Phenyo is a Candidate Legal Practitioner at Power & Associates. Phenyo completed their BCom Law and LL.B (with Distinction) at the University of Pretoria and also holds an LL.M degree in Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa from the Centre for Human Rights (CHR), based in the University of Pretoria (2022).

Whilst pursuing their LL.M degree, Phenyo interned at the Kenyan Human Rights Commission and worked as a research assistant at the CHR’s Expression, Information and Digital Rights Unit. Phenyo has also served as the Editor-in-Chief of the Pretoria Student Law Review – a student-led journal article based in the University of Pretoria.

Phenyo worked as a Tech Rights Fellow at ALT Advisory, a public interest advisory firm associated with Power & Associates (2023). Thereafter, they clerked at the Constitutional Court of South Africa (2024, Justice Steven Majiedt). Phenyo joined Power & Associates in January 2025 as a Candidate Legal Practitioner, where they will assist the legal team in all matters in order to become a fully qualified attorney.

Phenyo’s interests lie in digital rights advocacy. They are particularly interested in the intersection of online harms and hate speech, especially as it affects vulnerable communities. Phenyo is passionate about promoting the digital rights and inclusion of children, women, and LGBTQIA+ individuals.