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Carol-Rosalie Kamanga

Carol-Rosalie Kamanga

Corporate Lawyer And Attorney
Johannesburg

Summary

Dynamic corporate & commercial attorney with over 14 years of progressive post-admission experience delivering high-impact legal solutions across diverse sectors. Trusted advisor in data privacy and regulatory compliance, bringing niche expertise as a POPIA consultant. Demonstrates a consistent track record of senior leadership, executive decision-making, and successful conceptualization and execution of high-stakes projects and programs. Renowned for the ability to solve complex problems, drive cross-functional collaboration, and influence outcomes at the highest level. Combines legal acumen with a results-oriented mindset to support business objectives and mitigate risk. A natural motivator and compelling communicator who thrives in environments that demand innovation, agility, and strategic foresight.

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience
4039
4039
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Managing Director

Kamanga & Associates Inc
11.2020 - Current
  • POPIA Consultancy
  • Legal guidance, compliance, and management of the company and of our clients’ companies
  • Responsible for drafting and ensuring implementation of all our company policies and those of our clients.
  • Drafting of civil pleadings
  • Arbitration and Mediation Litigation and Non-Litigation
  • Responsible for the negotiating, reviewing, and drafting of contracts on behalf of our various clients
  • Company Secretarial duties
  • Drafting of legal opinions and advising on client’s legal risk
  • Conduct legal due diligence on transactions
  • Debt collecting on behalf of our clients
  • Responsible for organization of training session, including presentations on certain subjects and Acts (Protection of Personal Information Act (POPI) and National Credit Act (NCA), just to name a few).
  • Drafting of Trust Deed, registration, administering and maintenance of Trusts.
  • Marketing of business and client liaison officer
  • Overall administration and management of the firm.

Director

TAPAYO (Pty) Ltd
03.2019 - Current
  • Company Overview: TAPAYO (Pty) Ltd is a Tracing and Debt Collections company
  • Legal guidance, compliance, and management of the company
  • Responsible for drafting and ensuring implementation of all company policies
  • Responsible for staff training and the company’s labour law related issues
  • Debtor tracing/ debtor finding
  • Employment and company tracing and verifications
  • Beneficiary tracing
  • Asset tracing and recovery
  • Deeds office/property verification
  • Credit checks
  • Company/business verification
  • Director verification
  • Tenant screening
  • Polygraph testing
  • Default listing of both individuals and juristic persons
  • Training of tracing and collection agents
  • TAPAYO (Pty) Ltd is a Tracing and Debt Collections company

Director

Doxa Legal Advisory (Pty) Ltd
02.2016 - 11.2020
  • Legal guidance, compliance, and management of the company and of our clients’ companies
  • Responsible for drafting and ensuring implementation of all our company policies and those of our clients
  • Responsible for the negotiating, reviewing, and drafting of contracts on behalf of our various clients, including but not limited to Construction Law.
  • Company Secretarial duties
  • Drafting of legal opinions and advising on client’s legal risk
  • Conduct legal due diligence on transactions
  • Debt collecting on behalf of our clients
  • Responsible for organization of training session, including presentations on certain subjects and Acts (Protection of Personal Information Act (POPI) and National Credit Act (NCA), just to name a few).

Director

PAKA Business Advisory Group (Pty) Ltd
01.2016 - 12.2018
  • Legal guidance, compliance, and management of the company
  • Responsible for drafting and ensuring implementation of all company policies
  • Responsible for the negotiating, reviewing, and drafting of contracts on behalf of the company
  • Company Secretarial duties
  • Conduct legal due diligence on transactions on behalf of the company

Senior Associate

Malebye Motaung Mtembu Inc
01.2011 - 12.2015
  • Reported directly to the head of the Corporate and Commercial Department.
  • Have extensive experience and understanding of the New Companies Act, FAIS, PFMA and other related legislation – Also includes various legal opinions done on the above-mentioned Acts
  • Transaction advisory
  • Legal guidance, compliance, and management of our client’s legal risk
  • Handled complex multifunctional matters.
  • Drafting and reviewing of various agreements
  • Company Secretarial duties on behalf of various companies
  • Experience with issues relating to corporate governance on behalf of various clients
  • Oversee that all tenders were put together and submitted on time. This included attending tender briefings.

Professional Assistant

Marie-Lou Bester Incorporated
07.2008 - 11.2010
  • Extensive experience with The National Credit Act
  • Headed the collections department, extensive experience with all litigation and collections matters from the beginning to the end.
  • Legal guidance, compliance, and management of our client’s legal risk
  • Provided legal advice on various aspects of our clients’ businesses by handling complex multifunctional matters.
  • Had experience with rescission applications, Summary judgments and interlocutory applications.
  • Drafted wills, business plans and various legal agreements

Assistant to Partner

Machimana Incorporated Attorneys
01.2008 - 06.2008
  • Drafted various contracts.
  • Attended court for section 65 inquiries

Candidate Attorney

Henry Tucker & Partners
05.2006 - 11.2007
  • Appeared in various magistrates’ courts for litigation matters.
  • Drafted litigation documents and served and filed same.
  • Firm was on the foreclosures panel (Collections) of 2 of the big Financial Services Providers in South Africa and I headed that foreclosures department for one year
  • Attended to foreclosures process from the issuing of summons to the scheduling of and attending a sale in execution.
  • Obtained both High Court and Magistrates’ court experience.

Company Secretary and Executive Director

CAG Holdings
12.2003 - 09.2005
  • Took minutes for meetings held by board members.
  • Was involved in the decision-making process. Some meetings occurred via conference call when I was in South Africa.
  • Assisted with bookkeeping and company budgets.
  • Updated the company’s stock market rates on the Zimbabwean Stock Exchange.

Education

Masters in Corporate Law -

University of South Africa (UNISA)
12-2026

Private Public Partnership course -

National Treasury

Public Notary Exams - undefined

Center for Conveyancing studies

Legal Board exams - undefined

Law Society of the Northern Provinces

Bachelor of Law (L.L.B) - undefined

University of Pretoria

Senior Certificate / Matric [Grade 12] - GCSE Cambridge A level

Peterhouse Girls’ School

Skills

  • Strategic Thinking
  • Planning
  • Management
  • Thought Leadership
  • Data Risk assessment
  • POPIA compliance assessment
  • Team leadership
  • Supervision
  • Project design
  • Project management

Leadership Positions

  • Executive member, Ushers Department, Oasis Christian Assembly, 01/01/11, 12/01/17
  • Pastoral assistant, Christ Embassy Johannesburg Healing school of Pastor Chris Oyakhilome PHD, 01/01/09, 12/01/10
  • Head of Marketing and Fundraising, University of Pretoria Impact Dance Society, 2005
  • Head of Fundraising and sponsorship, University of Pretoria Students for Students Society, 2004
  • Member, Marketing committee of the University of Pretoria Law Society, 2003
  • Executive member, Kukura Neshungu club (children’s home in Marondera, Zimbabwe), 01/01/99, 12/01/01
  • Secretary, Toastmaster’s Club, 01/01/00, 12/01/01

Key Qualifications And Skills

  • Currently working towards the completion of a Masters in Corporate Law from University of South Africa (UNISA)
  • Attended and completed a foundation course in Private Public Partnerships.
  • Admitted as an Attorney of the High Court of South Africa (with right of appearance in the High Court)
  • Passed the Notarial exams of the Republic of South Africa and awaiting admission as a Notary of the High Court of South Africa
  • Attended and completed a Conveyancing Course to familiarize myself with the Property Law procedures with the Centre for Conveyancing Practice South Africa
  • Obtained an L.L.B from the University of Pretoria
  • Strategic Thinking and Management: More than 15 years’ experience providing demonstrated intellectual, analytical, policy and strategic skills within a variety of organisations, conceptualizing strategies and projects, managing, and implementing complex, multi-year (development and legal) programs.
  • Decision Making: More than 15 years of high-level decision making, working through complex systems, managing people, reporting, and providing advisory services to program teams external partners and organisational structures.
  • Strategic Leadership: Demonstrated organisational and leadership capacity and management expertise derived from managing multi-departmental functions and professional teams of staff with both high and mid-level experience and educational qualifications. I have been involved in making high level decisions, including staffing, budget, communications, advocacy, strategy and collaboration.
  • Communication: Effective and capable communicator within the organisation and outside, both in writing and orally. Very good with technical presentations, developing and communicating policy briefs, advocacy messages with policy makers.

Timeline

Managing Director

Kamanga & Associates Inc
11.2020 - Current

Director

TAPAYO (Pty) Ltd
03.2019 - Current

Director

Doxa Legal Advisory (Pty) Ltd
02.2016 - 11.2020

Director

PAKA Business Advisory Group (Pty) Ltd
01.2016 - 12.2018

Senior Associate

Malebye Motaung Mtembu Inc
01.2011 - 12.2015

Professional Assistant

Marie-Lou Bester Incorporated
07.2008 - 11.2010

Assistant to Partner

Machimana Incorporated Attorneys
01.2008 - 06.2008

Candidate Attorney

Henry Tucker & Partners
05.2006 - 11.2007

Company Secretary and Executive Director

CAG Holdings
12.2003 - 09.2005

Public Notary Exams - undefined

Center for Conveyancing studies

Legal Board exams - undefined

Law Society of the Northern Provinces

Bachelor of Law (L.L.B) - undefined

University of Pretoria

Senior Certificate / Matric [Grade 12] - GCSE Cambridge A level

Peterhouse Girls’ School

Masters in Corporate Law -

University of South Africa (UNISA)

Private Public Partnership course -

National Treasury
Carol-Rosalie KamangaCorporate Lawyer And Attorney