Walk a Mile in my Shoes

Inspired by her own experiences of struggling with science and chemistry at high school and university, Bathabile Mpofu set about developing a locally manufactured chemistry kit – ChemStart.

Inspired by her grandparents' love of growing fruits and vegetables, Mosa 'Hope' Mapheto is creating jobs in rural South Africa, growing crops and making clean bio-diesel from dirty vegetable oil.

Developed by Murendeni Mafumo, Kusini Water is a social enterprise that builds water treatment systems from nanotechnology and macadamia nut shells.

Wandisile Nqeketho came up with the idea of 18 Gangster Museum with the single-minded purpose of turning children in poor communities away from gangsterism.

The device of Xabiso Lombo's company, Guardian Gabriel, allows users to send their location to friends and family in the case of an emergency.

Senso is a wristband that translates important sounds, like an alarm for example, into specific colour-coded light and vibration, to help connect the deaf community with their surroundings.