Vuyiseka Dubula, Founder, Activist Centre for Education and Development

South Africa

Vuyiseka is the Director of the Africa Centre for HIV/AIDS Management at the University of Stellenbosch and is the founder of the Activist Centre for Education and Development. A former member of the UNAIDS High Level Commission on HIV Prevention, Vuyiseka also was General Secretary of the Treatment Action Campaign. She is completing her PhD at the Centre for Civil Society at the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s School of Built Environment and Development Studies and is a 2018 recipient of the Franco-German Prize for Human Rights and the Rule of Law.

Mandla Majola, Founder, Movement for Change and Social Justice

South Africa

Mandla is the founder of the Movement for Change and Social Justice and is the Program Coordinator at the University of Cape Town’s School of Public Health. Mandla honed his community organizing skills with the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) before rising to become its National Organizer and General Secretary of the National Congress of TAC. He holds a degree in Human and Social Studies from the University of South Africa.

Bheki Kunene, Founder of Mind Trix Media

South Africa

Bheki is the founder of Mind Trix Media, an award-winning design agency located in Cape Town that focuses on graphic design, web design, and digital media. Bheki and his company have been recognized with many national and international awards, including: Forbes Africa’s “30 Under 30 Most Promising African Entrepreneurs,” Hennessy’s “Business Man of the Year Award,” and House and Leisure’s “Rising Star.”