Dr Nomhle Ngwenya became the youngest person to earn a PhD in Wits University’s Faculty of Science, completing it at 25. She also became the first Black woman at Wits to progress directly from an honours degree into a PhD. Today, as CEO of the Science, Technology and Innovation Business Forum, she works at the intersection of science, business, academia and government. The interview should not be a CV walk-through. The central question is: What happens after you become the first?

Dr Nomhle Ngwenya became the youngest person to earn a PhD in Wits University&rsquo;s Faculty of Science, completing it at 25. She also became the first Black woman at Wits to progress directly from an honours degree into a PhD. Today, as CEO of the Science, Technology and Innovation Business Forum, she works at the intersection of science, business, academia and government. The interview should not be a CV walk-through. The central question is: What happens after you become the first?

5 Breakfast with Dan Corder, Thabo Baloyi, Xoli Zondo and Marli van Eeden. Every weekday, 6 AM to 9 AM

5 Breakfast with Dan Corder, Thabo Baloyi, Xoli Zondo and Marli van Eeden. Every weekday, 6 AM to 9 AM

5 Breakfast with Dan Corder, Mahapelo Moloi, Xoli Zondo and Marli van Eeden.

5 Breakfast

Everyone’s favourite radio breakfast this side of… ANYWHERE! This show has more energy, more laughs, and more delight than any other. It's what South Africa needs to get their day going. It’s better than coffee!Its roaring, memorable radio every single day: the biggest news, hottest debates, craziest scandals, and the weirdest and most wonderful of South Africa, plus the kind of original creative radio that you just don’t get anywhere else. It’s one of a kind in the best way.

Everyone’s favourite radio breakfast this side of… ANYWHERE! This show has more energy, more laughs, and more delight than any other. It's what South Africa needs to get their day going. It’s better than coffee!Its roaring, memorable radio every single day: the biggest news, hottest debates, craziest scandals, and the weirdest and most wonderful of South Africa, plus the kind of original creative radio that you just don’t get anywhere else. It’s one of a kind in the best way.