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The South African Research Chair in Cities, Law and Environmental Sustainability (CLES) forms part of the Research Unit on Law, Justice and Sustainability of the Faculty of Law, North-West University.
17/08/2026
Reminder - Critical Convo Alert!
Join us for a critical conversation with Dr. Nonhlanhla Ngcobo and Dr Jennica J Beukes on coalition governance and service delivery. The critical convo will be held on 19 August 2026 via MS Teams. Scan the QR Code or follow the link (https://lnkd.in/d2SkVrp3) to register for this conversation.
14/08/2026
Guest Lecture Alert!
Please join us for our guest lecture co-hosted with the NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad, on 25 August 2026. The theme of this lecture is: "Slum Dweller Rights in Indian Real Estate Reorganisations" and will feature the expertise of Prof Ishana Tripathi and Mr Jayesh Sanghrajka. Click the link or scan the QR code to join in on this discussion.
07/08/2026
Reminder ⚠️🚨
Today is the last day to submit your abstracts for the upcoming Environmental Law Association of South Africa and SARChI Chair in Cities, Law and Environmental Sustainability Conference. Follow the link below or scan the QR Code to submit your abstracts.
Call for Abstracts | Annual and Student Conferences 2026
The Faculty, through the Environmental Law Association (ELA) and the Centre for Local Environmental Studies (CLES), invites academics, researchers, practitioners and students to participate in the Annual and Student Conferences 2026.
Date: 6-10 October 2026
Venue: Potchefstroom Campus
Theme: Glocal Governance in the Age of the Triple Planetary Crisis
Join the conversation on how South Africa's local environmental challenges connect with global governance and contribute to shaping sustainable legal solutions.
✅ CPD accredited
🏨 Limited accommodation funding is available during the abstract submission process.
06/08/2026
New CLESTalk Podcast Alert 🎙️
Follow the link: https://youtu.be/auKcLFxHLKI to listen to Dr Fredua Agyemang, PhD. and Ms Thato Mphahlele discuss the adequacy of legislative frameworks for financing climate vulnerability hazards in South African cities.
CLESTalk: Law for Sustainable Cities | Episode 16 Welcome to CLESTalk: Law for Sustainable Cities, a podcast focused ...
03/08/2026
Critical Convo Alert!
Join us for a critical conversation with Dr. Nonhlanhla Ngcobo and Dr Jennica J Beukes on coalition governance and service delivery. The critical convo will be held on 19 August 2026 via MS Teams. Scan the QR Code or follow the link (https://lnkd.in/d2SkVrp3) to register for this conversation.
31/07/2026
Update!
The call for the 7th Annual National CLES Postgraduate Student Conference has been extended to 14 August 2026. To submit your abstract, please email Mpho Moniatse your abstract of no more than 300 words on or before 14 August.
Notification of acceptance can be expected around 21 August 2026
Registration deadline: 28 August 2026 ( unchanged)
Conference date: 10 - 11 September 2026( unchanged)
Critical Convo Alert!
Join us for a critical conversation with Dr Nonhlanhla Ngcobo and Dr Jennica J Beukes on coalition governance and service delivery. The critical convo will be held on 19 August 2026 via MS Teams. Scan the QR Code or follow the link (https://lnkd.in/d2SkVrp3) to register for this conversation.
27/07/2026
Dr Rue Wendy Muzangaza recently published a co-authored article. The article is titled: "Beyond Technology: Institutional Determinants of Early Warning System Effectiveness in Southern Africa".
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Beyond technology: institutional determinants of early warning system effectiveness in Southern Africa - Discover Hazards Early Warning Systems (EWS) are vital for disaster risk reduction across Southern Africa, where climate-induced hazards increasingly threaten lives and development gains. Despite substantial investments in meteorological technology and repeated post-disaster reforms, the effectiveness of EWS remains...
27/07/2026
Dr Rue Wendy Muzangaza recently published a co-authored article. The article is titled: "Reimagining Urban Planning for Disaster Resilience and Post-pandemic Sustainability in South Africa".
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Reimagining urban planning for disaster resilience and post-pandemic sustainability in South Africa - Discover Cities Background and purpose South African cities face a distinctive urban risk problem: disaster vulnerability is not produced by hazards alone, but by the interaction of apartheid spatial legacies, informal settlement growth, infrastructure fragility, fragmented municipal governance, weak risk data and....
27/07/2026
Ms Viandrie Robertson and Dr Lourens Erasmus recently published an article in the Potchefstroom Electronic Journal. The article is titled: "The legal Duty of Municipalities to Contribute to Estuarine management in South Africa: The Case of Knysna Local Municipality."
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The Legal Duty of Municipalities to Contribute to Estuarine Management in South Africa: The Case of Knysna Local Municipality | Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal This academic peer-reviewed journal is an open access, peer reviewed, journal. It publishes contributions relevant to development in a constitutional state.