{"id":6900,"date":"2012-01-10T20:32:39","date_gmt":"2012-01-10T18:32:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/01\/pumeza-bono-top-40-under-40\/"},"modified":"2012-01-10T20:32:39","modified_gmt":"2012-01-10T18:32:39","slug":"pumeza-bono-top-40-under-40","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/pumeza-bono-top-40-under-40\/","title":{"rendered":"Pumeza Bono \u2013 Top 40 Under 40"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t<!-- Start Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><!-- End Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><\/p>\n<p>The Top 40 under 40 is a showcase of local business talent under the age of 40 compiled by the <a title=\"Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber in Port Elizabeth\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mype.co.za\/cgi-bin\/search.cgi?keywords=nmbbc\">Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber<\/a> (NMBBC).<\/p>\n<p>Pumeza Bono (38), the Owner and Director of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mype.co.za\/search\/A_,045_From_Abattoirs_to_Axles\/Attorneys\/pumeza_bono_attorneys_12684.html\">Pumeza Bono Incorporated<\/a>, heads up a one hundred percent black-owned, all-female legal practice, which she founded in 2004.<\/p>\n<p>An admitted attorney and conveyancer, Bono was appointed to the board of the Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber in May this year. She currently serves on the Black Conveyancers Association as chairperson of the Eastern Cape region, and she is also the regional organizer for the South African Women Lawyers Association (SAWLA). \u201cI want to see women taking charge of their issues,\u201d she says, \u201cand take justice to under-privileged women and children. SAWLA has tried to achieve this through Access to Justice week, as well as through the sixteen days of activism for no violence against women and children\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Bono\u2019s wish is to use the resources she has at her disposal to assist the community. The firm has adopted ten underprivileged children from Elundini Primary school, buying them uniforms and paying their school fees. Bono believes that those with influence should use it to help others.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYoung Black females have what it takes to succeed,\u201d says the married mother of three, \u201cand I want to see them taking responsibility for the economy of South Africa.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mype.co.za\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Pumeza_Bono.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-10474\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/ebef4_Pumeza_Bono-362x600.jpg\" alt=\"Pumeza Bono\" width=\"362\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pumeza Bono<\/p>\n<p><strong>Original Image by<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mype.co.za\/search\/P_,045_From_PABX_to_Putt_Putt\/Photographers\/sandy_coffey_photography_15704.html\" target=\"_blank\">Sandy Coffey Photography<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Top 40 Under 40 list, an NMBBC initiative, was compiled from nominations and selected by an independent panel at the NMBBC. The end result is a showcase of talented and ambitious young businesspeople from diverse sectors in Nelson Mandela Bay. From 7 December 2011, MyPE showcases one under 40 achiever a day.<\/p>\n<p>See all the Top 40 Under 40 HERE.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Start Shareaholic LikeButtonSetBottom Automatic --><!-- End Shareaholic LikeButtonSetBottom Automatic -->\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Top 40 under 40 is a showcase of local business talent under the age of 40 compiled by the Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber (NMBBC). Pumeza Bono (38), the Owner and Director of Pumeza Bono Incorporated, heads up a one hundred percent black-owned, all-female legal practice, which she founded in 2004. 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