Prof N Mollema

Qualifications

• HED
• BA (Hons)
• MA
• LLB
• LLM
• DLitt et Phil 
• LLD 

Currently teaching

• Criminal law
• International Criminal Law

Fields of academic interests

• Criminal Law
• Human Rights Law
• International Law
• Cyber Law
• Indigenous Law
• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Forensic Linguistics
• Zulu Literature

Field of Specialisation

• General Principles of Criminal Law
• Specific crimes
• Sexual Offences
• Human trafficking
• Human Rights
• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Zulu Literature
• Court Interpreting

Books

• Legal Terminology: Criminal Law, Procedure and Evidence Co-writers: Prof MW Prinsloo, Dr M Alberts (Juta Cape Town 2015) ISBN: 978-1-4851-0716-3 (Winner of the South African Translators Institute (SATI) Award for Outstanding Translation and Dictionaries Prize 2015; winner of the ATKV Woordwys Veertjie Award 2016)
• “Milk as Metaphor in Zulu folklore” in Festschrift in Honour of Prof DBZ Ntuli (Peter Lang Publishers Berlin 2018) ISBN no: 978-3-631-73630-2
• “Psychoanalysis and folktales: a Zulu interpretation” in Potent Words: Studies in Southern African Folklore (National Arts Council of South Africa Pretoria 2001)

Journal articles

• “A Reflection on the Definition of Lexical Entries in the English-isiZulu Dictionary for Learners”. Co-author: CD Ntuli 2017 AustraLex

• “The Effectiveness of Sentencing as a Measure to Combat Human Trafficking” Co-author: S Terblanche 2017 30(2) South African Journal of Criminal Justice 198-223

• “The Role of the Military in Combating Human Trafficking – A South African Perspective” 2017 45(2) Scientia Militaria

• “The San values of conflict prevention and avoidance in Platfontein” 2017 13(1) The Journal for Transdisciplinary Research in Southern Africa 1-8 a429 https://doi.org/10.4102/td.v13i1.429  

• “The Viability and Constitutionality of the South African National Register for Sex Offenders: A Comparative Study” 2015 18(5) Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal 2707-2738 

• “Impotent? The Prospects of the National Register for Sexual Offenders” 2015 36(2) Obiter 476-483 

• “Following the leader: Best practices to combat human trafficking in the United States” 2015 CILSA 1-41 

• “Hate crimes: the ultimate anathematic crimes” Co-author: C van der Bijl 2014 35(3) Obiter 672-679 

• “The legal framework to combat human trafficking in Germany: a critical perspective” 2014 (1) South African Journal of Criminal Justice 1-30 

• “Combating human trafficking in South Africa: A critical evaluation of the Prevention and Combating of Trafficking in Persons Act 7 of 2103” 2014 77(2) Journal of Contemporary Roman-Dutch Law 246-262 

• “Developing Legal Terminology in African Languages as Aid to the Court Interpreter: A South African Perspective” Co-author: M Alberts 2013 23 Lexikos 29-58 

• “Child Pornography in South Africa” Co-author: SS Terblanche 2011 South African Journal of Criminal Justice 283-308 

• “Incorporating Africanness into the Legal Curriculum: The Case for Criminal and Procedural Law” Co-author: K Naidoo 2011 36(1) Journal for Juridical Science 49-66 

• “Magic and Medicine: Images of Witches and Healers in Zulu Literature” Trictrac, Myth and Science: The Representation of the Witchdoctor, Sage and Magician in Literature, Arts, Science and Society: Proceedings of the 3^rd Annual Conference of the Myth Study Group, Grenoble, France 2009, pp 102-109 (ISBN 979-0-620-43398-3) 

• “Names and Naming in Buzani kuMkabayi: A Psychoanalytical Evaluation” 2008 22(1&2) Nomina Africana 61–76 

• “Teaching Zulu Online for L2 learners: Possibilities and Problems” 10^th International Symposium on Social Communication Conference Proceedings; Ministry of Science, Technology and the Environment (University of Santiago de Cuba, Cuba 2007) 

• “Towards Perfect Practice in South African Court Interpreting: A Quality Assurance and Quality Management Model” Co-author: RM Moeketsi 2006 13(1) International Journal of Forensic Linguistics 76-88 

• “Communication in Court: Linguistic Power Strategies at Play in the South African Courtroom: Implications for the Interpreting Process” 3rd International Conference on Discourse Conference Proceedings, Communication and the Enterprise (DICOEN) (University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2005) 

• “Psychoanalysis and folktales: A Zulu Interpretation” 1996 7 South African Journal for Folklore Studies, Volume 7 

• “C.T. Msimang’s Buzani kuMkabayi: Aspects of a Psychoanalytical Exploration” 1995 15(4) South African Journal of African Languages 172-175 

• “Muntu Xulu’s Nondela Mntanami Nondela” 1993 13(3) South African Journal of African Languages 140-144 

• “Court Interpreting Quality” Co-author: RM Moeketsi 2007 10 Management Today 30-33 (ISSN 1027-43-24) 

• “Courting Perfection” Co-author: RM Moeketsi 2007 33(3) QualityWorld 40-46

Paper presentations

• “The Scourge of Trafficking in the 21st Century: Trafficking in Humans, Drugs, Wildlife, and Trafficking in Antiquities to Fund Terrorism” International Society for the Reform of Criminal Law, Montreal, Canada, 16-18 July 2018: “Sentencing as a Measure in Combating Human Trafficking” Co-presenter: Prof SS Terblanche 

• “New Trans-Disciplinary Horizons in the Criminal Justice System” UNISA College of Law, UJ Faculty of Law, and UJ Department of Strategic Communication, Royal Elephant Hotel, Pretoria, 6-7 September 2017: “Assessing sentencing as a control measure in combating human trafficking”. Co-presenter: Prof SS Terblanche 

• “The Harmony Model for Dispute Resolution in Africa: Together Towards a Culture of Harmony” Institute for Dispute Resolution in Africa (IDRA) Conference, Bamboo Conference Hall Kgorong, Unisa, Pretoria, 17 November 2016: “Integrating traditional dispute resolution mechanisms with criminal justice systems: a theoretical perspective” 

• 1st International Conference on Military Law in South Africa, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Conference Centre, Pretoria, 1-4 November 2016: “The Role of the Military in Combating Human Trafficking – A South African Perspective” 

• Celebrating 26 years of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child Law Conference, University of South Africa, Johannesburg, 22-24 July 2015: “Enforcing the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child in the Crime of Human Trafficking: A Case Study of South Africa and Nigeria” 

• The Society for Law Teachers of South Africa, Varsity College, Durban, 6-8 July 2015: “Combating Human Trafficking in South Africa and Nigeria: A Comparative Legal Analysis” 

• San Dispute Resolution Conference, University of South Africa, Pretoria, 5-6 November 2014: “The San values of conflict prevention and avoidance in Platfontein” 

• The Society for Law Teachers of South Africa, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 13–15 January 2014: “The legal response to combating human trafficking in South Africa: a critical appraisal of the Trafficking in Persons Act” 

• 1st Annual Spring Law Conference: Law, Justice and Development in Africa, Kloofzicht Lodge, Muldersdrift, 2-3 October 2013: “Access to justice for trafficking victims in terms of the Trafficking in Persons Bill” 

• 8th Annual Conference of the Myth Study Group Myth Study Group, Blue Waters Hotel, Durban, 25-26 Sept 2013: “Legal Perceptions of the Practice of Ubuthakathi: Problems and Prospects” 

• Law and Society Conference, Sheraton Hotel, Boston, 30 May - 2 June 2013: “Protecting the Powerless and Punishing the Powerful: Combating the Crime of Human Trafficking in South Africa” 

• SAJEI Conference for Regional Magistrates on Sexual Offences and the Child Justice Act, Birchwood Hotel, Boksburg, 14-16 March 2013: “Trafficking in Persons” 

• 7th Annual International Conference of the Myth Study Group on Confluences and Convergences: Mythology and Psychoanalysis, Protea Waterfront, Centurion, 25 September 2012: “Deconstructing the Myths of Human Trafficking: A Psychoanalytical Perspective” 

• International Conference: Law & Criminal Justice and Multi-Inter-Transdisciplinary (M-I-T) Research, Mount Grace, Magaliesburg, 13-15 August 2012: “A Multi-Inter-Trans-Disciplinary Approach to Preventing and Combating Trade in Human Beings” 

• The Society for Law Teachers of South Africa; Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth, 10 – 13 July 2012: “Examining Atrocity Crimes and Hate Crimes from a Domestic and International Criminal Law Perspective”. Co-presenter: Prof C van der Bijl 

• 6th International Conference of the Names Society of Southern Africa (NSA), Homo Nominans: Mankind, the Namer, Club Mykonos, Langebaan, 26-28 October 2010: “The Name Game: Exploring the significance of names and naming in D.B.Z. Ntuli’s short stories” 

• 5th Annual International Conference of the Myth Study Group and Le Centre de Recherche sur l’imaginaire on Ghosts, Revenants, Poltergeists and manes, Grenoble, France, 11-12 October 2010: “Seeking Spirits and the Supernatural in South African Stories – A Comparative Approach” 

• International Conference of the International Society for the Reform of Criminal Law - Economic Crime, Crimes against Economies, and Economic Influences on Crime, Lisbon, Portugal, June 2010: “Child Pornography in South Africa”. Co-author: Prof SS Terblanche 

• International Conference Hildesheim University Children´s Literature in Language Education - from Picture Books to Young Adult Fiction, 25 - 27 February 2010: “Original children’s literature and readers – the South African experience”. Co-author: Mrs CD Ntuli

• Africanness Workshop of the College of Law, Burgers Park Hotel, Pretoria, 28-29 September 2009: “Incorporating Africanness into the Legal Curriculum: The Case for Criminal and Procedural Law”. Co-author:  Mr K Naidoo 

• 4th Annual International Conference of the Myth Study Group, Breakwater Lodge, Cape Town, 28 – 29 September 2009: “Milk as Metaphor in Zulu Folklore” 

• The Society for Law Teachers of South Africa; University of KwaZulu, Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 13 – 16 July 2009: “The Constitutionality of Access to Information on Sex Offenders in South Africa” 

• 3rd Annual International Conference of the Myth Study Group, Grenoble, France; 22 – 24 September 2008: “Magic and Medicine: Images of Witches and Healers in Zulu Literature”
• National Association of Distance Education and Open learning in South Africa; University of Pretoria, Groenkloof Campus, 18 -19 August 2008: “The Virtual Classroom: Advancing African Languages through Online Learning” 

• 16th International Conference of the African Language Association of Southern Africa; Mtunzini, Swaziland, 7 -9 July 2008: “Deconstructing Death and Desire in Msimang’s ‘Leso Sivakashi’” 

• 2nd Annual Conference of the Myth Study Group, Shakaland; Eshowe, 2007: “Myth and Memory: Recounting Shaka’s History through Praise Poetry” 

• 10th International Symposium on Social Communication Conference Proceedings; Ministry of Science, Technology and the Environment; University of Santiago de Cuba (Cuba), 2007: “Teaching Zulu Online for L2 Learners: Possibilities and Problems” 

• 4th International Conference of the Names Society of Southern Africa (NSA), Ithala Game Reserve, 2006: “Names and Naming in Buzani kuMkabayi: A Psychoanalytical Evaluation” 

• 1st Annual Conference of the Myth Study Group, Pretoria, Centurion, 2006: “Mythical Elements of Regeneration in Zulu Folklore” 

• Regional Conference of the African Language Association of Southern Africa, Pretoria, 2006: “The Zulu Interpreter as Language Practitioner in a Changing Courtroom Context “ 

• Southern African Folklore Society, Soweto (Johannesburg),, 2005: "Cross-cultural Communication in the Courtroom: Telling the Story through the Zulu Court Interpreter" 

• 3rd International Conference on Discourse, Communication and the Enterprise (DICOEN), University of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), 2005: "Communication in Court: Linguistic Power Strategies at Play in the South African Courtroom: Implications for the interpreting Process" 

• 13th International Conference of the African Language Association of Southern Africa, University of Johannesburg, 2005: “The Power of Discourse and the Discourse of Power in the Courtroom: The Influence of the Zulu Court Interpreter” 

• 6th International Conference on Language and Law, International Association of Forensic Linguistics, Sydney (Australia), 2003: “Towards Perfect Practice in South African Court Interpreting”

Professional positions, fellowships & awards

• Hugo de Groot Prize for the best 2014 contribution in the Journal for Contemporary Roman-Dutch Law titled “Combating human trafficking in South Africa: A critical evaluation of the Prevention and Combating of Trafficking in Persons Act 7 of 2013”
•  South African Translators Institute (SATI) Award for Outstanding Translation and Dictionaries Prize to Legal Terminology: Criminal Law, Procedure and Evidence. 2015. Co-writers: Prof MW Prinsloo, Dr M Alberts (Juta: Cape Town) ISBN: 978-1-4851-0716-3
•  Afrikaanse Taal- en Kultuur-Vereniging (ATKV) Woordwys Veertjie Award for the best dictionary/textbook to Legal Terminology: Criminal Law, Procedure and Evidence. 2016. Co-writers: Prof MW Prinsloo, Dr M Alberts (Juta: Cape Town) ISBN: 978-1-4851-0716-3
•  Afrikaanse Taal- en Kultuur-Vereniging (ATKV) Woordwys Veertjie Award for the best dictionary/textbook to Legal Terminology: Criminal Law, Procedure and Evidence / Isigama Sasemthethweni: Umthetho Wolwaphulo-Mthetho, Wenkqubo Nobungqina / Regsterminologie: Straf-, Strafproses- En Bewysreg. 2019. Co-writers: Prof MW Prinsloo, Dr M Alberts (Juta Cape Town) ISBN: 9781485128304