Prof Bonita Meyersfeld @bonimeyersfeld.bsky.social · 18/06/2026I am honoured to be delivering my inaugural lecture as a full professor at Wits University. My sincere thanks to my colleagues, students, mentors, friends and family whose support, challenge and encouragement have shaped my academic journey. I would be delighted if you could join me on 29 June. 010
Prof Bonita Meyersfeld @bonimeyersfeld.bsky.social · 12/03/2025“If South Africa is truly serious about upholding international law and human rights, it must drastically change its practice of arms exports. There is no space for double standards. Economic gains or benefits cannot justify human suffering.” Excellent piece by @atillakisla.bsky.social 010
Prof Bonita Meyersfeld @bonimeyersfeld.bsky.social · 23/02/2025In case you missed it: I unpack a recent judgment which protects the rights of victims and survivors of gender-based violence to name and shame their perpetrators publicly 000
Prof Bonita Meyersfeld @bonimeyersfeld.bsky.social · 21/02/2025My latest piece for @africa.theconversation.com unpacks the judgment in LW v KCA which finds that publicly naming perpetrators of gender-based violence does not necessarily constitute "harassment" under the Protection from Harassment Act #NameAndShame #MeToo #EndGBV 000
Prof Bonita Meyersfeld @bonimeyersfeld.bsky.social · 03/02/2025In case you missed it: My latest case note for the South African Journal on Human Rights has been published open access 010
Prof Bonita Meyersfeld @bonimeyersfeld.bsky.social · 31/01/2025What a delight to welcome a good friend and colleague in Christopher Gevers home to @calsza.bsky.social and the Wits School of Law 010
Prof Bonita Meyersfeld @bonimeyersfeld.bsky.social · 31/01/2025My latest article for the South African Journal on Human Rights “Using the Protection from Harassment Act to silence victims of rape from naming their perpetrators: LW v KCA” is available open access Read the full article here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... 020