Abammeli comprises of a board, a secretariat and the network of lawyers who are its members.

Our Formal Structure
Abammeli is a non-profit organisation comprising of a Board of Trustees and a Secretariat. The board is composed of Founding Trustees and members elected by a General Council meeting led by a Chairperson. The Secretariat is led by the Executive Director who is an ex-officio member of the Board. The membership of Abammeli consists of registered or unregistered lawyers in private and public practise and law students from universities.
The Secretariat
Cain Dube
Executive Director
Blessed Dube
Finance and Admin officer
Sandiso Thato Dladla
Programs manager
Brandon Tyler Sansole
Communications Officer
Board members
Nqobani Sithole
Chairperson
Nikiwe Ncube-Tshabalala
Deputy Chairperson
Nikiwe is a founding Trustee and the Deputy Chairperson of the board of Abammeli. She graduated from the University of Zimbabwe with a law degree with a keen interest in human rights. She joined Webb, Low & Barry Legal Practitioners availing legal services in the area of human rights to those on the margins of society. ln this way, she accumulated lots of experience and invaluable knowledge in human rights litigation, defence and advocacy. Nikiwe is the past president of the Bulawayo Legal Practitioners Association. She is currently undertaking graduate studies with the Robert Kennedy College, Switzerland.
Doreen Vundhla
Treasurer
Doreen is a founding Trustee and the Treasurer of the Board of Abammeli. She graduated from the University of Zimbabwe with a law degree and after working on women’s rights as an attorney at Zimbabwe Women Lawyers Association in Bulawayo, she joined Lazarus & Sarif as an attorney. She then left to found Vundhla-Phulu Legal Practitioners where she is the Senior Partner.
Tshimumoya Ndlovu
Board member
Tshimumoyo is a founding Trustee of Abammeli and a graduate of the University of Zimbabwe where she graduated with a Law degree. She has a keen interest in human rights and is a partner at Messrs.’ TJ Mabhikwa, a law firm in Bulawayo which she joined at immediately upon graduation. Tshimumoyo also holds an MBA from the National University of Science & Technology.
Matshobana Ncube
Board Member
Matshobana Ncube is a founding Trustee and the Board Chairperson of the board of Abammeli. He is an admitted attorney at the High court of Zimbabwe and is a founder and partner at Ncube Attorneys (Victoria Falls & Bulawayo). Matshobana has previously worked at Phulu and Ncube Legal Practitioners as well as Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights. Between 2013 and 2015 he served as a Board Member at the Radio Dialogue Trust in Bulawayo. Between 2011 and 2013 he served as a technical advisor to Parliament in the writing of the Constitution. Not only is he passionate about Human Rights; Matshobana is also a scholar whose interest in the subject of Devolution has seen some of his work published in peer reviewed journals.
Zibusiso Ncube
Board member
Zibusiso is the Founder and sole Partner at Ncube and Partners Legal Practitioners. He holds a Law degree from the University of Zimbabwe. Zibusiso has previously worked as a Legal Practitioner at Phulu and Ncube Legal Practitioners before moving on to Calderwood, Bryce Hendrie and Partners Legal Practitioners also as a Legal Practitioner. Zibusiso has vast experience as a board member and executive member in various organizations. He is also a guest presenter on legal issues on Skyz Metro FM.