Manaileng Maphike

Manaileng is an admitted Attorney of the High Court of South Africa with over 10 years extensive experience in the legal industry.

She is the Managing Director of Maphike Attorneys Incorporated. A specialist boutique law firm through which she provides legal services
mainly in Entertainment Law (Music, Film and Television), Intellectual Property Law, Commercial Law, Media Law, Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution.

She has worked in both private practice and corporate, including Africa's largest collective management organization, The Southern African Music Rights Organization (SAMRO) as a Business Development Manager: Licensing. Her legal prowess was further harnessed at illustrious black-owned information technology companies which significantly diversified her expertise as a well-rounded and knowledgeable attorney.

She has participated in numerous workshops, panels, television and radio programmes and engaged in legal commentary on news channels dedicated to educating the creative industry on music licensing and contractual matters in the entertainment world.

Her experience resulted in her joining a collective of 6 (six) women in the music industry to co-found the South African chapter of Women in Music which she is the current Chapter Chair as well as a board member of Music Creators South Africa where she is the Secretary General and serves as a member of the Recording Academy class of 2024.