Metja Ledwaba

Metja Ledwaba is the co-founder and partner at Ledwaba Mazwai where he practices Commercial Law, Project Finance Transactions, PPPs Transactions, Administrative and Constitutional Law, as well as Commercial Litigation.

He has extensive experience in advisory for government and state-owned entities on public-sector project initiatives and procurement involving major projects.

Over the years he has worked in projects involving the Project Finance or Corporate Finance restructuring of public entities, Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) Independent Power Producer (IPP).

Metja Ledwaba is well versed and experienced in structuring, procurement, negotiating and achieving financial close in respect of such projects. He plays a significant role in interfacing legal, technical, financial, and client’s objectives in managing the roll-out of major infrastructure projects, procured with significant private sector funding and involvement.

The PPP Law Practice:

Ledwaba Mazwai is one South Africa’s leading law firms providing legal advice in relation to Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) and Infrastructure Development related projects.

The firm has been involved in several PPP projects since the evolution of the PPP sector in South Africa from circa 2000.

The partners play a significant role in all projects, developing an excellent track record with clients and the law fraternity.

The Ledwaba Mazwai led PPP projects are largely infrastructure development based, involving the design, construction and operation of a public sector facility or service by private sector party, with improved experience and efficiencies, value for money and appropriate risk transfer.

To date, Ledwaba Mazwai has been involved in providing legal services in, among others, the following PPP projects:

• The campus office accommodation project for the Department of Trade and Industry (“the DTI”),
• The Gautrain Rapid Rail Link Project for the Gauteng Provincial Government,
• The accommodation PPP project for the Ministry of Works and Transport of the Government of the Republic of Botswana, for development of head office accommodation for the Ministry of Environment, Wildlife and Tourism and the Ministry of Lands,
• The accommodation project for the City of Tshwane, for development of office accommodation for City of Tshwane’s service delivery environment,
• Advising the Legislature of the province of KwaZulu-Natal on the proposed establishment of a new legislature complex, and the provincial government of KwaZulu-Natal on the proposed establishment of a government precinct,
• Advising the private sector sponsor in the office accommodation project for the Southern African Development Community (SADC) in Gaborone, Botswana,
• Advising the national Department of Health and Gauteng Department of Health on the revitalisation of the Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital,
• Advising the National Department of Health and Limpopo Department of Health on the establishment of a Limpopo Academic Hospital.

The firm is also actively involved in the IPP sector in South Africa.

To date the Ledwaba Mazwai team has advised government on the following projects:

• Two peaking power generation projects in Avon and Coega, Renewable Energy IPP Programme, IPP Baseload, coal and gas power generation projects.

Key to advising on PPP initiatives is the ability to translate government initiatives into bankable procurement packages that attract significant private sector investment.

To this end, the firm has experience in interfacing various public sector stakeholder entities and policies whose role is critical to the implementations of projects.