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Acting Judge of the Labour Court. Director at Bongani Khanyile Ka Luthuli Attorneys, Pan Africanist, Author, Literary Critic and Legal Analyst
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The tide has turned, CCMA finds that mandatory vaccination now unlawful and awards maximum compensation for an employee dismissed for refusing to vaccinate
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At the invitation of the Acting Judge President of the Labour Court, I am happy to accept the honour of serving as Acting Judge of the Labour Court from June 2024. It will be Honourable Luthuli AJ to you…
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CCMA again finds in favour of an employee who was dismissed for refusing to vaccinate for COVID-19. I repeat, the tide has turned…
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“If the US had to redraft its constitution, it should adopt South Africa’s”
-Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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Prof Dire Tladi has just been sworn in as a permanent judge of the International Court of Justice. Our dreams can never be too wild!
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Beating the drum and dancing, I’m responsible for my own destiny!
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I went to law school because I wanted to understand how the law should work for those in need
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We must always take time to say thank you Lord. Gratefulness makes room for more blessings. New domicilium
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Another victory against mandatory vaccination dismissals, this one I personally argued. I’ve said it before, the tide has turned!!
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The joy of my practice is that I travel a lot. Off to New Delhi, India 🇮🇳
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I desire, when I begin my acting judicial stint in June, to be one of those judges who have sipped from the holy grail of legal clarity so that my judgments are accessible to all
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This week I had Tumelo, a final year law student, shadowing me. I’m intentional about paying it forward and dropping ladders
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This year marks 10 years as an admitted attorney. So many lives have been touched l, so many cases reported, so many wins and loses. To mark the occasion, I bought myself some new tools of trade
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These are the books I finished in 2023, 43 in total, my personal best. A well-balanced canon!
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It’s Phakedi AJ to you, well done my learned friend!
Connie Parks
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We’ve just survived this massive cash heist by mere seconds. Three bomb blasts and shoot out.
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Duma Nokwe:
The first African lawyer in South Africa. We stand on broad shoulders!
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This week I’m being shadowed by a final year law student at Wits, Lebogang Nhlapo, a mentee of mine
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Humble beginnings, back when I was a candidate attorney, my first court appearance was at the Johannesburg Magistrates Court.
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Just appeared at Pretoria High Court, virtually, we are on the cusp of making case law and developing the law!!
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In the midst of it all, God remains faithful!
I’ve just received news that I have been selected as the recipient of the “Corporate Lawyer of the Year - South Africa” Award by Forttuna Global Excellence Award. I will be presented with this award in December in Dubai!
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Commissioner Mark Hawyes of the CCMA, finds that an employee who was dismissed for being unvaccinated was substantively unfairly dismissed and was discriminated against. When I said the tide has turned, many didn’t believe me!
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This fine jurist, Adv Mooki SC, has been sworn in as a judge, the judiciary is richer with him!
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Congratulations to my mentee,
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for her admission as a Legal Practitioner yesterday. Welcome to the noble profession, young lady!
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Off to Gqeberha, I have a date with Judge Lallie at the Labour Court tomorrow
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Ready for the ACDP matter against SAHPRA, regarding the children’s vaccination against Covid, the matter is proceeding virtually
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I got a call today from a parent of a student I had successfully represented a couple of years back when he was facing allegations of plagiarism and fraud by a leading university, he told me his son is graduating this year, 4 distinctions short of cum laude. My soul is fulfilled!
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Instructing attorney and counsel. Running a trial at the Labour Court
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My CCMA matter against Wits has been reported in the Industrial Law Journal with full citation (2023) 44 ILJ 929 (CCMA). The goal is to be an authority in the area of employment law and we are well on our way there!
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CHM CA’s are engaged in moot court today as part of their training on advocacy, a great initiative!!
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Back in 2016 when I was practising for my own account, don’t despise the year of small beginnings
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Behind case numbers, are real people and real lives. Labour law is extremely personal….
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For me, law is both a tool for global influence and a career for the realization of the right to fair labour practices. This time, it has brought me to Kuala Lumpur
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Every law student and a student of history must watch Adv George Bizos’s documentary, “Icon”. The man’s life embodied activist lawyering
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At the Labour Court yesterday I appeared before Shaba AJ, whose book I’m currently reading. It feels like coming full circle when you encounter the protagonists of narratives you are reading
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Annual catch up date with my Cousin Ayanda, a Chartered Accountant. This generation of educated siblings!
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My first mentors: Mr P Moodley and Mrs Moodley who taught me Speech and Drama and English respectively in High School. What a pleasure it was to admit him as an Advocate of the High Court!!
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We’ve adjourned for lunch, the trial arguments will continue after. Towards a reported judgment…
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Appearing at the Labour Court, arguing a review and cross review application
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My life, my practice, my politics and my profession is inextricable
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I’ve just returned from a Panel Discussion at UJ where we reflected on the 30 years of legal democracy, only to learn of the passing of this fine jurist, former Justice Yvonne Mokgoro. I will forever remember her on her authoritative definition of Ubuntu in S v Makwanyane.
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When I got enrolled in the prestigious role of admitted attorneys in 2014, I knew that I have inherited the cause of my legal forebears for justice and that I had assumed my role in the tapestry of our country’s unfolding history
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Well someone’s daughter decided to surprise me with this precious gift, thank you Lungelo Luthuli
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A trial is a competition of many stories, and in many situations we may never know what the actual truth was, so the best story wins
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Arbitrating at the CCMA Johannesburg office. Championing the right to fair labour practices
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Never underestimate the power of mentorship. I am so happy that Minenhle Nzimande has secured articles at a top 5 firm. His dedication and commitment has paid off. I’m excited to have a front row sit to informative years as a lawyer.
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I’m honoured to be featured in the IP Legal Magazine at the Top 25 Legal Rising Star, which award was handed to me in January in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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To my girlfriend since 2007, my wife since 2012, the mother of my children since 2017 and the centre of my purpose, happy birthday love. I have enjoyed the front seat row to your growth and becoming. I’m looking forward to all that life has for you. Micorazon
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The ambition has always been to raise the academic standard of my family
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As I study the literature of State Capture, from Paul O’ Sullivan’s “Stop Me If You Can” and Ferial Haffajee’s “Days of Zondo” I realise the narrative is not complete without looking deeply into the role lawyers played in the project, it is mind-boggling and shameful
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