Dorah Lebelo is the Executive Director of the GreenHouse Project, an environmental NGO that is establishing a center to demonstrate sustainable living and development in the northwest corner of Joubert Park, Johannesburg. She has worked for several organizations, fighting for environmental justice for her people. In July 2007, Dorah began co-hosting Citizens United for Renewable Energy and Sustainability (CURES)-Southern Africa, an international network focusing on renewable energy and climate change issues. Full bio and links »

Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge was the Deputy Minister of Health of South Africa under President Thabo Mbeki until she was dismissed by him on August 8, 2007, after which she was automatically reduced to her role as a member of Parliament representing the African National Congress. From 1999 to April 2004 she was the Deputy Minister of Defence. She has also been a member of the South African Communist Party since 1984 and became Deputy Minister of Defence in 1999. Madlala-Routledge is well known for helping combat AIDS in South Africa, and is considered by many to have resisted government denial of the severity of the epidemic. She was also an opponent of the use of alternative medicine treatments of HIV in place of scientifically tested methods. Full bio and links »

Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa is a Zulu Sangoma (traditional healer) and High Sanusi from South Africa. He is well known and respected for his work in nature conservation and is an author of books on African mythology and spiritual beliefs. Full bio and links »