Tanya Chivaura

Tanya Chivaura is an Associate at Bowmans in Johannesburg, specialising in mergers and acquisitions, telecommunications law, and regulatory compliance. Her expertise spans telecommunications, broadcasting and content, consumer and data protection, serving clients in sectors such as accounting services, e‑commerce, and the public sector.

Tanya has advised Telkom with a transfer of control application in the sale of its mast and tower business to a consortium led by Actis LLP and Royal Bafokeng Holdings; a multinational accounting organisation with a multi‑jurisdictional data transfer impact assessment in seven African jurisdictions; a leading e‑commerce platform provider on consumer and data protection; a multinational e‑hailing platform with multi‑jurisdictional artificial intelligence advice; the South African Post Office in its litigation against private courier companies; and a foreign streaming services provider on registration with the Film and Publications Board.

Tanya holds a Bachelor of Law (with distinction) from the University of Pretoria and is an admitted attorney of the High Court of South Africa.