Financial access to education is just one barrier to flourishing as a student. Alecia Ndlovu remembers the economic, cultural and social shocks that almost stunted her school and university career. 

Alecia is a politics lecturer at the University of Cape Town.

Working non-stop runs the risk of losing who we are outside of our work. Kemang Wa Lehulere contextualises the decision to shut down his studio and production for a year.

Kemang is an artist, represented by Stevenson Gallery.

Striving towards an equal future cannot be done alone. Koketso Moeti shares her views on community building to advance social change.

Koketso is the executive director of amandla.mobi. She is also an inaugural Obama Fellow and an Atlantic Fellow for Racial Equity.

Finding our own voice in our work is not easy. Loyiso Madinga reflects on public success and personal doubt about his authenticity in comedy.

Loyiso is a stand-up comedian, actor and the international correspondent for the Daily Show with Trevor Noah.

Sometimes our passion and our work don’t align as a career. Khwezi Mathonsi discusses the gap between her hobby and employment, and how she deals with depression at work.

Khwezi is a chartered accountant.

Toxic work environments wear down our self-esteem and morale. Kgosi Motsoane retraces his process to quitting his job.

Kgosi used to be a government employee. He is now an aspiring novelist and the co-founder of Bare Stories.