Mpho Lydia Sehlabo

Post-Graduate Research Student

Mpho is a Doctoral researcher and course tutor at the MERLiA Chair. She is also a course tutor for Masters Course: Comparative Mineral Law in Africa.

a ) TECHNICAL REPORTS AND POLICY  

  1. Mostert, H, Cramer, RH, Mathiba, GL, Davids, W, Olivier, NJJ, Sehlabo, ML, Moses, LT, Makonese, R, Molefe, D & Qumba, M “Written Submissions on the Draft Mineral Resources Development Bill, 2025. (GN 6210 of Government Gazette, No. 52704 of 20 May 2025). Prepared by: The South African Research Chair Initiative for Mineral Law in Africa Department of Private Law: Faculty of Law, University of Cape Town South Africa. Available at https://law.uct.ac.za/sites/default/files/media/documents/law_uct_ac_za/2283/uct-mlia-submission-on-mpr-bill-2025.pdf (13 August 2025). 

b) CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS 

  1. Sehlabo, ML “Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG): Buzzword or Bedrock?” Presented at Mineral Law in Africa Colloquium IX Swakopmund, Namibia (24 November 2025). 

c) POSTERS 

  1. Sehlabo ML “Sustainable Energy Mix” Paper to be presented at the Mineral Law in Africa (MLiA) Colloquium in Namibia (11-15 November 2025). 

d) MLiA WEBSITE ARTICLES 

  1. Sehlabo ML “Beyond Combustion: Turning Fossil Fuel Infrastructure into Climate Solutions through a “Dual Approach”?” Available at https://law.uct.ac.za/mineral-law/articles/2025-07-17-beyond-combustion-turning-fossil
    -fuel-infrastructure-climate-solutions-through-dual-approach (17 July 2025).
  2. Sehlabo ML “What is the Green Energy Transition? Understanding the Shift Towards a Sustainable Future” Available at https://law.uct.ac.za/mineral-law/
    articles/2025-07-17-what-green-energy-transition-understanding
    -shift-towards-sustainable-future-2 (17 July 2025).