Thobeka Dhlamini
Thobeka Dhlamini is an Associate Designate in our Banking, Finance & Projects practice.
About Thobeka
About Thobeka
Thobeka joined CDH as a Candidate Attorney in 2024, during which time she gained experience in our Dispute Resolution, Pro Bono & Human Rights, and Banking, Finance, & Projects practice areas.
Credentials
Credentials
Education
- Bachelor of Laws (LLB) – University of the Free State.
Languages
Languages
- English
About Thobeka
Thobeka joined CDH as a Candidate Attorney in 2024, during which time she gained experience in our Dispute Resolution, Pro Bono & Human Rights, and Banking, Finance, & Projects practice areas.
Credentials
Education
- Bachelor of Laws (LLB) – University of the Free State.
Languages
- English
Experience
Assisted in advising a range of entities on complex debt restructuring transactions, including the review and analysis of financial agreements and legal implications.
Conducted comprehensive legal due diligence investigations and prepared detailed due diligence reports to support transactional decision-making.
Provided legal advice to major lending institutions and corporate borrowers on various funding structures, including equity financing, project finance, and debt finance.
Advised the Public Investment Corporation SOC Limited on the transition from JIBAR to ZARONIA, specifically in relation to its suite of legal lending instruments and the implications for existing and future financial arrangements.
Acted for Goldrush Group Proprietary Limited in connection with the amendment and restatement of its facilities agreement with FirstRand Bank Limited (Acting through its Rand Merchant Bank Division).
Provided legal support to Busamed Proprietary Limited in relation to its Senior Secured and Convertible Facilities Agreement with Standard Bank of South Africa Limited (through its Corporate and Investment Banking division), Futuregrowth, and the Government Employees Pension Fund.
News
Out with the old, in with the new: transitioning from JIBAR to ZARONIA
The Johannesburg Interbank Average Rate (JIBAR) will be replaced by a new benchmark rate, the South African Rand Overnight Index Average (ZARONIA). While no formal announcement has...
The National Register for Sex Offenders: Nowhere left to hide
On 18 November 2024 the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) released and handed over to the Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities (DWYPD) a groundbreaking national...
The construction mafia: The not-so-new normal
South Africa’s construction industry continues to be held to ransom in what began as isolated incidents of extortion on construction projects in early 2015, has now evolved into a...
Non-compliance with court orders: When is late too late?
In Economic Freedom Fighters and Others v The Chairperson of The Powers and Privileges Committee N.O and Others (23230/2023) Zawchc 16 (30 January 2024) the court had to determine...
Justice and Public Interest on the Mic - Pro Bono Matters in the CDH Kenya office
Since 2013, CDH's Pro Bono & Human Rights practice (Pro Bono practice) has been at the heart of our firm's commitment to making a real difference. Over the past decade, our Pro Bono...
Justice and Public Interest on the Mic - Episode 2 - Trusts & Estates
Since 2011, CDH's Pro Bono & Human Rights practice (Pro Bono practice) has been at the heart of our firm's commitment to making a real difference. Over the past decade, our Pro Bono...
Justice and Public Interest on the Mic – Episode 1
Since 2011, Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr's (CDH) Pro Bono & Human Rights Practice (Pro Bono Practice) has been at the heart of our firm's commitment to making a real difference.
The construction mafia
The South African construction sector is under siege from extortion, which has escalated from sporadic incidents in 2015 to a widespread crisis. This illicit activity is often attributed...
