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In this photo:
Mazvivamba ‘Mazvi’
Maharasoa

Introducing The

Coffee With a

Lawyer Column

and Mazvivamba

‘Mazvi’ Maharasoa

(Nee Guni)

By Advocate Mothepa Ndumo

INTRODUCING THE COLUMN

The Coffee with a Lawyer column is a contribution from very necessary contribution to
one of the most well-regarded corporate executives in Lesotho public debate in the legal sphere
and the brainchild of Ms. Mazvivamba ‘Mazvi’ Maharasoa (nee of Lesotho, the SADC region,
Guni). This column evolved from discussions that I had with Africa and beyond by penning
Ms. Maharasoa when I mooted the idea of this publication this column.
as a mechanism that the Faculty of Law desired to utilise Dear Reader, be on the
strategically to meet several of its objectives. These objectives lookout for her first column
include (a) public engagement and education on all matters piece in the second Quarterly
involving the legal sphere in terms of laws, policies, guidelines, Magazine issue!
codes and public policy debates and discussions around
proposed Bills, (b) fundraising for staff and student activities MEET THE COLUMNIST
in a sustainable mutual-value-adding fashion in partnership
with public and private entities inside and outside the country, Mazvi attained a Masters
and (c) reviving and maintaining strong links with our alumni
all over the world in order to create spaces for them to express in International and Commercial
Thought Leadership in their chosen areas of legal expertise Law in 1997 and commenced
and to interest them in mentoring the new breed of lawyer that her professional career in the
is emerging from the FOL at the NUL in this Fourth Industrial
Revolution era. public service for 5 years before
moving into the private sector.
Happily, Ms. Maharasoa did not need much convincing
and immediately said yes and began to conceptualise this • Mazvi is a professional with
column and the objectives it would serve particularly in line
with the first abovementioned objective of promoting public nearly 30 years of senior
education around legal developments primarily inside Lesotho. management experience.

Ms. Maharasoa is the daughter of two National
University of Lesotho Faculty of Law alumni in the persons • In summary, Mazvi’s Advocate Mothepa Ndumo
of Honourable Justice Kelello Justina Mafoso-Guni and Dr strengths and extensive
Vengai Greeley Guni (PhD in Law). Both Justice Mafoso-Guni experience is in:
and Dr. Guni gained their BA Law degrees from our Faculty of
Law many decades ago and Ms. Maharasoa is fond of saying • good corporate governance
that she is the epitome of a child of the Faculty of Law.

We are, indeed, deeply grateful that someone of Ms. • developing and driving
Maharasoa’s stature has seen it fit to make this valuable and corporate short, medium
and long terms goals