Biennial Griffiths and Victoria Mxenge memorial lecture to spotlight unresolved apartheid-era justic

This year’s lecture will be delivered by Acting Justice of the Constitutional Court and Chairperson of the Nelson Mandela University Council, Justice Nambitha Dambuza, under the thought-provoking theme: “Holding out for the Long Arm of the Law”.

Inspired by the earlier announcement by the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) regarding the re-opening of inquests into the deaths of liberation stalwarts Chief Albert Luthuli and Griffiths Mxenge, the lecture will reflect on the enduring struggle for truth and accountability in post-apartheid South Africa.

The memorial lecture serves not only as a platform to honour the memory and contribution of Griffiths and Victoria Mxenge, but also as a public intellectual space to interrogate the role of the law and justice in healing the scars of the past.

Date: 24 July 2025

Time: 16:00 – 18:00
Venue: South Campus Auditorium, Nelson Mandela University