Biography
Phemelo is currently a final-year LLB (Bachelor of Laws) student at the University of Cape Town, where she graduated in 2023 with a BA in Law and IsiXhosa Communication.
As an Allan Gray Orbis Foundation candidate fellow, she co-founded Legal Standpoint, an award-winning legal tech start-up aimed at increasing access to legal education in South Africa. Though she has since stepped back from the start-up, her commitment to making the law more accessible remains strong. Phemelo is actively involved in her church’s campus ministry, serves as a children’s church teacher, and tutors legal writing in the law faculty. She has also held various roles in student governance within her residence, faculty, and UCT societies.
Phemelo believes businesses can and should be a force for positive social impact and development. Through her studies at Oxford, she hopes to harness business as a tool for positive transformation, driving sustainable change, investment, and development in communities.
In her spare time, Phemelo enjoys attending music concerts and cherishes spending quality time with her family and friends.