Siphokazi Jonas
Siphokazi Jonas is a multi-award-winning poet, playwright, actor, and producer based in Cape Town, South Africa. She holds an MA in English Literature and an undergraduate degree in Drama and English from the University of Cape Town. She has been…
Charlot Magayi
Orphaned at the age of 10, Charlot Magayi grew up in Mukuru, one of the biggest slums in Nairobi, and became a mother at 16. Magayi was moved to provide safer cooking technologies for her community after her daughter was…
Sir Adrian Hill
Sir Adrian Hill is the Director and Founder of the Jenner Institute and Mittal Professor of Vaccinology at Oxford University. In 2014 his group led the first clinical trial of an Ebola virus vaccine targeting the outbreak in West Africa. In partnership…
Ally Olotu
Dr. Ally Olotu is a Senior Scientist with a strong interest in infectious disease epidemiology and immunology. He is the Director of Science at Ifakara Health Institute in Tanzania and a Senior European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) fellow.
Salim S. Abdool Karim
Professor Salim S. Abdool Karim is a South African clinical infectious diseases epidemiologist widely recognised for his scientific contributions and leadership in the fields of AIDS and COVID-19. He is the Director of the Centre for the AIDS Programme of…
Daré Okoudjou
Daré Okoudjou is the founder and CEO of Onafriq, previously known as MFS Africa. Onafriq operates the most extensive digital payments network in Africa. Onafriq’s network seamlessly integrates more than 500 million mobile wallets and over 200 million bank accounts…
Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede
Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede CFR is a distinguished investor, banker, and philanthropist known for his substantial track record in the for-profit and not-for-profit sectors. As co-founder of the Tengen Family Office, he oversees a multibillion-dollar portfolio spanning banking, finance, insurance, technology, real…
Antjie Krog
Antjie Krog is an Afrikaans poet, writer, and Professor Emeritus at the University of the Western Cape. She has published thirteen volumes of poetry in Afrikaans, four of which have been compiled with English translations: Down to My Last Skin…
Nunke Kadimo
Nunke Kadimo, a proud San woman, was born in Namibia along the Okavango River near the Angolan border. Her upbringing was shaped by her father, a skilled tracker and former soldier. In 1989, amidst conflict, her family became refugees, settling…