I have always felt that being independent is one of the most powerful assets a person can have.

It's important to be able to feel that you can be yourself.

Being a powerful woman, Matheba tells Forbes, “means that you create your own narrative. It means that you are strong enough to make your own decisions, to be free and to break the status quo that people have set up for women.

I just love the fact that Khanyi is an independent and powerful woman, who is just comfortable in her skin. It’s also nice to see black women not make excuses and be unapologetically themselves.

I think what’s even more powerful is that I feel inspired and encouraged to be a strong, independent person. It’s not that I’m being forced to take a stand. I’m excited for the future.

Being confident and believing in your own self-worth is necessary to achieving your potential.

Most powerful is he who has himself in his own power

The power to be me in all the senses. I think every person's superpower lies in really living their truth. To just do you. For the longest time I've struggled with trying to please people at the expense of my peace and my joy. When I realised it, it was a heavy wake up call... to say 'Hey, it's okay to say no, you don't have to say yes to everything

You'll find my power comes from within.... and is a force to be reckoned with.

it was somehow wonderful of her to be, in every detail, herself.

I think that is Amanda’s whole stance; to feel most empowered as a woman is to have the choice to whether or not you dress up or dress down and to feel good about yourself either way. And that is truly the most empowering stance for a woman to take is to not have to comply either way because of a mans expectations of her.

As an individual I’m attracted to strong female characters – my characters have always been people who own themselves. Even if they’re strongly doing something wrong, they’ve always been powerful people.

To free us from the expectations of others, to give us back to ourselves — there lies the great, singular power of self-respect.

The most powerful form of self-belief comes from believing in something greater than you. Because when you’ve got purpose, everything becomes possible.