ABOUT US
Mketsu and Associates Incorporated Attorneys (“Mketsu Inc.) is a Law Firm based in the Republic of South Africa (South Africa) and headquartered with its main offices based in Pretoria (established in 2010).
Over the years Mketsu Inc. has been providing consistent and excellent legal services, across South Africa and to the international market. With our growing network and footprint across the country, we are now proudly physically represented, in Gauteng, the Eastern Cape, Western Cape, Mpumalanga, Limpopo, and North West.
Under the tutelage of its founding Chairman, Mr. Sydwell Sibongile Mketsu (“Mr. Mketsu ”). The Firm now boasts of a balanced professional team in relation to experience, youth, and over 40 years combined years of experience. Through our 12 professional, we also have effective collaborations with our associates across Africa, the Middle East, and parts of Europe, i.e. to enable us to provide an all-inclusive service offering.
Our service offering is across a broad range of sectors, ranging from emerging businesses to multinationals, as well as public sector organisations. The Firm has since expanded, both in areas of practice and size, high-profile- profile, and complex cases, covering fields such as:
- Commercial and Corporate Law;
- Administrative /Regulation Law;
- Tax Law,
- Mediation and Arbitration;
- Emigration Law;
- Civil and Criminal Ligation;
- Labour Disputes;
- Environmental Law and Mining Law;
- Personal injury; and
- Property and Real Estate.
We provide sophisticated legal counsel and custom-tailored solutions, with a wide/varied client base that includes local, national, and international companies.
Mketsu and Associates Incorporated Attorneys (“Mketsu Inc.) is a Law Firm based in the Republic of South Africa (South Africa) with its main offices based in Pretoria (established in 2010).
Since our establishment, we have been providing consistent and excellent legal services, across South Africa and servicing the international market. With our growing network, we have a footprint across the country through our associate partners across the country, including presence in the Eastern Cape, Western Cape, Mpumalanga, Limpopo, and Northwest, to mention just a few. Throughout the Law Firm’s 13 years of existence, the Firm has had consistent leadership under the tutelage of its founding Chairman, Mr Sydwell Sibongile Mketsu (“Mr Mketsu ”). The Firm has since expanded, both in areas of practice and size, high-profile- profile and complex cases and, boosting of a staff complement of 12 permanent employees.
We offer a full range of legal services including but not limited to, Commercial and Corporate Law; Administrative /Regulation Law; Mediation and Arbitration; both civil and criminal ligation; labour disputes; environmental law and mining law; personal injury; property and real estates; and tax law.
We provide sophisticated legal counsel and custom-tailored solutions, with a wide/varied client base that includes local, national, and international companies. Our service offering is across a broad range of sectors, ranging from emerging businesses to multinationals, as well as public sector organisations.
Through the years we were able to cast our net in wide-wide-ranging of legal issues of having made representations in areas such as the Socio-economic issue, Marikana Commission of Inquiry; Succession/Royalty dispute resolutions, taxation, and mining and mineral Rights etc.
MISSION
To provide cutting edge legal services to its target clients and to be among the leading legal law firms in the industry.
VISION
To be a legal services provider of choice for both individuals and institutions.
VALUES
Honesty
Trustworthy
Transparency
Mketsu Inc. attorneys have high regard for their role as corporate citizenship. The LAW FIRM prides itself in participating in various initiatives, providing its time to the provision of free legal services to the indigent and small businesses that are still to find themselves in the corporate world.
Further, from time to time we are called upon to make financial contributions to individuals in need and various non-profit entities around the country.
Mketsu Inc. is committed to making a difference by contributing to the communities and the profession. One of the proud moments for us is our current sponsorship of the Young Doves netball club, which is based in the Chris Hani District Municipality in a small village called Zingqutu A/A.
We continue to target our human capital recruitment process to members of the communities around where we operate, giving opportunities and workplace exposure to both young men and women, especially from the previously disadvantaged communities.
To date, the practice has opened its doors to many legal minds and practitioners who continue to thrive, and by contributing immensely to the legal education and training of graduates
from previously disadvantaged backgrounds.
We provide these services under the auspices of the Legal Practice Council as well as through our membership of the Pro Bono, contributing 40 hours per year. We also provide fee discounts to mainly indigent individuals.
“ One of our goals is to become our clients’ trusted legal advisors and we appreciate that this respect and trust is earned over time by providing consistently outstanding legal representation. ”
Sydwell SIBONGILE Mketsu - Managing Director
Sydwell Sibongile Mketsu holds the degree LLB and has certificates in Arbitration, Practice Management, Comparative Constitutional law and international Business Transactions, Legislative Drafting, and in monitoring.
Mr Mketsu’s areas of specialty include Arbitration, Litigation and dispute resolution, Property law, Labour law, Commercial law, administrative law, Public law Compliance, and Regulatory law.
With over 18 years of experience as an attorney, Mketsu worked for the likes of, the Human Rights Commission and the Office of the State Attorney in Pretoria. He further represented the largest state-owned and private enterprises in South Africa.
ADELAID MABUSELA
ASSOCIATE
An admitted attorney of the High court of South Africa, armed with excellent litigation and starting skills. Educated to an LLB Honours from Witwatersrand University.
She worked for Legal aid as a candidate attorney and her duties entailed, Criminal Litigation, conducting trials, and drafting representations and bail applications. Giving legal advice to clients for Divorce, Administration of Estates, and Eviction matters. Drafting pleadings, applications, notices, and heads of arguments.
BONGANI BALISO
SENIOR ASSOCIATE
Bongani started his legal profession with Mketsu & Associates, serving his articles as a candidate attorney to being an associate attorney post his admission.
He obtained his LLB from North West University. Labour law, commercial, contract, property, and public law are some of his focus areas. His responsibilities include, inter alia, drafting and attending to the Magistrate Court matters, consulting with clients and witnesses, he appears on Magistrate Court matters.
YAMANI SELALA
EXECUTIVE CONSULTANT
With over ten years of experience, Yamani Selana is an Executive Consultant in corporate and commercial law at Mketsu and Associates Inc. He holds a degree LLB, a certificate in practice law, and Skills Development Specialists (SDS) 2017 South African Customs Compliance Part 1, currently enrolled for part 2.
A specialist in International Trade, Customs Law, Tax Law, and commercial litigation. Yamani’s practice also extends to Sports Law, Contracts, Labour law, and alternative dispute resolution.
Yamani is an attorney with experience gained across a wide variety of jurisdictions and industries in Southern Africa, the Middle East, and North Africa. Having consulted for 3 of the Big 4 Global Audit and Consulting firms in South Africa and the Middle East, and a tax litigation attorney for the Office of the State Attorney, and the South African Revenue Service.
AKHO DUBULA
CANDIDATE ATTORNEY
A highly organized and focused Candidate Attorney at Mketsu & Associates. His past work experience includes being a Junior Analyst for Subsolar Energy, a Legal Assistant for Exigent Group and a Student Advisor at the UWC Legal Aid Clinic. He holds a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from the University of Western Cape.
ZOLISA MANTYI
CANDIDATE ATTORNEY
She holds an LLB degree from the University of South Africa with five distinctions. An experienced legal secretary, having served in the role for two other law firms .
With in-depth knowledge of the Road Accident Fund Amendment Act, Skills Development Act, Labour Relations Act, Employment Equity Act, Basic Conditions of Employment Act, Socio-Economic Development Act, Public Financial Act, SAQA Act, Public Services Regulation Act and other policies related to Human Resources Development including SETA function and requirement.
SWABIRAH THABIT
CONVEYANCER
Swabirah Thabit is a Conveyancer her work includes but is not limited to the opening of sectional title schemes, lost deed applications, endorsements on deeds, with consultant conveyancer experience.
She holds an LLM (Master of Laws) (Mercantile Law) from the University of Pretoria 2018, an LLB (Bachelor of Laws) from the University of Pretoria 216, and a BA LAW (Bachelor of Arts in Law) University of Pretoria.
She worked for Dyason attorneys as an Attorney & Notary Associate. Worked for De Swardt Myambo attorneys, as a Candidate Attorney & retained as an Associate.
