FORMER public protector Thuli Madonsela has been appointed by Stellenbosch University as its social justice chair in the law faculty.
However, she will take up her new position in 2018 after a sabbatical.
Madonsela said: “I am supremely honoured by the offer of the chair in social justice at Stellenbosch University. I hope to work with my colleagues in the law faculty to play our part in speeding up the pace of achieving the constitutional promise of an inclusive society based on social justice, shared prosperity, friendship and peace.
“I am also looking forward to working with young people at the university and beyond on these matters.”
Dean of the faculty of law, Professor Sonia Human, said it was a tremendous honour to have Madonsela join the university.
She said it would contribute to the faculty’s continued commitment to championing a constitutional vision for South African society. “The focus of the chair will be on issues of social justice, including administrative justice.
“ In her new role, Advocate Madonsela will be able to continue her work on these issues, which she was associated with during her seven years as South Africa’s third Public Protector.”
