Buhlebenjabulo Dladla is a Researcher at the Chandler Institute of Justice. He is currently completing an LLM in Public Law at the University of Cape Town, where his research investigates the feasibility of formalising Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining in South Africa, using Ghana as a comparator. He is currently a research assistant in the mining team at the Land and Accountability Research Centre, where he focuses on projects relating to consultation and consent in mining frameworks, community trusts, and compensation for mining-led deprivation and expropriation.

Buhlebenjabulo holds an LLB (cum laude) from the University of the Free State. Outside of his professional work, he enjoys jazz, reading, and rugby.