Prof. Tebello Nyokong chats to Wasanga Mehana and Gugulethu Mhlungu on her distinguished career in science and the changes needed in the way science is presented in schools.

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South African handbag designer Adrian Furstenburg recently won an award in the 'All About the Logo by Guess Handbags' category, at the 2016 Independent Handbag Designer Awards in the New York. 

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Lesego Semenya shares some of the pros and cons of a career as a chef, in addition to his new role as a judge on Top Chef SA. 

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Thando Thabethe is making a name for herself as a versatile media player. 

An actress and radio presenter, Thabethe recently co-hosted the South African Music Awards (Samas). 

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Comedian Tyson Ngubeni is set to debut his show, The Dark Ages, which tells his experience as a dark-skinned man living in South Africa. 

Directed by Donovan Goliath, The Dark Ages questions some Afrophobic attitudes in local communities. 

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Mpho Botha, 15, was recently crowned Mr Teen World. He is an active citizen working with many charities, and is championing the cause of pageants with meaning. 

Botha is a South African doing great things!

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Thalente Biyela has gone to living in the streets as a child to becoming an international skateboarder.

A documentary, I Am Thalente, has recently been released which follows Thalente's remarkable journey. He speaks to #NightTalk's Gugs Mhlungu and Wasanga Mehana. 

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Cape Town-born Liesl Tommy earned a Best Director nomination for the play Eclipsed, at the 70th Tony Awards.

The play is written by Dana Gurira, and the cast is lead by Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong'o. 

Tommy speaks to #NightTalk's Gugu Mhlungu and Wasanga Mehana. 

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Congressman Charles Rangel declared 9 May as "Duma Ndlovu and Mbongeni Ngema Day" in Harlem, New York.

Playwright and director, Duma Ndlovu, talks to #NightTalk's, Gugs Mhlungu and Wasanga Mehana about his work in South African art. 

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Banetsi Mphunga bought a VW microbus and started providing counselling services to marginalised youth in Cape Town townships.

Mphunga says he has provided counselling to youth who have had the most adverse experiences. 

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