Sisters In Conversation Tebello Motshwane

Zwonaka Netshifulani is a lawyer and researcher living in Johannesburg. She obtained her LLB from Wits University. Her work includes stints at the Constitutional Court and the State Capture Commission. Her current research focus is on ethics, business conduct and corporate governance in the private sector. On the personal front, she is the first born of four children and thinks her siblings are 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 Commission.  Thereafter spent two and a half years as a candidate attorney at social justice research and litigation NGO - SERI-SA, followed by a year as a research clerk at the Constitutional Court to then DCJ Zondo and then four years as researcher and speechwriter at the State Capture Commission. 

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If you have a trailblazing woman of colour in the legal profession who you would like to see being featured on the podcast please send your suggestions to advice@sisterinlaw.co.za

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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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Zola Mbatha, an Admitted Attorney of the High Court of RSA, is the founder of Legacy Yezibaya, a niche consultancy that specializes in estate planning, fiduciary services as well as general legal advice.

Through this consultancy Zola has been invited as a guest speaker at the Africa Financial Inclusion Summit held in Cape Town in 2024; on "Redefining your Money with Palesa", as a moderator for 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 by Sister In Law amongst many other public speaking platforms. She holds an LLB Degree and is due to complete her Business Compliance course to qualify as a CPrac.

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Manaileng is an admitted Attorney of the High
Court of South Africa with over 10 years extensive experience in the legal industry. She
is the Managing Director of Maphike Attorneys
Incorporated, a specialist boutique law firm through which she provides legal services mainly in Entertainment Law (Music, Film and Television), Intellectual Property Law, Commercial Law, Media Law, Litigation and 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 and corporate, including Africa’s largest collective management organization, The Southern African Music Rights Organization (SAMRO) as a Business Development Manager: Licensing. Her legal prowess was further harnessed at illustrious black-owned information technology companies which significantly diversified her expertise as a well-rounded and knowledgeable
attorney.

She has participated in numerous workshops, panels, television and radio programs and engaged in legal commentary on news channels dedicated to educating the creative industry on music licensing and contractual matters in the entertainment world. Her experience resulted in her joining a collective of 6 (six) women in the music industry to co-found the chapter of Women in Music South Africa which NPO she is the current Chapter Chair.

She is the sole Director at Yateletata Services, an Intellectual Property Law and Entertainment
Law specialist consultancy where she provides
IP advisory services as well as legal (contract law) training and workshops geared towards the educating the music industry.

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Yvonne Princess Shabangu is an admitted attorney of the high court of South Africa. She graduated with her LLB (2019) and LLM in banking law (2022) from the University of Johannesburg. Yvonne is the founder of Employment Wednesdays, a platform that focuses on youth empowerment, career development and all employment related matters. She has experience in general litigation and commercial law 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 the fullest. She is a recipient of the Mail & Guardian top 50 Powerful Women award 2023. She loves reading, and travelling.

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Bohlale Paile is the Founder of Get Corporate Ready, a platform which teaches corporate professionals the importance of taking charge of their careers! She’s an award winning HR & Talent Specialist with a passion for young professionals in South Africa.

She completed her BCom Honours in HR & Industrial Psychology at Wits University. In her corporate journey she has worked for many top 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 her social media platforms and providing guided mentorship. She’s been voted as one of the most influential recruiters by the South African Graduate Employment Association 5 times within her career.

Self-confidence, relationship building and personal development are the cornerstones to corporate success. These are a few of the skills which allowed her to built the personal brand she is proud of today!

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