Adv. Nkebe Rebecca Kanyane matriculated at Leolo High School and went on to study LLB degree at the University of the North and is an admitted on the roll of advocates in 2001 and on the roll of attorneys in 2005. A highly competent lawyer with 20 years of experience in the legal field as an attorney and investigator, Nkebe also has extensive experience as a prosecutor having spent 10 years at the NPA’s Specialised Commercial Crime Unit (SCCU) and rose through the ranks from State Advocate to Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions. She is a self-driven, capable manager and a leader. She enjoys the professional respect of her peers and is known to be passionate about delivering justice to the public.
Adv. Kanyane is currently employed by Nedbank, as Specialist Investigator in Group Financial Crime, Forensics and Security (GFCFS), with responsibilities including conducting forensic investigations, internal fraud, corruption and reputational risk investigations and compiling investigation reports. She displayed excellent leadership acumen in her duties while in the NPA previously, which included corporate governance and the development of the unit’s annual performance plan at the SCCU Head Office. She assisted the regional heads in their function to oversee the resources and align them to the strategic objectives as well as promote partner integration and community involvement, together with partners in the criminal justice system.
She represented the NPA in managing corruption in the Justice Crime Prevention and Security (JCPS) Cluster and played a role in stakeholder management within the office of the National Director of Public Prosecutions. She was also responsible for the training of advocates, prosecutors, and investigators in respect of prosecution of complex commercial crime and providing legal advice to the Head of the SCCU.