Charles Ngwena in memory

At LawTransform we are deeply saddened to learn about the passing of Professor Charles Ngwena. In his capacity as professor of law at the University of Pretoria, he has been our valued partner and collaborator, including in the long running research project investigating “Political determinants of sexual and reproductive health in Africa”. He was a great support for us in the formative years of the Centre and Law & Social Transformation, when he repeatedly joined us for the Bergen Exchanges, offering inspiration, insights ad advice. We knew him as an unusually knowledgeable colleague and expert on reproductive rights in Africa. We also knew him as a wise mentor, who could be critical and challenging, but always with warmth and with the purpose of facilitating intellectual growth and maturity.  Charles Ngwena will be remembered with great gratitude. The world needs his struggle for reproductive rights in Africa to be continued, and we will miss his wise guidance in the turbulent times that lie ahead.