Rodney Africa

Rodney Africa is a Partner at Webber Wentzel in Cape Town, specializing in all matters relating to local government, procurement, constitutional, administrative, and general public sector law involving organs of state and public entities. He also focuses on due diligences in respect of transactions with the public sector and private sector transactions impacted by regulatory law requirements, public private partnerships, and general regulatory and compliance law.

He has advised clients from both the public and private sectors on significant matters relating to local government, procurement, access to information, public decision making, public finance management, the valuation and rating of properties, and all aspects of land use planning and development law, among others. He is an expert in matters involving the public sector and has also advised on regulatory matters in a variety of industries.

He has extensive experience in litigation in respect of the above areas of law, with a specific focus on judicial review and mandamus applications, tender disputes, interdicts, and declaratory relief. He has been a member of the audit committees of various local government departments.

He holds a BA (Law) from Stellenbosch University (1995), an LL.B from Stellenbosch University (1996), and an Advanced Diploma in Labour Law from North-West University (2002). He is an admitted attorney of the High Court of South Africa.