MJ Lekwape

Advocate Matshidiso Lekwape is an Advocate of the High Court of South Africa and a member of the Johannesburg Society of Advocates, practising from the Duma Nokwe Group in Sandton. She began practising at the Bar in October 2012 as a member of the National Forum of Advocates and has more than 14 years’ experience in complex civil litigation.

Her practice focuses on labour and employment law, administrative and constitutional law (including PAJA reviews), commercial and tax litigation, criminal law, mediation and arbitration, statutory interpretation, state liability and medical negligence. Before coming to the Bar, she spent a decade in corporate legal roles spanning legal advisory and claims work, Road Accident Fund litigation, and anti-money laundering and regulatory compliance at Nedbank. That experience informs her commercially grounded, strategic approach to every brief.

She serves as Chairperson of the Tax Board (2024–2029) and has been appointed an Acting Judge of the Labour Court and Labour Appeal Court. Her written judgments include Gulland Beleggings (Pty) Ltd v Lesolle and Others [2026] ZALCJHB 211 and McKeever v Stanlib Asset Management Limited and Others [2026] ZALCJHB 267.

She holds an LLB from the University of South Africa, together with postgraduate certificates in labour dispute resolution practice (Stellenbosch University), the law of banking and financial markets (University of the Witwatersrand), money-laundering control (University of Johannesburg) and internet research (University of Pretoria).