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Emeritus Constitutional Court Justice Sisi Khampepe is a firm believer in hard work. One of the few female judges to ever be appointed to South Africa’s apex court, she believes the most important thing is to be ambitious.

“Talent without ambition won't make a person go far enough. We do not all have natural talent and abilities, but being ambitious, driven and determined means that a person can reach for the stars. Skills, coupled with a desire to grow, succeed and contribute, leads to success.”

With four decades of service in the legal field, 12 of them as a constitutional court judge, Khampepe was appointed as chancellor of the University of Pretoria from 28 June 2022. She takes over the role from Professor Wiseman Nkuhlu, who has held the position since 2007. She will serve as chancellor for five years with the possibility of being appointed for a further consecutive term.

Her advice for young women embarking on their careers is to maintain their focus: “Remain steadfast in your career. That has been my motto throughout my career: remain steadfas

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Personal details

Sisi Khampepe was born on 8 January 1957 in Soweto, Gauteng Province, South Africa. She is married with two children.

Education

She obtained her B Proc from the University of Zululand in 1980. She obtained her LLM degree at Harvard Law School, Massachusetts, USA in 1982.

Professional history

She began her legal career as a legal advisor in the Industrial Aid Society, where she did vacation employment from 1979 - 1980. Here she was exposed to the dishonourable employment conditions of Black workers. Between the years 1981 and 1983, she served as a fellow in the Legal Resources Centre.

In 1983 she joined Bowman Gilfillan Attorneys as a Candidate Attorney. After being admitted as an attorney in 1985, she established her own law firm, practicing under the name SV Khampepe Attorneys. Her law firm was especially renowned for defending the rights of workers against unjust laws and unfair employment practices. She also represented other human rights bodies such as hawkers, civic and black consumer union.

Her law firm was one of the few Black labour law firms

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Date of Birth

8 January 1957

University

BProc (1980) (University of Zululand), LLM (1982) (Harvard Law School)

History at the Court:

Appointed: 12 October 2009

Retired: 13 October 2021

Brief biography

Justice Khampepe began her legal career as a legal advisor in the Industrial Aid Society, where she undertook vacation employment from 1979 to 1980. During this period she was exposed to the dishonourable employment conditions of black workers. Between the years 1981 and 1983, she served as a fellow in the Legal Resources Centre.

In 1983 she joined Bowman Gilfillan as a candidate attorney. After being admitted as an attorney in 1985 she established her own law firm, practising under the name SV Khampepe Attorneys. Her law firm was especially renowned for defending the rights of workers against unjust laws and unfair employment practices. She also represented several human rights bodies and unions affiliated to both NACTU and Cosatu. She was also the national legal advisor of SACAWU and the administrator of union funds in FIET and ICFTU.

In 1995 she