Thandiwe Nhlapho
Thandiwe Nhlapho is a Senior Associate in our Corporate & Commercial practice.

About Thandiwe
About Thandiwe
Thandiwe started her career at ENSafrica as a Candidate Attorney in 2015 in the Corporate & Commercial department. She completed her Masters degree in Business and Commercial Law at the University of Witwatersrand in 2017.
Thandiwe joined Fasken as an Associate in 2018 where she was promoted to Senior Associate in 2020. Thandiwe joined Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr as a Senior Associate in 2021 in the Corporate & Commercial department.
With her passion for teaching the law, she has conducted training and lectures on company law and other private law topics.
Thandiwe is currently pursuing a PhD degree at the University of Witwatersrand, her dissertation focuses on the declaration and payment of disproportionate dividends.
Credentials
Credentials
Education
- LLB, University of Witwatersrand
- LLM, University of Witwatersrand
- Competence Certificate in Advanced Company Law I, University of Witwatersrand
- Competence Certificate in Advanced Company Law II, University of Witwatersrand
- Registered with the Legal Practice Council
Memberships
- Women in Mining South Africa (WiMSA)
About Thandiwe
Thandiwe started her career at ENSafrica as a Candidate Attorney in 2015 in the Corporate & Commercial department. She completed her Masters degree in Business and Commercial Law at the University of Witwatersrand in 2017.
Thandiwe joined Fasken as an Associate in 2018 where she was promoted to Senior Associate in 2020. Thandiwe joined Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr as a Senior Associate in 2021 in the Corporate & Commercial department.
With her passion for teaching the law, she has conducted training and lectures on company law and other private law topics.
Thandiwe is currently pursuing a PhD degree at the University of Witwatersrand, her dissertation focuses on the declaration and payment of disproportionate dividends.
Credentials
Education
- LLB, University of Witwatersrand
- LLM, University of Witwatersrand
- Competence Certificate in Advanced Company Law I, University of Witwatersrand
- Competence Certificate in Advanced Company Law II, University of Witwatersrand
- Registered with the Legal Practice Council
Memberships
- Women in Mining South Africa (WiMSA)
News

The story of the Vrrr Pha (Volkswagen Golf) gone wrong
It is trite in law that a company is a separate juristic entity. This means, among other things, that the debts of the company cannot be regarded as the debts of its shareholders or...

Looking through the telescope: Companies Amendment Bill on beneficial ownership
The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition published the draft Companies Amendment Bill, 2021 (" Bill ") which proposes several amendments to the Companies Act No. 71 of 2008...

Thandiwe Nhlapho elected to serve on the ILFA National Committee
Thandiwe recently completed the International Lawyers for Africa (ILFA) advanced training and secondment programme. ILFA is a capacity building Africa focused organisation founded...

Thandiwe successfully completes the ILFA secondment programme
Congratulations to Thandiwe Nhlapho on successfully completing the International Lawyers for Africa advanced training and secondment programme at Debevoise & Plimpton. Thandiwe has...