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ELA Executive Committee

Peter Kantor
Chair
Peter Kantor is an Advocate of the High Court of South Africa practising in Cape Town. He specialised in environmental…
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Melanie Murcott
Vice chairperson and Gauteng representative
Melanie Murcott is a senior lecturer in administrative law and environmental law at the University of Pretoria…
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Anél du Plessis
Treasurer & Member of Secretariat
Anél du Plessis is Professor of Law and the South African Research Chair in Cities, Law and Environmental…
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Willemien du Plessis
National Secretary (Portfolio)
Willemien du Plessis is a Professor at the Faculty of Law of the North-West University (Potchefstroom) and holds postgraduate…
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Allyson Petersen
Marketing and Membership
Lecturer UNISA
LLB
LLM Environmental Law

Margot Slabbert
Social Media Manager
Margot started volunteering for the ELA after presenting at the ELA Annual Student Conference in 2018…
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Tanya Wagenaar
Eastern Cape Representative
Tanya is a full-time lecturer in the Faculty of Law at Nelson Mandela University in Port Elizabeth where she lectures…
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Clive Vinti
Free State Representative
Clive Vinti is an evangelist at Heal the Wounds Christian Centre; Lecturer for Law at the University of the Free State…
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Bella Phore
Free State representative
Bella is a lecturer at the University of the Free State (UFS). She is a specialist in mining law. She holds a Bproc, LLB, LLM…
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Justine Sweet
Gauteng representative
Justine is a consulting attorney, specialising in mining and environmental law matters.

Michael Kidd
KZN Representative
Professor Michael Kidd lectures in various aspects of Environmental law such as Pollution Control Law, Natural…
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Patrick Forbes
KZN Representative
Patrick graduated from Rhodes University with a Bachelor of Science and a Bachelor of Laws degree in 2004 …
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Vicki King
KZN Representative
Vicki has been working as an independent environmental consultant for over 28 years, during this time, she has undertaken…
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Adie Erasmus
Mpumalanga Representative
Adie is the owner of AdiEnvironmental cc (founded in 1999), based in eMalahleni (Witbank)….
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Ademola Oluborode Jegede
Limpopo Representative
Ademola Oluborode Jegede is a Professor of Law in the Department …
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Germarié Viljoen
North-West Representative
Germarié Viljoen (LLB, LLM, LLD) has previously consulted as environmental legal specialist. In 2014, Germarié joined…
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John Rantlo
North-West Representative
John Rantlo is currently enrolled for LLD at the North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus (NWU)…
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Kate Handley
Western Cape Representative
Kate currently works as a Consultant Attorney for the specialist environmental law firm Cullinan…
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Tendai Bonga
Western Cape Representative
Tendai is an environmental attorney at Webber Wentzel where he advises public and private sector…
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Sub-Committees & Collaborators
Gauteng Sub-Committee
Jenny Hall
Senior lecturer
Jenny is a senior lecturer in international environmental law and legal skills at the University of Johannesburg.
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Davide Bishop
Director at Bishop Fraser Attorneys
Davide is a director at Bishop Fraser Attorneys where he heads the Mining and Environmental Law department.
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Ethan Gibbon
Associate at Bishop Fraser Attorneys
Ethan is an Associate at Bishop Fraser Attorneys where he specialises in various environmental law matters including…
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