WOZA AFRICA AWARDS 2022 WINNERS LIST

TOTAL AWARDS – 84 Winners in South Africa – 25 Runners up in South Africa – 38

Winners in Zambia – 2 Runners up in Zambia – 8

Winners in Tanzania – 3 Runners up in Tanzania – 5

Winners in Nigeria – 1 Runners up in Nigeria – 1

Winners in Ghana - 1

BEST IN ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION WINNER: JACKIE NAGTEGAAL 1ST: MADELINE KIMEI 2ND: SIPHOKAZI KAYANA & VANESSA JACKLIN-LEVIN

BEST IN LABOUR LAW WINNER: PODU MAMABOLO 1ST: ZARINA WALELE 2ND: ASHA SEWPERSAD

BEST IN FAMILY LAW WINNER: KAREN BOTHA 1ST: ATISHA GHELA 2ND: PODU MAMABOLO

BEST IN MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS WINNER: YUSHANTA RUNGASAMMY 1ST: JUSTINE KRIGE 2ND: SHIVANI SINGH

BEST IN FINANCE AND DEBT RELIEF WINNER: BRIDGETT MAJOLA 1ST: ABIGAIL CHIMUKA 2ND: NAKASAMBA BANDA-CHANDA

BEST IN ENERGY, MINING AND RESOURCES WINNER: YUSHANTA RUNGASAMMY 1ST: ATHI VUYOLWETHU JARA 2ND: LILI NUPEN

BEST IN MARINE, SHIPPING AND ENVIRONMENTAL WINNER: ANISA GOVENDER 1ST: JEAN CHIAZOR ANISHERE 2ND: SAMANTHA DE VILLIERS

BEST IN CORPORATE (PRACTISING) WINNER: SORAYA HASSIM 1ST: NICOLENE SCHOEMAN LOUW 2ND: JUSTINE KRIGE

BEST IN CORPORATE (NON-PRACTISING) WINNER: MMATAKA MATSEKE 1ST: SHIVANI SINGH 2ND: ANASTASIA MACHOBANE

BEST IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, INFORMATION AND COM- MUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY WINNER: GELINE ALFRED FUKO (TANZANIA) 1ST: VARSHA SEWLAL 2ND: DINANA REID

BEST IN LAND RIGHTS WINNER: TIKE GEORGE MWAMBIPILE (TANZANIA) 1ST: BULELWA MABASA 2ND: KHANYISA MOGALE

BEST IN HUMAN RIGHTS, SOCIAL JUSTICE AND PROBONO WINNER: LINDA KASONDE (ZAMBIA) 1ST: MARY RICHARD (TANZANIA) 2ND: KIRSTEN YOUENS & WHITNEY ROSENBERG

BEST IN LEADERSHIP AND MENTORSHIP WINNER: SORAYA HASSIM 1ST: LINDA KASONDE (ZAMBIA) 2ND: LULU NGWANAKILALA (TANZANIA)

BEST IN THOUGHT LEADERSHIP, INNOVATION AND ACADEMIA WINNER: PROF JARPA DAWUNI (GHANA/ USA) 1ST: MIRAH RANCHOD 2ND: BULELWA SESI MABASA

BEST IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE WINNER: NOMAHLUBI KHWINANA JOINT RUNNERS UP: Nevolan Langeveldt & ADV YVETTE ISAACS

BEST IN PROPERTY AND CONSTRUCTION WINNER: AUDREY GWANGWA 1ST: MABAENG LENYAI 2ND: NATASHA CHIUMYA (ZAMBIA) & KAGISO MAHLANGU

BEST IN COMPETITION LAW WINNER: WENDY NDLOVU RUNNER UP: NAKASAMBA BANDA-CHANDA (ZAMBIA)

BEST IN TAX AND INSURANCE WINNER: HADIJAH KINYAKA (TANZANIA) RUNNER UP: MMATAKA MATSEKE

BEST IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW WINNER: LINDA THILIVHALI

FUTURE AMBASSADORS

STUDENT TOP ACHIEVER WINNER: TATYANA VASILYEVA

STUDENT CHANGE MAKER WINNER: LIETE VAN DER EEMS 1ST: AAKIFAH SONDAY 2ND: NOMAGUGU MAHLANGU

CANDIDATE ATTORNEY TOP ACHIEVER WINNER: MUCHINDA MUMA (ZAMBIA) RUNNER UP: NYARADZAI MAGUMISE

CANDIDATE ATTORNEY CHANGEMAKER WINNER: THOBILE SKOSANA

BEST IN STATE, JUDICIAL AND ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE WINNER: VARSHA SEWLAL 1ST: ADV. AYESHA JOHAAR 2nd: PETITA CHIMAMANDA MWANZA (ZAMBIA)

MALE CHAMPION FOR CHANGE WINNER: FRANCOIS TERBLANCHE 1ST: STANLEY NYAMANHINDI 2ND: Phillip Dhlamini

PINNACLE AWARD WINNER: ADV SORAYA HASSIM SC 1ST: LINDA KASONDE (ZAMBIA) 2ND: GELINE FUKO (TANZANIA)

SOUTH AFRICAN WOMEN ONLY LAW FIRM: 0-5 YEARS IN PRACTICE WINNER: KAREN BOTHA ATTORNEYS RUNNER UP: CAROLISSEN ATTORNEYS INC

TOP SOUTH AFRICAN FIRM WITH 5 WOMEN LAWYERS OR LESS WINNER: NDLOVU DE VILLIERS ATTORNEYS INC 1ST: WMN ATTORNEYS INC 2ND: HUGHES-MADONDO INC

TOP SOUTH AFRICAN FIRM WITH 6 WOMEN LAWYERS OR MORE JOINT WINNERS: LIVINGSTON LEANDY INC & SCHOEMAN LAW INC RUNNER UP: CMS

TOP AFRICAN FIRM WITH 5 WOMEN LAWYERS OR LESS WINNER: JEAN CHIAZOR ANISHERE (OFIANYI CHAMBERS NIGERIA) RUNNER UP: FOLOTIYA & CHIUMYA LEGAL PRACTITIONERS (ZAMBIA)

AFRICAN LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR WINNER: CMS 1ST: NSDV ATTORNEYS 2ND: JOACHIM AND JACOBS (TANZANIA)

DIRECTORS’ CHOICE AWARDS:

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT Hlalaleni Kathleen Dlepu

Judge Margaret VictorJustice Bubile Shonga ( Zambia)

GLOBAL TRANSFORMATION AWARD Prof J Jarpa Dawuni ( Ghana & USA)

SPECIAL RECOGNITION Tshepo Shabangu

IN MEMORIAM The late Victoria Mxenge