Law firm offers residents more services

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The ENSAfrica law firm will, from this year, provide residents with additional pro bono [free] services to make their services more holistic.

The services are to empower individuals and groups on rights, financial and other development issues. Fiona Mainole, the pro bono assistant, said the firm is deepening its footprint in the community to strengthen individual and collective capacity to withstand abuse and to access development entitled to citizens. The additional support is to make the firm’s services more holistic. The services will be provided with other partners from its Sankopano Community Centre base, at schools and other venues.

• The additional services to be provided at Sankopano, schools and other venues include:
• Partnership with ORTSA, a development agency on an accredited financial management course.
• A certified computer course for 200 youths also with ORTSA.
• Mentoring local businesses in partnership with the WITS Business School.
• South African Revenue Services [Sars] will assist residents on tax-related issues – completing forms, registering for tax and e-filing from a new office at Sankopano from February.
• Weekly services by the National Youth Development Agency on labour, career counselling, other referral matters and how to access financial support for business development.
• Business management training in partnership with the South African National Apex Cooperative Ltd targeting cooperatives and small businesses.
• Information-giving sessions by the Road Accident Fund, Department of Justice and the Department of Trade and Industry.
• Continue the accounting course for matriculants at Minerva Secondary School.
• Continue the Constitution and Human Rights course for secondary schools in partnership with WITS and the University of Johannesburg.

Details: ENSAfrica; 011 555 0980.