Videos

Kudakwashe's prize winning essay argues that the country shed colonial and white rule but ushered in Robert Mugabe and then Emmerson Mnangagwa, bringing with them the rise of a new authoritarianism. In this podcast, Kudakwashe and Petina Gappahcontinue the conversation, talking all things Zimbabwean politics.

Petina was a keynote speaker at our Annual Scholars' Conference 2023. In this podcast she talks about her keynote and some of her takeaways from the conference. Petina Gappah is a widely translated Zimbabwean writer. A lawyer specializing in international trade and investment as well as a writer, Petina currently lives in Harare, Zimbabwe.

 At a joyous and deeply humbling ceremony at the Sefako Makgatho Presidential Guesthouse in Pretoria on the 28th of April, and in the company of other awardees of South Africa’s highest honours, Ethel de Keyser received the Order of Luthuli Award in Gold for her “astounding contribution to the struggle for liberation”.

asks Canon Collins PhD scholar Ashley Visagie. It is this idea that motivates Ashley's work through the organisation Bottomup as well as his commitment to using education and transform society.

Charlotte Scott is working in the nexus of ocean and climate change. She aims to use her scholarship to further activism for locally-led adaptation and climate action within South Africa’s marine policy. In this video, Charlotte connects the work of her PhD with a deep passion for the ocean and a sense of connection and responsibility to all living beings.

Liisa Shangheta, from Okongo, Namibia, is a passionate ocean advocate and climate activist, with an M.Sc in Oceanography. She is currently pursuing an LLM in Marine and Environmental law and hopes to advocate for healthy oceans, ocean literacy and the preservation and equitable utilization of ocean resources. In this video she explains her decision to study law.

Qamani Njara has a strong interest in language education, with his honours research project focusing particularly on the principles (implicitly) underlying the English language curriculum in South Africa.

Growing up it was civil society organisations that nurtured, educated and protected Julieth Gudo after at the age of 11, she fled her home and her forthcoming nuptials as a child bride-to-be. Her PhD in Law seeks to promote an enabling legal environment for civil-society organisations to conduct their mandate so that others like her can have the same hope that empowered her.

The Science of Seizing Opportunity Scott Williams is interested in passing on his skills and knowledge of becoming a professional artist through informal learning opportunities to emerging artists from marginal backgrounds. Scott is a Visual Artist based in Cape Town who uses the media of weaving street art, photography and rogue media such as Zines and Wheatpaste to create work contemplating intangible heritages and the archive. Williams engages in youth facilitation in the informal sector employing Freirian methodologies, sci fi tropes, pop culture and play based arts activities. 

Meet University of London LLM Scholar Amy Leigh Payne. She talks about her deeply personal motivation to fight for justice.

MA Fine Arts RMTF scholar Erin Smith explores West African traditional sculpture for a more sustainable approach to metal work

And help small-scale farmers adopt techniques to mitigate its affects

#CanonCollinsAlum Merlary Chidavaenzi attained her MSc in Public Health at UCT, "I'm trying to make sure that people are in charge of their health, because people are the experts of their health." Her fieldwork in Gugulethu focused on supporting men to adhere to their treatment.

Getting a scholarship can change the lives of our brilliantly talented scholars

Aja Marneweck's groundbreaking PhD in practice was the first of its kind in the country, and could not have been achieved without the support of the team behind the Ros Moger/Terry Furlong (RMTF) scholarship fund. When Sue Davidson from the RMTF recently visited Cape Town to conduct scholar selection interviews, she took a little time out to catch up with Aja. This is their story.

Leigh Day Scholar 2019 Nwabisa Sokekwa talks about her ambition to enable the reach of law into rural South Africa

Law is the most important place where you can effect change, explains Yolisa Nocanda.

Leigh Day sponsors 4th year LLB studies at the University of the Western Cape and the University of Fort Hare. Here is 2019 scholar Thando George talking about herself, her studies. 

We encourage our scholars to pay-it-forward and commend Leigh Day Scholar Micaela Jackson's active community service. In her video, Micaela shares her passion to empower women and children.

Funding law scholarships, especially public interest law, is indispensable to the work of building an open and just society. Trustee and #canoncollinsalum Justice Mavedzenge explains why we are able to do this with the help of partners like @matrixchambers #MCF1million

Career Coach (and alumnus) Bersan Lersch gives a tutorial on the mini-CV

Beautiful Venue tick, Charming Host tick, Keen, super keen contestants tick. The Mandela Day Quiz charmed our socks off. And we all want a mug!

This year’s conference created a space for this community of change makers to be fuelled and inspired for the upward climb toward justice in southern Africa.

Saturday night digital album

We love what Sachs says about the power of listening.

Kumi talks about the conference theme

An online event held during the pandemic with a Panel Discussion with panelists: Dr Gilad Isaacs, Noncedo Madubedube and Mandi Mudarikwa

Conference 2019 #voicingresistance with keynote speakers #thisflag Evan Mawarire, Sarita Ranchod of Under the Rainbow and Kgotsi Chikane, author of Breaking the Rainbow, Building the Nation. Special thanks to conference partner Webber Wentzel Attorneys!

Professor Thuli Madonsela is the former Public Protector of South Africa and the current chair of the Faculty of Social Justice at Stellenbosch University. She gave the keynote address at the Canon Collins Scholars' Conference 2018, which brought together researchers and activists for a weekend of debate and collaboration on the theme 'Challenging Boundaries, Claiming Rights.' 

On November 25th, Canon Collins alumni, scholars, partners and friends gathered for our second Annual Alumni Seminar at the Ford Foundation in Johannesburg. The theme of this year’s seminar was ‘Women leading for social justice’. Professor Juliet Perumal (Vice Dean of Research at the University of Johannesburg) is a leading thinker in the fields of Gender and Education. She led the seminar with a powerful presentation addressing the silencing of women's stories in history, her own “feminist awakening” and the need for progressive educational practices to critique patriarchal societal norms. 

The Makhanda High Court found that Makana Municipality had violated its constitutional mandate by failing to provide water and sewerage services inter alia, and placed it under administration. Makana Municipality needs to prove itself by fixing what it has failed to. Legal Resources Centre. Please help us to put pressure on Makana Municipality by sharing this video.

Why have no RDP houses been built in Grahamstown, South Africa since 2014/2015? As a result people on the waiting list invaded land set aside by the Province for housing in June 2018. A subsequent eviction notice by the municipality saw the PEOPLE winning a victory with the help of the Legal Resources Centre. But there is more to the story because of an even greater crisis the town is facing. Cannon Collins supports the important work of the Legal Resources Centre. #voicingresistance