CEO and founder Dr Hajira Mashego at the Fitness Junction, a gym located in her home town. (Fitness Junction/Supplied)
Dr Hajira Mashego is not running a gym to help people fit into their favourite pair of jeans; she wants to reshape the health landscape of black communities in South Africa.
Her mission started when she was studying towards her PhD.
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