South Africans Doing Great Things

Prof. Tebello Nyokong chats to Wasanga Mehana and Gugulethu Mhlungu on her distinguished career in science and the changes needed in the way science is presented in schools. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

South African handbag designer Adrian Furstenburg recently won an award in the 'All About the Logo by Guess Handbags' category, at the 2016 Independent Handbag Designer Awards in the New York.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lesego Semenya shares some of the pros and cons of a career as a chef, in addition to his new role as a judge on Top Chef SA.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Thando Thabethe is making a name for herself as a versatile media player.  An actress and radio presenter, Thabethe recently co-hosted the South African Music Awards (Samas).  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Comedian Tyson Ngubeni is set to debut his show, The Dark Ages, which tells his experience as a dark-skinned man living in South Africa.  Directed by Donovan Goliath, The Dark Ages questions some Afrophobic attitudes in local communities.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mpho Botha, 15, was recently crowned Mr Teen World. He is an active citizen working with many charities, and is championing the cause of pageants with meaning.  Botha is a South African doing great things! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Thalente Biyela has gone to living in the streets as a child to becoming an international skateboarder. A documentary, I Am Thalente, has recently been released which follows Thalente's remarkable journey. He speaks to #NightTalk's Gugs Mhlungu and Wasanga Mehana.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cape Town-born Liesl Tommy earned a Best Director nomination for the play Eclipsed, at the 70th Tony Awards. The play is written by Dana Gurira, and the cast is lead by Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong'o.  Tommy speaks to #NightTalk's Gugu Mhlungu and Wasanga Mehana.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Congressman Charles Rangel declared 9 May as "Duma Ndlovu and Mbongeni Ngema Day" in Harlem, New York. Playwright and director, Duma Ndlovu, talks to #NightTalk's, Gugs Mhlungu and Wasanga Mehana about his work in South African art.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Banetsi Mphunga bought a VW microbus and started providing counselling services to marginalised youth in Cape Town townships. Mphunga says he has provided counselling to youth who have had the most adverse experiences.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tuta-Me, founded by Abed Tau and Dylan Hyslop, is a mobile application which makes tutoring services easier by connecting students and tutors.  The app was placed second in the recent #HackJozi2016 Challenge. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nthabeleng Likotsi, Executive Chairperson of The Young Women in Business Network, spoke to #NightTalk's Gugs and Wasanga about her journey to forming South Africa's first female-led cooperative bank, and the best ways to support local stokvels and cooperatives. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Award-winning musician Toya Delazy says she enjoys the experience of living in London, where she is branching out to her growing fan base. Her recent successes, include making the final round of the Midem Artist Accelerator for 2016, ahead of the 50th annual Midem Music Conference in Cannes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lebogang Rasethaba is a movie director. He spent five years in China completing his master’s in film studies. He has completed three remarkable feature-length documentaries, The People Vs The Rainbow Nation, Future Sound of Msanzi, and Prisoner 46764: The Untold Legacy of Andrew Mlangeni.      See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.