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It's semi-final day! The final rounds of the Public Interest Law Moot Court Competition are about to get underway at the Constitutional Court #PILMOOT

Before we begin, we have a welcome and thank you from Boitumelo Sekgala of Student Litigation Society explaining this year's #PILMOOT is unique. This year we have partnered with WRC to include science students providing expert reports for our hypothetical case

Our keynote address is by Prof Tracy-Lynn Field, Claude Leon Foundation Chair in Earth Justice and Stewardship, who partnered with us in preparing our participants for a hypothetical case on water rights Read the hypothetical case here: wits.ac.za/cals/moot/

.Tracy-Lynn Field argues public interest litigation is a formal way of expressing anger. And we should be angry about water. SA is water scarce and water stressed. Water shedding will be worse than loadshedding: there is no alternative like solar power for water

The first two teams arguing in the semi-finals are Nikki Thayhana and Molly Modisenyana from Unisa for the applicant, and Thabisile Mahatlane and Thabang Phosodi from Rhodes University for the respondent

The teams are arguing an application to adduce further expert evidence in a hypothetical case where a mining company has been granted a mining right at the expense of the water rights of surrounding communities in the Sekhukhune area of Limpopo #PILMOOT

Next up, we have two teams from University of Johannesburg: Fanele Nokweluswa and Livhuwani Khwidzhili, and Karabo Moaludi and Unathi Xokiso. Both teams are supported by #PILMOOT 2021 winners, Winnie George and Samantha Smit

And our top two teams through to tomorrow's #PILMOOT grand finale are... Karabo Moaludi and Unathi Xokiso from University of Johannesburg and Thabisile Mahatlane and Thabang Phoshodi from Rhodes University! A HUGE well done to our finalists!

And the winners of this year's Public Interest Law Moot Court Competition hosted by CALS and the Student Litigation Society in partnership with the Water Research Commission are... Thabisile Mahatlane and Thabang Phoshodi from Rhodes University!

And finally, from the science students, our best expert report goes to... Nosibabalo Mase from University of Fort Hare!

A massive thank you to all our participants, guest judges and organisers from CALS and the Student Litigation Society, especially our own Busi K, for making this such a special Public Interest Law Moot Court Competition #PILMOOT