LETLHOGILE MORAKILE

Youth in Business and Entrepreneurship

Nominee's Province:
Free State

Age:
30

Project Name/Description:
Morakile Tibane Attorneys Inc

More info:

Co-owning a law firm that offers an array of services, doing some advocacy work and being an admitted attorney of the High Court of South Africa are what Letlhogile Morakile’s heart beats for. As co-founder and director of the firm, the Free State-born attorney is the Morakile in Morakile Tibane Attorneys Inc, a law firm based in Johannesburg and Bloemfontein.  The 30-year-old’s areas of expertise include civil litigation, copyright law, entertainment law, family law and administration of deceased estates. One of the largest royalty-collecting societies in Africa receives legal services from the firm. Morakile conducts lectures and workshops in and around Johannesburg to inform owners of pubs, restaurants and nightclubs about adhering to collecting societies' licensing requirements. “I noticed the gap between the practical approach of the business world and the theory-based instruction in the LLB curriculum. As a result, I decided to lead an internship programme that provides students with crucial exposure to the legal fraternity.” To give back to the community, Morakile also regularly participates in efforts to inform the public about HIV/Aids. Domestic violence victims receive free legal assistance from Morakile’s practice as part of the campaign against GBV.