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Sisters In ConversationS6E10 - Anele Maphanga, PR MavenOn 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 Procter & Gamble and Unilever which has seen her lead award-winning campaigns recognized at the EFFIES, MMA Smarties, Loeries and SABRE Awards - and has been featured on the Global Citizen stage in...
2025-07-2254 minSisters In ConversationS6E9 - Atlegang Govuza, Attorney & MentorOn 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 interest law, and intellectual property.Beyond her legal practice, Atlegang is passionate about youth empowerment and legal education. She is the founder of EleaThom Mentorship, a pr...
2025-07-0844 minSisters In ConversationS6E8 - Kgomotso Mufamadi, Labour law specialistIn 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 practicing but life had other plans for her. She grew beautifully in this niche where she has not only served as a lecturer on labour law but also served as...
2025-06-1253 minSisters In ConversationS6E7 - Anita Manyama, Attorney & EntrepreneurIn 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 circumstances do not define us and the ultimate course of our lives is determined by our drive, resilience and perseverance. Anita Manyama holds a la...
2025-06-0838 minSisters In ConversationS6E6: Salem Sekome, Attorney and style enthusiastIn 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 dedicated litigator with a strong foundation in legal practice. She holds an LLB degree from the University of Johannesburg and is currently pursuing a Postgraduate Diploma in...
2025-05-291h 03Sisters In ConversationS6E5 - Noèmi Muya, Founder: For Women In LawOn 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 the woman who mentored her during articles and that inspired her to also pay it forward by mentoring the next generation of legal practitioners. ...
2025-05-2245 minSisters In ConversationS6E4 - 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 uses her own platform to pay it forward by ensuring that more and more black people are given information on the maritime industry as a whole. ...
2025-05-1257 minSisters In ConversationS6E3- Nqobile Mbatha, Attorney & Founder: SNC CreativesIn 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 admitted attorney, entrepreneur, and founder of SNC Creatives, a personal branding and digital marketing agency dedicated to he...
2025-05-0637 minSisters In ConversationS6E2 - Advocate Mathari Manyisa, Entrepreneur & content creatorIn 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 filled with so much colour and life doesn’t always follow a lined path but what is meant for you will always locate you. I hope you will enjo...
2025-04-1656 minSisters In ConversationS6E1 - Tiisetso Mthembu, General Counsel (Africa) at a Multinational corporationWelcome 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. Tiisetso’s story is a true testament to her resilience because in the face of adversity she continued to push on academically and actively worked her way out of a li...
2025-04-101h 02Sisters In ConversationS5E20 - 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 gender activist and her passion for gender equality is what ultimately paved the way for her current role as a Legal Officer at the Commission for Gender Equality.
2024-08-2639 minSisters In ConversationS5E19 - Nompilo Nyandeni, ParalegalNompilo 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 skills through her involvement in various leadership structures including the RCL. her dedication has earned her to participate in a programme called Emerging Leaders in the Public Service amongst 99 other young people across the Province. As a...
2024-08-121h 01Sisters In ConversationS5E18 - Dr. Keneilwe Radebe (LLD), LecturerDr. 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 prosecution. Keneilwe describes herself as a teacher with great interest in transformation and introducing innovative teaching methods which encourage practical learning, accommodates student diversity, promotes student collaboration, participatory and inquiry-based learning where students also take charge...
2024-08-051h 01Sisters In ConversationS5E17 - Refilwe Lechaba, Legal AdvisorRefilwe 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. Being the daughter of amazing and hardworking public servant parents who always pushed her to reach greater heights. Her determination and passion to help others led to her pursuing a career in law. She obtained her LL...
2024-07-1547 minSisters In ConversationS5E16 - 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 court during her studies, when she competed in various moot court competitions from her first year of study through to her final year. She won the Child Law Moot Court competition hosted by the Univ...
2024-07-081h 14Sisters In ConversationS5E15 - Dr. Tebello Matsela (LLD), Legal ResearcherDr. 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 engineering company, specializing in the Health and Safety department. In 2017, she ventured into legal academia, pursuing an LLM in Environmental Law with a specialization in Mining Law. This advanced degree equipped her with profound insights into mining sector regulations and...
2024-07-0157 minSisters In ConversationS5E14 - Precious Maolana & Mbali Ngcobo, Candidate AttorneysToday 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 in Labour Law from the same university. Precious is currently a Candidate attorney awaiting admission and also a mentee under the Sister In Law Mentorship Program 2024 cohort. She works at...
2024-06-2451 minSisters In ConversationS5E13 - 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 Technology Team.
As a lawyer, Sedinam advises on a number of big-time lending transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and recently, carbon financing transactions. Sedinam has worked with a number of multinational clients, providing them with bespoke advice on matters of legal compliance, deal s...
2024-06-0353 minSisters In ConversationS5E12 - Zwonaka Netshifulani, Lawyer & ResearcherZwonaka 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 the best humans ever. She loves reading, sleeping, vintage clothes shopping and cooking. In that order.
After her studies Zwonaka spent a year as an intern in the office of COO of the South African Human Rights Co...
2024-05-271h 06Sisters In ConversationS5E11 - 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 Land in Kenya.”
She founded a platform called “Lawyers helping each other”, which she started with a focus of assisting lawyers and advocates navigate their journeys in the legal profession.
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2024-05-2054 minSisters In ConversationS5E10 - Zola Mbatha, Fiduciary SpecialistZola 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 Old Mutual (BD Trust); she has MC'd for Esteemed Financial Services' Pension Fund Workshop; and featured in her capacity as a Fiduciary Specialist and Estate Planner for the I am Lady in Justice workshop hosted...
2024-05-1353 minSisters In ConversationS5E9 - Manaileng Maphike, Entertainment Law attorneyManaileng 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 Alternative Dispute Resolution.
Manaileng has a strong background in
corporate commercial law, commercial
litigation, entertainment law, intellectual property law media law and information technology law representing clients in court, parliament, inquiries and other various forums.
She has worked in both private practice...
2024-05-0626 minSisters In ConversationS5E8 - Yvonne Shabangu, AttorneyYvonne 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 matters. She currently works as an in-house legal counselor specialising in labour law. Yvonne is a YouTuber, and the purpose of her channel is to empower, educate, encourage, and share relatable experiences that ignite hope, appetite for growth, and living to...
2024-04-2942 minSisters In ConversationS5E7 - Bohlale Paile, Talent SpecialistBohlale 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 organisations in the country such as Investec Bank, Standard Bank, Bowmans (Law firm) and most recently Transaction Capital & We Buy Cars.
As a Career Mentor, she’s passionate about uplifting and creating opportunities for professionals through knowledge sharing on h...
2024-04-2241 minSisters In ConversationS5E6 - 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 University of Cape Town, where she enlightens legal professionals on the transformative power of legal tech. A Mandela Washington Fellow and University of Notre Dame alum, Leah's dedication to advancing legal tech is further evidenced by her ISF Africa fellowship in 2023 and her...
2024-04-151h 00Sisters In ConversationS5E5 - Aurelia Nxumalo, AdvocateAurelia 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 professional journey includes serving as an Anti-Money Laundering Officer for an Investment Manager, a Fraud Specialist in the Broadcasting industry, and an In-House Legal
Counsel for organisations operating in diverse sectors such as mining, construction, property development, corporate finance advisory, agriculture, electronic manufacturing, and
the...
2024-04-0842 minSisters In ConversationS5E4 - Deborah Mutemwa, AdvocateDeborah 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 5 law firms, where she worked on some of the biggest corporate and commercial transactions in the country. Deborah thereafter worked as a senior law clerk to Justice Sisi Khampepe of the Constitutional Court of...
2024-03-2551 minSisters In ConversationS5E3 - Livhuwani Bridget Musetsho, AttorneyLivhuwani 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 unemployed for 18 months before joining South African Airways in 2004 as a Cabin Crew Member/Flight Attendant. In 2016 Livhuwani graduated with a Postgraduate Diploma in Business Management from Regenesys Business School and also became a Senior
Cabin Crew...
2024-03-1849 minSisters In ConversationS5E2 - Lurenchia Jacobs, AssociateLurenchia 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. Lurenchia is an exceptional legal practitioner and is intentional about making a name for herself in a male dominated industry.
We would love to hear from you on Instagram @sister_in_law_ and @thereal_msjacobs
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2024-03-1147 minSisters In ConversationS5E1 - Advocate Thulelo MakolaAdv. 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. Additionally, she imparted her expertise as a lecturer at the University of South Africa.
With a diverse background spanning across various sectors, Adv Makola's entrepreneurial spirit has led her to venture into business endeavors alongside her legal...
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Legal Unicorns“Empowering yourself allows for the empowerment of others” - Legal Unicorn Tebello MotshwaneSend us a textThank you to our Sponsors Umbiie, www.umbiie.com and Stiint-IT, www.stiint-it.comStay up to date with all things Legal Unicorns: https://linktr.ee/legalunicornsConnect with Tebello: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tebello-motshwane-91439a8a/Instagram - @Bellz_motshwane If you would like to connect with Rob and chat more about your legal career, send through an email - rob@thegrmgroup.com0:00 Intro5:17 Changing my Perspective on Imposter Syndrome7:53 My Journey to Law10:48 Responsibilities from a y...
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Law Market Talent in Africa: The GRM Group“Empowering yourself allows for the empowerment of others” - Legal Unicorn Tebello MotshwaneThank you to our Sponsors Umbiie, www.umbiie.com and Stiint-IT, www.stiint-it.comStay up to date with all things Legal Unicorns: https://linktr.ee/legalunicornsConnect with Tebello: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tebello-motshwane-91439a8a/Instagram - @Bellz_motshwane If you would like to connect with Rob and chat more about your legal career, send through an email - rob@thegrmgroup.com0:00 Intro5:17 Changing my Perspective on Imposter Syndrome7:53 My Journey to Law10:48 Responsibilities from a young age12:14 Childhood that sha...
2023-09-131h 37Sisters In ConversationSeason finale - Zulaikha Patel, anti-racism and social justice activistZulaikha 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 the tender age of 13 she co-led a protest at Pretoria High School For Girls against institutionalised racism in schools in South Africa and the decolonization of policies in schools, among the policies was the hair policy. Which...
2023-08-301h 54Sisters In ConversationS4E21 - Silindile Pearl Mhlongo, AdvocateSilindile 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 2022.
2023-08-2144 minSisters In ConversationS4E20 - Nozipho Mngomezulu, Head of LegalNozipho 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 all matters relating to the commercial and regulatory aspects of the telecommunications, media, broadcasting and technology environment in South Africa, including, without limitation, negotiating and drafting commercial agreements relevant to the ICT sector, advising on competition and other regulatory considerations impacting the ICT se...
2023-08-1450 minSisters In ConversationS4E19 - Gisèle La Vita, Senior LecturerDr 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.
We would love to hear from you, get in touch on Instagram @sister_in_law_ and @giselelavita
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The next I am Lady Justice workshop will be taking place on Saturday 30 September from 9am - 2pm at Nedbank (Sandton). This is an in-person worksh...
2023-08-0757 minSisters In ConversationS4E18 - 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.
2023-07-311h 01Sisters In ConversationS4E17 - Amanda Zwane, PartnerAmanda 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 statutory bodies or tribunals. Amanda is also a regular legal opinion contributor to the leading KZN daily newspaper, The Mercury.
2023-07-2446 minSisters In ConversationS4E16 - Thokozile Zambane, Chief Operating OfficerThokozile 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 infrastructure projects. She is passionate about skills development and regularly facilitates training for Development Finance Institutions with the Association of African Development Finance Institutions and conducts masterclasses for SMMEs as part of corporate Enterprise and Supplier Development Programmes. Thokozile has served on various public...
2023-07-171h 04Sisters In ConversationS4E15 - Itumeleng Kekana, AdvocateItumeleng 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 with her expertise. This led to the establishment of Bathuseng Consulting, a unique fusion of Law and Occupational Therapy. Throughout her career, she has gained experience in various legal divisions including personal injury claims, labour law, medical negl...
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Wellness in the WorkplaceEmpowering women through legal education with Tebello Motshwane
On this week's episode of My Career Story, I sat down with admitted attorney and founder of Sister in Law, Tebello Motshwane. Tebello founded Sister in Law with the aim to empower black women by providing access to the law through legal education.
On this episode, she shares her career story and how she pivoted into the world of entrepreneurship following a brief period in corporate legal space. Tebello uses her voice through her online presence and is invested in mentoring female law students to create an environment for them to learn, network and have access to...
2023-06-2936 minSisters In ConversationS4E2 - Almar Gumbo: Fiduciary ConsultantAlmar 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 continues to sharpen her skills whilst ensuring to make time to educate and empower others through platforms such as radio, social media, community initiatives, and authored work. Outside the office, Almar is a youth mentor, published author and entreprene...
2023-03-131h 10Sisters In ConversationS3 E10 Season Finale - Lubumba Kamukwamba, Senior Associate & Harvard Law School graduateLubumba 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 public interest and importance.
After graduating from the University of the Witwatersrand, Lubumba completed articles at Webber Wentzel. She then worked as an Associate in the firm’s Dispute Resolution department before taking up a prestigious clerkship at the Constitutional Court of South Afr...
2022-06-131h 26Sisters In ConversationS3E9 - Christy Chitengu, Constitutional Court Foreign ClerkChristy 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. Christy Chitengu is an activist at heart and throughout her undergraduate studies, she worked at Section 27 and Lawyers for Human Rights focusing on access to education, healthcare as well as migrant and refugee rights. Christy ha...
2022-05-301h 03Sisters In ConversationS3E8 - 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 Witwatersrand where she also assisted as a tutor during the latter years of her studies.
Faith has co-authored in legal handbooks and articles including a chapter in the Research Handbook on Climate Change Mitigation Law; a chapter in the Corporate Governance Review; and Dispute Resolution Global Guide South...
2022-05-2353 minSisters In ConversationS3E7 - Karabo Mokgonyana, Gender & youth activist, Candidate Legal PractitionerKarabo 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 African Union in human rights protection work.
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On our young professional/student feature today we are joined by Mbalenhle is an LLB graduate who obtained her qualification from the University of Free State. She is currently doing her second year of articles a...
2022-05-161h 07Sisters In ConversationS3E6 - Atlegang Govuza, Public Law practitionerAtlegang 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 practice (Kisch IP) as an Associate in Trade Mark enforcement. During her career in the legal profession, Atlegang has also clerked at the Constitutional Court during 2020/2021 for Justice Jafta who has since re...
2022-04-251h 12Sisters In ConversationS3E5 - Tandiwe Matshebela: Director, Werksmans AttorneysTandiwe 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 specialises in all areas of corporate and commercial litigation, including mining-related litigation; company-law-related litigation; contractual litigation; and shareholder and directors’ litigation. She also advises on corporate law and governance-related litigation; insolvency law; business rescue and rest...
2022-04-1239 minSisters In ConversationS3E4: Zaryl Manentsa, Advocate- Group One AdvocatesZaryl 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 she could actively make an impact and a notable difference in people’s lives by being at the forefront of representing their legal issues. She currently focuses on the areas of labour law, administrative law and land...
2022-04-0451 minSisters In ConversationS3E3 - Katlego Mokoena, MagistrateKatlego 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. She then started prosecuting in the district courts and shortly after went to act as a Regional Court Prosecutor. Having completed her PLT in order to be admitted as an Attorney Katlego left the NPA and pursued to complete her articles at Legal Ai...
2022-03-281h 08Sisters In ConversationS3E2 - Jabu Chanza, Advocate: Johannesburg Society of AdvocatesSend 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 roles.
She is originally from the small town of Vereeniging where she completed her primary school education. She thereafter completed her high school education at the National school of the Arts, followed by the University of the Wi...
2022-03-1459 minSisters In ConversationS3E1 - Sharon Msiza, Maritime Law attorneySend 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
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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 Resolution.
She obtained her LLB (with distinction) from the University of Witwatersrand, as well as a LLM in Shipping Law from the University of Cape Town. Sharon completed here articles at Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs (“ENS”) in their Shipping and Logistics department, as well as their Dispute Resolution department. Her p...
2022-03-071h 09Sisters In ConversationSeason finale - Lwando Xaso, Attorney & founder: Including SocietyLwando 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 same year contributed to the book “One Law One Nation” - a book on the history of the South African Constitution. Lwando frequently writes on topics of constitutional law, history and culture for the Daily Maverick and vari...
2021-08-301h 50Sisters In ConversationS2E19 - Moleboge Lekwane, Legal Advisor, Transnet SOC LtdMoleboge 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 knowledge in commercial law and litigation.
Moleboge recently decided to take her studies further and is currently studying towards a Masters in Ethics.
Outside of law, Moleboge’s interests include fashion design and farming. She al...
2021-08-231h 03Sisters In ConversationS2E18 - Tshidi Vilakazi, Associate: BowmansTshidi 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 six months later, she began her journey as a law clerk at the Constitutional Court of South Africa; clerking for Justices Bess Nkabinde, Jody Kollapen and Patricia Goliath. After a year of clerking, Tshidi recommenced her articles at Bowmans, comple...
2021-08-161h 03Sisters In ConversationS2E17 - Jennifer Matabane, Maintenance Officer: Department of Justice & Constitutional DevelopmentJennifer 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 internship Jennifer will focus on getting admitted as a legal practitioner who will specialize in divorce and other family law related matters.
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2021-08-021h 02Sisters In ConversationS2E16 - Zanele Macalagh, Managing Partner: Macalagh Stanford AttorneysZanele 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 called Macalagh Stanford Attorneys and is currently the Managing Partner of the firm. The firm specialize in Company Restructuring and Insolvency law litigation.
In addition, Zanele is a Liquidator on the Master of the High Court’s panel of Inso...
2021-07-2658 minSisters In ConversationS2E15 - 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 things, acquisitions, disposals and restructuring transactions.
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Thabisho recently joined a multinational and Fortune 500 company as Legal Counsel with a focus on Southern Africa market operations in FMCG.
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2021-07-191h 02Sisters In ConversationS2E14 - 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 Lovells (then Eversheds); then became a lecturer at the University of Johannesburg lecturing Introduction to Legal Studies for first years. She then went back to practice as an associate at MNS Attorneys and later was appointed a legal c...
2021-07-121h 00Sisters In ConversationS2E13 - 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 Will caused turmoil in her mother’s and siblings lives and this is what helped her identify that there is a need for legal education for women so that women in Les...
2021-07-0556 minSisters In ConversationS2E12 - Palesa Maseko, Director: Lawtons AfricaPalesa 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 director at Lawton’s Africa. She specializes in commercial litigation, entertainment and sports law. She regularly provides specialist advice to clients across diverse sectors in commercial litigation, mediation and alternative disp...
2021-06-281h 05Sisters In ConversationS2E11 - Refilwe Sekobe, Candidate Legal PractitionerRefilwe 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, through which they raised funds to purchase non-perishables for orphanages. She joined BLASC-UJ and served in the sub-committee which was responsible for organising mentorship for schools around Johannesburg.
She is passionate about mentorship and continuing...
2021-06-2151 minSisters In ConversationS2E10 - 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 various townships and the inner city. This resulted in over 50 workshops over 2 years. It is in this time and while studying the Social Entrepreneurship program at Gibs, that she first came up with the idea of LUMA a...
2021-06-1457 minSisters In ConversationS2E9 - Rorisang Mzozoyana, Senior Legal Counsel - Vice President, Banking industryRorisang 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 Law Firm called Cleary Gottlieb Steen and Hamilton which was a life changing experience for her. She got to work on finance deals with some of the biggest corporations on Wall Street and on her return to South Afr...
2021-06-071h 09Sisters In ConversationS2E8 - 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 African law firm Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr, before proceeding to work as a corporate associate within the firm where she assisted in various complex commercial transactions. Tshepiso thereafter worked as a senior law clerk and advisor to two acting Justices of the Constitutional...
2021-05-2453 minSisters In ConversationS2E7 - Khanya Mase, Company Secretary: South African Women in MiningKhanya Mase is a fierce defender for human rights and is a development practitioner who has 4 years post-undergraduate experience working in various fields including non-governmental organisations, inter-governmental organisations, national human rights commissions, academia, and semi corporate within the mining and extractives environment.
By profession she works as a Company Secretary at the South African Women in Mining Association (SAWIMA).
By God’s divine intervention, she is a mother to a 7-year-old.
She went to an all-girls high school and after taking a gap year, she enrolled for an LLB at Wits. During her studies she was involved in the fees mu...
2021-05-1757 minSisters In ConversationS2E6 - Sinenhlanhla Mthembu, Attorney & founder: Passcara & PartnersSinenhlanhla Mthembu holds a bachelor's degree in Law and is an Admitted Attorney of the High Court of South Africa. Whilst employed by a law firm, she realized how unhappy she was in that environment, which was not doing any good for her mental health. She tried looking for other legal related jobs and didn't succeed. Resigning and going back home was not an option nor was staying at her previous employment.
That's when the idea of starting her own firm came about. It is something she had always wanted to do but much later on in her career. The...
2021-05-101h 17Sisters In ConversationS2E5 - Thabile Gcabashe, Attorney & Mindset coachThabile Gcabashe was born in Pietermaritzburg, Kwa-Zulu Natal. She studied at Wits University and obtained her LLB cum laude.
Thereafter, Thabile completed her articles at a boutique law firm in Sandton and after working there for 2,5years she was approached by another law firm in Sandton where she now works as an associate with her main areas of practise being commercial litigation with a specific focus on insurance law.
Outside her 9-5 job, Thabile runs her own coaching business where she coaches phenomenal 9-5er working women on how to align their mindset in order to launch their dream (side...
2021-05-0348 minSisters In ConversationS2E4 - Lethabo Sithole, International trade & investment law: Legal consultant and researcherLethabo 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, Lethabo has been involved in a series of roundtables involving key negotiators and decision-makers on how to leverage Southern-Africa and Africa-Middle East trade relations post-COVID.
Lethabo holds a Master of Laws in International Business Law from Queen Mary University of London (QMUL...
2021-04-2656 minSisters In ConversationS2E3 - Manaileng Maphike, Founder of legal consultancy Yateletata Services (Pty) LtdManaileng is an admitted attorney of the High Court of South Africa. She has had an illustrious career having represented Heads of State, politicians, world renowned businessmen and women, multi-national corporations, government, state owned entities and entertainers (musicians, actors, producers, influencers and content creators).
She has worked in both private practice and corporate, including Africa’s largest collective management organization, which has significantly diversified her skill set as a well rounded and knowledgeable legal practitioner. Manaileng has extensive experience in commercial law, entertainment law, intellectual property law and aspects of information technology law.
Manaileng’s journey in providing legal services to t...
2021-04-191h 12Sisters In ConversationS2E2 - Mahashane Myakayaka, Senior Legal Counsel & Founder of Basics LegalMahashane is an Admitted Attorney and a legal tech entrepreneur. She holds an LLB from Wits, an LLM and Competition Law Certificate from University of Pretoria, an MBA (Dean's Merit List) from Wits Business School, and a Certificate in Business Strategy (Awarded Top Student) from the University of La Verne (USA). She has more than 10 years working experience in the legal field, mostly covering the Sub-Saharan African region. Mahashane has also worked and lived in Switzerland and the UK.
Mahashane is currently the Strategic Lead and Founder of Basics Legal, an online legal services platform and marketplace for Start-Ups and SMME's in...
2021-04-121h 00Sisters In ConversationS2E1: Bohlale Paile, Head of Graduate Recruitment and Development: BowmansBohlale heads up the Graduate Recruitment and Development for Bowmans law firm. She studied for her BCom undergraduate and Honours degree at Wits University and majored in Human Resource Management and Industrial Pschology. Her career started at a small recruitment agency and further progressed through to Investec Bank, Standard Bank CIB (Corporate & Investment Banking). She is currently at Bowmans and has been for the past 6 years. During her time at Bowmans, Bohlale has managed to get the firm to be voted as the Graduate Employer of Choice within the legal industry for 4 years in a row, and has also been...
2021-04-051h 04Sisters In ConversationSeason finale: Letlhogonolo Nthodi, Postgraduate LLB studentLetlhogonolo Nthodi holds a BA Law and English Literature degree from Wits University where she is currently pursuing her postgraduate LLB. She holds membership in the Golden Key Honors Society and served as a committee member for the period 2018-2019. During her tenure as the Professional Development director, she organised a number of events including a thinkers symposium aimed at discussing youth despondency towards voting. This discussion caught the attention of Y.FM where herself and a few of her committee members held an on-air debate.
In her spare time, Letlhogonolo tutors students through an online tutoring programme called Raetse...
2020-08-2437 minSisters In ConversationS1E24 - Kundi Ramashia, Family AdvocateKundi Ramashia is the only black female and youngest Family Advocate in the Office of The Family Advocate, Johannesburg. Having begun her career at one of the top rated international Law Firms in the country (Hogan Lovells), Kundi has not only practiced as an attorney in private practice; but also spread her wings as a Supervising Attorney at a National legal NGO (ProBono.Org) as well as working as a National Course Coordinator for a private tertiary institution (Pearson Institute), lecturing first and second year law students. She has furthermore lectured for The Law Society of South Africa’s Legal Edu...
2020-08-1747 minSisters In ConversationS1E23- Gundo Nevhutanda, PhD candidate, Director: Nevhutanda AttorneysGundo Nevhutanda is a corporate and commercial attorney notary and conveyancer. She obtained her Bcom Law, LLB and LLM degrees from the University of Pretoria and is currently pursuing a PhD from the same university. In 2017, she was named by the Law Society of the Northern Provinces as the youngest black female conveyancer to be admitted at the time, and in 2019 she was named by the Mail and Guardian as one of the top 200 young South Africans.
As a former radio presenter, her passion lies in public speaking. She has appeared on various television programs and has spoken at numerous...
2020-08-0347 minSisters In ConversationS1E22: Peal Mathonsi- Employee Relations Manager (Bank)Peal is an employment and labour lawyer and recently took up an in-house role as an Employee Relations Manager where she provides strategic and legal advice on dealing with various employee related matters within various business units at one of Africa’s largest banks.
Prior to taking up this exciting role, Peal joined Norton Rose Fulbright, South Africa as a candidate attorney in January 2016 at its Durban office where she acquired a wealth of experience in dispute resolution and litigation experience within the construction and maritime insurance sectors as well as some corporate-commercial sectors.
In March 2017, Peal was selected among he...
2020-07-271h 00Sisters In ConversationS1E21: Tanveer Jeewa, Mauritian LLM candidateTanveer Jeewa is a Mauritian LLM candidate in Public Law at the University of Cape Town and a Graduate Diploma of Law student at the University of Law, UK. She is currently a reporter for the International Law in Domestic Courts at Oxford University Press and a managing editor and researcher at the African Legal Information Institute (AfricanLII). She was previously a law clerk at the Constitutional Court for Justice Theron and prior to that, she interned at the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Yugoslavia (UN ICTY) and was a United Nations Delegate at the Youth Assembly. There, she...
2020-07-2050 minSisters In ConversationS1E20: Athi Jara, Director and Head of Mining and Environmental LawAthi Jara is a Director and Head of the Mining and Environmental Law Department at Gwina Attorneys, a corporate law firm based in Johannesburg, South Africa.
She holds an LLB Degree from the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg and an LLM Degree (with merit) from the University of Sussex, United Kingdom. She has over 10 years’ experience in Mining and Environmental Law.
She has completed Certificate Courses in Prospecting and Mining Law, and Advanced Company Laws I and II from the Mandela Institute at Wits University.
She was previously a Senior Associate in the Mining Department at Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs Incorporated (ENSaf...
2020-07-1344 minSisters In ConversationS1E19: Thando Gumede, Advocate pupil, Pius Langa School of AdvocacyThando Gumede is an advocate pupil, serving her practical vocational training as part of the first cohort of pupils at the Pius Langa School of Advocacy of the Pan African Bar Association of South Africa. This is the first Pro-Black and Equitable Bar Association and school on the continent.
She obtained her LLB degree at the University of the Witwatersrand in 2016. During her tenure as an undergraduate student, she was recognized by Bain and Co. as a Mbokodo: one of the top all-round performing young women in the entire Gauteng province. In 2015, she became an alumnus of the Massachusetts Institute...
2020-07-0658 minSisters In ConversationS1E18 - Lerato Thahane, Partner - Bowman Gilfillan IncLerato Thahane is a Partner at leading African law firm, Bowman Gilfillan Inc. She practices in the Corporate Department of her firm, specialising in Mergers and Acquisitions. She has advised private and public companies on a number of domestic and cross border acquisitions and disposals, empowerment transactions, general corporate matters, commercial matters, group restructurings and unbundling of shareholdings.
She has many years of experience working on significant, and at times high profile, in and out bound transactions in various countries in Africa and in Europe. A number of her transactions have been in the mining, manufacturing, energy and oil and...
2020-06-2952 minSisters In ConversationS1E17 - Safura Abdool Karim, Public Health AttorneySafura Abdool Karim is a public health lawyer and senior researcher at the SAMRC Centre for Health Economics and Decision Science (PRICELESS SA), Wits School of Public Health. Safura completed her LLB at the University of Cape Town and thereafter did her LLM in Global Health Law at Georgetown University. She is currently pursuing her PhD in Law at the University of KwaZulu-Natal on constitutional rights and non-communicable diseases.
Prior to joining PRICELESS SA, Safura completed her articles at a major corporate firm, acted as a public defender and clerked for Justice Leona Theron at the Constitutional Court of South Af...
2020-06-2252 minSisters In ConversationS1E16 - Seadimo Tlale, Justice Innovator and LLM candidate at UCLAPS: please be patient with the sound - technology let us down and re-recording would have tampered with the organic nature of the interview.
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Seadimo Tlale is a 26 year old justice innovator who hails from Thabang township in the Free State. She has merged her background in law and media to advocate for social justice with a focus on intersectionality.
Her story starts with chess. At the age of 3 her mother taught her how to play chess and at age 11 Seadimo started to play chess professionally. In 2008 she and her sister were the first Black girls to represent South Africa...
2020-06-151h 00Sisters In ConversationS1E15 - Ayanda Vana, Chief Operating Officer: KHULA AppAyanda Vana is the Chief Operating Officer at KHULA App a tech startup which is a fast-growing B2B e-commerce marketplace for farmers in Africa. Ayanda obtained her Bachelor of Social Science and LLB from Rhodes University, thereafter she completed her articles at a law firm. She is currently reading for her Masters in Law at the University of the Witwatersrand.
In Grade 11, Ayanda co-founded an initiative ClayPots Youth Against Social Injustices which tackled social injustices in society. Ayanda has spent her days working with organisations which aim to tackle issues faced by the youth and women. In 2016, Ayanda co-founded...
2020-06-0851 minSisters In ConversationS1E14 - Thembi Mpungose-Niklas, Head of Synchronization Licensing - Universal Music GroupThembi Mpungose-Niklas is a legal practitioner currently employed as Head of Synchronisation Licensing (Africa) and Legal Manager (Nigeria) at Universal Music Group (Africa), where she manages a division that licenses music and related works to various brands/companies all across Africa, with the main focus territories being South Africa and Nigeria. She also works as a legal and business affairs manager working with local legal counsel in Nigeria on all legal matters. Her work is at its basis related to intellectual property rights with her main area of expertise being copyright.
After finishing her studies, Thembi joined a family owned la...
2020-06-0152 minSisters In ConversationS1E13 - Nako Bo Tebele, Attorney - High Courts of BotswanaNako Bo Tebele Esq. is a practicing Attorney, Conveyancer and Notary Public of the Courts of Botswana. She graduated from the University of Botswana in October 2016 and joined Ramalepa Attorneys to date.
Nako is a born leader, her duties as both the Practice Manager and a Senior Attorney with the Firm are fulfilled effortlessly. She is a strong debt collection attorney and leads the division in the Firm.
She also sits on a number of boards as a company secretary and advices on corporate governance.
Nako forms part of the business development team and always strives for ways of expanding...
2020-05-2533 minSisters In ConversationS1E12 - Wela Mlokoti, Associate designate & published writerWela Mlokoti was born and grew up in Mthatha in the Eastern Cape. Her family moved to Bloemfontein when she was in Grade 10 and she completed the remainder of her high school education at Eunice Girls School, the top maths and science school in the Free State at the time. Wela has an LLB from the University of Cape Town which she received on a full bursary from the Free State provincial government for attaining 7 distinctions in her matric year.
In 2013, the International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers awarded Wela an internship at the Kolodny Law Group in Beverly Hills, California...
2020-05-1844 minSisters In ConversationBECOMING - Mpumi Mbonane, Purpose Alignment StrategistThe “BECOMING” series is inspired by Michelle Obama’s memoir. In the memoir, Michelle gives us an honest and authentic account of her life unplugged.
While I am of the view that we can all relate to Michelle’s story, I thought it would be important to have a Becoming series where South African women share their stories. The aim is to give girls and women hope by sharing our unique stories and by opening up about our trauma’s and successes. I hope this series will leave us all feeling inspired to be the best version of ourselves and will also...
2020-05-151h 10Sisters In ConversationS1E11- Zama Shoba, Associate DesignateZama Shoba is an Associate Designate at a boutique law firm in Sandton. Before commencing her articles in Johannesburg, Zama obtained her LLB degree at the University of KwaZulu-Natal.
During her articles Zama’s main focus was commercial law which led her to pursuing a certificate in Advanced Company Law 1&2 from the Witwatersrand Nelson Mandela Institute.
Zama has also been an amazing contributor to the Sister In Law platform where she mentors female law students every quarter.
Zama completed her articles in February and is awaiting admission as a legal practitioner.
In her relatively young career, Zama has found ways to...
2020-05-1131 minSisters In ConversationS1E10- Khanyi Zungu, Mining law attorney, Executive Group Head of LegalKhanyi Zungu is an Executive Group Head of Legal at a coal mining company. She specializes in corporate and commercial law with a specific focus on mergers and acquisitions, deal structuring, project finance and governance. Khanyi is one of the youngest mining executives in South Africa, working and having worked on a number of groundbreaking transactions with a particular interest in energy, mining, construction and engineering at both commercial and litigation level.
Khanyi is also the founder and Chairwoman of Luke 6:38 Foundation, a nonprofit organization that focuses on poverty alleviation, education and sanitary health.
Khanyi definitively embodies the concept of...
2020-05-0435 minSisters In ConversationS1E9 - Buhle Lekokotla, Advocate: Victoria Mxenge Group of AdvocatesAfter graduating Cum Laude with an LLB degree from the University of Pretoria, Buhle joined a leading intellectual property law firm where she practiced as an attorney. Her areas of focus were in the fields of intellectual property law and commercial litigation.
After completing one year as an associate, Buhle decided to pursue a career in advocacy. Once she completed her pupillage, Buhle joined the Victoria Mxenge Group of advocates at the end of 2011. Her areas of practice include intellectual property law, competition law, media and entertainment law, telecommunications law, constitutional and administrative law, procurement law and general commercial litigation.
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2020-04-2744 minSisters In ConversationS1E8- Mpho Chitapi: Group Technology Head - Legal (Nedbank)At just 27, Mpho Chitapi became the youngest Black female Partner at ENSAfrica, Africa’s largest law firm. This Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) attorney achieved a meteoric rise to the Executive of ENSafrica. She currently occupies the role of Group Technology Head: Legal at Nedbank Limited. Her story is as inspirational as it is empowering, and her journey from humble beginnings as a young Black girl from Vosloorus with big dreams, to having a seat at the table of the best legal minds in Africa, is a living manifestation of the current zeitgeist of Black excellence, the empowerment of young Bl...
2020-04-2040 minSisters In ConversationS1E7- Manchadi Kekana, Insolvency & Business Rescue AttorneyManchadi Kekana is a Senior Associate at ENSafrica Incorporated, the largest law firm on the continent. She practices in the Insolvency, Restructuring and Business Rescue Department.
Her practice area is mainly business rescue and restructuring, and she has had the privilege of working on some notable business rescues in the country. The bulk of the work she does is with major banks and business rescue practitioners.
Manchadi obtained her BA Law and International Relations, and her LLB both at the University of the Witwatersrand.
During her University days, she served as an SRC Representative who sat on the Wits Legal...
2020-04-131h 00Sisters In ConversationS1E6- Kholofelo Sekele, ICT Legal SpecialistKholofelo Sekele is an Attorney who specializes in ICT and commercial law, with an extensive background in Dispute Resolution.
She is currently working as Legal Specialist at Liquid Telecom, which has the largest digital footprint in Africa. Kholofelo is excited about how 4IR is quickly rooting itself in the African market, with South Africa being at the forefront and her company having the largest spectrum.
Kholofelo is passionate about youth development and educating communities about their constitutional rights.
She is also a continuous contributor to the Sister In Law platform, focusing on wills and estate planning.
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2020-04-0631 minSisters In ConversationS1E5 - Amanda Manyame - Legal Tech AttorneyAmanda Manyame is an African Technology Lawyer specialising in tech policy & regulation. She is a proponent of public interest technology who advocates for policy and regulatory development that creates an enabling environment for technological advancements that do not risk human rights. She advises and conducts research on tech laws and policies and anticipates the legal risks associated with technological innovation. She works extensively with civil society organizations, the private sector, government and policymakers.
She is pursuing a Master of Laws in Information and Communications Law with a focus on the implications of big data analytics on data privacy. She is...
2020-03-3042 minSisters In ConversationS1E4 - Tumelo Rantao Advocate: Johannesburg BarTumelo Rantao obtained her law degree from the University of Western Cape. She joined the Johannesburg Bar in 2016 after completing her pupilage at Group21. Tumelo has appeared at the Johannesburg and Pretoria High Courts as well as the Labour Court.
Her practice areas include, but are not limited to, banking & finance, insolvency, human rights, insurance and constitutional law.
Tune in to hear about Tumelo’s journey to becoming an advocate and how she navigates issues of transformation in the Bar.
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2020-03-2340 minSisters In ConversationS1E3 - Rethabile Seema. PHD (law) Student at Wits UniversityRethabile Seema is an advocate who is currently serving her articles of clerkship in order to transition from advocacy to becoming an attorney. She holds an LLM from the University of Johannesburg where she also worked as a lecturer. Her love for academics now has her pursing her PHD in Law (LLD).
Rethabile is a wife and a mother to three beautiful boys.
Tune in to hear about Rethabile’s academic journey and the challenges she has observed and experienced as a Black woman in academics and in the legal profession.
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2020-03-1621 minSisters In ConversationS1E2 - Zimasa Mabuse. Head of Legal at YaluZimasa Qolohle Mabuse is the Head of Legal & Compliance at Yalu, a black-owned Insuretech start-up that has been hailed as a company that will rattle and disrupt the cage of the multi-billion rand South African insurance industry.
After attaining her Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) and subsequently her Masters in Corporate Law (LLM) from the University of Johannesburg, Zimasa joined a large Top 5 Bank’s Graduate Programme where she fulfilled her role as an Africa Regions Compliance Manager.
Zimasa is also the founder of the award-wining “The Corporate Canvas” which is a contemporary magazine for young...
2020-03-0941 minSisters In ConversationS1E1- Aurelia Nxumalo. Welcome to the very FIRST episode of Sisters In Conversation!Aurelia Hlobsile Nxumalo obtained her LLB from UNISA and she is a Corporate Legal Counsel by profession whose day to day duties include drafting, vetting and reviewing contracts as well as attending to any legal or governance matters for the organisation. She is a budding Social Entrepreneur and co-founder of The Professionista. The work she does through The Professionista empowers other young women, which in turn empowers her. Aurelia is an advocate for personal and professional development. Aurelia has her vision set on obtaining her Master’s in Information Technology and Communication Law.
Tune in to listen to how Aurelia na...
2020-03-0249 minSisters In ConversationIntroduction to Sisters In Conversation - The PodcastWomen often find themselves on the backfoot when it comes to family law issues pertaining to marriage contracts, divorce, child maintenance and Wills. And in the legal profession itself, women, particularly Black women are under represented. This podcast platform aims to level the playing field for women in and outside of the legal profession.
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