The Faculty of Law (UP Law) at the University of Pretoria announces with pride and congratulates the UP Moot Society's Monroe E. Price Media Moot Court Competition team for their exceptional performance during the Africa Regional rounds of the Competition.

The UP Moot Society team's hard work and determination over months yielded outstanding results.  The team (consisting of team members Oralists Mmule Molokoane and Daniel Phillips; Researcher: Laika Singh; Coaches: Dunga Mashilo and Thuwaybah Moses.)

The team walked away with the laurels in the following categories:  

• Winners of the Africa Regional Rounds;
• Best memorials based on a fictitional case;  and
• Mmule Molokoane as Best oralist.

The Price Media Law Moot Court Competition has been part of the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights in the Faculty of Law at the University of Oxford since 1 August 2017.

The Price Media Law Moot Court Programme aims to foster and cultivate interest in freedom of expression issues and the role of the media and information technologies in societies around the world.

The annual Price Moot Court Competition challenges students to engage in comparative research of legal standards at the national, regional and international levels, and to develop their arguments (in written and oral forms) on cutting-edge questions in media and ICT law. The Competition currently comprises seven Regional Rounds (South Asia, Asia-Pacific, South East Europe, North East Europe, Middle East, Africa and Americas).

UP Law's best wishes accompany the team in their preparations for and participation in the upcoming international rounds.  Our appreciation for keeping our name prominent on the international stage.