Personal:
01 March 1974, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
Not married
Two children
Education:
Matric: Ebenezer High School, Mokopane
B Proc (1996) University of the North
LLB (1998) University of Natal, Durban
LLM (2015) University of KwaZulu-Natal
Professional History:
Judge’s Associate; Department of Justice, Labour Court and Labour Appeal Court: 1998 - 2000
Candidate Attorney; Anand-Nepaul Attorneys: 2001 – 2002
Attorney of the High Court of South Africa, 2002
Professional Assistant (Attorney); Anand-Nepaul Attorneys, 2002 – 2004
Director / Attorney; Masipa-Nepaul Incorporated, 2004 – 2007
Part Time Commissioner; Commission for Conciliation, Mediation & Arbitration, 2004 – 2016
Attorney of the High Court of South Africa (Right of Appearance ito Act 62 of 1995), 2005
Panelist; Motor Industry Bargaining Council Dispute Resolution Centre (DRC), 2006 – 2016
Panelist/Arbitrator; South African Local Government Bargaining Council, KwaZulu-Natal: 2007 – 2016
Director / Attorney; Masipa Incorporated, 2007 – 2016
Panelist/Commissioner; General Public Servants Sectoral Bargaining Council, 2008 – 2016
Panelist/Commissioner; Public Health & Social Development Sectoral Bargaining Council, 2008 – 2013
Panelist/Commissioner; Education Labour Relations Council, 2008 – 2016
Panelist, Tokiso Limited, 2008 - 2016
Panelist/Commissioner; Chemical Industry Bargaining Council, 2008 - 2016
Panelist/Arbitrator; South African Local Government Bargaining Council, (Head Office – Per invitation): 2015 – 2016
Chairperson of Disciplinary Committee; National Home Builders Regulatory Council, 2009 – 2011
Member Case Law Monitor Committee & Practice & Procedure Manual Committee; Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration, 2009 – 2014
Panelist/Commissioner; Public Safety and Security Sectoral Bargaining Council, 2011 – 2016
Member Empowerment Sub-Committee; Black Lawyer’s Association, Durban Region: 2012 – 2013
Practice, Procedure & Bookkeeping Examiner; KwaZulu-Natal Law Society, 2013 – 2019
Acting Judge; Labour Court, July 2013
Certified Commissioner of the CCMA for Organisational Rights and Section 198 LRA disputes, 2015
Practice, Procedure & Bookkeeping Examiner; Law Society of South Africa, 2015 – current
Assessor; Durban High Court, 2015
Acting Judge; Pietermaritzburg High Court, July to September 2015
Acting Judge; Durban High Court, November 2015 to June 2016
Judge; Durban High Court, July 2016 to date
Acting Judge of the Competition Appeal Court, 01 January 2022 to 31 December 2022
Acting Judge Supreme Court of Appeal, 1 June 2022 – September 2022, November 2022
Acting Judge, Competition Appeal, January 2023 to 31 December 2023. January 2024 to December 2024
Acting Judge Supreme Court of Appeal, 1 April – 31 May 2023; 1 October 2023 – 30 November 2023
Acting Deputy Judge President; Kwazulu-Natal Division of the High Court, 1 January 2024 to 31 March 2024
Acting Judge, Supreme Court of Appeal: 01 June – 30 September 2024
Other Activities:
Member of Council for the University of Limpopo, February 2024
KwaZulu-Natal Law Society 2002 – 2016
Organisation for Social and Scientific Research in Eastern and Southern Africa (OSSREA) 2002 – 2007
South African Society for Labour Law (SASLAW) 2004 - 2009
Trustee; The Grove Body Corporate, 2008 – 2010
South African Women’s Lawyer’s Association (SAWLA), 2009 – 2013
Black Lawyer’s Association (BLA) 2011 - 2016
Pro Bono.org; 2012 - 2016
Pro Bono Acting Judge; Labour Court, July 2013
South African Chapter of International Association of Women Judges 2016 – current
Certificates Obtained
Conveyancing Practice (1998) Law Society of South Africa
Research Methodology (2002) Organisation for Social and Scientific Research in Eastern & Southern Africa (OSSREA)
Commissioner’s Training & accreditation (2005) Commission for Conciliation Mediation and Arbitration
Certificate in Practice Management (2005) Law Society of South Africa
Certificate in Mediation Master Class-Predictable Irrationality (2013) Mediatori SA
Specialist Commissioner’s – Organisational Rights & Section 198 (Labour Relations Act 2012 Amendments) (2015) Commission for Conciliation Mediation & Arbitration
Aspirant Judges Training (2016) SAJEI
