When Ali Najm explains he is a quantity surveyor, he’s often met with blank looks. “Unfortunately, all too often, people know nothing about who we are or what we do. They think I’m a land ...

When Nokukhanya Makhoba was 16 and starting Grade 10, she knew that to become a quantity surveyor she had to take maths and science, and excel in those subjects. At the age of 18, Makhoba, who hails ...