According to research, men continue to dominate the legal profession, particularly in specialized areas of the law including intellectual property law, construction law, and technology and communications law. In South Africa, women make up more than 50% of law school graduates, however they only make up 40% of all lawyers, including advocates and attorneys. We discuss the challenges faced by female attorneys working especially in the field of tech law, and the work our guest does in this sector, the accelerator funding open for legaltech entrepreneurs and the value of mentoring with our guest, Leah Molatseli – Tech Lawyer

GUESTS :Leah Molatsel-Head of Business Development at Legal Interact

Guest: Prof. Abdon Atangana,  Mathematician and researcher at the University of Free State’s Institute for Groundwater Studies 

Guest: René Sparks, Sparks is a Public Health Professional, founder of HACCSA (Health Advocacy & Clinical Compliance South Africa), a Senior Aspen New Voices Fellow, and Senior Atlantic Fellow based at Tekano Health Equity South Africa

Guest: James Matshubeng, Tech industry expert and CEO at Matoto Technologies 

Guest: Prof John Maluleke, Transport Economist and Managing Director of Infra Africa Investment Holdings

Nontembeko Luzipho is the recently new elected deputy general secretary at SAFTU’s second National Congress, which saw more women emerging in leadership positions.

GUESTS : Nontembeko Luzipho Deputy General Secretary of South African Federation of Trade Unions SAFTU

Selaelo Selota is a South African singer, guitarist, producer and songwriter born near Polokwane, Limpopo in South Africa.

GUESTS : Selaelo Selota

Christine Simelane is a community leader of note! She is a self-taught crotchetier and she’s also a teacher at a school in Pienaar, in Mpumalanga.

GUEST: Christine Simelane- Teacher, community builder and a 67 blanket for Nelson Mandela day ambassador

Guest 1: Dr Nosipho Maponya, Paediatrician

Guest 2: Chifunilo Mulusa, South African Breastmilk Reserve 

Guest: Alma Truyts, PHD candidate and researcher at the CSIR

Alma Truyts – works in the Human Molecular Diagnostics Research group in the Next Gen Health Cluster at the CSIR as a candidate researcher. Alma has been with the CSIR working mainly on developing point of care diagnostics or environmental monitoring diagnostics for various applications.