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Uwc Mourns The Passing Of Judge Moosa 882
University of the Western CapeRef: https://www.uwc.ac.za/news-and-announcements/news/uwc-mourns-the-passing-of-judge-moosa-882
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Collected on 2 August 2026
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What this means
This document is a news/media statement from the University of the Western Cape (UWC) mourning the passing of Judge Essa Moosa. It states that he died peacefully at his family home on Sunday morning, 26 February 2017, and that he served on UWC’s Board of Trustees for over 20 years. It also notes that UWC awarded him an Honorary Doctorate of Law on 20 September 2012 and quotes UWC leadership and others on his contributions to human rights and democracy.
Facts
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City of Cape Town, Western Cape
Reference
https://www.uwc.ac.za/news-and-announcements/news/uwc-mourns-the-passing-of-judge-moosa-882
Key Takeaways
- UWC news item dated 26 February 2017
- Subject: Judge Essa Moosa
- Date of death: Sunday morning, 26 February 2017
- UWC Board of Trustees service: over 20 years
- Honorary Doctorate of Law awarded: 20 September 2012
- UWC Rector and Vice-Chancellor quoted: Prof Tyrone Pretorius
- Judge Moosa born: 6 February 1936 (District Six, Cape Town)
- Admitted to practice as a lawyer: 1 June 1962
- University of the Western Cape (UWC)
- Judge Essa Moosa
- Judge Moosa family
- Professor Tyrone Pretorius
- Prof Bernard Martin
- High Court of South Africa
- National Association of Democratic Lawyers
- Western Cape Constitutional Committee (African National Congress)
- Ministry of Justice Coordinating Committee
- European Union Turkish Civic Commission (EUTCC)
- International Peace and Reconciliation Initiative (IPRI)
- Kurdish Human Right Action Group (KHRAG)
- African National Congress