Current Members

Prof Anél du Plessis

Incumbent of the Chair & Professor of Law

  • BA Law (PU for CHE) LLB (PU for CHE) LLM (NWU) LLD (NWU)
  • Research interests: Urban Law, Cities, Environmental Law and Governance, Climate Change Law and Governance, Local Government Law
  • Teaching: Urban Law, Climate Change Law and Sustainability Governance, Environmental Law
  • Email: adup@sun.ac.za

 

Dr Bryony Fox

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

  • BA (Rhodes) LLB (Rhodes) LLM (Stell) LLD (Stell)
  • Research interests: Climate Change, Displacement, Human and Children’s Rights
  • Email: bfox@sun.ac.za 

 

Dr Lungelwa Kaywood

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

  • National Diploma in Local Government (WSU); Hons BPA (Stell) PGDip in Strategic Human Resource Management (Stell) PGDip in Public Management (University of Chile) Masters of Public Administration (Stell) PhD in Law and Development (NWU)
  • Research interests: Public Administration, Local Government Law
  • Email: lkaywood@sun.ac.za

 

Dr Luzuko Mdunyelwa

LLD Candidate & Researcher

  • BA (UNITRA) BEd (UCT) Post-Graduate Diploma: Education Management (RAU) Hons B Admin (Stell) PhD (Stell) LLB (UNISA) MPA (Stellenbosch) MPhil (UCT)
  • Research interests: Urban Law, Municipal Governance, Constitution Law
  • Email: 12281484@sun.ac.za

 

Camagu Luvo Ngubevana

LLD Candidate & Researcher

  • LLB (Fort Hare) LLM (UCT)
  • Research interests: Environmental Law, Urban Law, Climate Governance, Public Administration
  • Email: 29835542@sun.ac.za

 

Hannes Julian Swart

LLM Candidate & Researcher

  • BA Law (Stell) LLB (Stell)
  • Research interests: Sustainable Development, Market-based mechanisms, Climate change law, Waste management
  • Email: 24397563@sun.ac.za

 

Michaela O’Donoghue

LLM Candidate & Researcher

  • LLB (Stell)
  • Research interests: Urban Law; Environmental Law; Spatial Justice; Environmental Justice
  • Email: michaelao@sun.ac.za

 

Robyn Bayer

LLM Candidate & Researcher

  • BA Law (Stell) LLB (Stell)
  • Research interests: Environmental Law, Ecological Restoration, Biodiversity Protection, Water Law, Nature-based Solutions, Coastal Management
  • Email: rbayer@sun.ac.za

 

Timothy Arendse

LLB Student & Researcher

  • Research interests: Urban Law, Local Government Law, Environmental Law
  • Email: 20334214@sun.ac.za

 

Vuyiseka Klaas

Project Coordinator & Administrative Officer