Transformation at the Bar: Why It Still Matters

Transformation at the Bar: Why It Still Matters

The Duma Nokwe Group was established as a transformation initiative — a deliberate response to the historical exclusion of black advocates from the Johannesburg Bar. More than two decades later, that founding purpose still shapes how we operate. Transformation at the...
The Advocate’s Role in Access to Justice

The Advocate’s Role in Access to Justice

Access to justice remains one of the defining challenges of South Africa’s legal landscape. Cost, complexity, and geography all stand between ordinary people and the representation they need — and the advocates’ profession has a role to play in closing...
What Does It Mean to Instruct an Advocate?

What Does It Mean to Instruct an Advocate?

For many people encountering the legal system for the first time, the distinction between an attorney and an advocate isn’t always clear. In South Africa’s split legal profession, attorneys manage the day-to-day relationship with a client, while advocates...