CLES frequently hosts a range of activities, including quarterly Critical Conversations, joint workshops with partners, scholarly conferences, and lectures with guest speakers. 

For descriptions and photos of past events, you are encouraged to browse through our Newsletters.

Some recently concluded activities include:

 

2025

CLES Critical Conversation webinar with Dr Niké Wesch

CLES 6^th Annual National Postgraduate Student Conference 10-11 September 2025 (Download the programme here)

CLES Critical Conversation with Ms Tatenda Muponde and Dr Wendy Muzangaza

5^th Annual Prestige Lecture with Dr Delia Ah Goo

CLES and ELA Guest Lecture with Dr Fedua Agyemang

CLES Critical Conversation webinar with Dr Susan Knox-Mosdell

 

2024

CLES Critical Conversation webinar with Prof Helmut Aust from Freie Universität Germany

CLES 5^th Annual National Postgraduate Student Conference 2-3 October (Download the programme here)

CLES Guest Lecture with Prof Miguel Etinger de Araújo Júnior from UEL Brazil

CLES Critical Conversation webinar with Ms Lize Redelinghuis and Ms Liesl Vincent

CLES Critical Conversation webinar with Dr John Rantlo

4^th Annual Prestige Lecture with Dr Richard Ballard

 

2023

CLES 4^th Annual National Postgraduate Student Conference 15-17 November (Download the programme here)

CLES Critical Conversation webinar with Dr Carin Combrinck and Dr Nobukhosi Ngwenya

CLES Critical Conversation webinar with Prof Craig Sheridan and Dr Melandri Steenkamp

3^rd Annual Prestige Lecture with Mr Danga K Mughogho

CLES Critical Conversation webinar with Dr Chantelle Moyo

 

2022

3^rd  Annual National Postgraduate Student Conference 16-18 November (Download the programme here)

2^nd Annual Prestige Lecture - Prof Tracy-Lynn Field

CLES Critical Conversation webinar with Prof Catherina Schenk and Mr Rongedzayi Fambasayi

CLES Critical Conversation webinar with Dr Nicolene Steyn and Ms Nonhlanhla Ngcobo

 

2021

CLES-SALGA 2^nd Annual National Postgraduate Student Conference 30 November - 2 December (Download the programme and book of abstracts)

CLES, WITS and UN-Habitat Urban Law Day 28 October 2021 (Report available for download)

CLES Critical Conversation webinar with Prof Marius Pieterse 16 September 2021

CLES Virtual Colloquium on "The Potential of Technology and Innovation on Realising the South African Constitutional Water Right" 20 August 2021

CLES Critical Conversation webinar with Prof Alex van den Heever and Prof Ademola Jegede

1^st Annual Prestige Lecture with Ms Kobie Brand 21 May 2021

CLES Virtual Colloquium on Local Government Autonomy in Law and Practice 11 May 2021

CLES Critical Conversation webinar with Prof Anél du Plessis 8 April 2021

 

2020

CLES Critical Conversation webinar with Dr Maike Hamann

CLES/KAS/UN-Habitat Urban Law Day Virtual Colloquium (full report on the Urban Law Day is available for download)

 

2019

Colloquium on Sustainable Development in the Urban Age

CLES / SALGA National Student Conference