Yonela Mvana
South African lawyer
About M&A Inc.
Mvana & Associates Incorporated, M&A Inc, was established as a full service law firm on the 1st of June 2015 by Yonela Mvana and then partner, Leon Jansen Van Rensburg. The firm has, over the years, built a well-established client base through a service that uniquely blends expertise in the law, and an understanding of its client' businesses.
M&A Inc specialises in providing clients with cost-effective legal solutions on matters relating to consumer law, commercial and general magistrates and high court litigation, insolvency law, property law and sectional title disputes, trusts, family law, wills and administration of estates, employment law, and law of contracts.Few words
About Me
Yonela is a director and founder of Mvana & Associates Incorporated (M&A Inc) and holds an LLB from the University of the Western Cape. He completed his articles at Smith Tabata Buchanan Boyes. .
Before the establishment of M&A Inc Yonela was employed at Keller Snyman Schelhase before moving to Van Rensburg & Co where he practiced as a professional assistant
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Quality
Quality is remembered long after the price is forgotten.
Professionalism
Professionalism is knowing how to do it, when to do it, and doing it.” – Frank Tyger.
Experience
"Experience without theory is blind, but theory without experience is mere intellectual play." - Immanuel Kant.
Honors
"You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor." - Aristotle.
Timeline
My professional history
Jul 2009 - Jan 2010 Africa Programme, Conflict Intervention Programme (CIPS) | Centre for Conflict Resolution (CCR)
Yonela worked as an intern at the CCR in the Conflict Intervention Programme under the supervision of Mr Webster Zambara who is regarded as an internationally highly ranked conflict resolution specialist and obtained skills in training of Human Rights Defenders as well peace-building organisations throughout the continent.Jan 2010 - Jan 2012 Candidate Attorney | Smith Tabata Buchanan Boyes
Yonela spent two years of articles under four different departments of the firm, namely; Motor-vehicle Accident / Personal Injury & Insurance Litigation Department, General Magistrate's Court and High Court Commercial Litigation, Debt Collection / Asset Recovery Department as well as the Employment Law and Dispute Resolution Department.May 2015 - Present Provincial Deputy Chairperson | Black Management Forum WC
BMF Young Professionals (BMF YP) has been established to nurture and develop young professionals across various private and public corporate and entrepreneurial sectors. BMF YP also provide a vibrant pipeline and base that enables succession in line with the BMF’s mission. BMF YP aims to achieve this by being committed to the creation of fundamental economic social change for the benefit of all young professionals, and by uniting them to take their rightful place in the economic affairs of Southern Africa. BMF YP also acts as a stepping stone towards development and fast tracking of young corporate athletes and/or entrepreneurs into accomplished business leaders, thus providing a readily available pool of talent.Jun 2015 - Present M&A Inc Managing Director
Yonela Establisehed Mvana & Associates Incorporated2018 Provincial Chairperson | Black Management Forum WC
Yonela was promoted from Provincial Deputy Chairperson of the Western Cape Black Management Forum
