Clair Hawley always wanted to be of service to her country. At a young age she told her parents she wanted to join the police, but when she finished school at Westville Girls High, she chose to move to the UK where she joined Her Majesty’s British Army as a Private soldier. Clair then served [...]

Grant ‘Twiggy’ Baker is a professional big wave surfer, based in Durban. He won the Red Bull Big Wave Africa at Dungeons in 2008 and made history the same year by riding arguably SA’s biggest wave ever (over 70 foot) at Tafelberg reef the same year. In April 2010 Baker was nominated for the Ride [...]

Carol Van Tonder is a lecturer, mother and founder of the Durban North Umhlanga Crisis Team (DNUCT) based in the North of Durban. Four years ago Carol read a story in her local newspaper about victims of crime who had suffered trauma and were not being cared for at their local police station. She made [...]

Hanli Prinsloo is the 8-time South African Freediving record holder and, is sought out by watermen around the world to teach them at her school in South Africa I am Water. She started freediving over 12 years ago in Sweden, where she was studying at the time. As well as being a passionate ocean and [...]

Izimvo had the pleasure of meeting Jess Yallup. Jess is a 23-year-old singer-songwriter from Durban. Until recently she was fairly unknown to SA audiences despite performing regularly in her hometown with her band Sea of Stars as well as taking part in various theatre productions. 2010 has been a whirlwind year for Jess, after she [...]

Izimvo is happy to introduce Farryl Purkiss. Farryl is a SAMA nominated singer-songwriter, originally from Durban. He released an eponymous debut album, Farryl Purkiss in 2006 before doing a number of EPs and in 2009 released his sophomore album entitled Fruitbats & Crows. His songs have been used in campaigns by Nissan, Audi TT Remastered, [...]

Izimvo is honoured to introduce Justin Foxton. Justin is the founder of the organisation Stop Crime Say Hello, which aims to reduce crime in South Africa by encouraging people to “replace silence and certain negative, abusive and discriminatory language and deeds with positive words and actions,” and “get out from behind our walls of fear, [...]

We are honoured to introduce former Idols contestant and current frontwoman of the Pixie Bennett Band. Pixie started making a name for herself as a club dancer and singer in Europe before returning to her native Durban, where she started the band with some fellow muso friends. Following Pixie’s exit from Idols, the band became [...]

Izimvo has the pleasure of introducing marketer, voice Artist, MC and radio and television presenter; Bevan Lynch. Born in the Eastern Cape, Bevan has always been in the limelight with him playing in jazz bands, singing in choirs and acting in theatrical productions from an early age. While completing a BCOM at Rhodes University, Bevan went [...]

Izimvo has the great honour of introducing the Managing Director of Hirsch’s: Margaret Hirsch. From humble beginnings as an appliance repair business started with R900 in 1979, to a chain of mega appliance and home furnishing stores in KZN and Gauteng, Allan and Margaret Hirsch are a shining example of the South African dream. Hirsch’s [...]