POSWA Incorporated

RENDERING A WIDE RANGE OF QUALITY AND RELIABLE LEGAL SOLUTIONS TO MUNICIPALITIES

Founded in 2010, Poswa Incorporated is a progressive corporate and commercial law firm providing services across all aspects of commercial law, including the structuring of transactions, negotiation and drafting agreements, legal opinions and due diligence. Poswa Incorporated also offers conveyancing and notarial expertise, litigation and dispute resolution through commercial and civil spheres, forensic investigative and advisory services, as well as labour and employment law services.

As a wholly black-owned corporate commercial law firm, Poswa Incorporated promotes its ethos of brilliance, action and heart when rendering legal services to clients. Through its high value transactions and deal closures the firm has proven to be a credible legal services provider, within the South African landscape.

Poswa Incorporated has a wealth of experience in advising private and public entities on practices and procedures related to the rules, procedures and processes related to their operations. The firm’s competitive advantage is provided by our comprehensive offering of broad legal based services which includes but are not limited to: advice on risk, procurement law; management; ethical behaviour; and ensuring that accountability, transparency and responsibility standards are met in respect of the relevant codes and legislation.

Our state clientele includes:

• The City of Johannesburg

Metropolitan Municipality; • Midvaal Local Municipality; • Mangaung Metropolitan

Municipality; • eThekwini Municipality; • Ekurhuleni Metropolitan

Municipality; • Umgungundlovu District

Municipality; • Ray Nkonyeni Municipality; • City of uMhlathuze Local

Municipality; • Department of Agriculture,

Rural Development, Land and

Environmental Affairs; • South African Revenue Services; • Land and Agricultural Bank of

South Africa (Land Bank) • Gauteng Partnership Trust trading as Gauteng Partnership Fund (Gauteng Department of Human

Settlements); and • Gauteng Enterprise Propeller (Gauteng Province).

Poswa Inc is adequately equipped and well positioned to provide state entities with the following mentioned legal services:

Contracts and Procurement Law

Our corporate commercial team deals with a wide range of contract law and corporate commercial matters which includes general commercial drafting; document review; regulatory advice in relation to commercial transactions; finance transactions; legal due diligence investigations and reports; transaction advisory services and opinions; memoranda of undertsanding; infrastructure development; and assisting with the facilitation of public private partnerships.

Poswa Inc has vast experience in dealing with contract law matters which includes negotiating, drafting, reviewing and advising on a broad range of complex contracts.

We further provide legal advice and legal opinions relating but not limited to the following legislation:

• the Constitution of the Republic of

South Africa Act No. 108 of 1996; • the Municipal Finance

Management Act 56 of 2003; • the Municipal Systems Act No. 32 of 2000; • the Municipal Structures Act No. 117 of 1998; • the Municipal Supply Chain

Management Regulations of 2005; • National Treasury Practice Notes; • the Public Finance Management

Act No. 1 of 1999; • Preferential Procurement Policy

Framework Act No. 5 of 2000; • Preferential Procurement

Regulations of 2017; • the Promotion of Administrative

Justice Act No. 3 of 2000; • the Promotion of Access to

Information Act No. 2 of 2000; and • the National Treasury Regulations

Forensic Investigations and Advisory Services

Our forensic services are designed to assist public, private and stateowned organisations in achieving their goals by identifying, mitigating, and remedying fraudulent activities which threaten core mandates by:

• conducting holistic and comprehensive forensic audits and investigations; • drafting and implementing fraud risk management strategies; • preventing and/or managing

reputational risks; • compiling anti-fraud and corruption policies and strategies; • drafting policies and processes that prevent economic crime and misconduct; and • facilitating the institution of disciplinary proceedings

A great law firm is one that puts its clients first. This means not only providing high-quality legal services, but also taking the time to get to know each client and understand their unique needs. In addition, a great law firm will be responsive to client inquiries and attentive to their concerns. Above all, a great law firm will be dedicated to achieving the best possible outcome for each and every client. By putting clients first, a great law firm can build long-lasting relationships of trust and mutual respect.

This is the professional consistency that places Poswa Incorporated ahead of the legal game, taking on challenges daily, building their credentials and aiming for a strong outcome. To be successful in the field of law one must care not only about the legal intricacies but the client.

Representing each individual client as an extension of their own team is something that resonates strongly with Poswa Incorporated.

Poswa Incorporated has received various awards which speak to their brilliant service, some of which include:

- Global 100 - Best Black-Owned

Commercial Law Firm - 2022 -

South Africa - 2022 Impumelelo Top Empowered

Company – Qualifying company - Recognised by Best Lawyers 2022 - 2020 MEA Market African

Excellence Award in recognition of being the Best Black-Owned

Commercial Law Firm – South

Africa - 2019 Certificate of Achievement award in recognition of 1st Place

Top Performer ABSA Home Loans

Panel Attorney, Free State Region - 2019 Acquisition International

Achievement award in recognition of being the Best

Black-Owned Commercial Law

Firm – South Africa

Poswa Incorporated’s head office is situated in Johannesburg with its provincial footprint in both Durban and Bloemfontein. LUYOLO POSWA - CHAIRMAN Luyolo Poswa is the founder of Poswa Incorporated Attorneys. In March 2010 Luyolo commenced business under the name Poswa Incorporated Attorneys, Notaries and Conveyancers. From 2010 until 2017 he served as the Chief Executive Officer of the company as well as the Director of a successful banking and finance department. In April 2017 Luyolo appointed Nima Gagjee as the Chief Executive Officer and serves as the Chairman as well as the lead director of the Banking & Finance Team.

Luyolo’s leadership has taken the company from strength to strength and will continue to drive Poswa Incorporated’s mission and vision. Luyolo is a Director for a number of companies within the Debt Capital Market space. Notably he is a Director for ED INL Investments (Pty) Ltd (Investec Limited BEE Company), Commissioner Street No 5 (RF) (Pty) Ltd (Absa Capital Securitisation Vehicle).

NIMA GAGJEE - CEO Nima joined Poswa Inc. as a Director in April 2010 to establish the company’s conveyancing and notarial practice department. From inception Nima was actively involved in managing and controlling the operational efficiencies of the company. In 2011 Nima was instrumental in obtaining the Bronze top supporting source of business award, from ABSA home loans, in the Gauteng region for Poswa Inc.

In 2016 under Nima’s leadership the firm was instrumental in receiving a certificate of achievement award in recognition of 1st place top performer ABSA home loans panel attorney in the Gauteng region.

In 2017, Nima was appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Poswa Incorporated and continued to dual role as both Chief Executive Officer and Director of Conveyancing and Notarial Practice. Presently Nima continues to provide direction and guidance in respect of the firm’s strategic, operational and financial growth and success of the firm and also serves as the Head of the Conveyancing and Notarial Practice Department.

Poswa Chairman: Luyolo Poswa

Poswa CEO: Nima Gagjee