Sisters In Conversation
Sisters In Conversation is hosted by Tebello Motshwane and is an extension of the Sister In Law platform. The podcast focuses on profiling women in the legal profession with the purpose of celebrating their achievements and amplifying their voices. We touch on the challenges Black women have overcome in the profession, issues of transformation and representation, and how they navigate the legal industry in general. We also discuss social injustices in an attempt to put a spotlight on, and find solutions for challenges faced by society as a whole.
Episodes
S6E10 - Anele Maphanga, PR Maven
On this week’s episode I am in Conversation with Anele Maphanga who is a PR maven. This episode highlights the versatility of the careers one can pursue with a law degree. After graduating with an LLB from the University of the Witwatersrand, Anele decided to pivot into communications, which was a long-life dream! Her work experience includes working for leading agencies and at FMCG giants such as
S6E9 - Atlegang Govuza, Attorney & Mentor
On today’s episode Letlhogonolo Nthodi is in conversation with Atlegang Govuza who is a Senior Associate (Attorney). Atlegang is an admitted attorney with a BCom Law and LLB from the University of Pretoria, and an LLM in Labour Law from the University of the Witwatersrand. She is currently a Senior Associate specializing in Mergers & Acquisitions, with additional experience in public law, public i
S6E8 - Kgomotso Mufamadi, Labour law specialist
In today’s episode I am in Conversation with Kgomotso Mufamadi who is a seasoned labour law practitioner. We spoke about her colorful upbringing where she reflected on being partially raised in the USA due to her parents being in exile. One of the things I found fascinating about her journey in the legal profession is the fact that she had no interest in labour law when she first started practicin
S6E7 - Anita Manyama, Attorney & Entrepreneur
In today’s episode I am in Conversation with Anita Manyama. We spoke about her upbringing in humble beginnings where she was unable to find real stability due to losing her parents at a young age. As a result this meant that she would live with numerous relatives. Throughout the many transition her goal remained the same: get educated no matter the cost. This is a true reminder that our circumstan
S6E6: Salem Sekome, Attorney and style enthusiast
In today’s episode I am in conversation with Salem Sekome, apart from being one of my favorite fashion vloggers she is also an exceptional attorney with a strong and resilient work ethic. I love how women in the legal profession are always so intentional about creating safe spaces for all of us, being kind and always enthusiastic to share resources. Salem Sekome is a skilled negotiator and dedicat
S6E5 - Noèmi Muya, Founder: For Women In Law
On today’s episode I am in Conversation with Noèmi Muya. My highlight was hearing about how she had a pleasurable experience during her articles and I believe it is so important to highlight when one has a good experience during articles because the articles experience truly has a bad reputation of being a toxic period in most people’s career stories. Her face also really lit up as she spoke about
S6E4 - Sharon Msiza, Maritime Lawyer (Claims Executive)
In today’s episode I am in Conversation with a super amazing and divine woman, Sharon Msiza, whom I also have the pleasure of calling a dear friend. We spoke about the value of education, especially to underrepresented communities and shared how creating access to opportunities can open a whole new world for someone who does not have information at their finger tips. I am inspired by how Sharon us
S6E3- Nqobile Mbatha, Attorney & Founder: SNC Creatives
In today’s episode I am in conversation with Nqobile Mbatha who is an attorney and also the founder of a digital marketing agency. We spoke about her childhood and she reminisced on having being raised in a loving home but with strict parents. She is grateful for how her parents and later in life her father have always instilled discipline in her and encouraged her to dream big. Nqobile is an admi
S6E2 - Advocate Mathari Manyisa, Entrepreneur & content creator
In today’s episode I am in Conversation with Mathari Manyisa who is an advocate. I really enjoyed her colorful story especially the part where she shared insights about how she repeated matric because she was running after a boy - the innocence of young love tickled me. It just highlights the fact that in life we can almost come back from any setback, all the wiser. Our individual journeys are fil
S6E1 - Tiisetso Mthembu, General Counsel (Africa) at a Multinational corporation
Welcome to season 6 of the Sisters In Conversation podcast. In today’s episode I am in Conversation with Tiisetso Mthembu who is General Counsel at a Multinational Corporation. We spoke about her upbringing with a specific focus on how Tiisetso lost her mom to HIV at a time when there was so much stigma around the disease and how losing her mom lead her into a series of traumatic experiences. Tiis
S5E20 - Nothemba Sonjica, Legal Officer (Commission for Gender Equality)
Nothemba Jessica Sonjica was born and raised in the Eastern Cape. She obtained her law degree from the University of Fort Hare. She is an admitted attorney with right of appearance in the High Court, Supreme Court of Appeal and Constitutional Court. Nothemba is currently studying towards her Masters in Human Rights Protection and she is also an Accredited Mediator. She describes herself as a gende
S5E19 - Nompilo Nyandeni, Paralegal
Nompilo Nyandeni is a qualified Paralegal Practitioner, Bcom Law student and Sister in law mentee. She also holds a diploma in Public Management and Economics from the Durban University of Technology and a certificate in Labour Law from the University of Cape Town . Nompilo works as an Investigating Officer in the Labour Law Section at the Provincial Government. Nompilo has demonstrated leadership
S5E18 - Dr. Keneilwe Radebe (LLD), Lecturer
Dr. Radebe is a Doctor in Law, Senior Lecturer, admitted attorney of the High Court and Commissioner for the South African Law Reform Commission (SALRC). She is an agile researcher and lecturer with experience in both Public law and private law. Her doctoral studies focused on Private law, while her practical legal experience focused on public law, private law, property law and trademark prosecuti
S5E17 - Refilwe Lechaba, Legal Advisor
Refilwe is a dynamic, people focused and driven attorney with more than 7 (seven) years’ experience providing legal advice and support to organisations within a wide range of industries including fleet management, financial services as well as fast moving goods. Refilwe was born in Zeerust, a small town in the North West and lived there for most of her formative years before moving to Pretoria. Be
S5E16 - Philisiwe May, Advocate (PABASA)
Adv. Philisiwe May is a wife, mother and advocate of the High Court of South Africa. She is practising at the Pan African Bar Association of South Africa (“PABASA”) in Sandton. She studied and obtained her BCom(Law) and LLB degrees at the University of Johannesburg (UJ). She completed pupillage in 2020 and commenced a general practice in May 2021. Adv. May discovered her passion for presenting in
S5E15 - Dr. Tebello Matsela (LLD), Legal Researcher
Dr. Tebello is a qualified advocate in the High Courts of Lesotho. Her legal journey commenced in early 2015, serving as a junior advocate focused on cases involving divorces and land matters. During this period, she gained extensive experience in drafting legal documents, handling litigation, and facilitating legal resolutions. Subsequently, she transitioned to the role of a legal advisor for an
S5E14 - Precious Maolana & Mbali Ngcobo, Candidate Attorneys
Today I am in Conversation with two of my mentees from the Sister In Law Mentorship Program (2024 cohort) - we know that all the legends who have been featured on this show started somewhere so let’s take it back to grassroots level in celebration of Youth Month!
Precious Maolana was born and raised in Daveyton, Benoni. She obtained her LLB degree from the University of Limpopo and holds an LLM i
S5E13 - Sedinam Botwe, Junior Associate (Ghana)
Sedinam Botwe is a talented young lawyer whose expertise lies in both the traditional and non-traditional aspects of transactional, corporate and commercial law. She works as a Junior Associate with Legal 500 recognized top law firm, Kimathi & Partners, Corporate Attorneys in Accra Ghana, where she practices on the Transactions, Tax and Strategic Advisory Team and the Telecommunications, Media and
S5E12 - Zwonaka Netshifulani, Lawyer & Researcher
Zwonaka Netshifulani is a lawyer and researcher living in Johannesburg. She obtained her LLB from Wits University. Her work includes stints at the Constitutional Court and the State Capture Commission. Her current research focus is on ethics, business conduct and corporate governance in the private sector. On the personal front, she is the first born of four children and thinks her siblings are th
S5E11 - Ruth Tanui, Advocate (Kenya)
Ruth Tanui is an advocate of the High Court of Kenya and is the Founder and Managing Partner of Ruth Tanui and Company Advocates. She specializes in Land law, Employment and Labour relations law and Family law.
Ruth obtained her LLB degree from Moi University and obtained her diploma in law from the Kenya School of Law.
Ruth is the author of a book entitled “Simplified Legal Process of Buying Lan
S5E10 - Zola Mbatha, Fiduciary Specialist
Zola Mbatha, an Admitted Attorney of the High Court of RSA, is the founder of Legacy Yezibaya, a niche consultancy that specializes in estate planning, fiduciary services as well as general legal advice.
Through this consultancy Zola has been invited as a guest speaker at the Africa Financial Inclusion Summit held in Cape Town in 2024; on "Redefining your Money with Palesa", as a moderator for Ol
S5E9 - Manaileng Maphike, Entertainment Law attorney
Manaileng is an admitted Attorney of the High
Court of South Africa with over 10 years extensive experience in the legal industry. She
is the Managing Director of Maphike Attorneys
Incorporated, a specialist boutique law firm through which she provides legal services mainly in Entertainment Law (Music, Film and Television), Intellectual Property Law, Commercial Law, Media Law, Litigation and Alter
S5E8 - Yvonne Shabangu, Attorney
Yvonne Princess Shabangu is an admitted attorney of the high court of South Africa. She graduated with her LLB (2019) and LLM in banking law (2022) from the University of Johannesburg. Yvonne is the founder of Employment Wednesdays, a platform that focuses on youth empowerment, career development and all employment related matters. She has experience in general litigation and commercial law matter
S5E7 - Bohlale Paile, Talent Specialist
Bohlale Paile is the Founder of Get Corporate Ready, a platform which teaches corporate professionals the importance of taking charge of their careers! She’s an award winning HR & Talent Specialist with a passion for young professionals in South Africa.
She completed her BCom Honours in HR & Industrial Psychology at Wits University. In her corporate journey she has worked for many top organisati
S5E6 - Leah Molatseli, Attorney (legal tech)
Leah Molatseli is a lawyer, published author, and engaging speaker, renowned for her innovative contributions to Legal Tech. As the founder of Contract Alchemists, she focuses on modernizing legal teams through legal operations, agile methodologies, and technology, propelling the legal sector into a new era of efficiency and effectiveness. Leah's academic endeavors include guest lecturing at the U
S5E5 - Aurelia Nxumalo, Advocate
Aurelia Hlobsile Nxumalo is an admitted Advocate of the High Court of South Africa, recognised for her multifaceted expertise in law, entrepreneurship, public speaking, and digital
influence. With a background spanning in compliance management, corporate governance, risk assessment, and legal counsel roles across various industries, she brings a wealth of experience to her endeavours. Aurelia's pr
S5E4 - Deborah Mutemwa, Advocate
Deborah is an advocate of the High Court of South Africa, holding chambers at Thulamela in Sandton. She specialises in general commercial and constitutional law
She is the co-founder of Tumbo Scott, a new age full service corporate and legal consultancy operating from the heart of Sandton. She qualified as an attorney and worked as a corporate associate at Webber Wentzel, one of South Africa’s top
S5E3 - Livhuwani Bridget Musetsho, Attorney
Livhuwani Musetsho is an admitted attorney of the High Court of south Africa and the managing director Musetsho Attorneys Incorporated. She was born and raised in Venda and matriculated at Mbilwi Secondary school in 1997. She then went to UCT to study Psychology initially then changed to the arts.
During her studies Livhuwani held various jobs on and off campus. After graduating, she was unemploy
S5E2 - Lurenchia Jacobs, Associate
Lurenchia Jacobs is an Admitted Attorney of the High Court of South Africa and is currently an Associate at Mashitisho Attorneys. She has a strong background in litigation with her main practice areas being criminal law, family law, labour law and insurance law. Lurenchia is passionate about delivering quality legal services and she achieves this by prioritizing her client’s best interests. Lurenc
S5E1 - Advocate Thulelo Makola
Adv. Thulelo Makola is a practicing advocate, entrepreneur, and legal scholar, hailing from Soshanguve, South Africa, where she was born in 1988. Prior to establishing herself in the legal profession, Adv Makola held positions as a state law adviser at the South African Law Reform Commission and as a legal researcher at the Office of the Chief Litigation Officer at the Department of Justice. Addit
Season finale - Zulaikha Patel, anti-racism and social justice activist
Zulaikha Patel is currently studying towards her LLB degree at the University of South Africa. She is popularly known as an anti-racism and social justice activist. In recent years she has added author and international speaker to her career.
Zulaikha first grabbed the world's attention when she became the symbol of the fight against institutionalised racism at Pretoria High School for Girls. At
S4E21 - Silindile Pearl Mhlongo, Advocate
Silindile Pearl Mhlongo was born and raised in Umlazi (KZN). She obtained her LLB degree from the University of Cape Town whereafter she served articles and was retained as an associate at Adams & Adams. During her tenure as an associate Silindile made a decision to temporarily leave practice and teach English in China. Upon her return she heeded the call to the bar and has been an advocate since
S4E20 - Nozipho Mngomezulu, Head of Legal
Nozipho Mngomezulu is an attorney with 19 years’ experience practicing in the ICT sector. Before joining Telkom SA SOC Limited in November 2022 as the Group Executive: Legal and Regulatory, Nozipho was a partner at Webber Wentzel. Nozipho specialises in advising on all aspects of telecommunications, media, broadcasting and technology law. In particular, Nozipho has in-depth experience advising on
S4E19 - Gisèle La Vita, Senior Lecturer
Dr Gisele Chloe Lavita is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Johannesburg, where she teaches the Law of Property module. Gisele completed her LLD at Stellenbosch University, with her dissertation entitled “The regulation of Airbnb: A property law perspective. She graduated with her doctorate at the age of 25, as one of the youngest LLD recipients in South Africa.
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S4E18 - Prencess Mohlahlo, Executive (ENS)
Prencess obtained her LLB and LLM in labour law from the University of Johannesburg. She has just under a decade of experience in the legal profession and is currently a partner (executive) at ENS.
S4E17 - Amanda Zwane, Partner
Amanda Zwane is a Partner at Shepstone & Wylie. Her areas of practice are in local government and administrative law where she contributes to providing a wide variety of legal services to local government and other public sector clients. These include drafting legal opinions and providing legal advice, drafting legal documents and representing clients in litigation or other hearings before statuto
S4E16 - Thokozile Zambane, Chief Operating Officer
Thokozile is an admitted attorney and seasoned infrastructure development professional with over 12 years' experience having worked for multinational companies like Norton Rose Fulbright, Citibank, and E.ON Energy and is currently the COO of Bayakha Infrastructure Partners, an infrastructure fund manager with a mandate to make equity investments in large scale energy, water, ICT and Transport infr
S4E15 - Itumeleng Kekana, Advocate
Itumeleng Kekana is an accomplished individual with a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) degree from the University of South Africa (UNISA). She is an Advocate of the High Court of South Africa and the founding director of Bathuseng Consulting, a case management company, and Bathuseng Legal.
Itumeleng is a trailblazer who identified a gap and seized the opportunity to combine her entrepreneurial passion wi
S4E14 - Samukelisiwe Mbuthuma, Candidate Attorney
Samukelisiwe Mbuthuma is a Candidate Attorney awaiting admission. She holds a LLB and LLM (Constitutional Litigation) from the University of KwaZulu-Natal. Prior to starting her articles, she worked with the Sister In Law platform and authored articles pertaining to various legal topics. A few of the articles have been translated and published in a local newspaper in KwaZulu-Natal. Her passion lie
S4E13 - Advocate Letlhogonolo Mokgoroane
Letlhogonolo Mokgoroane is a practising advocate and also a part-time in-counsel at the Centre for Applied Legal Studies at the University of the Witwatersrand.
They are also a commissioner for the O’Neill-Lancet Commission on Racism, Structural Discrimination and Global Health
They obtained their LLB from Stellenbosch University. After University, they served articles and later become an ass
S4E12 - Advocate Sinako Lindazwe
Sinako is a member of the Johannesburg Society of Advocates & holds chambers at Thulamela Chambers. She is an alumni of the University of Free State and holds and LLB and LLM. In 2016 she served as a law researcher to Justice Jafta at the Constitutional Court and went on to become a senior law researcher to Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo in 2017.
Sinako’s commitment to social justice and passi
S4E11: Natasha Lorde, Tax Specialist
Natasha Lorde is a tax specialist who focuses on empowering people with tax information giving them tools to address their taxes in a way that gives them confidence.
Her multinational accounting firm has been in business for 7 years and has worked with individuals and businesses in and around Johannesburg, Rustenburg, Cape Town, and Zambia where her team of professionals helps make the complicate
S4E10: Titilope Martins-Wakwe, Attorney (Nigeria)
Titilope Martins-Wakwe is a legal professional with over a decade’s experience working as a corporate compliance consultant, board governance advisor and corporate governance specialist. She is a trusted board advisor with a wealth of experience working with boards, board committees and corporate stakeholders of local and multinational companies. She is focused on improving corporate performance a
S4E9: Yorm Ama Abledu, Attorney & Legal Academic (Ghana)
YORM Ama Abledu is an energy professional and a legal academic who teaches energy law among other modules at the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA Law School). She holds a postgraduate degree in oil and gas law (international investment arbitration) from the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, where her outstanding academic performance won her the Ede & Ravenscroft 2014 Prize for Acade
S4E8: Palesa Ledwaba, CEO Maponya Attorneys
Palesa Ledwaba is currently the CEO of Maponya Attorneys. She obtained her LLB from UNISA and graduated top of her class in 2012. Soon after graduated she attended law school, wrote her board exams and started serving articles at Maponya Attorneys.
Her areas of practice include tax law, administrative law and contract law. Palesa currently provides legal services for entities such as the South A
S4E7: Dr Ninakhulu Ntsanwisi, Medical Dr & Attorney
Dr Ninakhulu Ntsanwisi holds a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB) from the University of Cape Town (UCT) and a Diploma in Primary Emergency Care (DipPEC) from the Colleges of Medicine South Africa (CMSA). She is a medical practitioner with a combined 9 years worth of experience in the public and private health sectors.
Following her time practicing medicine, and with that invalu
S4E6: Rebecca Manoti, Tanzanian Attorney
Rebecca is an attorney in the Labour and Litigation Department at ABC Attorneys in Tanzania. Her experience includes reviewing employment contracts for employees, advising on various employee contracts and employment laws, drafting opinions on various employment-related matters, and writing articles on current issues related to employment issues around Tanzania.
Rebecca is experienced in Will draf
S4E5: Nonkululeko Zondo, Associate
Nonkululeko Zondo is an Associate in the Energy Transactions and Projects team at Vinson and Elkins. She has experience in complex, cross-border private and public M&A transactions in the oil and gas, metals and mining industry. Before joining V&E, she was at Freshfields in London and Bowmans in Johannesburg.
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She holds an LLB degree from the University of Cape Town and is an admitted attorney o
S4E4 - Katlego Matsena, Prosecutor
Katlego is a 27 year-old Public Prosecutor, stationed at the Soshanguve Magistrate's Court.
Katlego obtained a BCom Law degree from Eduvos, (formerly known as Pearson Institute of Higher Education) in 2017. She further obtained her LLB degree from the University of South Africa in 2020, following which she was admitted to the National Prosecuting Authority Aspirant Prosecutor programme. Upon compl
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S4E3 - Pearl Ntshehi, Candidate Attorney
Pearl was born and raised in Mamelodi.
Her leadership skills date back to 2012 when she was her softball team captain, RCL in 2011 & 2013 and a Prefect and Governing body Representative in 2014.
Pearl obtained her b-com law from Pearson (now called Eduvos), b-com honours from Regent business school, and LLB degree from Unisa and a certificate in project management Red and Yellow which is a crea
S4E2 - Almar Gumbo: Fiduciary Consultant
Almar is a vibrant legal professional with experience in Fiduciary Services and holds a Bachelor of Laws and PG Dip Tax Law from the University of the Witwatersrand. In 2016, Almar kick-started her career at a leading financial services institution wherein she gained exposure in mostly Deceased Estates and Wills drafting. She has not looked back since then. As a Fiduciary Consultant, Almar continu
S4E1 - Eulenda Lebese-Cussons: Managing Director Lebese-Cussons Attorneys
Eulenda Lebese-Cussons is the founding Director of Lebese-Cussons Attorneys, a boutique law firm specialising in conveyancing and based at V&A Waterfront, Western Cape. She founded her law firm after leaving a global law firm where she worked in the real estate department. She has worked on transactions ranging from developments to residential transfers. She obtained her LLB cum laude and has a pa
S3 E10 Season Finale - Lubumba Kamukwamba, Senior Associate & Harvard Law School graduate
Lubumba is an admitted attorney who specialises in Public Law, with a focus on government contracting and procurement. Lubumba also advises on administrative and constitutional issues in regulated industries such as the pharmaceutical, consumer goods and automotive sectors. She is frequently part of teams representing major clients in complex High Court review applications that are of significant
S3E9 - Christy Chitengu, Constitutional Court Foreign Clerk
Christy Chitengu holds a Bachelor of Arts in law and Development Studies as well as an LLB degree from the University of Johannesburg. Christy is currently pursuing a Master of Arts in Migration and Displacement fulltime at the University of the Witwatersrand’s African Centre for Migration Studies as a Mandela Rhodes Scholar. She is also a constitutional court foreign law clerk to Justice Majiedt.
S3E8 - Faith Sikhavhakhavha, Director (commercial litigation)
Faith Sikhavhakhavha is a Director at Werksmans Attorneys in the General Litigation Department, specialising in dispute resolution, administrative law, procurement law and insolvency. She advises on general commercial litigation, including contractual litigation, business crimes and financial regulation. Faith has been with Werksmans since 2012.
She obtained her LLB degree from the University of W
S3E7 - Karabo Mokgonyana, Gender & youth activist, Candidate Legal Practitioner
Karabo Mokgonyana is a final year Candidate Legal Practitioner and holds a BCom(Law) and LLB from the University of Witwatersrand. She is currently completing a Masters in International Law at the same institution. Besides her legal career, Karabo is an award winning youth and gender activist who has worked with organisations like UN Agencies (UNICEF, UNFPA, UNDP, etc.), the Commonwealth and the A
S3E6 - Atlegang Govuza, Public Law practitioner
Atlegang Govuza is an admitted attorney who has been in practice for 5 years. Her main area’s of focus have been in public law and previously in intellectual property law. She completed her articles at Adams & Adams and was an Associate in the Trade Mark Prosecution team. Atlegang then left practice to do a graduate program at Toyota South Africa. After her journey at Toyota, Atlegang returned to
S3E5 - Tandiwe Matshebela: Director, Werksmans Attorneys
Tandiwe Matshebela is currently a Director at a top 5 law firm in Sandton. She was born and raised in Tembisa where she completed her primary and high schooling career. She obtained her LLB with distinction from the University of Limpopo and she also has an LLM in corporate law from University of Witwatersrand.
Tandiwe’s main areas of practice are Insolvency, Business Rescue & Restructuring. She
S3E4: Zaryl Manentsa, Advocate- Group One Advocates
Zaryl Manentsa is an advocate practicing under Group One Advocates. She obtained her LLB from the University of KwaZulu Natal and thereafter commenced her articles at a top 5 law firm in Johannesburg. During her tenure as an attorney Zaryl’s practice areas included employment law and competition law. Zaryl answered the call to the bar in 2018 after realizing that she needed an environment where sh
S3E3 - Katlego Mokoena, Magistrate
Katlego Mokoena obtained her law degree from the University of the Witwatersrand. After obtaining her undergrad she studied and obtained her post graduate diploma in corporate law at the University of Johannesburg whilst completing the compulsory Practical Legal training (PLT). She started her legal career when she joined the National Prosecuting Authority under the Aspirant Prosecutor Program. S
S3E2 - Jabu Chanza, Advocate: Johannesburg Society of Advocates
Send in a voice message with your feedback regarding this episode and you could be featured on the next episode as our young student/professional: https://anchor.fm/tebello-motshwane/message ••• Jabu Chanza is an advocate and former Constitutional Court Law Clerk to Justice Jafta and acting Justice Rogers. She has worked in the legal field for the past 7 years in both practising and non-practising
S3E1 - Sharon Msiza, Maritime Law attorney
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Sharon Msiza is currently employed as an Associate at Prinsloo Incorporated where she specializes in Maritime Transport, Shipping and Logistics, Corporate commercial, and Commercial Dispute Re
Season finale - Lwando Xaso, Attorney & founder: Including Society
Lwando Xaso obtained her law degree from the University of Johannesburg whereafter she completed her articles and practiced at Norton Rose Fulbright. She then pursued a Masters in constitutional and administrative law at the University of Cape Town where she also worked as a researcher.
In 2011 Lwando had the privilege of clerking at the Constitutional Court for Justice Edward Cameron and in the
S2E19 - Moleboge Lekwane, Legal Advisor, Transnet SOC Ltd
Moleboge Lekwane is a legal advisor in the corporate and finance division at Transnet SOC Ltd. She completed her LLB at North West University whereafter she worked as an intern at MSD - a pharmaceutical. Her internship was cut short by her pursuing articles which she completed at Bowmans. After obtaining her articles, Moleboge worked as an associate at MHA incorporated where she gained extensive k
S2E18 - Tshidi Vilakazi, Associate: Bowmans
Tshidi Vilakazi is an admitted legal practitioner currently employed at Bowmans as an Associate in the Competition Law Department. She completed her BA and LLB degrees, both obtained cum laude, at the University of the Witwatersrand in 2016. In addition, Tshidi is currently enrolled for her commercial and business law Masters’ programme at Wits. She commenced her articles at Bowmans in 2017, and
S2E17 - Jennifer Matabane, Maintenance Officer: Department of Justice & Constitutional Development
Jennifer is an LLB graduate and mother. After completing her studies she worked at a sole proprietorship law firm in her hometown (Mafikeng) as a candidate attorney. In an attempt to explore other avenues outside of being an attorney, Jennifer applied at the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development where she is currently interning as a maintenance officer. When she completes her intern
S2E16 - Zanele Macalagh, Managing Partner: Macalagh Stanford Attorneys
Zanele obtained her LLB degree from the University of Witwatersrand in 2014. She became an admitted attorney of the High Court in 2018 after completing her two year articles at Ryan Lewis Attorneys, a boutique law firm in Rivonia which specialises in commercial litigation. This is where she gained her in depth knowledge of commercial litigation.
In April 2019, she incorporated her own practice c
S2E15 - Thabisho Mpholoane, Legal Counsel (Fortune500 company)
Thabisho Mpholoane is an admitted attorney. After completing her BCom LLB at the University of Johannesburg, she joined one of the big five law firms in South Africa as a Candidate Attorney. On completing her articles, Thabisho was retained as an Associate and subsequently promoted to Senior Associate in the Corporate practice where she specialised in private equity, which entailed, amongst other
S2E14 - Kedibone Molefi, Legal Director: Japan Tobacco International (SEA region)
Kedibone is an admitted attorney, company secretary and executive director. She is currently the Legal Director SEA Region at Japan Tobacco International South Africa.
She holds an LL.B; LL.M (cum laude); PGDipCorpLaw and an FCIS with experience in mergers and acquisitions, commercial law, competition law, dispute resolution and corporate law.
Her career started off as an article clerk at Hogan
S2E13 - Lineo Tsikoane, Advocate & Director: Nairasha Legal Support (Lesotho)
Lineo is an advocate and the founder of Nairasha Legal Support - an NGO focused on assisting especially women with their legal issues. She holds a law degree from the National University of Lesotho and a Masters in Law from the University of York. Lineo’s reasons for pursuing a law degree and subsequently channelling her focus on women’s rights are personal. Losing her father who died without a Wi
S2E12 - Palesa Maseko, Director: Lawtons Africa
Palesa obtained her LLB from Wits University whereafter she completed her articles at ENS - Africa’s largest law firm. During her short tenure as an associate at ENS, her previous boss and team offered her position as a director at a new sports law firm they had incorporated. Excited for the new challenge, Palesa packed her bags and never looked back. After years of practice, Palesa is now a direc
S2E11 - Refilwe Sekobe, Candidate Legal Practitioner
Refilwe Sekobe was born and raised in Mafikeng in the North West. She is a 23-year-old Candidate Attorney and holds an LLB and an LLM in Commercial law, both from the University of Johannesburg.
Refilwe has served in leadership structures and through those structures, she has been actively involved in community service. She served in the executive committee of the Accounting club in high school, t
S2E10 - Grace Gichanga: Attorney & founder: LUMA (legal literacy chatbot)
Grace Gichanga is an admitted attorney having obtained her LLB from WITS. Her experience spans over 10 years across both private practice and the public sector in disciplines that range from corporate and commercial law to transfer pricing.
In response to her original calling as to why she studied law, Grace founded Masenze South Africa in 2018 which focused on basic literacy workshops across vari
S2E9 - Rorisang Mzozoyana, Senior Legal Counsel - Vice President, Banking industry
Rorisang Mzozoyana holds a BA LLB (Rhodes University), LLM (WITS) in addition, she holds various certificates in property finance; training and development.
She is an admitted attorney of the High Court of South Africa with over 14 years’ legal experience. Rorisang completed her articles at Bowmans in 2009. And in 2011 she moved to New York for 18 months where she worked for a Global Corporate L
S2E8 - Tshepiso Scott, Co-founder: Tumbo Scott (legal services)
Tshepiso is a co-founder and director at Tumbo Scott and an admitted attorney of the High Court of South Africa. She is a consumer protection law specialist and has experience in corporate and commercial law, competition law, labour law, constitutional law, public interest litigation, telecommunications law and dispute resolution. Tshepiso completed her articles of clerkship at leading South Afric
S2E7 - Khanya Mase, Company Secretary: South African Women in Mining
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S2E5 - Thabile Gcabashe, Attorney & Mindset coach
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Lethabo Sithole is an independent legal consultant and researcher in the international trade law and investment law areas of practice. She has a combination of private sector and policy experience. In recent years, she has worked closely with trade finance institutions and development organisations on strategies to enhance intra-African trade and investment flows and during the COVID-19 pandemic,
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