DLG sponsored chess protégée ,Thuto Mpene, qualifies for the Africa Schools Tournament in Liberia Following the lifting of COVID restrictions on in person competitions, DLG is delighted to advise that Thuto Mpene recently finished in the top 10 at the Chess Championships held in Lusaka. As such, he has qualified to represent Botswana at the …
INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME Last week the DLG team bid farewell to our winter interns Faizah Kader, Kagiso Mabutho and Tashatha Mangubo, who return to university to undertake the final lap of their studies. Recounting their experience and their key learnings over the 3 months, the ladies expressed their gratitude for the exposure and the opportunity to …
2022 Tshipidi Mentorship Programme(TMP) A few weeks ago, the Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) commenced the 2022 Tshipidi Mentorship Programme(TMP). As part of our continued support of the programme, our Legal Interns Tashatha and Kagiso participated in the initial session and got an opportunity to interact with various stakeholders and gain valuable insights. This year’s programme …
Desai Law Group – Botswana advisor on Access Bank/Banc ABC deal Desai Law Group would like to congratulate its client, Access Bank PLC, for the recently announced proposed transaction to acquire 78.15% of the issue share capital of African Banking Corporation of Botswana Limited (commonly known as Banc ABC Botswana) from ABC Holdings Limited. DLG …
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New Face: Lefika Phirie Lefika Phirie joined the Desai Law Group (DLG) team in January 2021. Prior to that, he had multiple internships at the firm since 2019. Lefika has since graduated from the University of the Witwatersrand, obtaining two degrees in the space of five years. He currently holds a Bachelor of Commerce majoring in …
DLG CELEBRATES EXCELLENCE! DLG wishes to congratulate Candidate Attorney, Lesego, for his excellent performance. Lesego was announced the best graduating student in law at the recently held graduation ceremony of the University of Botswana and was awarded the Chibanda, Makgalemele, Ngcongco Prize. He was also awarded the Helfer & Co. Prize for best graduating student …
Celebrating Youth Excellence as Eleng Mugabe and Walter Mushi are Named Junior Partners Desai Law Group (DLG) is proud to appoint Eleng Mugabe and Walter Mushi as Junior Partners of the firm. Eleng and Walter are passionate young Batswana who continue to pave the way for innovative voices and professional excellence in the legal fraternity …
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CSI (DLG) 2020 On the 28th August 2020, Desai Law Group donated a wheelchair and food parcels to a young Loapi Medupe who suffers from severe cerebral palsy. Loapi is 7yrs old and was born with this condition which has affected her everyday life. She is under the care of her lovely mother Bame Medupe, …
NEWFACE: LESEGO BOLOWE Lesego has joined Desai Law Group as a Candidate Attorney. This former Alan Gray Scholar completed his LLB Degree at the University of Botswana in July 2020, where he finished in the leading percentile of his year-group. In 2019 he was awarded the Dave Williams Book Prize for his excellence and is …
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