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Yesterday at SABS in Pretoria during the 2025/2026 ARSO Essay Competition announcement. Front row: Dineo Seroba, Gugu Somtunzi, Culture Molatole, Blake Mosley Lefatola, Vhanhangwele Belemu, Rudzani Nkhwamalau and Mpine Mokoe. Back row: John Maswikaneng, Tshegofatso Mogaladi, Itumeleng Mphahlele, Tebogo Motaung, Debra Lalla, Sadhvir Bissoon, Thabo Sepuru, Mirero Makhado, Mapaseka Gumbi, Nkensani Mafuya and Bongani Nicholas Ngomane celebrating South Africa’s young intellectual voices heading to the continental stage.
AFRICA S FUTURE

Inside the SABS gathering shaping Africa’s next generation of thinkers

Yesterday, 05 May 2026, the South African Bureau of Standards in Pretoria became more than a venue for an awards announcement. It became a space where ideas, ambition and the…

  • Bongani Nicholas Ngomane
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