ABOUT SILINDILE

Welcome to a little corner that is my world. I am a South African Zulu woman who loves Jesus. I am passionate about honouring God (Elohim) in all that I do. I am an Admitted Attorney, although I am no longer practising law. Haven't been for quite awhile now. I spent some time working in academia before embarking on doctoral studies in the USA. Although most have known me as a nerdy law academic, I do also have a creative side that I am continuing to explore. I founded a Society Blog (CrazyBeautifulLens) and I've recently started a little podcast (Miss Informed Podcast). I am also an aspiring writer so you may want to keep an eye out for future books and screenplays that will be written by me. I love travelling. I am an avid reader of books, and a film buff. And of course, I also have a passion for the personal development of young women and girls with the aim of empowering them to reach their ultimate God-given potential. Enjoy! 

Academic Positions

# STANFORD UNIVERSITY

   - Provost Graduate Teaching Fellow  (2020)

       worked with Professor Robert Weisberg


# UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN

    - Lecturer,  Faculty of Law           (2014-2019)


# UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL

    - Academic Tutor,Faculty of Law (2007,2009)


Honours, Fellowships & Scholarships

- Summer 2020 Provost's Graduate Teaching 

  Fellows Program, Stanford University


 - Mail & Guardian 200 Young South Africans 

   2017, Mail & Guardian 30 June 2017


 - Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young 

   African Leaders (YALI) 2017, US Embassy       South Africa


 - UCT-UCL Scholarship 2015, jointly awarded 

   by the University of Cape Town (UCT) and 

   University College London (UCL)


Professional Experience

# WESTERN CAPE HIGH COURT

     - Legal Researcher                  (2012 - 2014)


CLIFFE DEKKER HOFMEYR

      - Candidate Attorney             (2010 - 2012)


BOWMAN GILFILLAN

     - Summer Vacation Program Intern  (2008)


INVESTEC

      - Banking & Finance Winter School           

        Program Intern                              (2007)

Print Media Interviews

# STANFORD LAWYER MAGAZINE

     - 'Advanced Degree Students' by Randee 

        Fenner, Spring 2019 - Issue 100, Online 

        Features (June 26, 2019) 

Link [https://law.stanford.edu/stanford-lawyer/articles/advanced-degree-students/]


# UCL ALUMNI PROFILES 

     - 'Silindile N Buthelezi - LLM in International 

       Banking and Finance Law 2016' 

 Link [https://www.ucl.ac.uk/laws/alumni/alumni-profiles/our-alumni-llm/silindile-n-buthelezi-llm-international-banking-and-finance]


# UCT NEWS

     - 'Silindile Buthelezi: The "small town girl" 

        smashing finance law's ceiling' by Chido 

        Mbambe (19 April 2017)

Link [https://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2017-04-19-silindile-buthelezi-the-small-town-girl-smashing-finance-laws-glass-ceiling]


Bar Memberships

Admitted Attorney of the High Court of South Africa (2012)

Television Appearances 

# OPEN STUDIO, CAPE TOWN TV

     - aired on the DSTV Channel 263 at 17:00
       (01 November 2017)

      - Interviewed as part of a panel discussing 

        the topic: 'The Importance of Education 

        for the Current Generation'


# INTERFACE (SABC NEWS)

     - aired on SABC 3 at 21:30 (12 March 2017)

     - Interviewed as part of a panel discussing 

       the topic: 'Twin Peaks Financial Sector 

       Regulatory Reforms in South Africa'

Radio Interviews 

# SAFM, 104-107

     - 'The View Point' with Songezo Mabece

      - Interviewed on air for the segment "Young 

         African Women in Law"


# TYGERBERG 104FM, DRAAIPUNT

     - with Lorrein Katze (09 August 2019, 12pm)

     - Listen Here [https://iono.fm/e/730485]