King Edward VII School Old Boy, Pusa Thahane (Class of 2006) another King Edward success story is making strides in the law faculty. Puso (25) is a candidate attorney at Bowman Gilfillan, one of the top five law firms in South Africa.

Thahane is also a businessman and leader. In an interview with the Daily Sun, Puso said: ‘ It was my goal to work at Bowman Gilfillan as a corporate lawyer in their Mergers and Aquisitions department. I applied in the last year of my undergraduate degree and was offered the job about two years before I joined the firm.’

The young lawyer was born and raised in Rockville, Soweto, later moving to Cyrildene, where he was close to his alma mater, King Edward VII School. Where in Grade 11, he became the Junior Mayor of Johannesburg.

In 2007 he founded an initiative called, ‘Grow to Lead’, where young people learnt to serve as leaders in their communities. A year later he co-founded with another KES Old Boy, Imran Kahn, Attitution, an education brand which offers extra lessons and communication skills to learners and students throughout Johannesburg.
Whilst a student  at WITS, he served as president of the Golden Key International Honour Society and was named, ‘Student Leader of the Year’ in his final year in 2012.

Puso says he is inspired by his parents and Africa’s promise for a prosperous future for all.

King Edward VII School is inspired by young men, role-models and  leaders like Puso and congratulate him on his success so far.