Mapule Shai

LLB

University of Pretoria

Mapule Shai

What led me to this career: Witnessing my father struggle to access cancer medication due to patent laws and advocating for himself and others to gain access to such medication spurred a sense of social responsibility in me. This has led me to pursue a career in law where I can best advocate for others in their times of need.

In my downtime I like to

Read fiction novels and solve New York Times puzzles.

My favourite sport is:

Netball.

Recommended read

Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid.

Favourite game

Scrabble

Coffee or Ice cream?

To have a Euro-summer and explore all of Europe.

Name one thing on your bucket list?

After 23 difficult years, the single most important item on my bucket list would be visiting the Emirates Stadium when Arsenal finally lift the Premier League Trophy.

If you could choose any person from history to be your friend, who would it be and why?

I would choose William Shakespeare; I need someone to ghostwrite my memoir, and who better than the most influential writer in the English language.

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