Simphiwe Stewart

Simphiwe L Stewart holds a Masters Degree in Environmental Law and Energy Law (Lewis and Clark Law School). She is currently reading for a DPhil in Human Geography at Linacre College, Oxford, where she is an Eldred Scholar, Civil Society Scholar (Open Society Foundations) and Oppenheimer Memorial Trust Scholar. Her Doctoral research examines the rise of Populist electoral politics and her interests are generally at the intersection of governance, law and politics.

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Rhodes Must Fall (with Rekgotsofetse Chikane)

Rhodes Must Fall (with Rekgotsofetse Chikane)

This episode is part of a four-part series in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. In this episode, guest host Simphiwe Laura Stewart talks with Rekgotsofetse Chikane about the "Rhodes Must Fall" movement. They discuss the ...
Eswatini Court Upholds a Widow’s Rights to Customary Land Use – A Beacon of Hope?

Eswatini Court Upholds a Widow’s Rights to Customary Land Use – A Beacon of Hope?

On October 9th, Ethel Dlamini (nee Gule), an elderly Swazi woman and a widow, approached the Courts to seek an interim interdict against Prince Chief Gasawa Ngwane (of Lavumisa), that would enable her to install a fence, build a pit ...