We spoke to Maemu Lambani. A young lady from Limpopo Province. She has her own digital marketing agency and recently, has realised her dream of having her own dishwashing soap on shelves of local stores. She has dreams for both her digital marketing agency and her cleaning products. BD: Please tell us about your upbringing. more…
Artists are generally viewed as “struggling” financially. Their craft is a work of passion and they keep coming back. One gallery is trying to help expose emerging artists. We spoke to Nonhlanhla Mahlangu, the gallery manager at Art Eye Gallery. She holds a degree in the fine arts, and below, she tells us more about more…
We spoke to Moloko Mehlaphe, a young woman from Limpopo. She is changing the face of the dietetics industry. Even though she did not always want to be a dietician, let alone know what the field entails, she now cannot imagine doing anything else. She has fallen in love with it. BD: You were born more…
We spoke to Kgothatso Montjane, a South African tennis player who was born with a congenital disorder. Kgothatso is not letting her disability stop her from achieving her dreams. She is the first South African woman to have competed at Wimbledon. BD: Please tell us where you were born and what your childhood was like. more…
We spoke to a young man from East London. Like many of our role models, he grew up in poverty. Siyakholwa Zazini has been through a lot in life, however, his determination to break the cycle of poverty and the pattern of no education kept him focused on his dream to be a pilot. At more…
Born in one of South Africa’s small towns in rural Eastern Cape, Mncedi Madolo is changing the face of the fine arts. He is living his dream as an illustrator, a sculptor and a cartoonist. We spoke to him to find out more about him and his industry. BD: Please tell us where you were more…
Having grown up in one of Cape Town’s biggest and oldest townships, Primrose Skolo is a true dynamite. She became a mother at the tender age of 17. From there, she knew she had to make some lifestyle changes. Today, she is co-owner to a company that continues to grow. She grew up in difficult more…
Boitumelo Mofikoe is a young man who grew up in one of South Africa’s townships. A soccer player by heart, and an accountant by profession. He is also passionate about entrepreneurs and small businesses. BD: Please tell us about your upbringing. BM: I grew up in the dusty streets of Sebokeng, a small township in more…
Nomusa Shezi is a 32 year old lady from KwaZulu-Natal. She is the province’s first black female neurosurgeon. We spoke to Shezi about her career path, how it came about. As usual, we delve in to her upbringing and where she is headed from here because we value the journey and the lessons it brings more…
BD: Please tell us about your upbringing AK: I was born 25 years ago in a small town called Gatyana in the Eastern Cape. I grew up in different places and got different cultural influences. My mother was a teacher and constantly made sure that education was the central focus in my life. In 2011, more…
