CDH Conversations

CDH Conversations Podcast launches the first episode of the #helloCDHalumni series. In this episode, Aadil Patel, Director and Practice Head in the Employment Law practice, reconnects with former Cliffe Dekker Candidate...

In Part 2 of this conversation, Teresa Njoroge shares how what seemed like the end of her story became the beginning of a greater purpose. After leaving prison, she refused to let her experience define her. Instead, she...

This month, Njeri talks to Teresa Njoroge, Founder & CEO of Clean Start Africa. Teresa spent 10 years building a banking career she had dreamed of since she was nine years old. Then a 9.9-million-shilling fraudulent...

What happens when creativity meets community meets technology? In this episode of the CDH Women Empowerment series, CDH Director Tayyibah Suliman talks to Michelle Swartland, Operations Manager at the MiDO Foundation...

World Refugee Day, observed each year on 20 June, is an opportunity to reflect on the experiences of refugees and asylum seekers, the protections available to those fleeingpersecution and conflict, and the ongoing...

As of 20 November 2025, GBV has been classifiedas a national state of disaster. The question remains "What now?" In conversation with Sabrina Walter and MerlizeJogiat of Women for Change, and Brigitta Mangale in CDH's...

In the latest episode of Clause & Effect, CDH’s podcast exploring the intersection of law and business, Phetha Mchunu is joined by Reece May, Director in CDH’s Competition Law practice, for an insightful discussion on...

Can an employer enforce a restraint of trade after telling an employee they won't? In SD Recruitment (Pty) Ltd v Werner Pretorius and Another , the Labour Court examined whether restraint, confidentiality, and...

Episode 2 of our CDH Conversations podcast series, The Reparations in German Colonial Namibia, is now available. Timed to coincide with Genocide Remembrance Day on May 28, this episode examines the controversy...

In the latest episode of CDH Conversations, Director Tim Smit and Senior Associate Loyiso Bavuma from our Dispute Resolution practice unpack the practical realities of debt recovery in today’s challenging economic...

As we recently marked International Workers’ Day, Labour Day, and Workers’ Day on 1 May across our offices, CDH Conversations brings you a timely and thought-provoking episode from our Women’s Empowerment Series. In...

Can employers require compulsory medical aid membership?In this CDH Conversations podcast, Sashin Naidoo and JJ van der Walt in our Employment Law practice, explore the legal framework governing such clauses. Whilst...

As South Africa reflects between Freedom Day and Workers’ Day, it's important that we consider: what does freedom truly mean without economic security? In the latest episode of CDH Conversations, Brigitta Mangale...

In the latest episode of CDH Conversations, Pro Bono & Human Rights Senior Associate, Gift Nkosinathi Xaba is in conversation with Senior Attorney & Head of the Education Rights Programme at Section27, Zeenat Sujee...

What does it really take to reform Kenya’s legal system, and are we asking the right questions? In this episode of Njeri Talks, we sit down with the President-elect of the Law Society of Kenya, Charles Kanjama, for a...