FOR WOMEN IN LAW MENTORSHIP 2024
Hi ladies! Applications for our next 6-months mentorship programme will be open from 4 December 2023 to 22 December 2023. Those interested in joining the programme should send an email to info@forwomeninlaw.com. Subject line: FWIL Mentorship 2024 (1). Requirements: Must be a final year law student; must be based in PTA/JHB; your email must include […]
WOMAN IN LAW INTERVIEW WITH SUMAIYA DE’MAR
A few months ago I attended a summit for legal practitioners and we were posed the following question: “If you weren’t a property/corporate attorney, what other area of law would you specialize in?” My immediate response was “fashion law”. It’s not really something I have ever thought about. My response was inspired by my love […]
WOMAN IN LAW INTERVIEW WITH ADAKU UFERE
Welcome back to another #womaninlaw interview! This month we are re-interviewing Adaku Ufere. Adaku was one the first #womeninlaw featured on our website 5 years ago when we started this platform. At the time she was an Energy Practice Leader at a leading law firm in Johannesburg, South Africa and a recent recipient of the […]
Monthly Legal Update – October 2023 – The High Court’s Judgement Regarding Maternity Leave in South Africa
Hello everyone! We decided to start posting monthly legal updates to keep you informed on important information that might affect you or somebody that you know. Please read below our first official legal update. The Gauteng Division of the High Court of South Africa recently delivered a judgement in the case of Van Wyk & […]
WOMAN IN LAW INTERVIEW WITH ADV. BONOLO KHUMALO
New #womaninlaw interview! This month we chat with Advocate Bonolo Khumalo who holds a Bachelor of Laws and Masters of Laws. Advocate Khumalo is experienced in Alternative Dispute Resolution and Litigation and her practice areas include General Civil Litigation, Labour Law, Medical Malpractice, Cyber Law, Family Law, Access to Information, Human Rights Law and Constitutional […]
WOMAN IN LAW INTERVIEW WITH CHARLOTTE SCHULTZ
Welcome back to another #womaninlaw interview! This month we chat with Magistrate Charlotte Schultz who is an attorney and an acting Magistrate in the Civil and Family Law Court. Charlotte is also an author of various articles on cyberlaw in accredited and non-accredited journals both locally and internationally. She holds an LLB and LLM (with […]
WOMAN IN LAW INTERVIEW WITH KHANYI TSHABALALA
Welcome to another #womaninlaw interview! This month we chat with Khanyi Tshabalala who is a dual qualified South African and Australian lawyer with extensive experience in banking and finance, having practiced law in South Africa, New South Wales and London. Khanyi holds an LLB degree from the University of Witwatersrand and a Diploma in law […]
WOMAN IN LAW INTERVIEW WITH SHARON MSIZA
Welcome to another #womaninlaw interview! This month we chat with Sharon Msiza. Sharon is an admitted attorney specialising in various shipping and admiralty law matters including, clearing & forwarding disputes, contracts of carriage of goods by sea, collisions, casualty investigations, pollution disputes, ship arrest, cargo and other protection and indemnity disputes. Her professional experience includes […]
WOMEN IN LAW INTERVIEW WITH NOKUKHANYA PEARL ZUNGU
Welcome back to another #womaninlaw interview! This month we chat with phenomenal woman in law, Nokukhanya Pearl Zungu, affectionately known as ‘Khanyi’. Khanyi is a commercial legal specialist in Mining, Construction, Engineering, General Energy, Entertainment, Retail and Healthcare and she is currently working as a Chief Legal Advisor at Eskom. She is also M&G’s top […]
WOMAN IN LAW INTERVIEW WITH TSHEGOFATSO GAELAE
Welcome to another #womaninlaw interview! This month we chat with Tshegofatso Gaelae. Tshegofatso is an admitted attorney and she is currently a Group Legal Advisor specializing in Labour Relations and BBBEE Management within a leading ICT reseller and distributor group . She has worked in private practice for a short while before making the move […]