Sisters In Conversation

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.  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 Aid South Africa. She is an admitted Attorney of the High Court.

From Articles she went on to practice for her own account as one of the Directors under the name and style Mokoena and Dhlamini Attorneys Incorporated. 5 years after that she got an opportunity to act as a Magistrate stationed in Soweto. She was recently appointed as a permanent Magistrate in 2021.

Katlego has been in the legal fraternity for 12 years and an admitted attorney for 9 years. When ones looks at her short track record she has literally been on all sides of the fence. A State Prosecutor, A Defence Attorney and now the bench being a Magistrate.

Katlego is pursuing her studies as she plans to equip herself in understanding the multifaceted aspects of the law.  

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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 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 Witwatersrand where she completed her Bachelor of Laws Degree. After graduating, she pursued her articles and became an admitted attorney. She was then called to the bar in 2018 where she successfully completed her pupillage, became an admitted advocate and registered with the Johannesburg Society of Advocates. She is passionate about the law in all its various forms she practices mainly in the fields of general and commercial litigation as well as public interest law.

You can follow and get in touch with Jabu on Instagram @jabu_chanza

Summary:

LLB Degree from the University of the Witwatersrand

Post graduate certificate in Access to Information and Privacy law (POPI Act)

Former admitted attorney

Current admitted practicing advocate

Member of the Johannesburg Society of Advocates

Just completed 12 month term as a Constitutional Court law researcher to Justice Jafta and acting Justice Rogers

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On today’s episode our young student/professional is Letlhogonolo Nthodi. Letlhogonolo holds BA Law and LLB degrees from the University of the Witswatersrand. She is currently serving articles at one of the top five law firms in South Africa.

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.

Letlhogonolo hopes to cultivate her expertise in Public Procurement and Banking and Finance. She has a keen interest in lecturing, which she hopes to pursue once she is a specialist in her chosen field •••

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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 professional experience includes being involved 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. Sharon also acquired exposure into both national and international legislative frameworks regulating the maritime industry through practice as well as through engaging with various maritime stakeholders including the Department of Transport, South African Maritime Safety Authority, Transnet Port Authority, and the Port Regulator of South Africa.

Her experience also includes exposure into various corporate commercial law matters dealing with, amongst others, contractual disputes, companies’ legal compliance, drafting and reviewing contractual agreements as well as providing legal opinions on the provisions of various legislation, as well as general dispute resolution matters.

In addition to her day job, Sharon writes articles on Maritime Law related topics and one of her articles were published in DeRebus (A South African Attorneys Journal) titled 'A turning of the tide: Exploring the impact of pollution in the shipping industry'. She has also contributed a chapter to a textbook on Ballast Water Management edited by Prof. Portia Ndlovu, a Professor of International Maritime Business at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy, USA – the book is currently being finalised and will undergo the process of editing and publishing.

You can follow and get in touch with Sharon on Instagram @msiza_sharon

On today’s episode we are joined by a young student/professional who goes by the name Ntshepeng Mokoena. Ntshepeng was born and raised in the Vaal Triangle in Sebokeng.

She is a Nurse by profession who is about to complete her LLB degree at the University of South Africa.

She has a Diploma in General Nursing, Community, Midwifery and Psychiatry from Ann-Latsky Nursing College. Ntshepeng graduated Cum laude and hopes to do it again as she already has 27 distinctions out of the 29 modules I have completed for her LLB so far.

Ntshepeng currently works as a billing and practice manager for an orthopaedic surgery practice. She is a wife and a mom to one amazing baby girl.

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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 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 various other publications.

In 2012 Lwando was awarded the Franklin Thomas Fellowship by the Constitutional Court Trust to study at the University of Notre Dam in Indiana USA - she graduated in 2013 magna cum laude and received an LLM in international law.

Lwando then worked as a senior researcher for the Public Service Remuneration Review Committee tasked with the transformation of the public service and was also a researcher to former Chief Justice Sandile Ncgobo. She currently works with the Constitutional Hill Trust focusing primarily on projects such as the museum of the Constitution which is under development. In addition, she is a trustee of the Constitutional Court Trust and the founder of Including Society which is a consultancy established to explore issues around cultural justice, belonging and inclusion. Lwando is also the author of “Made in South Africa: A Black Woman’s Stories of Rage, Resistance and Progress”.

You can follow Including Society and get in touch with Lwando on Instagram @including_society, Twitter: @including_inc and website: www.includingsociety.co.za

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Until 2022, take care!

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Tebello Motshwane

Your Sister In Law

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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 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 also enjoys blogging with a particular focus on social issues which have affected her as a woman living with albinism. She often makes time to volunteer at an old age home because she believes in positively impacting one life at a time.

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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 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, completing them in January 2020 and was then retained as an associate.

 

On a personal front, Tshidi began a journey that turned out to be quite interesting in June 2020, amidst a level 5 lock down in South Africa.  She started a couples YouTube channel focused primarily on her relationship with her then fiancé. After posting a few videos, she posted a video of her journey to becoming an admitted legal practitioner. That video gained a lot of momentum and shifted the channel into a new direction, one which focused heavily on providing legal content. Almost a year on YouTube, her channel has provided her with the space and opportunity to provide content that is beneficial to high school scholars and  university students. Through her channel, she has been able to mentor and provide advice to thousands of law students across the country.  She has always believed in the inherent power of mentorship, especially mentoring young women that represent who she is. 

 

Tshidi is also an Advisory Board Member for a recently established Non-Profit Organisation, “Beloved Marang” which seeks to work with and empower youth in the foster care system.

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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 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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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 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 Insolvency Practitioners, a member of the Association for Black Business Rescue and Insolvency Practitioners South Africa. She is currently completing an Advanced Postgraduate Course in Insolvency Litigation at the University of Pretoria.

 

Outside of law, Zanele is a mother of two girls aged 11 and 6. She also runs a successful online swimwear store called Poise Swimwear. You can check it out on Instagram at @poise_swimwear

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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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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 counsel at Heineken South Africa where she worked her way up from legal counsel to Senior Legal Counsel and Company Secretary and ultimately Legal Director. She was also previously Group Legal Advisor at Reunert Ltd.

 

True authenticity is at the core of her leadership style and building long- lasting relationships with those she interacts with. She is passionate about diversity and inclusion and allowing women to reach for their career goals without compromising their integrity and sacrificing crucial roles such as motherhood.

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