by PB-M-Admin | Apr 29, 2024 | Uncategorised
Anthony Gotz advocate at the Johannesburg Bar for more than 20 years. He was admitted to the Johannesburg Society of Advocates (the JSA) in July 2001. He took Silk in July 2019. Prior to joining the Bar, Anthony was a clerk to Justice Didcott as well as to Justice...
by Hellen Motau | Apr 29, 2024 | Uncategorised
2024 marks South Africa’s 7th democratic elections. This equates to 6 five-year terms, adding up to 30 years of democracy. Our campaign of 30 Cases, 30 Attorneys for 30 Years of Democracy seeks to encourage legal practitioners to perform their pro bono duties in their...
by Margaret Fish | Apr 29, 2024 | Uncategorised
The Johannesburg annual awards ceremony, kindly hosted once again at Bowmans on 7 March 2024, had a wonderful turnout from the legal profession. Penuell Maduna gave the official welcome on behalf of Bowmans, followed by an engaging and amusing keynote address by...
by PB-M-Admin | Apr 20, 2023 | Uncategorised
The OCAY project participated in the 2023 HR festival on Friday 24 March 2023 by participating in a dialogue on internet safety for children. Carika Forsman, a social worker, and Adv Zola Khumalo represented ProBono.Org. Other panellists were from the SA Human Rights...
by PB-M-Admin | May 12, 2021 | Uncategorised
We have entered into an agreement with Varsity College to take 130 of their final year law students in each of our three centres so that they can get practical work experience. Each student will spend 20 hours with ProBono.Org over a five-day period. The first intake...
by PB-M-Admin | Aug 27, 2020 | Newsletter, Uncategorised
By Melissa Engelbrecht, Legal Intern – Cape Town In an address to the nation on 23 July 2020, President Cyril Ramaphosa stated that millions of rands of COVID-19 relief funds had been lost to corruption; his first official admission of corrupt practices in this...
