Precious Gondwe
{{Short description|Botswana lawyer and businesswoman}}
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| birth_name = Precious Masuku
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| birth_place = Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
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| nationality = Motswana
| alma_mater = LL.B. University of South Africa
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| occupation = Lawyer, Businesswoman
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| years_active = 2012-present
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| website = https://preciousandpartners.com/
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Precious Gondwe is a Botswana based lawyer and businesswoman.{{Cite web|url=https://azhizhinews.com/2020/11/the-lawyer-ceo-precious-gondwe/|title=The Lawyer CEO – Precious Gondwe|website=Azhizhinews.com|access-date=4 July 2022|archive-date=3 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220803230930/https://azhizhinews.com/2020/11/the-lawyer-ceo-precious-gondwe/|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web |url=https://gambakwe.com/2020/07/25/precious-gondwe-reveals-how-she-became-one-of-the-most-successful-lawyers-in-africa/ |title=Precious Gondwe Reveals How She Became a Successful Lawyer in Botswana. - Gambakwe Media |access-date=2022-07-04 |archive-date=2022-07-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220705192236/https://gambakwe.com/2020/07/25/precious-gondwe-reveals-how-she-became-one-of-the-most-successful-lawyers-in-africa/ |url-status=dead }} She was named in the Top 30 Most Influential Female Lawyers in Africa wherein she represented the Republic of Botswana as a lawyer and a Law firm founder in Africa.{{Cite web |url=https://www.courtroommail.com/courtroom-mail-most-influential-female-law-firm-founders-2020/ |title=Courtroom Mail's 30 most influential female Law Firm founders in Africa 2020 - Courtroom Mail |access-date=2022-07-04 |archive-date=2021-05-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517122142/https://www.courtroommail.com/courtroom-mail-most-influential-female-law-firm-founders-2020/ |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web|url=https://allafrica.com/stories/202103120356.html|title=Botswana: Gondwe - Law Firm Founder, Activist|first=Naomi|last=Leepile|date=March 12, 2021|website=allAfrica.com}}
Background
Born in 1987 in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, Precious Gondwe was born in the city of Bulawayo in Zimbabwe and was raised in Botswana where she had her early education. She proceeded to study law at University of South Africa in Pretoria.{{Cite web|url=https://www.madubeindustries.co.za/africafortunemagazine/2021/07/05/the-boss-of-corporate-law/|title=The Boss of Corporate Law – Africa Fortune Magazine|website=Madubeindustries.co.za|access-date=4 July 2022}}[https://web.archive.org/web/20231029213551/https://www.facebook.com/101326411905521/posts/pfbid0tRiis5Y9hhQHrTVYRsKGyN87WWgSh1MYQfARTqgAr5UpuZz55mspnvnJYctDz5d7l/]
Career
Precious Gondwe started her career in 2012 at Lerumo Mogobe Legal Practitioners. In 2018 she established her own firm Precious & Partners in Botswana. Over ten years she has gained recognition as one of the prominent legal practitioners in Southern Africa.{{Cite web|url=https://businessweekly.co.bw/lifestyle/her-courtroom-tenacity-becomes-zest-in-fashion|title=Her courtroom tenacity becomes zest in fashion|website=Businessweekly.co.bw|date=September 4, 2021}}
In 2021 she became an arbitrator with the Association of Arbitrators in South Africa. In 2023, she was a delegate at the Commonwealth Study Conference by the Duke of Edinburgh.{{Cite web |last=Liu |first=Vivian |title=Conference member |url=https://csccanada.org/conference-member/ |access-date=2023-10-26 |website=CSC Canada - The Duke of Edinburgh's |language=en-US}}
Awards
In 2020 she was recognized in the top five Southern African Women in Leadership (SAWIL) where she was awarded and named in the Top 10 Category of Trailblazers, Southern African Women in Leadership.{{Cite web|url=https://www.botswanayouth.com/𝗕𝗔𝗧𝗦𝗪𝗔𝗡𝗔-𝗪𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗡-𝗧𝗥𝗔/|title=AT THE Southern Africa Women in Leadership Awards 2020 (SAWIL)|date=October 24, 2020|website=Botswana Youth Magazine}}[https://web.archive.org/web/20231029213551/https://www.facebook.com/148228411926492/posts/pfbid02n3c751qn2cLjdNoM34Quq5d7KLkbEeVYi3iZkh2o7dvZ53duM5NZmBRAXiDmk3qVl/] She was then awarded a Humanitarian Award by the Young Boss Media New York the same year. In 2021, from The Vessels Awards, Precious was given the Pan African Leader and social Entrepreneur of year awards.{{Cite web |url=https://www.africa-legal.com/news-detail/adv-pee-inspires-women-to-take-place-in-botswana-law/ |title=Africa Legal | Aspiring women in law |access-date=2022-07-04 |archive-date=2021-08-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804214709/https://www.africa-legal.com/news-detail/adv-pee-inspires-women-to-take-place-in-botswana-law |url-status=dead }} In 2021 Precious Gondwe sat on the board of Pembury Lifestyle Group.{{Cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/market-data/quotes/ZA/XJSE/PEM/company-people/executive-profile/215849084|title=PEM.ZA Company Profile & Executives - Pembury Lifestyle Group Ltd. - Wall Street Journal|website=Wsj.com}}
References
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External links
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Category:Botswana company founders
Category:University of South Africa alumni
Category:21st-century Botswana businesswomen