Gavaza Mongwe Makes the Mrs South Africa Top 30
Conviction covers the moment the Midrand data scientist advanced to the Top 30 of Mrs South Africa 2026.
Read the article →I'm Gavaza Mongwe: data scientist, author and founder of The Lead Club. I started out in geology and rewrote my career into data science, so I know what it takes to move from the life you fell into to the one you actually want. I help women get the dream out of their head and onto paper, then build the discipline to run with it. This is my home on the internet: my journey, my writing, my shop and my community, all in one place.
"If you have a noble dream, pursue it with all you have."

Top 30 Finalist
Mrs South Africa 2026
Author
Take the Lead, the 90-day career journal
Founder
Evolve & Excel · The Lead Club
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At first this was about me. Now I know it is for the people. When I say yes to my dream, every woman watching gets permission to say yes to hers. From 100 incredible women nationwide to the Top 30, this road has been about community. Come along with me, cast your vote, and watch the journey unfold.
"A dream you can articulate is a dream you can pursue."
Say it out loud. Write it down. Then run, relentlessly.
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In the Media

Conviction covers the moment the Midrand data scientist advanced to the Top 30 of Mrs South Africa 2026.
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A look at the community work carrying Gavaza's Mrs South Africa campaign beyond the stage.
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Gavaza's Youth Month feature on courage, careers and giving the next generation permission to dream.
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Take the Lead is a 90-day journal that turns a career goal into a plan you can actually work. Alongside it, personalised letters and gifts made by hand at my studio, Evolve & Excel.
The Lead Club
Most of us can say what we don't want. This is a room where you get to say what you do want, out loud, to people who take it seriously. We work in 12-week sprints with weekly check-ins, so what you say on Sunday turns into something by Friday.
On the Mrs SA stage






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