Amanzimtoti woman makes 100 Most Influential Young South Africans list
While, she has already been nominated, voting is required to determine her position on the list.
Teacher, international speaker and author, Zanele Njapha, who was recently honoured by being placed on Avance Media’s 2019 list of 100 Most Influential Young South Africans.
The 26-year-old is placed in the category of personal development and academia and she hopes to change the meaning of what influential means for the youth. “Every single person is influential in their own way. We all have a certain degree of power, whether it’s among friends or family, we have the power to change mindsets and create an impact. The fact that I am on the list is incredible and it surprised me. I am deeply humbled and a little nervous because I consider myself to be a private person,” she said.
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Zanele studied educational psychology at the University of KwaZulu-Natal and in Wilfrid Laurier, Canada. Her blossoming career began as a natural science and technology teacher at Doon Heights Primary School. In 2016, She founded Acadaid which is tutoring organisation that provides the youth with science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (Stem) skills and the mindset and thought-process on how to face challenges, adapt and craft novel solutions – all critical skills needed to thrive in the 2020s.
“I want to create a positive impact that stands the test of time. I feel like my voice is being heard and I hope that this creates positive ripples in the future,” added the Doonheights resident.
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Zanele currently works with TomorrowToday Global, a team of futurists that assist organisations navigate the future of work and emerging trends that influence change. She is also the current winner of the professional speakers association’s speaker factor competition, making her one of Southern Africa’s biggest emerging speakers to look out for. In addition to this, she is a self-published author for the novel, An Eye for Love in 2018. A story that teaches one’s value and affirming the value of others. The book was one of the best-sellers at 2019’s Midlands Literary Festival. Her short story about her upbringing in Umlazi, The Moment I Knew There Was More, was included in the women’s anthology Drumbeats From Africa. While, she has already been nominated, voting is required to determine her position on the list. Voting is free of charge and can be done on sa.avancemedia.org. The passionate woman also hopes to get more involved in her hometown in the future.
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