OUR VISION.

The vision of Cause for Justice is the establishment and preservation of a South African society in which justice is dispensed to all through the protection and promotion of the constitutional rights and freedoms of each member of society.

In order to achieve its vision, CFJ proactively seeks to identify and take on causes (predominantly social, political, economic and/or legal in nature) in keeping with the organisation’s five core values. The five core values have been identified as key drivers in society, resulting in societal flourishing both at the individual as well as the macro level.

OUR CORE VALUES.

HUMAN DIGNITY/ WORTH

RESPONSIBLE FREEDOM

ACCOUNTABLE GOVERNANCE

FAMILY

SOCIAL JUSTICE

OUR ACTIONS.

LAW + POLICY MAKING

Participating in law and policy making processes in Parliament and Government structures.

PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS

Media campaigns that raise awareness and encourage action on public interest issues.

COURT CASES

Acting in court to promote laws that yield just outcomes.

SEE OUR ACTIONS

MEET THE TEAM.

CAUSE FOR JUSTICE: BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The Board is responsible for selecting the causes that CFJ undertakes in the public interest and for achieving CFJ’s goals and objectives. It is also responsible for the overall governance of CFJ and for providing strategic guidance for its operations.

Director: Exectuive Advisor

RASSIE MALHERBE

Rassie Mallherbe is a retired professor of constitutional law from the University of Johannesburg. He and his wife are currently based in Cape Town as full-time volunteers in All Nations, a missions organisation, where they provide pastoral care for missionaries. During his academic career Prof Malherbe focused his research on constitutional law, education law, and specific human rights such as academic freedom, freedom of religion and education rights. He co-authored several textbooks and published more than 100 articles on these topics. He was closely involved in the consitution-making process of the nineties, and still advises government institutions on legislative and other issues. He is keenly interested in religious freedom issues and is an executive member of the Council of Religious Rights and Freedoms.

Executive Director

RYAN SMIT

Ryan Smit is an attorney. He co- founded CFJ in 2013 and initially acted as part-time general manager, before taking full-time executive responsibility of CFJ in 2017. Since qualifying as attorney, Ryan spent 6 years working in corporate tax consulting and co-founded a law firm based in Stellenbosch. He is currently studying towards a Ph.D.

BCom (Law), LLB, MCom (Taxation), University of Stellenbosch

Director (Non-Executive)

CRAIG SNYDERS

Craig Snyders manages his own law firm in Somerset West and co-founded Cause for Justice in 2013. Craig practises as an attorney and conveyancer and specialises in commercial litigation. He obtained his LLM in Mercantile Law (Labour Law) in 2008.

LLB, LLM, University of Stellenbosch.

Non-Executive: Finance

JOHN-PAUL DICKS

John-Paul is a chartered accountant with 15 years financial services experience. He is currently a director of ZAQ Capital, a boutique corporate finance firm. Prior to this, he spent 7 years at PSG Capital and 5 years at PwC. He has been involved in capital markets in South Africa, Africa and the UK, advising on M&A transactions, valuations, listings, BBBEE transactions, corporate finance transactions and capital raisings.

BAcc (Honours), Postgraduate certificate in auditing, JSE Approved Executive, CFA Level 3 Candidate.

Non-Executive: Compliance

SORITA BOTHA

Sorita Botha currently heads up the Compliance Department at Distell. She has also served as Group Company Secretary for Distell for interim periods during 2015 and 2016. Prior to joining Distell, Sorita was a legal officer for the TMF Group in Amsterdam. Prior to the Netherlands, she practised as an attorney in the mergers and acquisitions department of Webber Wentzel in Johannesburg.

BCom (Law), LLB, University of Stellenbosch.

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