# The University of Fort Hare will confer an Honorary Doctor of Commerce to one of South Africa’s most respected lawyers and a distinguished business leader, Advocate Thandi Orleyn. She is being recognised for her immense contributions to commerce, law, and social justice. She was the first black woman to lead both the Independent Mediation Service of South Africa and the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration. The university says Orleyn’s work in employment law, consumer law, and customary law has left a lasting impact on South African jurisprudence.
University of Fort Hare to honour one of SA’s most respected lawyers