Prof Thuli Madonsela, the Law Trust Chair in Social Justice in the Faculty of Law at Stellenbosch University (SU), in partnership with the Division for Social Impact, SU, will lead expert panel discussions at the second thematic dialogue of Madonsela's Social Justice M-Plan, which takes place on Thursday, 11 April 2019, at STIAS in Stellenbosch.

“The Social Justice M-Plan initiative brings women together in the sharing of ideas for advancing social justice as a national and global imperative that transcends gender, racial, class and other divides," says Madonsela.

Under the programme direction of Karyn Maughan, the summit aims to enter women into dialogue on land reform so as to generate solutions that can realise South Africa's Constitutional objective of healing the divisions of the past through land reform. The dialogue aims to reach a resolution, implemented under the leadership of women that will move the land reform discourse forward.

Speakers will include: Prof Nico Koopman, Vice Rector: Social Impact, Transformation and Personnel, SU; Prof Nicola Smit, Dean of Law Faculty, SU; Mrs Bridgette Radebe, Founder, Executive Chairperson and CEO of Mmakau Mining (Pty) Ltd; Prof Juanita Pienaar, Department of Private Law, SU; Prof Cherryl Walker, Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology, SU; Prof Zsa-Zsa Boggenpoel, South African Research Chair in Property Law, SU; Dr Mpho Tlale, Post-doctoral Research Fellow, South African Research Chair in Property Law, SU; Dr Neva Makgetla, TIPS; Ms Thato Moagi, Director: Legae La Banareng Farms & Nuffield International Farming Scholar; and Ms Phephelaphi Dube, Independent Legal Consultant. The panel discussions will be chaired by Dr Tsakani Ngomane (Department of Environmental Affairs Affairs DDG, Climate Change, Air Quality and Sustainable Development).

For any further enquiries, please liaise with Marna Lourens, Project Manager: Social Justice M-Plan under leadership of Prof Thuli Madonsela: Trust Chair for Social Justice at tel 021 808 3186 or e-mail: [email protected]

The summit takes place at Wallenberg Research Centre (STIAS), 10 Marais Street, Stellenbosch from 08:30 to 17:40 on Thursday 11 April 2019. 

Photo by Stefan Els.