{
  "id": 11643640,
  "title": "UFH honours retired Justice Madlanga with an honorary Doctorate",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/ufh-honours-retired-justice-madlanga-with-an-honorary-doctorate",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-03T08:37:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "SABC News",
    "slug": "sabc-news",
    "url": "https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/ufh-honours-madlanga-with-an-honorary-doctorate/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The University of Fort Hare in the Eastern Cape has bestowed an honorary Doctor of Laws, Honoris Causa upon retired Constitutional Court Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga. This recognition acknowledges Madlanga's significant contributions to constitutionalism, human rights, and the law, both within South Africa and on an international stage. The accolade arrives in the wake of UFH's recent establishment of an international moot court competition in his honor, bringing him back to an institution deeply connected to his academic journey. This marks the third honorary doctorate Madlanga has received from South African universities.\n\nThe university attributes Madlanga’s impact to his role as a guest professor at UFH in 2018, which they believe played a crucial role in shaping the institution's legal output. Speaking on the honor, Madlanga emphasizes that \"Honorary degrees are not gifts... they are a way of honouring the recipient for tangible days that they have done and the benefits, the benefit that they have been to society in general.\" He notes that such recognitions have also been given to him by Walter Sisulu University and Rhodes University.",
  "summary": "The honorary degree recognises Mbuyiseli Madlanga's outstanding contribution to constitutionalism.",
  "key_points": [
    "University of Fort Hare awards retired Justice Madlanga honorary Doctor of Laws",
    "Madlanga recognized for constitutionalism, human rights contributions",
    "UFH established international moot court competition in his honor"
  ],
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}