On 6 December a good crowd of attorneys, advocates and mediators gathered at our offices to socialise and give us feedback on their experiences staffing our legal clinics and help desks and taking on our clients’ cases. We are grateful for this feedback and also for...
By Molebogeng Manyako, Johannesburg intern. Further focus on SMMEs and advancing young entrepreneurs saw ProBono.Org and the British Council collaborate on a session presented by ProBono.Org and Bowmans at the Impact Africa Summit from 20 to 22 June. The purpose of...
By Courtney Cupido, Cape Town intern. According to a recent Eye Witness News report, there have been at least 13 reported cases of child abduction and attempted kidnappings in communities across the Western Cape since 8 August 2018. The motives for these...
By Suraya McKenzie-Pillay, Johannesburg intern. As part of ProBono.Org’s commitment to the career development of its legal interns, the Johannesburg office was honoured to have Judge Thina Siwendu accept an invitation to address them and provide an insight into...
ProBono.Org Durban held our first Attorney seminar for the year. The topic was “Statutory Arbitration process in the CCMA in terms of the LRA, as amended”. The seminar was held at the CCMA and the speaker was Senior Commissioner Nhlanhla Mathe. The speaker...