Mpho Nefuri

Mpho Nefuri is the founder of Nefuri Attorneys. She holds an LLB and LLM degrees from the University of Venda.  She further attended practical legal training through The School for Legal Practice (LSSA) the same in 2005. Ms Nefuri is an admitted Attorney of the High Court since April 2007. She is also certified in various expertise fields which include, Human Rights Advocacy/litigation, Civil Litigation, Legislative Drafting, Contract Management, and Labour Dispute Resolution. Ms Nefuri served her articles of clerkship at Salome le Roux Attorneys in Pretoria, where she was trained and mentored to provide legal assistance to clients. She also worked at Mphela and Associates Attorney as a professional assistant and office manager. Later, Nefuri joined the Human Rights Institute of South Africa (HURISA) as a communication and advocacy manager. It is through HURISA that Ms Nefuri expanded her interests on human rights. She has collaborated with different state departments on drafting and working on South Africa’s Universal Periodic Review, and was also part of the delegation to UN Security Council where South Africa tabled its resolution on sexual orientation and gender identity. Ms Nefuri developed a strong interest in the protection and promotion of human rights in South Africa, regionally and internationally. Xenophobic attacks, homophobic attacks and other forms of hate crime influenced Ms Nefuri to initiate a legal practice to tackle hate crimes across the country. Ms Nefuri is also a board member of Iranti-org. She gives advice on legal issues that affects LGBTI community.