Judge President Dunstan Mlambo

Chairperson of CAOSA

Judge Mlambo has extensive experience in the sector dating back to 1987. Trained by a paralegal as a newly graduated lawyer he discovered his passion for access to justice very early in his career and he eagerly educated himself on what social justice means.

Matseliso Shongwe

Chair of the Finance and Audit

Matseliso is a Chartered Accountant with almost a decade of experience in auditing at management level. She is passionate about ensuring that an organisation supporting community advice offices has good control strategies and mechanisms in place to ensure that it achieves its set business objectives.

Wayne Ncube

Board Member

Judge Mlambo has extensive experience in the sector dating back to 1987. Trained by a paralegal as a newly graduated lawyer he discovered his passion for access to justice very early in his career and he eagerly educated himself on what social justice means.

Zwelibanzi Hlatshwayo

Board Member

Zwelibanzi is the President of the CAOSA National Council and by virtue of his appointment becomes a de facto member of the board. He is currently the director of the Leandra Community Centre in Mpumalanga. His experience in the sector spans over 20 years.

Ayanda Roji

Board Member

Ayanda is a General Manager of Research and Knowledge Management at the City of Johannesburg’s Parks and Zoo department. Her passion is rooted in her desire to seek and embrace innovative practices that include the voices and ideas of society’s vulnerable groups to improve and shape the communities in which they live.

Jacob Matakanye

Board Member

Jacob is a community-based paralegal and director of the Messina Legal Advice Office in Musina, Limpopo. He is a national council designate onto the board. His experience in the sector spans over 40 years.

Nomaswazi Tshabalala

Board Member

Nomaswazi is the director of the Ficksburg Community Advice Office in the Free State. She is a paralegal with over 15 year’s experience in the sector and she is passionate about women empowerment.

Shadrack Olebogeng Lawrence

Board Member

Shadrack Olebogeng Lawrence (LLB) is the Executive Director of Save The Rural Child Foundation South Africa, which is a member to CAOSA. He heads the Legal department of STRCF-SA legal services centre, specializing in Evictions, family law, Tax Law, Labour Law as well as Human rights law, Mr. Lawrence has almost 20 years’ experience in the paralegal sector working as Community based paralegal.