Tshidiso Ramogale (born c. 1992) is a South African advocate. He is known for his work in social justice.

Early life and education

Ramogale is from Johannesburg. He has an older sister. He graduated from the

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in 2014 with a

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(LLB); Ramogale is the first member of his family to graduate from university. He went on to complete a

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(LLM) in International Law and Legal Studies at

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in 2017.

Career

In 2014, Ramogale appeared on the '' Mail & Guardians 2014 list of 200 Young South Africans. Prior to studying at Harvard, Ramogale was a legal officer at the South African Human Rights Commission and a law clerk to judge

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. He founded the nonprofit organisation Change SA, which helps young South Africans become social entrepreneurs, and is an Allan Gray fellow. Upon returning to South Africa after graduating from Harvard in 2017, Ramogale became an Advocate of the

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. He was also briefly a sessional lecturer at his alma mater Wits University and joined the Johannesburg Society of Advocates. In 2019, Ramogale was called to the Pan African Bar Association of South Africa.

Notable cases

In 2021 and 2022, Ramogale successfully provided legal counsel to the late rapper

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(

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) in Forbes' battle with Makhuducom Media for ownership of ''The Brai Show'' and to

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with Steven Budlender. In January 2024, Ramogale appeared in the Hague as a member of the legal team representing South Africa's proceedings accusing Israel of genocide at the

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(ICJ).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:ramogale, tshidiso Living people 1992 births 21st-century South African lawyers Academic staff of the University of the Witwatersrand University of the Witwatersrand alumni Harvard Law School alumni Lawyers from Johannesburg