BERTHA CENTRE SCHOLARS (2023)

Courtney Thorne-Roots

MBA

An accomplished legal professional, Courtney has garnered experience as a commercial legal advisor for a prominent South...

Nothando Adu-Gyamfi

MBA

Nothando is a qualified engineer with a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical & Biochemical Engineering from Brown University in...

Ashleigh Heese

MPhil

Working with an education lens in chronically under-developed service sectors, such as health and literacy, has allowed ...

Landisiwe Binza

MPhil

Landisiwe holds a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work from the University of the Western Cape; two Certificates as an Integ...

Nakisani Liphadzi

MPhil

Nakisani is a well- versed training and development professional with 8 years’ experience in the education, event planni...

Ralph Nyoni

MPhil

Ralph is a highly motivated and talented software developer and social innovator with 4 years of experience in the tech ...

Wenbo Zheng

MPhil

Wenbo is a Chartered Accountant (SA) with over 5 years of post-article experience in the FinTech industry. As a dedicate...

BERTHA CENTRE SCHOLARS (2022)

Mdongwazi Willie Mathye

MPhil

Mdongwazi is a father, farmer, traveler, teacher, villager, storyteller, collaborator, design-thinking enthusiast and so...

Moaraoetsi Rakuone

MPhil

Moraoetsi is an independent Consultant and a development professional with vast experience in the health and social sect...

Morne Kahts

MBA Modular

Morné is a medical doctor, clinical researcher and musician. He holds a Bachelor of Music (Honours) and Bachelor of Medi...

Nontuthuzelo Nikiwe

MPhil

Nontuthuzelo is passionate about community and social development to restore equality - both economically and environmen...

Nguvijita Kamenjono

MPhil

Nguvitjita has extensive professional experience in financial advisory services over the past 5 years, working on a pred...

Prashana Rampersad

MPhil

Prashana aims to contribute towards designing and piloting initiatives that seek to provide disadvantaged populations, e...

Velakhe Mbingo

MPhil

Velakhe is an independent Swaziland-born Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Integration and Reporting Consultant who as...

BERTHA CENTRE SCHOLARS (2020/2021)

Courage Nyamhunga

MPhil

Courage is an innovation nomad who enjoys being part of an interdisciplinary team of global problem solvers, spread acro...

Diana Muema

MBA

Diana embarked on her full-time MBA journey at the Graduate School of Business at UCT after almost 6 years into her care...

Desire Ruhinda

MPhil

Desire’s interest in social and inclusive work began during his undergraduate studies. In his second year of Medical sch...

Iris Nxumalo-De Smidt

MPhil

Iris identifies as a ‘feminist systems innovator’, who leverages facilitation, research, strategic grant-making, story-t...

Kudakwashe Kandemiiri

MBA Modular

Kudakwashe is a Zimbabwean technologist, volunteer, and mentor with a vision of developing successful tech-driven busine...

Linda Daniels

MPhil

Linda has been a journalist for most of her working life - a career choice fueled by a desire to positively contribute t...

Noxolo Gqada

MBA Modular

Noxolo already holds a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBChB UCT), a Post Graduate Diploma in Primary Emergency Care (...

Prince Enoch Nwadeyi

MPhil

Prince is the co-founder of iSpani Group, a business steeped in data insight with a particular focus on driving financia...

Rebecca Viljoen

MBA Modular

Having worked in the non-profit sector for several years, Rebecca’s background is seated in socio-economic development. ...

Sampson Kofi Adotey

MPhil

Sampson is a grassroots education advocate, thought leader and process facilitator. His life’s mission is to facilitate ...

Shannon van Wyk

MPhil

As a digital strategist working in online behaviour change, Shannon’s passions lie at the intersections of technological...

Thato Konstabole

MPhil

After graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture from the National University of Lesotho in 2008, Thato joined...

Robin Bleekers

MBA Modular

From focusing on industrial psychology when he first studied, to now running the Letsema Foundation - Robin’s profession...

Tochukwu Egesi

MPhil

Tochukwu is a financial services strategy consultant at Genesis Analytics. He is based in Nigeria and has worked in over...

Yusuf Ssessanga

MPhil

Yusuf is Director of Innovation at Rlabs Tanzania, headquartered in Iringa and a consultant in Small and Medium Enterpri...

Zeenat Hendricks

MPhil

Zeenat has over 9 years of experience in the world of social justice. Currently she heads up the communications departme...