Thabang Rapuleng

Counsel

Thabang Rapuleng is Counsel in our Employment Law practice. He has experience in employment law - both as a practicing attorney and in house legal counsel. He also has experience in industrial relations across Africa including in South Africa, Botswana, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Tanzania.

Thabang Rapuleng

About Thabang

About Thabang

Thabang completed his articles at Maserumule Incorporated Attorneys and practised as an Associate specialising in employment law. He thereafter joined Hogan Lovells South Africa and was appointed as a Senior Associate in the employment law team in 2012. He was seconded to the SA Post Office to Head its Labour Law unit. He subsequently joined the Barclays Africa Group (ABSA) as a designated employment law legal counsel for Wealth, Investment Management & Insurance (WIMI) as well as the Corporate and Investment Bank (CIB). Thabang joined Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr as a Director in 2017 from ABC Holdings Limited where he was a Regional Head responsible for industrial relations and employment law services across the African region.

Credentials

Credentials

Education

  • LLB, University of The Witwatersrand
  • Post Graduate Diploma in Labour Law, University of Johannesburg
  • Year of admission as an attorney: 2010
  • Registered with the Legal Practice Council

Memberships

  • South African Society for Labour Law (SASLAW)

Languages

Languages

  • English

About Thabang

Thabang completed his articles at Maserumule Incorporated Attorneys and practised as an Associate specialising in employment law. He thereafter joined Hogan Lovells South Africa and was appointed as a Senior Associate in the employment law team in 2012. He was seconded to the SA Post Office to Head its Labour Law unit. He subsequently joined the Barclays Africa Group (ABSA) as a designated employment law legal counsel for Wealth, Investment Management & Insurance (WIMI) as well as the Corporate and Investment Bank (CIB). Thabang joined Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr as a Director in 2017 from ABC Holdings Limited where he was a Regional Head responsible for industrial relations and employment law services across the African region.

Credentials

Education

  • LLB, University of The Witwatersrand
  • Post Graduate Diploma in Labour Law, University of Johannesburg
  • Year of admission as an attorney: 2010
  • Registered with the Legal Practice Council

Memberships

  • South African Society for Labour Law (SASLAW)

Languages

  • English

News

Market recognition

The Legal 500 EMEA 2023 recommended Thabang for employment

Market recognition

The Legal 500 EMEA 2023 recommended Thabang for employment