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First Floor, Beadica House 12 Protea Road Claremont South Africa
3rd Floor, The Mall Offices 11 Cradock Ave Johannesburg South Africa
133, Johannesburg South Africa
Knightsbridge Junction building 13 Neven street Witbank South Africa
10 Witbank South Africa
Business Hours
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Monday | 8:00 am | – | 5:00 pm |
Tuesday | 8:00 am | – | 5:30 pm |
Wednesday | 8:00 am | – | 5:30 pm |
Thursday | 8:00 am | – | 5:00 pm |
Friday | 8:00 am | – | 5:30 pm |
Saturday | 8:00 am | – | 2:30 pm |
Sunday | Closed Today |
Practice Areas
Senamela Sekga Attorneys is a private practise law office offering diverse legal services. Founded in 2008, the firm is registered with the Law Society of Botswana and its legal practitioners are certified members of the Law society.
Practice Areas :
- Due Diligence (Legal).
- Land disputes including disputes with Land Boards.
- Disputes involving the government or its organs and any conceivable dispute between private individuals including companies.
- Redundancy, unfair dismissal, wrongful dismissal (labour disputes).
- Sexual harassment claims.
- separation and judicial separation.
- divorce proceedings.
- financial matters arising out of separation or divorce.
- international and jurisdictional issues.
- injunctions and restraining orders.
- Custody issues and maintenance payments towards the children.
- Residency issues.
- Adoption.
- disability discrimination.
Unit 4, Howard Studios Sheldon Way Cape Town South Africa
9 Reynard Street Helderkruin Johannesburg South Africa
11 Ballito South Africa
South African High Commission In Gaborone, Botswana
South African High Commission In Gaborone, BotswanaBusiness Hours
Sorry, we are currently closed.
Open | Close | ||
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Monday | 8:00 am | – | 2:00 pm |
Tuesday | 8:00 am | – | 2:00 pm |
Wednesday | 8:00 am | – | 2:00 pm |
Thursday | 8:00 am | – | 2:00 pm |
Friday | 8:00 am | – | 2:00 pm |
Saturday | Closed Today | ||
Sunday | Closed Today |
Plot 29, Queens Road Gaborone Botswana
Practice Areas
Education
LL.B (University of Pretoria) 2011
BCom Law (University of Pretoria) 2010
Professional Qualifications
Admitted as an Attorney of the High Court of Botswana 2011
Board Membership/Directorship
- Board Member – Air Botswana
- Directorship – Signet Direct Diamond Sourcing (Botswana) (Pty) Ltd
- Directorship – High Ventures (Pty) Ltd
Professional Memberships
Member of the Botswana Law Society
Profile
As Partner, Moemedi Tafa, together with John Carr-Hartley, heads up the Armstrongs Litigation Department. He, additionally oversees the Employment and Human Resources Practice. He is extensively involved in advising and rendering opinions on company formations, drafting and reviewing of commercial and employment agreements and advising on various general business and employment issues.
Moemedi is regularly involved in several high-end corporate litigation matters and undertakes corporate commercial and labour litigation in the High Court, the Industrial Court and Court of Appeal. He has acted, and continues to act, for multinational organisations, parastatals and various entities in the mining, construction, banking and regulatory environments. Moemedi is well-renowned for his practical and solution-orientated approach to matters.
Experience
- Moemedi has experience in the following areas:
- Shareholder disputes, liquidations and sequestrations
- Acting in and advising on FIDIC and JBCC construction agreements
- Engagement with clients on Employment Law matters
- Providing regulatory and compliance advice on pension law disputes
- Providing regulatory and compliance advice on gambling and licensing disputes
- Advising international organisations on anti-bribery and anti-corruption domestic laws
Testimonials
“I have worked with MJ for a little over 4 years now and throughout my dealings with him, I have found him to command very strong technical knowledge, particularly in Labour Law. In fact I have seen MJ in action and I am quite humbled by his persona and mastery of content.” – Tumelo Mokowe( HR Director), Barclays Botswana
“Moemedi is very reliable and certainly dependable, the personalised service makes it easier for informed consultations which at the end of the day results in improved service!” – Kelebogile Raletsatsi (Senior Legal Manager), Stanbic Bank Botswana
Specialises In:
- EMPLOYMENT & LABOUR RELATIONS
- CORPORATE & COMMERCIAL LITIGATION
- BUILDING & CIVIL ENGINEERING ARBITRATIONS
- LIQUIDATIONS & INSOLVENCIES
- CYBER/E-COMMERCE LAW ADVICE
Practice Areas
Thabiso Tafila is the managing partner at Thabiso Tafila Attorneys. He is head of labour relations, criminal and general litigation. He is a highly experienced lawyer in all aspects of litigation, and at all levels from the Magistrate’s Court, High Court through to the Court of Appeals. Thabiso’s general litigation practice includes civil and matrimonial matters. He advises local and international companies, the general public as well as the private sector with legal and practical knowledge of criminal defence, labour law, general and civil litigation, matrimonial and administrative law, company formation, conveyancing and administration of estates. His clients include various NGOs, the Botswana National Productivity Centre, Statistics Botswana, Trade Unions and other organisations.
Thabiso was involved in the establishment of the Attorney General’s office in Francistown. He proceeded to head this office albeit for a short time before transferring to the conveyancing department in Gaborone on promotion.
CAREER
Thabiso started his career in 1983 as a prosecutor in the Prosecution Division of the Botswana Government. In 1986 he was appointed the acting Registrar of Deeds dealing with all conveyancing matters throughout Botswana. In 1987, Thabiso joined Minchin & Kelly as a professional assistant becoming a partner two years later. After serving Minchin & Kelly for 30 years as a partner, he decided to retire and establish his own practice, Thabiso Tafila Attorneys.
EDUCATION
- Bachelor of Law, University of Swaziland (in conjunction with the University of Edinburgh (Scotland), 1983
- Diploma in Trial Advocacy Trainer, School of Law, University of Washington, Seattle, USA, 2011
MEMBERSHIPS
- Law Society of Botswana
- Attorney of the Courts of Botswana – admitted November 1983
- SASLAW (South African Society for Labour Law)
- Chairperson Casino Control Board (2011 – 2016)
- Chairperson of Botswana Gambling Authority Board (2013 to date)
- Chairperson – Botswana Qualification Authority Appeal’s Committee (2016 to date)
EXPERIENCE
Thabiso Tafila is the chairman of the Botswana Gambling Authority, a body corporate regulating gambling and gaming activities in Botswana. He has also served as legal advisor and board member of the Botswana Savings Bank, a member of the world Savings Bank Organisations.
COMMUNITY SERVICE
- Regularly makes donations to SOS and to some underprivileged individuals in the community.
MAJOR CASES HANDLED
- Racewood Investments (Pty) Ltd vs. Attorney General, The Casino Control Board and The Station Commander (Borakanelo Police Station) – Case No. Misca 503/2004.
- Racewood Investments (Pty) Ltd and The Teddy Bear Collector vs. Peermont Global (Botswana) Pty Ltd, Sun International (Botswana) Pty Limited, the Casino Control Board, The Attorney General of the Republic of Botswana – Case No. Misca 300/2005
- Leading defence counsel in the much publicised murder case of John Kalafatis. All four accused soldiers were liberated.
- Legal advisor to the ruling Botswana Democratic Party Disciplinary Committee during 2010.
- Advising Ramantele in the High Court of Botswana in relation to the Ngwaketse customary law inheritance rule in Mmusi and Others v Ramantele and Another.
- Advising in High Court cases on tender irregularities.
- Advising on multi million Pula fraud cases.
2 Victory Drive Ashley Durban South Africa
Practice Areas
Nako is the firm’s Practice Manager, responsible for the overall operations of the firm and ensuring among others, the compliance by the Firm with all statutory and regulatory requirements, and quality control and client satisfaction. In addition to her role as the Firm’s Manager, she is part of the business development team and always strives for different ways to expand the Firm’s business and ensuring value-adds to the clientele. She oversees a team of Associates and business support staff.
Ms Tebele has experience in among others, corporate and commercial litigation, debt collection, administration of estates and estate management, commercial work including but not limited to general legal advisory, transactional advisory, corporate governance and contract negotiation and drafting
She currently affiliated with various online based legal education platforms such as “Sister-In-Law” and “For Women in Law” whose objective is to empower and educate women on their rights and the law. She is strong willed practitioner who has a passion for the mentorship of young legal professionals.
Plot 3171, Morupule Drive, Gaborone Botswana
24 Richefond Circle Ridgeside Office Park, Durban South Africa
91 Durban South Africa
Business Hours
Sorry, we are currently closed.
Open | Close | ||
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Monday | 8:00 am | – | 5:00 pm |
Tuesday | 8:00 am | – | 5:00 pm |
Wednesday | 8:00 am | – | 5:00 pm |
Thursday | 8:00 am | – | 5:00 pm |
Friday | 8:00 am | – | 5:00 pm |
Saturday | Closed Today | ||
Sunday | Closed Today |
Practice Areas
Thabiso Tafila Attorneys is a legal services provider registered with and regulated by the Law Society of Botswana. The firm was established in February 2017 with the purpose of providing a full range of general and specialist legal services under one roof. Though new in the legal fraternity, the firm boasts of widely experienced attorneys, some with decades of experience with some of the leading law firms and organizations in Botswana. The firm seeks to provide sound and expert legal advice and services to its clients in the most professional, efficient and ethical manner. We pride ourselves in our customer-centric and proactive approach.
Practice Areas:
- Property Law / Conveyancing
- Corporate and Commercial
- Employment Law
- Company & Secretarial Services
- Corporate Restructuring and Insolvency
- Banking
- Communications
- Construction Law
- Collection Services
- Personal
- Estates
- Human Rights
Plot 4878, Morupule Drive, Gaborone Botswana