Meet our team: Interview with Sivuyile Gungqisa
Which area of law interests you the most?
Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Labour Law
How did you end up studying law?
It has been a journey…first time I said I want to be a lawyer I was still in primary school, at the time I was fascinated by the glamour that seems to be attached to lawyers (as shown by the media, movies)... Then fast forward a couple of years later, a tragedy strikes in the family. This is my first experience of injustice and of seeing how cruel the world can be. This is when I knew what I had to become, a voice for the voiceless and the hopeless, a lawyer!
If you were banned to a desert island with a group of castaways, which law book would you take with you?
The Bill of Rights Handbook by De Waal J, and Currie I.
Who is your most admired figure in history?
Nelson Mandela
Who is your most admired South African?
Former deputy chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke
Your favourite quote?
“There is no passion to be found playing small, in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living”.
What’s on your digital media?
Music, Apps, Pictures, Articles.
What is your favourite legal podcast?
The Law Report on SAfm
Which is your most frequently visited legal website?
Saflii
What is your screen background?
Picture of myself, wearing a Robe in Moot Court, 2014.
Which emoji do you use most?
😂Laughing face
What is your favourite time-wasting app?
YouTube
Siri or Alexa?
Siri
What do you do for digital detox?
Read a book/take a walk in a park.
Your motto to live by?
Where there's a will, there's a way.
Advice to aspiring law students?
No matter how hard it seems there’s always light at the end of the tunnel. Never give up.
Your go-to takeaway when things get stressful at the office?
Ravelas Fisheries
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