ABOUT US
BACKROUND
Despite 25 years since South Africa became a democratic state premised on the principle of universal suffrage and the rule of law, the establishment of a big commercial legal firm remained a pipe dream. The landscape is characterized by countries by countless " one man" law firms established by members of historical South Africans HDSAs which has been unable to attract the main stream commercial legal work
Kwinana Mabuza Nkome Inc (KMNS) or the firm has been established by the its founding partners to fill the lacuna. Thus , KMNS is the outcome of the amalgamation of the number of sole practitioner law firms with the common and shared value of establishing the biggest black law firm in the country.
The Amalgamated firms:
- Kwinana & Partners Inc(" KP ")
- Mabuza Inc (" MI ")
- Nkome Attorneys (" NI ")
Over and above the amalgameted firms, true to the founding objective of establishment the biggest black law firm, competent and capable lawyers have also joined KMNS
Rather unsurprisingly, more then 100 years of collective experience in the commercial, cooperate and company law fraternity, a commitment of delivery and attention to detail coupled with thorough undertsanding of our clients legal requirments have produced a law firm that stands head and shoulders above the rest
MISSION
In delivering on our mission ,we are guided by the following imperatives
- Promoting innovation as an integral and key priority in all aspects of our business
- Building and maintaining a robust and accountable management
- Working with our clients to promote and entrench mutually beneficial alliances
PHILOSOPHY
To deliver timely, innovative and value enhancing legal solutions that assist our clients attain their business imperatives by harnessing our collective expertise, shared knowledge and world best practices. While assisting our clients succeed in their business operations. We will endeavor to cultivate a rewarding culture, build capacity, and seek genuine, trusting relationships with our stakeholders through a client- focused approached mandate.
OUR TEAM
SENIOR DIRECTOR THABO SINDISA KWINANA
Graduated from Rhodes University with a LLB degree in 1992, he also holds a B. Juris degree from the University of Transkei. He is also an experienced conveyancer and a notary public. He is a founding partner of the then premier black commercial firm Chuene Kwinana Motsatse Inc (“CKM”). Thabo’s career was shaped up from his initial training.
Whilst a LLB intermediary student at Rhodes University, he applied for a winter vacation programme sponsored by the famous USA Yale University’s Law School. Black final year LLB students were placed in various big white law firms in South Africa to expose them to such firms’ commercial practice and possibly their retention for articles of clerkship. Thabo was placed at Moss-Morris Mendelow Browdie Attorneys who later offered him articles of clerkship. He was trained in a commercial law firm hence he is experienced and skilled in almost all facets of commercial practice. Thabo headed the property and mining division whilst at CKM which he co-founded after a 2 (two) year stintas in-house legal counsel at BHP Billiton, then one of the biggest mining houses in SA.
He was involved in township development projects, establishment of sectional title schemes, conducting due diligence on mergers and acquisitions, reconstruction of mining law and general commercial transactions. He has serviced PIC, BHP Billiton, Telkom, Rand Water, Eskom, Standard Bank, Meeg Bank, First Rand, Eyesizwe Coal Mining and the Economic Freedom Fighters (“EFF”), South Africa’s new kid on the block, young and dynamic political party. Thabo has also been involved in initial public offerings and restructuring of state owned entities.
He was also involved in the Egoli 2002 and helped bring to life the Johannesburg Fresh Produce Market, Johannesburg Zoo and the Metrobus and continued to service the said clients for a number of years. His strength is interpersonal skills with both staff members and colleagues. He has served in various Boards including those of listed companies. Throughout his 23 years of practice, he has developed and is now a solid and experienced commercial litigator. He is also responsible for practice management within the firm.
SENIOR PARTNER ANDRIES KGATLAMPI NKOME
Andries is a practising commercial and mining lawyer based in Pretoria. Andries holds a B Broc degree from Unisa, Certificate in Commercial Law Practice, Certificate in Commercial Law from Irish Law Society, Certificate in Competition Law from University of Pretoria and Certificate in Prospecting and Mining Law from the University of Witwatersrand.Andries’ legal firm Nkome Incorporated has been involved in various big events within South Africa, e.g., representing the families and dependents of the miners who lost their lives during the Marikana massacre before the Marikana Commission of Inquiry and the current Classeen Board of Inquiry into the suitability of the SAPS National Commissioner to hold her position.Also the firm is instituting a landmark class action against SABMiller arising out of the owner driver “BEE” scheme. Andries has represented organized labour in mine fatality inquiries and has developed expertise in this field. Andries’ strength is his people skills and he brings this skill with him to KMNS Inc as we navigate through industrial action prevention negotiations and social facilitation projects.
DIRECTOR BUSISWE SIBIYA
Busi Sibiya jioned KMNS Attorneys on the 1st ofFebruary 2019 as a candidate attorney. She graduated with a Bachelor of laws at the University of Johannesburg in 2016 and more recentily graduated with distinctions in higher cerfificate in Management and Development that inclued modules such as Financial Management, Project Management and Strategic
Management
Busi has a great passion for Commercial and Business Enterprise law. In year 2022, she was admitted as an Attorney and since 2023, she holds the position as Director in KMNS
Principle services:
-Corporate and commercial litigation
-Divorce and maintenance
-General Lititgation
-Personal injury
-Recoveries
-Insolvency law
-Criminal law
DIRECTOR ZUKISWA MBANA
CANDIDATE ATTORNEY SINETHEMBA NDABA
Zukiswa Mbana is a hard working young lady who joined KMNS Attorneys on the 6th of January 2021 as a candidate Attorney. She possesses wide knowledge based on the good team experience which requires good judgment, analytical, enquiring mind, powers of observation, clear logic, and the ability to persuade people.
she is computer literate and also fluent in IsXhosa, IsiZulu, and English. Now having achieved immediate academic objectives and two years post degree experience, she aspires to perfect her skills in the legal profession. She was admitted in 2023
Principle services
-Legal drafting
-Legal Research
-Legal Advising
-Case and Data analysis
-Excellent communication skills
-Attentive to detail
CANDIDATE ATTORNEY SINETHEMBA NDABA
CANDIDATE ATTORNEY SINETHEMBA NDABA
CANDIDATE ATTORNEY SINETHEMBA NDABA
Sinethemba Ndaba joined KMNS Attorneys on the 1st of june 2022 as a candidate attorney. She is a very hard working Individual and anything she makes sure that her task are always done timeously and to the best of her ability.
Sinethemba is a individual who interested to learn more, and she has proved to be the a fast learner . she has a very sharp eye when is comes to the identification of any irregularities. Her drafting skills are Marvelous
Principle services
-Problem solving
-Case analysis
-Multitasking
-Drafting
CANDIDATE ATTORNEY SIYASANGA KWINANA
CANDIDATE ATTORNEY SINETHEMBA NDABA
CANDIDATE ATTORNEY SINETHEMBA NDABA
Siyasanga Kwinana joined KMNS Attorneys on the 1st of February 2023 as a candidate attorney. she is a hard working individual who pays attention to detail and pride herself in refining her
work and putting in the necessary hours of work in order to produce the most efficient outcomes for the client
Siyasanga has varied experience in working for the Amaqhawekazi, which is an NPO stared by herself. she has worked as a student assistant for the admission department in the student enrolment Centre at the University of Witwatersrand and also worked as the Wits Law Clinic. Her work experience has given her a client centric approach to work in order to produce excellent results for a client matter. Her desire is to bring success to KMNS and provide quality services to clients
Principle services
-Strong writing and research skills
-Case analysis
Critical thinking
-Conflict resolution
-Tech-savvy
-Multitasking
OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR LAVELESANI NCUBE
Lavelesani Ncube joined KMNS Attorneys on the 6th of Jabuary 2022 as an Office Administrator. He graduated from the Univiersity of Fort Hare in 2021 for the his Bachelor of laws degree. So far, he has worked as a court interpreter in the Easten Cape Province in Both regional and district magistrates Court in the year 2021
he currently oversees daily operations of KMNS Attorneys and reports to both KMNS Directors and Associate.
RECEPTIONIST MIKI SELEMELA
Miki Selemela joined KMNS Attorneys January 2023 as a Receptionist. She has vast experience when it comes to discharging duties expected from a receptionist. She has long standing work experience as receptionist in law firms.
Miki has been described as a friendly individual and very helpful by our clients.
Her skills include, but are not limited to:-
Strong communication skills
Critical thinking