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What Does It Take to Summit Everest? Angela Yeung Is About to Tell You

Angela Yeung spent 50 days climbing Everest via the North Side and turned every metre of it into an act of giving. On 24 June, she brings that story and the leadership lessons it left her with to Workshop Wednesday at Workshop17 The Bank.
At 8,849 metres above sea level, with oxygen thinning and temperatures dropping to the kind of cold that shuts your body down, Angela Yeung made a promise. For every metre she climbed, one bra would be donated to a woman or girl affected by gender-based violence or vulnerable living conditions somewhere in South Africa.

She made it to the top… and she kept her word.

One year on from summiting Everest via the technically demanding North Side, after a 50-day expedition that tested every limit she had, all 8,849 bras pledged through the Impilo Collection Foundation’s #EmpowerHer campaign have been distributed across all nine provinces, reaching women through shelters, support organisations and frontline services. During the 16 Days of Activism 2025, the campaign took physical form at Constitution Hill, where 8,849 bras were installed beside the historic Women’s Jail; turning what had been a site of hardship into something else entirely.

On 24 June 2026, Angela brings that story to Workshop Wednesday at Workshop17 The Bank.

Don’t expect a mountaineering lecture, this is an honest account of what happens to a person when conditions become extreme: what holds, what breaks and what you discover about yourself when there is no option to turn back. Drawing on her childhood, her experience as an entrepreneur and the philanthropic work she leads through the Impilo Collection Foundation, Angela builds a case for a different kind of ambition: one grounded in self-knowledge, disciplined focus and the decision to bring others with you as you go.

Penelope Meniere, National Marketing Manager at Workshop17, says Workshop Wednesday exists to bring that kind of thinking into the room: “We bring people to Workshop Wednesday who have something real to say. Angela summited Everest, made a promise at the top and kept it. That kind of story about courage, following through then using your platform for something bigger than yourself; is exactly what this series was made for. On 24 June, each ticket sold puts money directly into the hands of the Impilo Collection Foundation.”

Every rand from ticket sales goes directly to the Impilo Collection Foundation, a non-profit rooted in the Zulu word for “life”. The foundation runs three active campaigns: #EmpowerHer, #EmpowerHim and #EmpowerThem – focused on education, mentorship and community support across South Africa.

For R50, you get an evening with one of the most compelling speakers on the circuit and an opportunity to support foundations which make meaningful change possible.

Tickets start from R50 for Workshop17 members and R100 for non-members, available via Quicket.

Workshop Wednesday: Angela Yeung
Date: 24 June 2026
Time: 17:00 – 19:00
Venue: Workshop17 The Bank
Tickets: From R50 via Quicket (https://www.quicket.co.za/events/364513-workshop-wednesday-conquering-everest-for-good/#/)
https://www.workshop17.co.za/

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Author: Neke Ndlovu from Angelfish PR & Events on behalf of Workshop17.

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The FNB Stadium: The “Calabash” of a Nation

While the original stadium was built in 1989, its current iconic form was the result of a massive reconstruction for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The design, led by the architectural firm Boogertman + Partners, is deeply rooted in African symbolism. Its exterior is modeled after a calabash, the traditional African gourd or “melting pot.” The facade is composed of thousands of fiber-cement panels in eight different earth-toned colors, mimicking the fire and earth used to kiln the traditional pot. At night, the stadium is illuminated from below, creating the visual effect of a glowing fire beneath the “pot,” a symbol of the warmth and hospitality of the African continent.

The stadium’s capacity is a staggering 94,736, making it the largest stadium in Africa and the fourth largest in the world. But its significance transcends its scale. The site is a “theatre of history.” In 1990, just days after his release from 27 years of imprisonment, Nelson Mandela delivered his first speech to a massive, roaring crowd at the original FNB Stadium. It was here that he effectively signaled the beginning of the end of Apartheid. Decades later, in 2013, the same stadium hosted his memorial service, bringing the world together in a final farewell to “Madiba.”