From our staff to our board, our Champions and our donor partners, we are passionate about ensuring that GBV victims have meaningful access to justice.
Our Team
LvA Staff
Joined LvA in November 2024. Hold BA, LLB from university of the Witwatersrand and LMM from University of Pretoria. Attorney of the High Court of South Africa.
Joined LvA in July 2022. She holds a National Diploma in Early Childhood Development, a certificate in Business Administration and is a certified accredited facilitator.
Joined LvA in May 2024. She holds a National Diploma in Accounting from the University of Johannesburg (Formerly known as Wits Technikon).
Joined LvA in March 2022. She holds a National Diploma in Public Relations, a National Diploma in Paralegal Studies and is currently completing a BA Social Sciences in community development.
Gugulethu is a Clinical Art Therapist registered with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA).
Joined LvA in January 2016. She holds a Bachelors in Development Studies from the University of Limpopo.
Joined LvA in July 2024 and is based in LVA Orange Farm. She holds LLB degree from NWU university.
Joined LvA in February 2022. She holds an LLB degree from the University of South Africa.
Joined LvA in January 2021. She holds an LLB degree from the University of Johannesburg.
Joined LvA in April 2022. She holds a BA in Psychology and a LLB from Rhodes University.
Joined LvA in September 2018. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Law) degree from the University of Fort Hare and is currently pursuing her Bachelor of Laws.
Joined LvA in May 2022. She obtained a short course in Office Administration from IQ Academy (NQF Level 4), and a Caregiver Certificate from Alison.
Joined LvA in November 2021. She holds a Bachelors in Social Work from the University of Fort Hare and is a registered social worker.
Joined LvA in January 2016. She holds a Bachelors in Social Work from the University of South Africa.
Joined LvA in October 2020. She holds a Certificate in Auxiliary Social Work from Khanya College and is a registered Auxiliary Social Worker.
Joined LvA in March 2022. She completed LvA’s GBV workshop series and was a member of the Community Action Group in 2018.
Board of Directors
Joined LvA’s Board in 2019. Myhurie is an attorney of the High Court of South Africa with over thirteen years of banking and finance experience.
Joined LvA’s Board in 2020. Thandekile is a serial entrepreneur who actively participates in mining, chemical and manufacturing investments in South Africa.
Joined LvA’s board in 2021. Phindi is an accountant at the Centre for Applied Legal Studies and brings an expansive set of skills in the fields of finance and accounting, business administration, leadership, as well as legal studies to the LvA Board.
Is a founding board member of LvA. Claire has worked in the marketing and advertising industries for the past 19 years. She has worked at Ogilvy Johannesburg, Tiger Brands, SABMiller and is currently a freelance marketing and business strategy consultant.
Joined LvA’s Board in 2016. Robin is a member of Advocates Group 621, where he conducts a private and public law practice, advising and litigating in fields which include general commercial, competition, administrative and constitutional law.
Joined LvA’s board in 2021. Nthabiseng brings extensive experience in the field of GBV as a sexual offences prosecutor for 17 years and a domestic violence court magistrate.
Joined LvA’s Board in 2018. She hold an LLB degree from Rhodes University. She also holds an LLM degree from the University of Notre Dame. She served articles with Attorneys Bowmans before joining the Constitutional Court as a researcher to Justice Johan Froneman.
Joined LvA’s Board in May 2024. She has over 20 years’ experience as a senior insurance executive including her current role as the Chief Operating Officer at Old Mutual iWYZE.
Joined LvA’s Board in June 2024 and has extensive experience combatting gender-based violence and advocating for gender-justice throughout her career.
Champions
Justice Edwin Cameron
South African Constitutional Court
Justice Mandisa Maya
South African Supreme Court of Appeals
Professor Michael Katz
Chairman of ENSafrica
