Academic profile

Dr Mokone is an a Part-Time Lecturer  in the Department of Mercantile Law and holds the degrees LLB (North West University) LLM (North West University) and LLD (North West University) (Mercantile Law).

Academic and professional experience

Mokone started her career as a  Legal Intern at the Commission for Gender Equality in 2016.  She was also a Trainee Investigator in the Office of the Public Protector of South Africa from March 2019 – March 2020. Her previous involvement in higher education before joining the Department of Mercantile Law was a Junior Lecturer appointment she held at the North West University.

Teaching activities

Mokone is currently teaching Business Law and Commercial Law. 

Areas of specialisation

Her  areas of specialisation include Company Law, Banking Law as well as Commercial Law.

Recent publications

•  Chitimira H &  Mokone P, "The Functions of Selected Human Rights Institutions and Related Role-Players in the Protection of Human Rights in Zimbabwe" (2016) 19    Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal  1- 40. 

• Chitimira H & Mokone P,  "A General Legislative Analysis of “Torture” as a Human Rights Violation in Zimbabwe " (2017) 20 Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal 1-41.

• Howard Chitimira & Pontsho Mokone,  "An analysis of the role-players in the enforcement of the Zimbabwean insider trading laws," (2019) Juridical Tribune (Tribuna Juridica), Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies, Law Department, vol. 9(Special), pages 134-156, October.

• Chitimira H & Mokone P   " Selected Challenges Associated with Civil and Political Rights Violations in Zimbabwe (Part 1)" (2018) 13(3) Acta Universitatis Danubius Juridica 135 - 148.

Recent conference papers 

National

Paper co-presented by Chitimira H, Mokone P, Ncube P and Mabina T , "An Analysis of the Available Remedies for Market Abuse Victims Under the Securities Act" at  Private Law and Social Justice Conference, Nelson Mandela University, August 2017.

Paper co-presented by Chitimira H, Mokone P, Ncube P and Mabina T, "Unpacking the Role of the Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority in Combating Market Abuse Practices in Namibia" at 4th International Mercantile Law Conference, Bloemfontein, 04 November 2017.

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