Naas played his first test for the Springbok Rugby Team on 26 April 1980 at the age of 22 in the flyhalf position against South America at Wanderers, Johannesburg . He played his last test on 14 November 1992 at the age of 34 as flyhalf against England at Twickenham, London .

South African swimmer Natalie du Toit, whose left leg was amputated below the knee in 2001, has gone on to compete against - and often beat - able-bodied swimmers at the highest level.

Nick Binedell is the Founding Director of the Gordon Institute of Business Science. He was previously the Director of the Wits Business School.

Nick Christelis is known both locally and internationally for delivering energetic, value-packed presentations and training programmes. The fact that major corporations retain his services on an annual basis, year after year, is indicative of the value he gives to delegates and in turn their employers.

Arguably, South Afrcia's most successful rugby coach ever, Nicholas Vivian Howard Mallett was born on October 30, 1956 in Heartfordshire , England , taking a middle name from his mother Vivienne. He came to Africa, being only six weeks old, when his family re-located to Zimbabwe . His father Anthony took up a post as Headmaster of Peterhouse School, just outside of Harare .

When Noeleen Maholwana-Sangqu burst onto South African TV screens early this year, it may have been her screen debut but she brought a formidable CV as the queen of talk.

Nomsa is an actress, storyteller and a writer. She has been involved in various plays, including Romeo and Juliet, The Rebel Ghost, Indaba my Africa , The Graduate, etc.

Having worked in the corporate and private sector of business for 14 years prior to being selected to play cricket in an industry that demands total dedication and commitment to achieving results, the many same principles that are applied can be found in both the Sporting and Business environment, and having being part of the era in South African cricket that was termed successful in world terms has enabled him to grasp and isolate many fundamentals that are often overlooked when striving for success.

Born in Cape Town in 1958, Paul du Toit's grounding in theatre and entertainment provided an ideal springboard for a professional speaking career. His introduction to the business world in 1982 created a conviction that key customer retention plays a vital role in sustained economic prosperity. Starting in management where he served on Southern Life's National Training Committee, he moved to Consulting in the mid 90's and founded the Congruence Group in Johannesburg.

Paul Naidoo's involvement in the business world since leaving university has been in the IT industry, specifically sales. He spent the past 13 years in this industry in the following roles: Retail Salesman, Corporate Salesman, Sales Manager, Product Manager, Branch Manager and Sales Director. His outstanding achievements in sales led to quick promotions, but his overall responsibility still remained in the sales area of business.

Paul Tomes captures his experience in business communication skills development on his business card simply with the title … "veteran". Over the past 20 years he has consulted with executives and leadership teams in almost all of South Africa's top 100 companies, strategising presentations and coaching presentation delivery..

Pepsi has over six years experience in television and training, having worked as a television presenter on SABC1, Cinemagic and The Toasty Show, with his most recent appearance on the classy, inspirational magazine programme on SABC 2 called Mamepe.

After matriculating in 1975 and a couple of interesting years at medical school [in which he discovered that dreams often wilt in the harsh sun of reality], Peter joined Barclays Bank [now First National]. He left them a few years later to chase a career in the computing world.

Peter is a well-known Radio & Television Presenter in South Africa and has more than 13 years experience as a broadcaster. He has produced many TV series for both the national broadcaster SABC and the Pay Television channel M-Net. He has also produced many corporate videos for various South African Companies.

Phinda Madi is a consultant and director of a communications consultancy which is owned, managed and staffed in the main by black professionals. Currently, Phinda does consultancy work for a wide range of organisations, from major listed conglomerates to small and emerging black business ventures and government offices.

Quinton Coetzee believes that every person is endowed with a deep-seated instinct to survive - SURVIVE AT ALL COSTS AND AGAINST ALL ODDS!

Born in London in 1951 Richard's education included a traditional English boarding school followed by 3 Years in hotel school and four years "apprenticeship" in some of the best hotels and restaurants in England.

Robin Banks is an educational trainer and motivational speaker, and is committed to the process of change and transformation in South Africa . His ultimate desire is to empower people to take charge of their lives and create a brighter future for themselves.

Roelf Meyer was intimately involved in negotiating the settlement of the South African problem from 1989 to 1994, first as Deputy Minister of Constitutional Affairs and thereafter as Minister in which capacity he served as the Government`s Chief Negotiator.

An accomplished speaker with 20 years experience as a Family Law Attorney, Roger enthralls his audiences with his wealth of knowledge and learned life skills. His talks are filled with warm humanity and humour and set apart by his enthusiastic presentation style.

With a National Diploma in Police Administration and 20 years' experience in the realm of security and protection, Rory Steyn has a long and accomplished history in the South African Police. Whilst in the service of the government he specialised as an investigator, intelligence field-worker and as section head of the VIP Protection and Bomb Disposal units.

Rosalie Finlayson was born in Grahamstown on July 13, 1943. During her formative years in the Eastern Cape , she acquired a communicative competence in Xhosa. She matriculated at the Victoria Girls' High School in Grahamstown, where she was head girl in 1961.

Ryk Neethling is one of the most successful swimmers in history to compete for the University of Arizona and the Republic of South Africa. Ryk has participated in the last three Olympic Games for South Africa, culminating with a Gold Medal and World Record performance in the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece. Currently, Neethling holds the South African record in five different events and ranks in the top ten in the world in both the 50, 100, 200 Freestyle and Individual Medleys. Yet it is his success as an intercollegiate swimmer at the University of Arizona that elevated him to become one of the most highly regarded athletes in Tucson and the International swimming community. Ryk’s collegiate athletic career at Arizona was unmatched, leading to nine individual NCAA Championships and the Arizona Athlete of the Century Award.