About Us
Maphokga & Associates Incorporated was established in 2014 under the name and style of Bonoko & Maphokga attorneys, which was a partnership. In 2017, Ms Bonoko exited the firm due to personal circumstances.
Ms Maphokga continued to drive and sustain the practice through capitalising, developing, and growing the firm. In 2021, Ms Maphokga decided to rebrand the firm not only to pave ways for expansion, growth professionalism and capacitation of the firm.
The rebranding of the firm did not impact on the services rendered nor the professionalism attached to our work but enhanced the branding and outlook of the firm.
The firm has since grown significantly and steadily and becoming more compatible to our competitors within the legal fraternity with impressive track record of legal services provided to various clients.
Maphokga & Associates Incorporated, is based in Gauteng Tshwane Hatfield, situated at an easily accessible location, stone throw from Hatfield Gautrain station, and safe building.
Our firm is unique in that, our principles are based on “Quality Legal Services, above File Quantity”. This is what informs our vision and mission statements, which “Focuses on Legal Excellence”, we cater for all kinds of clients while and subject ourselves to legal assistance on constitutional legality, transparency, and focus.
The size of our firm provides an added advantage to our clients, as we can ensure that each client’s needs and interests are met with diligence.
We promote and highly advocate for professionalism, value for money, client trust, client -friendly consultation environment, by creating safe space for client to consult and access us in a secured environment for their personal information, identity and security of any other records that a client would leave in our possession.
This is the principle that we ensure that we treat each client with outmost confidentiality and attention as though they were the only clients we have. Our priority has always been to provide diligent and excellent services to client aiming for success and positive goals.
We believe in professionalism, achieving goals, success in our cases, honesty, fairness, and accessible legal services.
M&A track record for legal services provided to various clients:
- In 2015, we were afforded an opportunity to work in collaboration with a senior law firm, to draft a human resource manual for one of the government entities. In this project, we were responsible for research, and compilation of the manual, and appointment of expert to oversee the The manual was accepted and approved by client, and the project was a success.
- Around 2016, we were appointed to be on the legal Panel of Government Employee Pension Fund, to date. We provided services, of litigation, civil law, research, legal opinion, drafting and providing commentary/remarks on internal forensic investigations with the aim to advise the Fund on the legal standing of particular laws related. We were afforded an opportunity, that allowed us, to grow our knowledge within the Pension law, which Ms Maphokga, personally grew an interest in, and Joined Pension Lawyers Associations for further development and to seek other opportunities for the
- In 2017, we were afforded an opportunity to provide Sage with a legal opinion, for dissolution of an Umbrella fund. We attended to the matter, conducted research, and compiled legal opinion, which was accepted and approved by Senior legal manager at Sage.
- In 2020, we had an opportunity to assist GEPF and provide legal advice to review their investment mandate signed with Public Investment Corporation (PIC), focusing on strengthening the governance gap, using Mpati Commission of Enquiry Report as reference. The matter was overseen by Senior attorneys Micheal Katz, who expressed his satisfaction with our work.
- To date we continue to provide legal services for GEPF in respect of Pension Benefit such as Divorce benefits, death benefit, any other litigation emanating from withdrawal from Fund, including issues relating to pensionable service period and not limited to the
- We had an opportunity to be on the legal panel of South African Weather Service, were we provided legal service for their litigation matter, such as
- A further opportunity, being on the legal Panel of IEC until 2023, where we were providing them with legal services surrounding procurement processes, by evaluating and preparing reports for their submitted tenders and responses to RFQ’s.
- We do provide legal service for other private Companies, with regards to drafting and reviewing of contracts, implementation of contracts, and litigation of contract
- We had an opportunity to assist the Road Accident fund with their corporate litigation matters, on an ad hoc
- We provided legal services for the then Alexandra Forbes, which is called BATSUMI, with assessment of the claims related to accident, if their stakeholders such as medical aid, have any claims to be.
Not limiting ourselves, we also have an opportunity to assist individuals with their civil matters and other ancillary matters.
Maphokga & Associates Inc has been so fortunate not only to work with elite senior counsels on some of the matters/instructions, but we also had opportunities and experience to litigate at Supreme Court of Appeal and the Apex Court “Constitutional Court”.
Our firm is one of the excellent competent legal firms around, and we do not limit ourselves to work done or fields we are exposed to.
We have Data Protection Policy developed to ensure compliance with data policy regulations and to provide clear guidelines to employees within the firm and all those who process personal information on behalf of the firm to do so lawfully and in consistent to the data protection principles.
Our Motto
“Legal excellence”
Vision Statement
To provide sustainable legal excellence by separating ourselves from normal practices and promoting uncompromised superiority.
Mission Statement
To deliver top-notch, effective, and innovative legal representation tailored to clients in an accountable and fair manner.
Our Core Values
Client Interest first
Accountability
Transparency
Excellence
Fairness
Confidentiality
We further strive to ensure that all those who require legal services, can access our services regardless of race, status or educational level as it is a constitutional right to legal representation and advise. We believe in ensuring that all our clients enjoy this right without compromise and prejudice.
