by PB-M-Admin | Dec 18, 2018 | ARTICLES OF INTEREST, News, NEWSLETTERS 2018, PAST EVENTS
In collaboration with the Nelson Mandela Foundation (NMF), ProBono.Org held a dialogue on Nelson Mandela the legal practitioner on 11 October to mark the centenary of Madiba’s birth. The conversation was the first of several planned to start a conversation about the...
by PB-M-Admin | Dec 18, 2018 | News, NEWSLETTERS 2018, PAST EVENTS
On 29 and 30 November ProBono. Org attended the 25th anniversary of the Open Society Foundation for South Africa (OSF-SA), which opened offices in 1993. However, founder George Soros had already been engaged in South Africa since 1979 when he launched a scholarship...
by PB-M-Admin | Dec 18, 2018 | ATTORNEY WORKSHOPS 2018, News, NEWSLETTERS 2018, PAST EVENTS
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 PB-M-Admin | Dec 18, 2018 | ARTICLES ABOUT PROBONO.ORG, News, NEWSLETTERS 2018
By Neliswa Ncama, Durban intern The passing of a loved one is one of the most challenging experiences that a family has to face. After a funeral, they are left to pick up the pieces and figure out how to proceed after this tragedy. The family would have to begin the...
by PB-M-Admin | Dec 18, 2018 | ARTICLES OF INTEREST, News, NEWSLETTERS 2018
By Uzair Adams Social media platforms have become an increasingly convenient and instant means of communication across the globe. However, easy access to Facebook, WhatsApp and Twitter, amongst others, does not come without drawbacks, particularly relating to...
by PB-M-Admin | Oct 23, 2018 | ARTICLES ABOUT PROBONO.ORG, News, NEWSLETTERS 2018, PAST EVENTS
By Swazi Malinga. ProBono.Org generally provides legal assistance on corporate governance to young aspiring entrepreneurs, business start-ups and SMMEs by referring their requests for assistance to law firms who have volunteered their services on a pro bono basis. We...
