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Ntokozo Nzima

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Overview

Ntokozo is a partner in our Corporate department and a member of our M&A practice.

She has experience in a broad range of corporate and commercial transactions, such as domestic and cross-border private M&A, share and asset/business acquisitions and disposals, black economic empowerment transactions, shareholder and joint venture arrangements, and general corporate and commercial matters. Ntokozo also spent 6 months working in Linklaters’ London office, in the Corporate team.

Experience

Ntokozo has advised:

  • Qatar Airways in respect of its acquisition of a shareholding interest in Airlink Proprietary Limited;
  • African Rainbow Minerals, through its wholly owned subsidiary ARM Copper Company Proprietary Limited, in relation to its acquisition of 15% of Canadian emerging critical metals company, Surge Copper Corp, on a private placement basis for c. C$3.8 million.
  • African Rainbow Minerals on its ZAR 3.5 billion acquisition of the Bokoni Platinum mine from Atlatsa Resources and Anglo-American Platinum.
  • Yamana Gold Inc. on the then proposed USD 6.7 billion (approximately ZAR 104 billion) combination of Yamana and Gold Fields Limited by way of a share exchange.
  • Absa Bank Limited in relation to M&A aspects of the formation of the African Rainbow Energy Fund Partnership, a private-equity renewable-energy-investment-fund in partnership with African Rainbow Energy and Power Proprietary Limited.
  • iThokazi in respect of its merger with uBuzwe Energy, which resulted in the merged entity holding an interest in 17 renewable energy assets comprising solar and wind projects.
  • Komatsu Ltd in its acquisition of GHH Group GmbH.
  • Caledonia Mining Plc on the sale of its 12 MW solar power plant at the Blanket gold mine, in Zimbabwe.
  • Sibanye-Stillwater Limited on aspects of the sale of the Beisa Uranium Project to Neo Energy Metals Plc, including pre-transaction structuring and the royalty agreement on the sale of uranium from the project.
  • the team that advised African Rainbow Minerals on various joint venture and commercial arrangements.
  • Orion Resources LLP in respect of its provision of funding to Bushveld Resources, in the form of a mining royalty.
  • the consortium of acquirers (including a black private equity fund) in respect of the purchase of Proconics Proprietary Limited, an engineering services firm, including the implementation of a debt push down structure in that regard.
  • Australian listed company on the acquisition of a diamond mining project in Lesotho.
  • one of the funders in respect of the multi-million USD restructure of debt provided to a multi-jurisdictional telecommunications company.
  • a major retail company in respect of its half a billion Rand restructure.
  • a client in relation to a potential acquisition of iron ore assets in Swaziland, including managing the in-country due diligence and assisting the client in presentations to the Minerals Management Board of Swaziland.
  • Barloworld on Phase 1 of the multi-million Rand development of Barlow Park.
  • Barloworld on the disposal of its supply chain management business.
  • one of the sellers in respect of the acquisition of Neotel by Liquid Telecom.
  • Coface South Africa in respect of its B-BBEE transaction.
  • IDL Fresh South Africa in relation to Danone Southern Africa’s divestment and related matters.
  • a major retail company in respect of its half a billion Rand restructure.
  • a consortium of BEE investors in respect of their acquisition of a circa USD 50million interest in a property company listed in Mauritius and on the JSE.
  • the WPP Group in respect of their employee share ownership scheme and engagements with the B-BBEE Commission in that regard.

AREA OF EXPERTISE

Qualifications

Education

  • BCom (Law)
  • LLB degree
  • Advanced Company Law II

Professional Memberships

Admitted attorney of the High Court of South Africa

INSIGHTS

Overview

Ntokozo is a partner in our Corporate department and a member of our M&A practice.

She has experience in a broad range of corporate and commercial transactions, such as domestic and cross-border private M&A, share and asset/business acquisitions and disposals, black economic empowerment transactions, shareholder and joint venture arrangements, and general corporate and commercial matters. Ntokozo also spent 6 months working in Linklaters’ London office, in the Corporate team.

Experience

Ntokozo has advised:

  • Qatar Airways in respect of its acquisition of a shareholding interest in Airlink Proprietary Limited;
  • African Rainbow Minerals, through its wholly owned subsidiary ARM Copper Company Proprietary Limited, in relation to its acquisition of 15% of Canadian emerging critical metals company, Surge Copper Corp, on a private placement basis for c. C$3.8 million.
  • African Rainbow Minerals on its ZAR 3.5 billion acquisition of the Bokoni Platinum mine from Atlatsa Resources and Anglo-American Platinum.
  • Yamana Gold Inc. on the then proposed USD 6.7 billion (approximately ZAR 104 billion) combination of Yamana and Gold Fields Limited by way of a share exchange.
  • Absa Bank Limited in relation to M&A aspects of the formation of the African Rainbow Energy Fund Partnership, a private-equity renewable-energy-investment-fund in partnership with African Rainbow Energy and Power Proprietary Limited.
  • iThokazi in respect of its merger with uBuzwe Energy, which resulted in the merged entity holding an interest in 17 renewable energy assets comprising solar and wind projects.
  • Komatsu Ltd in its acquisition of GHH Group GmbH.
  • Caledonia Mining Plc on the sale of its 12 MW solar power plant at the Blanket gold mine, in Zimbabwe.
  • Sibanye-Stillwater Limited on aspects of the sale of the Beisa Uranium Project to Neo Energy Metals Plc, including pre-transaction structuring and the royalty agreement on the sale of uranium from the project.
  • the team that advised African Rainbow Minerals on various joint venture and commercial arrangements.
  • Orion Resources LLP in respect of its provision of funding to Bushveld Resources, in the form of a mining royalty.
  • the consortium of acquirers (including a black private equity fund) in respect of the purchase of Proconics Proprietary Limited, an engineering services firm, including the implementation of a debt push down structure in that regard.
  • Australian listed company on the acquisition of a diamond mining project in Lesotho.
  • one of the funders in respect of the multi-million USD restructure of debt provided to a multi-jurisdictional telecommunications company.
  • a major retail company in respect of its half a billion Rand restructure.
  • a client in relation to a potential acquisition of iron ore assets in Swaziland, including managing the in-country due diligence and assisting the client in presentations to the Minerals Management Board of Swaziland.
  • Barloworld on Phase 1 of the multi-million Rand development of Barlow Park.
  • Barloworld on the disposal of its supply chain management business.
  • one of the sellers in respect of the acquisition of Neotel by Liquid Telecom.
  • Coface South Africa in respect of its B-BBEE transaction.
  • IDL Fresh South Africa in relation to Danone Southern Africa’s divestment and related matters.
  • a major retail company in respect of its half a billion Rand restructure.
  • a consortium of BEE investors in respect of their acquisition of a circa USD 50million interest in a property company listed in Mauritius and on the JSE.
  • the WPP Group in respect of their employee share ownership scheme and engagements with the B-BBEE Commission in that regard.

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Departing flight to King Shaka Airport
SAA SA539 26 March 2026 09:20-10:30 OR Tambo to Durban
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Return flight
FlySafair FA161 28 March 2026 12:10-14:30 Durban to Cape Town
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