research and development at AECI Mining Chemicals, he…
Joshua Harvey is helping redefine what technology consulting looks like in Africa. As chief executive of Specno, he sits at the intersection of strategy, talent and innovation,…
Dr Masedi Masekane, 32, is pushing the boundaries of nuclear physics while building scientific partnerships that extend far beyond South Africa. As a postdoctoral research…
Nonsikelelo Sackey, 31, is changing how science is understood, proving that groundbreaking research only achieves its full potential when people can engage with it. As founder…
Dr Selisha Sookla, 34, is helping unlock the potential of biotechnology to tackle one of medicine's greatest challenges: the discovery of new cancer treatments. As a senior…
Artificial intelligence is only as powerful as the problems it solves and Atiyyah Limalia is using it to make technology more accessible for millions of people across Africa. As…
Artificial intelligence is transforming industries across the world and Tebogo Lucky Mamela, 30, is working to ensure Africa helps shape that future rather than simply adopting…
As artificial intelligence reshapes industries, Koko Montjane is helping ensure South Africa's telecommunications sector keeps pace. At Openserve, she designs digital solutions…
Nafi Abrahams, 31, is helping shape the networks powering Africa's innovation economy. As chief of staff at Loop, the South African mobility and fintech company, she works at the…
Christiaan Coetzee, 35, is combining accounting expertise with technology to reshape the audit profession. As chief executive of The Audit Toolbar, he leads the development of…
