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Our pride and joy
Here are some legal giants who hail from the NWU.
Alec Moemi Alec Moemi is director-general of the national Department of Sport and Recreation.Justice Bess Nkabinde-Mmono Justice Bess Nkabinde-Mmono has been a judge of the Constitutional Court of South Africa since January 2006.Judge Frans Kgomo Judge Frans Kgomo became Judge President of the Northern Cape in 2001.Dr Sejako Senatle, SC Dr Sejako Senatle received senior status in the North West Bar Association from the President of South Africa in 2014. < >
Standing on the shoulders of giants … With these distinguished legal minds serving as inspiration, law students on the campus in Mahikeng are fortunate to have a firm foundation to build on.
Law leads with legal giants
Social justice is not only the government’s responsibility – we all need to be activists for social justice in our own social space.
These were the words of legal giant Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng when he officially opened the new Faculty of Law building on the campus in Mahikeng on 20 November 2018.
Chief Justice Mogoeng is one of many well-known legal experts who are alumni of the NWU. In fact, the recent opening of the law building confirms the university’s long track record of producing future leaders and game changers in this field.
Producing a steady stream of experts
The campus in Mahikeng has delivered many judges who are helping to shape and uphold justice in South Africa."These alumni have made their mark, not only in South Africa, but also internationally," says Dr Neo Morei, deputy dean for quality assurance and stakeholder relations in the faculty.
Over the years, the faculty has conferred honorary doctorates of law on individuals who have made exceptional contributions to the country and the legal environment.
These stalwarts include the late Justice Victor Gustav Hiemstra, Judge Yvonne Mokgoro, the late former Chief Justice Pius Nkonzo Langa, and the current Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng.
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Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.
- Martin Luther King Jr.
Judging by the quality of its alumni, who include various Constitutional Court judges, the Faculty of Law is playing an important role in the development of law in South Africa.
Here Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng delivers the keynote address at the opening of the new Faculty of Law building at the campus in Mahikeng. The building boasts features such as video conferencing and a state-of-the-art moot court.
Exceptional contributions
These experts received honorary doctorates from the NWU.
Former Chief Justice, the late Victor Gustav Hiemstra. In 1984, the University of Bophuthatswana conferred a Doctor of Laws (honoris causa) on Judge Victor Gustav Hiemstra, who was the the first Chief Justice of the former Bophuthatswana.Judge Yvonne Mokgoro Judge Yvonne Mokgoro received a Doctor of Laws (honoris causa), from the former University of North-West in 1996. She was appointed to the Constitutional Court in October 1994 and served her full 15-year term.Former Chief Justice, the late Pius Nkonzo Langa In 2011 the NWU bestowed a Doctor of Laws (honoris causa) on the late former Chief Justice Pius Langa, who was a longstanding member of the Constitutional Court.Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng received an honorary doctorate from the NWU in October 2013. He was appointed to the Constitutional Court in October 2009 and as Chief Justice in September 2011. < >
