Death of Ms Zanele Nkosi

The Law Society of South Africa (LSSA) condemns the killing of Zanele Nkosi, a legal practitioner who practised in Rustenburg. Unknown assailants shot Ms Nkosi while on her way to her vehicle outside her office in Rustenburg.

Ms Nkosi was the Chairperson of the North-West branch of the Black Lawyers Association (BLA) and served on numerous committees of the LSSA. She was committed and active in the organised legal profession for many years.

President of the LSSA, Eunice Masipa, noted that this cowardly act has robbed Ms Nkosi’s family, colleagues and the country of a fearless woman of strength, committed to make South Africa a better place for all that is a just and equitable country. The LSSA shares the despair of everyone who loved and admired her. Ms Masipa has called on the authorities to find the killers of Ms Nkosi so that they could face justice.

The LSSA brings together the Black Lawyers Association, the National Association of Democratic Lawyers and independent attorneys in representing the attorneys’ profession in South Africa.

ISSUED ON BEHALF OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE LAW SOCIETY OF SOUTH AFRICA, 

Ms Eunice Masipa

LSSA Communications Manager: Mapula OliphantTel:      (012) 366 8808

Cell:     076 026 5997