ANGELA VAN DER BERG
TEMPORARY LECTURER
NORTH-WEST UNIVERSITY,
FACULTY OF LAW
POTCHEFSTROOM CAMPUS
HOFFMAN STREET
POTCHESTROOM
2531
SOUTH AFRICA
(WORK) + 27 (0)18 299 1016
(FAX) + 27 (0)18 299 1923
(EMAIL) [email protected]
PERSONAL INFORMATION
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Angela
Van der Berg
9009040123087
4 September 1990
Pretoria, South Africa
South African
Female
Married
Denzelle
du
Toit
(husband)
None
Execllent
Fluent in English and
Afrikaans
Code 08
Reteif Street
Retief Park, no 3
Potchefstroom
2531
079 512 5674
angela.vanderberg8@g
mail.com
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TERTIARY QUALIFICATIONS:
1. Legum Baccalaureus (LLB) (NWU, Potchefstroom Campus) (2009 - 2012)
Modules passed with distinction:
Law of Persons and Juristic Persons
Law of Succession
Criminal Law: Specific Crimes
Administrative Law
Local Government Law
Administration of Estates
Mini-Dissertation: A critical legal perspective
on disaster management in the Local
Government sphere
2. Legum Magister (LLM) Cum laude, (NWU, Potchefstroom Campus) (2013 - 2014)
All modules passed with distinction:
Research Methodology and mini- dissertation
SA Environmental and Planning Law
Administrative Law
Local Government and Environmental Law
Occupational Health and Safety Law
Mini-dissertation: Legal perspectives on the function of public-
private partnerships in local disaster
SECONDARY QUALIFICATIONS
2004 - 2008: National Senior Certificate (Grade 12)
Brits High School
Subjects passed:
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Afrikaans Home language
English First Additional Language
Mathematical Literacy
Life Orientation
Computer Applications Technology
Life Sciences (Biology)
Physical Sciences
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80%
83%
85%
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81%
69%
53%
WORK HISTORY
2012 - 2013: Faculty of Law, NWU (Potchefstroom Campus)
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Administrative and Research Assistant for Professor Anél du Plessis
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Tasks:
 Administrative tasks such as filing
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Photocopying tests
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Marking tests (Local Government Law JURP 321)
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Research assistance on Local Government Law and related matters
and Land Reform
2014 – Present: Faculty of Law, NWU (Potchefstroom Campus)
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Temporary Lecturer
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Tasks:
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Administrative tasks
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Photocopying tests, including invigilating over tests,
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Running the entire perusal process at the Faculty of Law
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Allocation of markers for modules in June/July
November/December exams
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Marking June/July and November/December final exams
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Provide study supervision for LLB mini-dissertations
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Examiner of LLB mini-dissertations
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AREAS OF LECTURING EXPERIENCE
Undergraduate:
1. Environmental Law, JURE 411, guest lecturer for half of the module
2. Language Skills in the Legal Context, IURI 174, guest lecturer, two classes
Other:
Serve as study supervisor for LLB students
PUBLICATIONS AND RESEARCH ACTIVITIES: ARTICLES PUBLISHED AND
ACCEPTED FOR PUBLICATION
NATIONAL
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Van der Berg A and Du Plessis AA “Some Perspectives On Constitutional Conflict In Local
Disaster Management Through The Lens Of Pheko and Others v Ekurhuleni Metropolitan
Municipality” 2012 (2) SA 598 (CC) SA Public Law 28 (2) 2013, 448 - 468
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Van der Berg A “Environmental Law Association (ELA) 2013 Annual Conference:
Deliberating Recent Developments in Environmental Law” De Rebus 2013 Issue 535, 18 –
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Du Plessis AA and Van der Berg A “RA le Sueur v eThekwini Municipality 2013 JDR 0178
(KZP): An Environmental Law Reading” Stellenbosch Law Review, 2014 (3) (forthcoming)
ARTICLES IN PREPARATION (SUBMISSION BY END 2014)
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Van der Berg A “Legal perspectives on the function of public- private partnerships in local
disaster management in South Africa" Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal
Van der Berg A “Municipal responsibilities in local disaster management in South Africa” Journal
to be decided
CONTRIBUTIONS IN BOOKS
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Van der Berg A, Du Plessis AA and Murphy M in Kotzé LJ, Humby T, Gilder A and Rumble O
(eds) “Local disaster risk reduction and management in South Africa’s response to climate
change” Climate Law and Governance for Low Carbon Development in South Africa (Juta Cape
Town 2014)
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
National
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2012: Van der Berg A Disaster Management in the Local Government Sphere (Paper delivered at
the ELA National Student Conference, Potchefstroom, September 2012)
2013: Van der Berg A Le Sueur and Another v Ethekwini Municipality and Others: An
Environmental Law Reading (Paper delivered at the NMMU, ILA and IMASA Conference on Local
Government Law: Harnessing the Law to Promote Responsive Municipal Governance, Port
Elizabeth, October 2013)
2014: Van der Berg A Legal Perspectives on the function of public- private partnerships in local
disaster management in South Africa (Paper delivered at the ELA National Student Conference,
Pretoria, October 2014)
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CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS ATTENDED
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2012: Attorney’s Fidelity Fund Workshop on drafting of Pleadings and Motions, Potchefstroom,
October
2013: TraProBio Summer School: Transboundary Protection of Biodiversity in the 21st Century
and Multi-disciplinary aspects of Transboundary Protection, Potchefstroom, April
2013: Environmental Law Association (ELA) National Regional Conference, Deliberating Recent
Developments in Environmental Law, Durban, 26 – 27 July (panel discussion participant)
2013: Disaster Management Institute of South Africa (DMISA), South African Local Government
Association (SALGA), the National Disaster Management Centre (NDMC) and the United Nations
International Strategy for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) Annual Regional Conference,
Building Resilience, Communities Getting Ready, Bloemfontein, 18 – 19 September
2014: ELA National Regional Conference, Strategic Environmental Litigation, Muldersdrift, 17 –
18 October
INVOLVEMENT IN FUNDED RESEARCH PROJECTS
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2013 to present: Faculty of Law, NWU (Potchefstroom) Research Unit Project on Local
Government and Environmental Rights
2014: Municipal Bylaw Development in the Local Authorities of the Free State, Northern Cape
and North-West Provinces (funded by the Konrad-Adenauer Foundation and lead by Prof Anél
du Plessis)
ACADEMIC MEMBERSHIPS
 2012 – present: Member of the Environmental Law Association, South Africa
 2012 – present: Member of the Disaster Management Institute of South Africa
ADDITIONAL COURSES AND TRAINING
2015: Planning Law and the Interface with South African Environmental Legislation, accredited
course at the Centre for Environmental Management (CEM), Potchefstroom.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
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Local Government Law
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Planning Law
Environmental Law
Administrative Law
Sustainable Cities
Human Rights
CAREER GOALS
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To register for my LLD in January 2015 and to successfully complete my LLD degree in three
years (currently in process of applying for my LLD)
To publish at least two scholarly articles every year in accredited journals
To contribute to the academic and legal profession by applying my knowledge in an objective,
pragmatic and enthusiastic manner
To (no matter which subject I teach):
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Cultivate a love for research
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Inspire students to persue a career in the academia or
legal profession
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Equip students with the necessary knowledge and skills to
achieve their dreams
PERSONAL TRAITS:
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Hard and dedicated worker
Integrity
Effective written and oral communication
Leadership abilities
Individual and team worker
COMPUTER SKILLS
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MS Word
MS Excell
MS Powerpoint
REFERENCES
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Prof Anél du Plessis (NWU), 018 299 1924
Prof Louis Kotzé (NWU), 018 299 1956
Prof Flip Schutte (NWU), 018 299 1949
Prof Willemien du Plessis, (NWU), 018 299 1969
Mrs Rolien Roos, (NWU), 018 299 1958
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