CAREER

Tatenda began her career at Armstrongs Attorneys in 2009 and was made a senior associate in 2012. In 2017 she joined Minchin & Kelly as a senior associate and became a Partner in July 2019.

• LLM, University of Cape town (2010)
• LLB, Rhodes University (2006)
• Year of admission as an attorney: 2009
• Year of admission as a conveyancer: 2010
• Year of admission as a notary public: 2010

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

• Member of the Law Society

PUBLICATIONS

Contribution to the World Justice Project Rule of Law Index 2014; Women, Business and the Law 2014: Removing Restrictions to Enhance Gender Equality for the World Bank

Contribution to the Doing Business in 2014: Understanding Regulations for Small and Medium-Size Enterprises and Doing Business in a More Transparent World for the World Bank.

WORK HIGHLIGHTS

Her notable work was advising a listed property company on the first ever establishment of a special security purpose vehicle that would hold mortgage bonds for and on behalf of credit beneficiaries in Botswana. She engaged the Registrar of Deeds and was successful in arguing that a security purpose vehicle would not contravene section 52 of the Deeds Registry Act which provides that an agent cannot hold a mortgage bond for and on behalf of a principal.

SIGNIFICANT CLIENTS

Tatenda’s clients vary across all industries including; Botswana Oil Limited, IFSC, African Import Export Bank, Letlole la Rona Limited, Vivo Energy (Proprietary) Limited, First National Bank Botswana Limited, Stanbic Bank Botswana Limited, Botswana Development Corporation, Bank of Scotland, Botswana Public Officers Pension Fund, Hollard Insurance Limited, Aon Botswana, Old Mutual, Government Entities and regularly works with law firms outside the jurisdiction including DLA Piper UK LLP, Simmons & Simmons LLP, Norton Rose, Bowmans and Baker McKenzie.

Akheel Jinabhai is the Managing Partner of Akheel Jinabhai & Associates and head of the Property Department. Akheel was admitted as an attorney, notary public, and conveyancer of the High Court of Botswana in 2001. He has vast experience in the practice area of property development and conveyancing and is a pioneer in business.

Msiya Kindiano joined the firm in 2014 and was admitted as an attorney of the High Court of Botswana in 2006. Msiya advises on commercial dispute resolution, corporate risk management and recoveries, restructuring and insolvency.

Msiya has acted for, advised, and assisted a broad international client base, which includes multinationals, non-government entities, governments, state-owned entities, and financial institutions, over a wide range of matters, with local, cross-border and trans-national components.

In addition to his technical ability, Msiya’s strength lies in his ability to leverage his experience across various commercial law disciplines to understand risk and provide strategic advice in the way of creative solutions to complex issues, always with an eye on safeguarding clients’ reputations, commercial interests, and resources.

Areas of Practice

+ Corporate & Commercial
+ Insolvency & Restructuring
+ Dispute Resolution
+ Banking & Finance
+ Conveyancing & Real Estate
+ Employment

Qualifications

+ LLB (University of Botswana)