WORLD NEWS | 18 South African youths of Indian descent among top 200

Johannesburg, 26th June (PTI) — As many as 18 South Africans of Indian origin have been included in the latest edition of the prestigious Daily Mail and Guardian’s annual ‘200 Young South Africans’ list, which includes AI, combat A pioneer in the fields of organized crime and health innovation.

Parusha Partab, 35, in the film and media category, said India was the driving force behind her work at various marketing agencies on the continent.

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“I often share a story of traveling to India, looking up at a billboard, and seeing for the first time an Indian woman on a billboard. In that moment, I felt such awe and a deep understanding of why representation and inclusion are so important ,” said Pathab.

Simmi Areff, 35, was also awarded in the Film and Media category for being part of the African Union Fellowship, through which he engages with the continent’s talented minds and finds new spaces, voices and stories, shared through the medium of podcasting.

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In the Arts and Entertainment category, 29-year-old Kiveshan “Jives” Thumbiran is credited with paving the way for South Africa’s Indian-born diaspora to participate in the South African arts scene through his teaching as a lecturer and his work. A practicing artist.

Five of the 18 were honored for their work in technology and innovation.

Nabeel Seedat, a 28-year-old artificial intelligence expert, has developed tools to improve the safety and trustworthiness of artificial intelligence tools to help doctors make better decisions. He also developed an affordable robotic prosthetic hand for amputees.

“South Africa should be at the forefront of AI development, not just consumers,” Siddart said.

Avashlin Moodley, 32, is chief artificial intelligence (AI) expert at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). He is the organizer of the Deep Learning IndabaX South Africa event, which aims to improve machine learning and artificial intelligence skills in South Africa.

He was the product lead responsible for launching the first chatbot in Zulu, the most spoken indigenous language in the country.

Poornima Ramburrun, 32, whose research results have been awarded four patents in South Africa, the US, Europe and China, has been hailed as a game-changing development for the recovery of patients for her artificial peripheral nerve repair innovation that eliminates the need for donated tissue .

Zubeida Dawood, 33, is a seasoned cybersecurity expert and head of the research group at the Center for Information and Cybersecurity at the Scientific and Industrial Research Council. She wants to address the cyber skills shortage to boost the economy and transform the lives of disadvantaged people in South Africa.

Janesh Ganda’s paper, 33, assessed how rugby training load data could be used to reduce injury rates and better understand injury prevention.

The education category listed Rukshana Parker, 30, for her extensive research on organized crime in South Africa, focusing on drugs, gangs and assassination. Her research was also presented at the Fourteenth United Nations Crime Congress.

Karthi Pillay, 34, the first non-Catholic principal of Acudeo College in Soshanguve, was also named in the education category; Rishen Roopchund, 32, was also Selected in the Education category, he is a peer reviewer for international journals and international conferences on science, engineering and innovation. technology.

The leader in the Entrepreneurship category was Kiara Ramklass, 28, founder and director of Marimba Jam, a social enterprise working to close the education inequality gap in South Africa by increasing access to music education programs in Africa.

As a 2022 Mandela Washington Fellow, Kiara plans to replicate the Marimba Jam hub model in South African cities and expand to other parts of Africa. Another nominee in this category is Leslie Brenton Naidoo, 27, chief executive of Brengen Energy. He is also the youngest South African to hold a wholesale fuel license and own an oil company.

“We have a good group of people who are committed to our goal of taking over the role of major oil … to import fuel at a lower price and supply it to end users including mines, farmers and truck stops,” Naidu said.

In the health category, 27-year-old Omishka Hirachund was honored for her work with #KeReady, a free health care initiative for young people, using mobile devices to reach underdeveloped rural areas to promote primary healthcare.

She joins Tasneem Hassem, a 32-year-old psychologist who is credited with developing the first set of local and international guidelines for online mental health screening.

Other Young Achievers of Indian descent include Jaimin Patel, 26, in justice and Ebrahim Lambat, 34, in sports.

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