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    Samkelisiwe Mhlongo
    Accessory Designer
    Samkelisiwe Mhlongo is a bag designer from Durban, South Africa.
    Durban, South Africa
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    Luchwayito Vena
    Photographer
    Luchwayito Vena is a photographer and journalism student from Rhodes University.
    Grahamstown, South Africa
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    Siphelele Ntombela
    Fashion Designer
    Siphelele Ntombela is a South African fashion designer
    Durban, South Africa
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    Sipho Khwebula
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    Johannesburg, South Africa
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    Siyanda Magaba
    Furniture Designer
    Siyanda Magaba is a furniture designer from South Africa.
    Durban, South Africa
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    Takudzwa Dlamini
    Fashion Designer
    Takudzwa Dlamini is a South African fashion designer.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
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    Tanisha Neill
    Furniture Designer
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    Cape Town, South Africa
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    Tlhalefang Moeletsi
    Fashion Designer
    Tlhalefang Moeletsi is an economics student and bag designer.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
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    Karabo Dire
    Artist
    Karabo Dire is a South African illustrator.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
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    Koketso Kutloano Matobako
    Photographer
    Koketso Kutloano Matobako is a photographer and visual artist.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
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    Leigh Le Roux
    Leigh Le Roux is an illustrator and graphic designer.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
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    Lethabo Cleo Moraka
    Product Designer
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    Pretoria, South Africa
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    Johannesburg, South Africa
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    Dora Prevost
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    Johannesburg, South Africa
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    Johannesburg, South Africa
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    Johannesburg, South Africa
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    Fezokuhle Dimba
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    Durban, South Africa
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    Viola Greyling
    Ceramicist
    Viola Greyling is a young ceramicist from the Tshwane University of Technology.
    Pretoria, South Africa
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    Hanif Kara
    Engineer
    Hanif Kara is a structural engineer, Design Director of AKT II as well as Professor in Practice at Harvard GSD.
    London, United Kingdom
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    sustainable food design
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    South Africa
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    Samkelisiwe Mhlongo
    Accessory Designer
    Samkelisiwe Mhlongo is a bag designer from Durban, South Africa.
    Durban, South Africa
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