Cindy Dladla is the founder of The House of Mana, which is a holding company for products that operate in the creative, township and circular economies, which each hold their own power to generate income and create numerous job opportunities. Cindy produces the following products: all natural and handcrafted male grooming products; upcycled decor and…
Ntethelelo Zuma is originally from Durban, but his love of art took him to Johannesburg. A theatre performer, singer, actor, writer, director and dancer, Ntethelelo owns a recording studio in Tembisa at Makhulong, Icilongo Entertainment Studio, as well an Internet café in Durban.
Sibusiso Zulu is an ambassador for social and creative change and the co-founder of Swyft Lab, a swap-and-thrift and upcycle fashion brand that promotes sustainability and homegrown youth creativity in Johannesburg. Swyft Lab redirects pre-loved fashion items from the landfills into the wardrobes of the youth, through the intervention of design and craft. Swyft Lab…
Nonhlanhla Setheni (Nonny) is a handcrafting creative, who designs and makes accessories such as earrings, waist beads, chokers or necklaces, anklets, head crowns, bangles and bags. She loves writing poetry and music, capturing her thoughts on how she views the world. Nonny is also a freelance filmmaker, who enjoys working with the camera and taking…
Xolani Ntuli runs a multi-media production company that offer arts and entertainment photo shoots and audio-visual solutions at affordable prices.
Born in 1994, Kganya Mogashoa is the founder of Koranges Art (Pty) Ltd. She lives and works in Randburg, Johannesburg. She studied Interior Design at the University of Johannesburg (2013–2016), obtaining her BTech Honours Degree. She quit her full-time job in 2019 to pursue her passion for visual art. Kganya is a self-taught multidisciplinary artist…
Njabulo Mavuso is from a small kasi in Ekurhuleni called Spruitview. She is an architectural technologist, photographer and a filmmaker. She designs and manufactures equipment for film, photography and television spaces, and one day hopes to manufacture cameras. Her venture’s unique lead generation advantage is her secret weapon. Njabulo has been in the film, television…
Laice Sanele Mathebula is a visual and performing artist based in Heidelberg. Their business deals with graphic, visual and editorial design and is unique in how each service is customised to suit each individual’s and business’s needs.
Thabang Mathapo is a self-published author, born and raised in Pretoria, and is the founder of Native Mind, a publishing company that has just produced its first debut book series, called Moya: Letters of African Urban Legends. Thabang’s books are different in that they touch on the pulse of everyday South Africans and their spiritual…
Paulinah Masalane, a 25-year-old creative from Kempton Park, is interested in fashion design. She has a National Diploma and BTech in Fashion Design Technology. Her brand is BLEEQ, a streetwear, urban brand that creates unisex outerwear with quilting fabrication as the design aesthetic. This type of design aesthetic is used for blankets but in a…