Ruvarashe Makonese

Post-Graduate Research Student

Ruvarashe is a PhD Candidate and Doctoral Researcher, specialising in green hydrogen laws and policies. She is also a course tutor at the MERLiA Chair.

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. Makonese, R “South Africa’s Draft Mineral Resources Development Bill, 2025: Will discretionary powers hinder beneficiation?” Presented at Mineral Law in Africa Colloquium IX Swakopmund, Namibia (24 November 2025).
  2. Makonese, R presented her PhD research at a conference at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. The conference was titled Training the Future Generations: Hydrogen and the Law. The student’s presentation focused on African green hydrogen contracts, and how such contracts between Africa and Europe can be mutually beneficial. 

c) POSTERS 

  1. Makonese, R Poster presentation (on Africa’s green hydrogen sectors) at the Mineral Law in Africa 2025 Colloquium in Namibia. 

d) MLiA WEBSITE ARTICLES 

  1. Makonese , R “Investigating the Energy Transition’s Job Creation Promise in Coal-Producing Countries: South African case study” Available at https://law.uct.ac.za/mineral-law/articles/2025-10-23-investigating-energy-
    transitions-job-creation-promise-coal-producing-countries-south-african-case (23 October 2025).
  2. Makonese , R “Green Hydrogen Projects have Started in Africa – But what is Green Hydrogen, and will Africa Largely Benefit from the Production?” Available at https://law.uct.ac.za/mineral-law/articles/
    2025-09-26-green-hydrogen-projects-have-started-africa-what-
    green-hydrogen-and-will-africa-largely-benefit-0 (26 September 2025).