Msizi Mbambo is a practising advocate based in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. From 1999 to 2013, he was a senior family advocate in the Department of Justice and Correctional Services. As a member of Advocates for Transformation, he has served in its various committees. He is also a member of the Black Lawyers Association (BLA), which seeks transformation in the attorneys’ profession.

Mbambo is involved in a local community non-profit organisation that assists young people with career guidance. He is engaged in extensive public interest litigation, particularly litigation for indigent clients in the Durban Legal Resource Centre. Advocate Mbambo obtained a Master of Laws degree from the University of South Africa in 2004 and law degrees from the University of Natal, Durban in 1996 and 1997.