Faculty of Law
Academic Staff
Academic Management
Prof Flip Schutte
Director Undergraduate Studies Potchefstroom +27 18 299 1949 Flip.Schutte@nwu.ac.za +27 (0)18 299 1946 Potchefstroom Campus, Main Building F5, Office G 27 Law of Evidence, Procedure Law, Law of Property B Juris (PU for CHE) 1979; LLB (PU for CHE) 1982; LLD (NWU) 2007
Prof Ilyayambwa Mwanawina
Deputy Director Undergraduate Studies Vaal Triangle Campus +27 16 910 3478 ilyayambwa.mwanawina@nwu.ac.za Vaal Triangle Campus, Building 11B, Office G18 Regional integration, international law, good governance and human rights. LLD; LLM; LLB
Prof Marita Carnelley
Research Director +27 18 299 1959 Marita.Carnelley@nwu.ac.za Potchefstroom Campus, Building F5, Office GO8 Family Law & Gambling Law BA LLB (Stell) ; LLM (UNISA); PhD (Amsterdam)
Prof Avitus Agbor
Director Postgraduate Studies +27 18 389 2202 Avitus.Agbor@nwu.ac.za Mafikeng Campus, Building A14, Office 118A Public International Law; International Criminal Law; International Human Rights Law; Criminal Law; Public Law LLB (Hons); LLM; PhD
Mr Tjaart Viljoen
Deputy Director Undergraduate Studies Mafikeng +27 18 389 2181 tjaart.viljoen@nwu.ac.za Mafikeng Campus, BuildingA14, Office G19A Lecturing in Law of Procedure and Evidence; Practicing Attorney and Registered Debt Councillor . LLB; LLM.
Prof Henk Kloppers
Deputy Director Postgraduate Potchefstroom +27 18 299 1928 Henk.Kloppers@nwu.ac.za +27 (0)18 293 5396 Potchefstroom campus, Building F5, Office G03 Estate Planning, Administration of deceased Estates, Insurance Law, Tax Law BCom (cum laude, PU for CHE) 1999; LLB (cum Laude, PU for CHE); LLM (PU for CHE) 2001; LLD (NWU) 2012; Postgraduate Programme in Financial Planning (UOFS)
Ms René Koraan
Director Professional Development & Community Engagement +27 18 299 4287 Rene.Koraan@nwu.ac.za +27 18 293 5133 Potchefstroom Campus, Main Building F5, Office G 21 Criminal Law. LLB (PU for CHE); LLM-Labour Law (PU for CHE).
Professors
Prof Anél du Plessis
SARChI CLES Chair +27 18 299 1924 Anel.duPlessis@nwu.ac.za +27 18 293 5396 Potchefstroom Campus, Building B14b, Office G01 Environmental Law, Local Government Law, Constitutional Law, Environmental Rights, Environmental Governance, Human Rights Law, Administrative Law. BA Law, LLB, LLM, LLD
Prof Christa Rautenbach
Professor +27 18 299 1939 Christa.Rautenbach@nwu.ac.za +27 18 293 5396 Potchefstroom Campus, Main Building F5, Office 119A Legal Pluralism; Cultural Diversity; Law of Succession; Customary law; Comparative Constitutionalism; Religious Legal Systems. BJuris (cum laude, PU for CHE) 1985; LLB (cum laude, PU for CHE)1987; LLM (PU for CHE) 1995; LLD (NWU) 2001.
Prof Elmarie van der Schyff
Professor +27 18 2991937 Elmarie.vanderSchyff@nwu.ac.za +27 18 299 1946 Potchefstroom Campus, Main Building F5, Office 103 Law of Delict, Law of Property, Law of Damages, Road Accident Compensation. BA Law (PU for CHE) 1987; LLB (PU for CHE) 1989; LLM (cum laude) (PU for CHE) 2003; LLD (NWU) 2007.
Prof Marita Carnelley
Research Director +27 18 299 1959 Marita.Carnelley@nwu.ac.za Potchefstroom Campus, Building F5, Office GO8 Family Law & Gambling Law BA LLB (Stell) ; LLM (UNISA); PhD (Amsterdam)
Prof Pieter du Toit
Professor +27 18 299 1934 Pieter.duToit@nwu.ac.za +27 (0)18 299 1946 Potchefstroom Campus, Main Building F5, Room 119B Criminal Procedure BIuris (cum laude, UOFS) 1994; LLB (UOFS) 1996; LLM International Law (UJ) 2006; LLD (NWU) 2011
Prof Wian Erlank
Professor +27 18 299 1932 Wian.Erlank@nwu.ac.za +27 (0)18 299 1946 Potchefstroom Campus, Main Building F5, Room G23 Law of Property; Virtual Goods; Tegnology; Internet Law. LLB (Stell) 2002; LLM (Stell) 2004; HonsBA (Stell) 2006; Certificate in Legal Practice (UNISA) 2006
Prof Willemien du Plessis
Professor +27 18 299 1969 Willemien.duPlessis@nwu.ac.za +27 18 299 1923 Potchefstroom Campus, Main Building F5, Office G10 Environmental Law; Legal History; Land Law; Legal Pluralism BJur (PU for CHE); LLB (PU for CHE); LLD (PU for CHE); MA in Environmental Management (cum laude) PU for CHE)
Research Professor
Prof Avitus Agbor
Director Postgraduate Studies +27 18 389 2202 Avitus.Agbor@nwu.ac.za Mafikeng Campus, Building A14, Office 118A Public International Law; International Criminal Law; International Human Rights Law; Criminal Law; Public Law LLB (Hons); LLM; PhD
Prof Louis Kotzé
Research Professor +27 18 299 1956 Louis.Kotze@nwu.ac.za +27 18 293 5396 Potchefstroom Campus, B14B G01 Environmental Rights; Environmental Governance; Legal Comparison. BCom (Law, PU for CHE); LLB (PU for CHE); LLM (cum laude, PU for CHE); LLD (NWU).
Associate Professors
Prof Elmien du Plessis
Associate Professor +27 18 285 2611 Elmien.duplessis@nwu.ac.za +27 (0)18 293 5396 Potchefstroom Campus, Main Building F5, Room 102B Expropriation law, Constitutional Property Law, Customary Law, Traditional Knowledge, Commons. BA (International Studies); LLB; LLD (Stellenbosch).
Prof Flip Schutte
Director Undergraduate Studies Potchefstroom +27 18 299 1949 Flip.Schutte@nwu.ac.za +27 (0)18 299 1946 Potchefstroom Campus, Main Building F5, Office G 27 Law of Evidence, Procedure Law, Law of Property B Juris (PU for CHE) 1979; LLB (PU for CHE) 1982; LLD (NWU) 2007
Prof Hein Lubbe
Associate Professor +27 18 299 1031 Hein.Lubbe@nwu.ac.za Potchefstroom Campus, Main Building F5, Office 101B. Law of Evidence, Public International Law. LLB (NWU) 2005; LLM (UP) 2006; LLD (UVT) 2010.
Prof Heléne Combrinck
Associate Professor +27 18 299 1948 Helene.Combrinck@nwu.ac.za +27 18 299 1923 Potchefstroom Campus, Building F5, Room G07 Disability Law B Iuris cum laude (PU vir CHO) 1988; LLB cum laude (PU vir CHO) 1990; Honns BA cum laude (PU vir CHO) 1990; LLM (UK/ UCT) 1993; LLD (UWK/ UWC) 2010
Prof Henk Kloppers
Deputy Director Postgraduate Potchefstroom +27 18 299 1928 Henk.Kloppers@nwu.ac.za +27 (0)18 293 5396 Potchefstroom campus, Building F5, Office G03 Estate Planning, Administration of deceased Estates, Insurance Law, Tax Law BCom (cum laude, PU for CHE) 1999; LLB (cum Laude, PU for CHE); LLM (PU for CHE) 2001; LLD (NWU) 2012; Postgraduate Programme in Financial Planning (UOFS)
Prof Howard Chitimira
Associate Professor +27 18 389 2026 howard.chitimira@nwu.ac.za +27 18 389 2028 Mafikeng, Building A14. Office 112 Corporate & Financial Markets Law; Commercial Law; Mercantile Law; Insolvency Law; some aspects of Competition Law; related aspects of Intellectual Property Law; related aspects of Banking and Financial Law; some aspects of International Trade Law LLB (Cum Laude); LLM & LLD
Prof Ilyayambwa Mwanawina
Deputy Director Undergraduate Studies Vaal Triangle Campus +27 16 910 3478 ilyayambwa.mwanawina@nwu.ac.za Vaal Triangle Campus, Building 11B, Office G18 Regional integration, international law, good governance and human rights. LLD; LLM; LLB
Prof Klaus Beiter
Associate Professor +27 18 299 1957 Klaus.Beiter@nwu.ac.za +27 18 299 1923 Potchefstroom Campus, Main Building F5, Office G02 Public international law, specifically, The relationship between public international law and national legal systems, The meaning of state sovereignty in this day and age, The extraterritorial application of international human rights obligat B.Iur. (with distinction) (UNISA, Pretoria); LL.B. (with distinction) (UNISA, Pretoria); Certificate in German Law (first class) (LMU Munich, Germany); Dr. iur. (summa cum laude) (LMU Munich, Germany); admitted as a Legal Practitioner of the High
Prof Michelle Barnard
Associate Professor +27 18 299 1033 12128139@nwu.ac.za NWU Potchefstroom LLB; LLD
Prof Neels Kilian
Associate Professor +27 18 3892510 33458936@nwu.ac.za A14, G18 Mafikeng Company Law; Corporate Governance; Law of Securities; Insurance Law MA (Regensburg 2006), LLM (Pretoria 2000), LLD (Free State 2011)
Prof Oliver Fuo
Associate Professor +27 18 299 1933 Oliver.Fuo@nwu.ac.za Potchefstroom Campus, Main Building F5, Office G105. Local Government Law; Human Rights; and Aspects of Environmental Law. LLB, LLM (NWU, Mafikeng) and LLD (NWU, Potchefstroom).
Prof Tumi Mmusinyane
Associate Professor 018 389 2957 Tumi.mmusinyane@nwu.ac.za Mafikeng Campus Building A14 Office G13
Honorary Professors
Judge Deon van Zyl
Honorary Professor Deon.vanZyl@nwu.ac.za Potchefstroom Campus
Prof Leon Wessels
Honorary Professor lwessels@iafrica.com Potchefstroom Campus, Main Building F5. International Law. LLM (RAU)1970; LLD (RAU) 2002Senior Lecturers
Dr Anél Gildenhuys
Senior Lecturer +27 18 299 1036 Anel.Gildenhuys@nwu.ac.za Potchefstroom Campus, Main Building F5, Room G30. Historical Foundations of South African Law Contemporary foundations of South African Law Land Reform The right to access to adequate food Food security. LLB (PU for CHE) 2003; LLM (NWU) 2005.
Dr Braam Klaasen
Senior Lecturer +27 18 299 2125 Braam.Klaasen@nwu.ac.za +27 18 299 1923 Potchefstroom Campus, Building F5, Office G19 Legal Practice, Indigenous Law and Criminal and Civil Litigation. BProc (UNISA) 1999; LLM Criminal Law (UNISA) 2006.
Dr Caiphas Brewsters Soyapi
Senior Lecturer 018 299 1941 Brews.Soyapi@nwu.ac.za Building F5 Office 104, Potchefstroom Campus
Dr Germarié Viljoen
Senior Lecturer +27 16 910 3150 germarie.viljoen@nwu.ac.za Building 11B, Office G19 Water law LLB, LLM (cum laude), LLD
Mr Gideon Rossouw
Senior Lecturer +27 18 389 2086 gideon.rossouw@nwu.ac.za Mafikeng Campus, Building A14, Office 115 Criminal Law; Regulatory Law, Criminology; International Trade Law; Intellectual Property Law BA(Law), BA (Hons), LLB, LLM (Criminal Law & Criminal Justice) (Cape Town)
Mr Jean Kanamugire
Senior Lecturer +27 18 389 2802 jean.kanamugire@nwu.ac.za Mafikeng Campus, Building A14, Office G16 Environmental Law, Business Law. LLB; LLM (Environmental Law); LLM (Business Law) –University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN).
Mr Kagiso Masilo
Senior Lecturer +27 16 910 3633 Kagiso.Masilo@nwu.ac.za NWU (Vaal Triangle Campus) Building 11B G15 Labour Law; Aspects of Human Rights; Family Law; Aspects of Medical Law; Governance and Procurement Law; Aspects of Administrative Law BProc (Unisa); LLM (Manchester, UK)
Dr Kesolofetse Lefenya
Senior Lecturer +27 18 389 2491 kesolofetse.lefenya@nwu.ac.za 018 389 2028 Mafikeng Campus, Building A14, Office 108 Environmental Law, International Humanitarian Law; Human Rights Law LLB; LLM; LLD
Dr Lovemore Chiduza
Senior Lecturer 018 389 2492 29422507@nwu.ac.za Mafikeng Campus, Building A14, Office 110 Constitutional Law, Administrative Law, International Law and Human Rights BA English (SOLUSI) LLB, LLM (UFH) LLD (UWC), Certificate in Facilitation of Learning (UFH)
Mr Mmakgotso Mongake
Senior Lecturer +27 18 389 2337 Mmakgotso.Mongake@nwu.ac.za Mafikeng Campus, Building A14, Office 114. Criminology and related subjects. B/ Crim justice; B/Crim justice Hons; LLB and LLM.
Ms Naeema Gabru
Senior Lecturer +27 18 2991926 Gabru.Naeema@nwu.ac.za Potchefstroom Campus, Main Building F5,Office G29 BCOMM (LAW) - 1999; LLB (2001); LLM (2005); CFP (2009); ADVANCED CFP (2010)
Mr Ngwako I Raboshakga
Senior Lecturer +27 18 299 1956 Ngwako.Raboshakga@nwu.ac.za Potchefstroom, Campus, Building F5, Office 103
Dr Niel Lubbe
Senior Lecturer +27 18 299 1032 Niel.Lubbe@nwu.ac.za Potchefstroom Campus, Main Building F5, Office 101A. Family law, Jurisprudence and Regional Environmental law. LLB (UJ) 2005; LLM (NWU) 2007.
Mr Ramokgadi Nkhumise
Senior Lecturer +27 18 389 2067 ramokgadi.nkhumise@nwu.ac.za +27 18 389 2028 Mafikeng Campus Building A14, Office 117 Specialisation in Labour Law, Law of Delict, Law of Damages, Third Party Compensation Law and Insurance Law and Specific Contracts. B.IURIS; LLB; LLM-Specialisation in Labour Law (UNISA); Certificate Programme in Advanced Labour Law; Certificate Programme in Advanced Corporate Law and Securities; Law (UNISA-Centre for Business Law).Ms René Koraan
Director Professional Development & Community Engagement +27 18 299 4287 Rene.Koraan@nwu.ac.za +27 18 293 5133 Potchefstroom Campus, Main Building F5, Office G 21 Criminal Law. LLB (PU for CHE); LLM-Labour Law (PU for CHE).
Ms Rolien Roos
Senior Lecturer +27 18 299 1958 Rolien.Roos@nwu.ac.za Potchefstroom Campus, Main Building F5, Room G21 Administrative Law; Jurisprudence MPhil; LLM; LLB; B Com
Adv Steven Serumaga-Zake
Senior Lecturer +27 16 910 3540 20561342@nwu.ac.za 0866131958 Building 11B, Office G20 International Law and Human Rights. LLM (NWU); LLB (NWU); B-Tech Forensic Investigation (UNISA).
Dr Tinyiko Ngobeni
Senior Lecturer Tinyiko.Ngobeni@nwu.ac.za Building A14, Office G10, Mafikeng Campus BProc (Witwatersrand) Dip Insolvency Law, Cert Adv Insolvency Law, LLM (UP) LLM LLD (UNISA) PhD Candidate (Witwatersrand)
Lecturers
Ms Allison Geduld
Lecturer +27 18 285 2201 Allison.Geduld@nwu.ac.za +27 18 299 1946 Potchefstroom Campus, Building F5, Office G06 Local government law, Legal Philosophy, Socio-economic rights. LLB (NWU) 2010; BA Honours (Latin) NWU 2013; LLM 2014 (cum laude).
Mr Bongani Thela
Lecturer +27 18 389 2120 Bongani.Thela@nwu.ac.za Mafikeng, Building A14, Office 109
Ms Chantelle Feldhaus
Lecturer +27 18 299 1925 Chantelle.Feldhaus@nwu.ac.za +27 18 293 5133 Potchefstroom Campus, Main Building F5, Office G102A. Criminal Law: Specific Crimes, Legal Practice and Clinical Law, Child Law. LLB (PU for CHE) 2000; LLM (PU for CHE) 2009.
Ms Charlene Lanser - Labuschagne
Lecturer +27 18 389 2177 charlene.lanser@nwu.ac.za Mafikeng Campus, Building A14, Office G14 Corporate Law LLB & LLM
Dr Delano van der Linde
Lecturer +27 16 910 3634 Delano.vanderLinde@nwu.ac.za NWU (Vaal Campus) Building 11B Office 02 Organised crime, criminal law, criminal procedure, law of evidence, criminal justice LLB (Stell) 2013, LLM (Stell) 2014, LLD (Stell) 2018
Ms Estie Gresse
Lecturer +27 18 389 2197 estie.gresse@nwu.ac.za Vaal Triangle Campus Building 11 B, Office G04 Family Law Labour Law Scholarship on Teaching and Learning. LLB Cum Laude; LLM
Dr Francois van den Berg
Lecturer +27 18 299 1943 Francois.vandenBerg@nwu.ac.za +27 18 299 1946 Potchefstroom Campus, Main Building F5, Office G25. Constitutional Law, Criminal Law and Law of Criminal Procedure. LLB (NWU) 2007; LLM (NWU) 2008; LLD (NWU) 2013.
Ms Friedel Steenekamp
Lecturer +27 18 299 **** Friedel.Steenekamp@nwu.ac.za Mafikeng Campus Building A14, Office
Ms Gabrielle Dewey
Lecturer +27 16 910 3632 35232013@nwu.ac.za Vaal Triangle, Building 11B, Office G04 Constitutional Law, Administrative Law, Social Justice and Human Rights Advocacy. LLM Human Rights Advocacy and Litigation (Wits) (cum laude) 2017
Mr Gomolemo Kekana
Lecturer +27 18 389 2061 gomolemo.kekana@nwu.ac.za Mafikeng Campus, Building A14, Office G17 The Law of Delict, Criminal Law, Moot court. LLB; LLM
Ms Lebo Motelle
Lecturer +27 16 910 3459 Lebo.Motelle@nwu.ac.za NWU (Vaal Campus) Building 11B G17 Environmental Law; Individual Labour Law; Collective Labour Law and Advanced Administrative Law LLM (Wits) 2017; LLB (Birmingham) 2011
Mr Michael Laubscher
Lecturer +27 18 285 2353 Michael.Laubscher@nwu.ac.za +27 18 299 1923 Potchefstroom Campus, Building F5, Office 107 The Language and Law, Education Law, Mediation LLB (Unisa) 2008; MA English (PU for CHE) 1994
Ms Michelle Schoeman
Lecturer +27 18 299 1968 Michelle.Schoeman@nwu.ac.za +27 18 299 1946 Potchefstroom Campus, Building F5, Office G05 Construction Law, Law of Contracts, Civil Procedure, Introduction to Law and Legal Skills, ADR LLB (RAU) 2003, LLM Research Dissertation cum laude (NWU) 2013
Mr Moffat Ndou
Lecturer +27 18 389 2278 25807919@nwu.ac.za Mafikeng Campus, Building A14, Office 111
Mr Molebatsi Moremi
Lecturer +27 18 389 2070 24635677@nwu.ac.za Mafikeng Campus, A14 Office 119 Public Law; Jurisprudence; Constitutional Law; Customary Law LLB (NWU) LLM (NWU)
Mr Myrone Stoffels
Lecturer +27 18 299 1685 Myrone.Stoffels@nwu.ac.za +27 18 299 1946 Potchefstroom Campus, Building F5, Office G31 Labour Law, Constitutional Law, Law of Evidence, Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure Law LLB (NWU) 2010, LLM (NWU) 2013
Mr Philip Bothma
Lecturer +27 18 299 1950 Philip.Bothma@nwu.ac.za Potchefstroom Campus, Building F5, Office 108 Legal History; Law and Language teaching for specific purposes. LLB (NWU) 2013
Mr Sikandar Kola
Lecturer +27 18 389 2650 Sikandar.Kola@nwu.ac.za Mafikeng Campus, Building A14, Office G16 Law Society of South Africa (LEAD); LLM 2015 (JHB); LLB 2013 (JHB).
Mr Siraaj Khan
Lecturer +27 18 299 1951 30448093@nwu.ac.za Potchefstroom Campus, Main Building F5, Office G26 Civil Procedure . LLB; LLM (UKZN); Attorney of the High Court of South Africa.
Ms Stephanie Mostert
Lecturer +27 18 910 3511 Stephanie.Mostert@nwu.ac.za Vaal Triangle Campus, Building 13, Office 110 Degree in Humanities (Psychology and English) Honours in English – Cum Laude
Junior Lecturers
Ms Bronwen Qumbu
Junior Lecturer +27 18 299 Bronwen.Qumbu@nwu.ac.za Potchefstroom Campus, Building F5 Environmental Law, Human Rights and Local Government LLB (UFS) 2013
Mrs Nirissa Reddy
Junior Lecturer +27 16 910 3631 nirissa.reddy@nwu.ac.za Vaal Triangle Campus, Building 11B, Room G06 The commercial law field, particularly banking law and its impact on the ordinary consumer. LLB (UKZN) 2004, LLM (UNISA) 2019
Post-doctoral Fellows
Dr Ifeoma Laura Owosuyi
Post-doctoral Fellow ifeoma.l.owosuyi@gmail.com 33 Presidentstr, B14 Potchefstroom Campus
Dr Louise du Toit
Postdoctoral Fellow louisedutoit@gmail.com Environmental law, Climate Change Law, Energy Law. BA LLB; LLM (Environmental Law; with Distinction); PhD (Public Law) (UCT); Admitted attorney of the High Court of South Africa.
Manager: Student Affairs
Ms Ninette Crous
Manager: Student affairs +27 18 299 1942 Ninette.Crous@nwu.ac.za Potchefstroom Campus, Building F5, Office 101D