Magano Erkana

Director

Mangano Erkana is a Director in our Banking, Finance & Projects practice. She has specialised expertise in  Corporate Law and Corporate Governance; and Mergers and Acqusitions.

About Magano

About Magano

Magano completed her articles in Pretoria (at the law firm, Ledwaba Mazwai Attorneys) and was admitted as an Attorney in April 2004. She relocated to Namibia in 2005 and worked as in-house Legal Counsel at Standard Bank Namibia Ltd from May 2005 to June 2016. During my tenure at Standard Bank, Magano was involved in providing legal support to all areas of Standard Bank, including Credit, Forensics, Human Resources, Information Technology, Procurement, as well as lending to the Personal, Business, and Corporate market segments. On 01 July 2016 she was admitted as a Legal Practitioner in Namibia and commenced as a Director at the law firm, Dr. Weder, Kauta & Hoveka Inc., heading the Commercial Department.

Magano was appointed as a Director of Kauta, Barendse and Kishi Inc t/a CDH Namibia, effective 1 September 2025. 

Credentials

Credentials

Education 

  • LLB, Rhodes University
  • Admitted to the High Court, South Africa (Gauteng Provincial Division): April 2004
  • Admitted to the High Court, Namibia: 2016

 

Languages

Languages

  • English

About Magano

Magano completed her articles in Pretoria (at the law firm, Ledwaba Mazwai Attorneys) and was admitted as an Attorney in April 2004. She relocated to Namibia in 2005 and worked as in-house Legal Counsel at Standard Bank Namibia Ltd from May 2005 to June 2016. During my tenure at Standard Bank, Magano was involved in providing legal support to all areas of Standard Bank, including Credit, Forensics, Human Resources, Information Technology, Procurement, as well as lending to the Personal, Business, and Corporate market segments. On 01 July 2016 she was admitted as a Legal Practitioner in Namibia and commenced as a Director at the law firm, Dr. Weder, Kauta & Hoveka Inc., heading the Commercial Department.

Magano was appointed as a Director of Kauta, Barendse and Kishi Inc t/a CDH Namibia, effective 1 September 2025. 

Credentials

Education 

  • LLB, Rhodes University
  • Admitted to the High Court, South Africa (Gauteng Provincial Division): April 2004
  • Admitted to the High Court, Namibia: 2016

 

Languages

  • English