Briefly News’ Young Money Makers spotlights a group of ambitious young South Africans who turned challenges into career breakthroughs.
Each one carved their own path and built success from the ground up. By sharing their stories with Briefly News readers, they hope to inspire and motivate others striving for career success.
Briefly News is a leading SA media outlet with over 6 million monthly pageviews and a social media audience of around 4 million users across the platforms.
Having a wide audience, mostly of a young age, allows us to make an impact and inspire young people to embrace their potential and build a brighter future.
There is no better way to do this than to show real examples of how the youth manage to develop successful businesses, improve their lives, and contribute to the growth of the country for generations to come.
Khayakazi Mngaza is a young banker who planted her roots in the financial sector straight out of university. She was one of the 15 graduates selected from 100 candidates to join a bank's prestigious graduate programme. Khayakazi seized the opportunity and climbed the career ladder into the corporate world.
Maseromo Evelyn Mofokeng rose from hardship on a Free State farm to eventually become a leader in the clinical trial industry, where she oversees life-changing medical research across five continents. Her success hasn't made her forget where she came from, though, as she founded The Footprints Foundation to help disadvantaged children get the opportunities she never had.
Ntsika Dominic Qaba, a 24-year-old from Khayelitsha, has taken the local fashion scene by storm with a brand born from courage and vision. In 2019, while still a student, he used his NSFAS allowance to start the Sisonke Clothing Brand. His journey, stitched together with resilience and heart, reflects the spirit of a generation that's rewriting the narrative of what it means to come from the township.
Nuno Da Costa Mousinho's passion for science and dedication to developing treatments for diseases like TB and HIV earned him distinction in his MBA from the University of Glasgow and the prestigious Adam Smith Scholar Award. He now holds a leadership role overseeing pharmaceutical trials across Sub-Saharan Africa. Despite his busy life-saving work, Nuno hasn't forgotten his purpose as he mentors university students and gives back to his community, believing in lifting others as he climbs.
