MS MINENHLE KHOZA Lecturer at University of Johannesburg
assists matriculants from partner schools in applying for tertiary education opportunities. “I wake up understanding that there’s someone who draws inspiration from seeing me strive. I make it my mission to excel so they can stay motivated and encouraged to make their lives meaningful,” she says. “My dreams are bigger than me, and my mother always says ‘Ayikho Inkomo yobuthongo,’ meaning if you want wealth or rewards, you have to put in the effort.” MSc Food Technology, 2019, BTech Food Technology, 2015, National Diploma Food Technology, 2014 Magasa keeps being impressed and surprised by the resilience of South Africans despite the challenges we face. This also motivates him to work towards reducing unemployment and inequality in our country. He says he would, however, like to make more time for exercise. He advises the youth of South Africa to never lose their work ethic and to be patient with themselves. “We are able to further contribute towards the betterment of our society through the growth and development of our staff.” BCom Accounting, 2014 to raise more than R100-million towards student fees. In 2019 she was the first woman to win One Day Leader on SABC1 during the #TeamAnisaMazimpaka campaign in Season 7, with many of her counterparts from opposition student formations coming together to support the campaign. “My proudest moment was coming to the realisation that there was no boundary I had not crossed, no social class I had not interacted with – all while remaining true to what I truly believe in.” Postgraduate Diploma in Public Policy and African Studies, 2019
meaningful and fashionable. She is a lecturer and Work Integrated Learning (WIL) co- ordinator at the University of Johannesburg’s department of biotechnology and food technology. As a WIL coordinator, Khoza assists students with preparation for the working world, which includes interviewing and CV-writing skills, and applications for WIL and internship. Since 2020, Khoza has helped over 160 undergraduate students get internships and 15 graduates to secure employment. Khoza is the chief executive of Faculty of Best Advisory, an NPO at which she facilitates career guidance workshops for high school and university students and As managing director of Mitsubishi Motors South Africa, an automotive retailing original equipment manufacturer, Thato Magasa oversees the company’s operations locally and in Botswana, Namibia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Zambia with the help of a franchised retail dealer network. Magasa ended the 2021 calendar year with sales up by 71.5% from the previous year. This meant that the company was operating above pre-Covid-19 levels. Even more importantly, “through environmental, social and governance initiatives, we are able to directly contribute towards a better South Africa,” says Magasa. Anisa Mazimpaka works in the private office of Johannesburg’s executive mayor, Dr Mpho Phalatse. An activist and former student leader, she will soon run her very own foundation, which advocates for social justice through education. Striving for the emancipation of the disenfranchised, she believes it is time for young people to rise to the occasion to position South Africa as a country to be reckoned with. When she was president of the student representative council (SRC) at the University of Johannesburg, the university council and the SRC were able
Minenhle Khoza works in academic development and youth empowerment to make education
MR THATO MAGASA Managing director, Mitsubishi Motors South Africa
MS ANISA MAZIMPAKA Committee member, Johannesburg mayoral committee
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