The Price of Justice: Adv. Morota on Legal Empowerment
18:37 17.06.2026 (Updated: 18:37 07.07.2026)
The Price of Justice: Adv. Morota on Legal Empowerment
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What good is a Constitution you can't afford? We speak with UNISA Law Clinic head Advocate Kgagudi Morota about legal conscientization, how expensive courts fail the marginalised, and his ongoing mission to ensure the law protects the people, not just the powerful.
He unpacks the stark realities of South Africa's legal system, where the protection of the Constitution can remain out of reach for some citizens. From his rural upbringing in Limpopo to leading the largest university law clinic on the continent, he shares his lifelong commitment to closing the gap between the law on paper and justice in practice.
Advocate Morota is a lifelong champion of legal empowerment, clinical legal education, and socio-economic transformation, he was recently honoured with the 2026 Global Excellence in Access to Justice Award.
Among other heated points of discussion Advocate Morota discusses a landmark racism case at the University of Stellenbosch.
"At Stellenbosch University where a white student urinated on the study material of a black student and said [...] You are such a black boy, you will not do anything. The University of South Africa Law Clinic intervened decisively in that case." Morota says.
To hear about this heated case and the democratisation of the law tune into this Nnete Fela Show.
Advocate Morota is a lifelong champion of legal empowerment, clinical legal education, and socio-economic transformation, he was recently honoured with the 2026 Global Excellence in Access to Justice Award.
Among other heated points of discussion Advocate Morota discusses a landmark racism case at the University of Stellenbosch.
"At Stellenbosch University where a white student urinated on the study material of a black student and said [...] You are such a black boy, you will not do anything. The University of South Africa Law Clinic intervened decisively in that case." Morota says.
To hear about this heated case and the democratisation of the law tune into this Nnete Fela Show.
