Hearty congratulations to Professors Charles Ngwenya, Danny Bradlow and Erika de Wet in the Faculty of Law at the University of Pretoria on their prestigious election as members of the Academy of Science of South Africa. 

The ASSAf honours South Africa’s most outstanding scholars by electing members across disciplines. This prestigious election takes place annually. Members are the core asset of the Academy and volunteer their time and expertise to serve society. The inauguration of new members will take place in Pretoria on 10 October 2018.

When Parliament passed the Academy of Science of South Africa Act (Act 67 of 2001), effective 15 May 2002, the ASSAf became the only academy of science in South Africa officially recognised by government and representing the country in the international community of science academies and elsewhere. Its mission is science and scholarship for the benefit of society. Its mandate encompasses all scholarly disciplines that use an open-minded and evidence-based approach to build knowledge. The “science” in ASSAf reflects a common enquiry, rather than an aggregation of different disciplines.