Woman of Impact

For many, it takes a bit of time to figure out what they are passionate about. This was Dr Taahira...

Dr Maya John has been devising materials and products that are more sustainable and environmentally friendly long before it became...

Mwangala Maunga captured the imagination of the world when, at the age of 12, she invented a solar water purifier...

Mae JemisonAs a doctor, engineer, NASA astronaut, Mae Jemison has always reached for the stars. In 1992, she became the...

Dr Evelyn Boyd GranvilleEvelyn Boyd Granville was only the second African-American woman to receive a PhD in mathematics from an American...

Prof Quarraisha Abdool KarimAn infectious disease epidemiologist and co-founder and Associate Scientific Director of CAPRISA, Professor Karim’s list of achievements has...

Cindy GeorgeFighting against chronic kidney diseaseThabo MohlalaCindy George was intrigued, when she was growing up, by how things work, particularly...

Dr Nadia CarstensFrom doing little experiments in the family garden to being a specialist geneticistThabo MohlalaYoung Nadia Carstens loved playing...

 Dr Aayesha KholvadiaAddressing disparities in healthcare access between the public and private sectorsThabo MohlalaA casual visit to her uncle’s surgery...

Dr Charissa ButtonA PhD astrophysics graduate  ready to lend a hand to SKAThabo MohlalaDr Charissa Button is a big proponent...