Prof Mzukisi Njotini is the Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Fort Hare. He holds an LLB (Vista University), LLM (cum laude) in Information Technology Law (UNISA), MBA (UJ) and LLD (UNISA). He is a seasoned academic who worked as the Vice-Dean: Teaching and Learning, and Associate Professor in the Faculty of Law at the University of Johannesburg (UJ). He also worked as Professor and Director of the School of Law at the University of Limpopo (UL), Senior Lecturer and Lecturer in the College of Law at the University of South Africa. As the Director of the School of Law, he led and oversaw, inter alia, the Accreditation of the LLB programme by the Council on Higher Education (CHE). Prof Njotini developed several courses and programmes, the most notable being the Master of Laws in Legal Informatics, Masters in Cyber Law, Research Methodology in Law and Criminal Justice (UNISA) and the Short Learning Programme in Law and the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) (UJ). Prof Njotini’s areas of specialisation include Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Law, 4IR and the Law, Cybersecurity and the Law, Legal Philosophy, and Law and Ethics. He has contributed extensively to academic knowledge in his chosen area. Furthermore, he has taught multiple courses, for example, Legal Ethics, Corporate Governance and the Law, Law for Social Work, Law of Delict, Cyber Law, and Law and Industry.
After completing his LLD, Prof Njotini did his post-doctoral research with the Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, Faculty of Law, University of Oxford in the United Kingdom (UK). During his time at the University of Oxford, he held and participated in numerous research or scholarly seminars and guest lecturers. Prof Njotini is the President of the South African Law Deans’ Association (SALDA). He is a member of the various scientific bodies or institutions, the most notable of which are Council Member of the South African Judicial Education Institute (SAJEI), Advisory Council Member of the Southern African Legal Information Institute (SAFLII).
