Epworth alumni

Thandeka Gqubule was the first black girl at Epworth School, in 1979. A year later, a second black girl showed up: Busisiwe Mabuza, who is now chair of the IDC board. Other old Epworth classmates of Gqubule’s include Ayanda Noah, now group executive for customer services at Eskom, and Nonkqubela Maliza, who is head of corporate affairs at Volkswagen South Africa. “Epworth alumni are one of my most formidable networks,” says Gqubule