Heroic Women 2021 | Women in Academia & Education | Isabella Makhura
Isabella Makhura
Nominee's Province:
Limpopo
Project Name/Description:
Disability Desk Chairperson – Transitional SRC
A law student, activist, and nail technician, Isabella describes herself as “an academic bullet” who has masterfully blended academics, student politics and entrepreneurship. The 21-year-old is also the Chairperson of the Transitional SRC Faculty of Management and Law, as well as the Disability Committee Secretary-General of the South African Union of Students (SAUS). She believes that exhibiting qualities such as strength and independence is a recipe for woman destined for greatness. She is all about making history her story; that is, she encourages women to help pull one another up by fi nding and fostering their talents.
