PERSONAL

Born 23 September 1965, Johannesburg

Partner: Gary Da Mata

No children

EDUCATION

Matric:  Hoёrskool Linden (1983)

Degrees: B Comm Law (1986) Rand Afrikaans University, (University of Johannesburg)

LLB (1988) Rand Afrikaans University

LLM Banking Law (1992) Rand Afrikaans University

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

Candidate Attorney Bowens - Attorneys, Johannesburg - January 1989-December 1990

Admitted as attorney March/April 1991

Employed as Professional Assistant - Bowens Attorneys - April 1991-February 1992

Pupillage - Johannesburg Society of Advocates (JSA) - February 1992 to July 1992

Member JSA - 2 July 1992-30 November 2018

Senior counsel status conferred - 2009

Various acting appointments at High Court, Johannesburg during 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018.

Acting appointment at High Court, Pretoria – February 2018, May 2018

Appointed as Judge of the High Court, Gauteng Division, Johannesburg - 1 January 2019 to present.

Acting Judge, Supreme Court of Appeal: 01 June – 30 September 2024

OTHER ACTIVITIES

Member of Law Society of Northern Province -1991-February 1992

Member JSA 1992 – 2018

Member of Bar Council JSA - November 1998 – October 2007

Ad hoc member of JSA Bar Bursary Fund Committee – 2008/2009 and 2009/2010 and JSA Professional Committee - 2013

Involved in Advocacy Training JSA from 2000 – 2009; since 2019 on ad hoc basis when requested to assist

Involved in training programmes of Aspirant Women Judges and Aspirant Judges in 2022 and 2023

Personal

6 February 1957

Married, 2 Children

Education

Matric: Witteklip Secondary School, 1974

BA (Law): University of Durban Westville, 1977

LLB: University of Durban Westville, 1979

PC Training institute:  Certificate in Microsoft Office, 1999

University of Cape Town: Certificate in Social context training, 1999

Varsity College: Diploma in Business Management, 2001

Professional History

Served articles of Clerkship, January 1980 – February 1982

Practicing Attorney in a partnership with two others, February 1982 – July 1985

Legal advisor to the then Small Business Development Corporation in Durban, now known as Business

Partners, July 1985 – March 1988

Private practice as an attorney, March 1988 – February 1992

Presided in the Small Claims Court in Verulam, 1991; Lectured part-time at the (then) ML Sultan

Technikon (now Durban University of Technology), 1991

Prosecutor: Department of Justice, 1992 – 1998

Appointed Magistrate in the District Court in Durban, August 1998 – October 2002

Appointed Senior Magistrate (Civil Courts) and served as Head of the Civil Courts, November 2002- January 2005

Acted as a Judge of the High Court of South Africa Durban & Coast Local Division 1 August- 4 September 2005; Acted as a Regional Court Magistrate, 2005

Acting Judge of the High Court of South Africa Durban & Coast Local Division, 31 July- 3 September 2006

Acting Judge of the High Court of South Africa Durban and Coast Local Division, 28 July - 31 August 2008, Natal Provincial Division from 1 September - 28 September 2008

Acting Judge of the High Court of South Africa Natal Provincial Division, 14 April -24 May 2009

Served as Head of the Family Court Division at the Durban Magistrate’s Court, February 2005 – December 2010

Acting Judge of the High Court, Kwa-Zulu Provincial Division (Durban), 1-28 March 2010

Head of the Criminal Court Division at the Durban Magistrate’s Court, January 2011 to July 2011

Acting Judge in the Free State High Court, 10 October 2011 – 23 March 2012

Acting Judge in the KZN High Court Durban, 29 April – 2 June 2013

Acting Judge of the North Gauteng High Court, 22 July – 9 August 2013

Acting Judge South Gauteng High Court, 12 August – 20 September 2013                                                                              

Acting Judge in the Free State High Court, 21 October – 13 December 2013

Served as the Deputy Head of Office, Durban, August 2011 to October 2013

Appointed to the Free State Bench, 1 January 2014

Acting Deputy Judge President of the Free State, 29 January - 30 March 2018

Acting Deputy Judge President of the Free State Division for two terms, 15 April - 28 June 2019 and 29 July to 20 September 2019.

Acting Deputy Judge President of the Free State Division, 5 October - 6 November 2020

Acting Judge, Supreme Court of Appeal: 04 June – 30 September 2024

Other Professional Activities

Appointed as Trainer/Facilitator for the Law Race and Gender Research Unit, University of Cape Town (LRG), 1999

Appointed Assistant Editor of “The Judicial Officer”, 2000

Selected to serve as a Magistrate Mentor, 2001

Elected Provincial Treasurer of the Judicial Officers Association of South Africa (JOASA), 2001 – 2004

Represented JOASA at a conference of the International Association of Judges (IAJ) in Morocco, 2002

Elected Provincial Chairperson of JOASA, Kwa-Zulu Natal; Elected the first Vice President Publications of the South African Chapter of the International Association of Women Judges (SAC-IAWJ), 2004

Assessor High Court, Durban, 15 November to 15 December 2004

Re-elected Provincial Chairperson of JOASA Kwa-Zulu Natal; Appointed Editor of “The Judicial Officer”, 2005

Represented the SAC-IAWJ at the Biennial Conferences of the IAWJ in Sydney, Australia, 2006;

Represented JOASA at a conference of the IAJ in Hungary, 2006

Elected Vice President: Programmes of SAC- IAWJ; Participated in the Judicial Training Programme for Aspirant Women Judges, 2007

Completed Training Programme for Aspirant Women Judges, 2008

Elected Interim National Secretary and International Liaison Person of SAC-IAWJ, and Chairperson of JOASA Special Committee on Gender, 2009

Elected Deputy President and International Liaison Person of SAC-IAWJ, 2010 – 2014

Served on the Division’s Social Committee, 2014 – 2017 and Judges’ IT Committee, 2015 to date

Project Manager as well as co-facilitator of training programmes for judicial officers on Combating Human Trafficking, 2009-2011

Represented the SAC-IAWJ at a conference of the Southern African Association of Chief Justices, in NAIDOOZambia, 2011

Represented SAC-IAWJ at the Biennial Conference of the IAWJ in Arusha, Tanzania, 2014

PERSONAL

Born 23 December 1973

Children: Two

EDUCATION

Matric:  Ngangelizwe Senior Secondary School, Mthatha 1991

B Juris: University of Transkei (Currently Walter Sisulu University), 1996       

LLB: University of Transkei (Currently Walter Sisulu University), 1998           

Practice Management: Law Society of South Africa (LSSA-CLE), May 1998-Feb 1999

Certificate in Practical Legal Training (East London School for Legal Practice), Jan 1999-June 1999

Certificate in Advanced Trial Advocacy – BLA, October 2000

Certificate in Advanced Trial Advocacy – BLA, (Train the Trainer) , July 2004

Certificate in Sports Law: University of Cape Town, March 2001

Update Seminars in Recent Labour Law Legislation and Cases – Van Zyl & Rudd Inc Claremont, Cape Town, Nov 2002 & Aug 2003

Certificate in Consensus Building Process and Skills - Conflict Dynamics, Sandton, July 2003

Diploma in Alternative Dispute Resolution – Conflict and Mediation AFSA & University of Pretoria, Oct 2003

Certificate in Commercial Law – Irish Law Society & LSSA, East London, Oct 2005

Certificate in Commercial Law Litigation – BLA/United States Retired Lawyers, Oct 2006

Practice Management Course – Cape Law Society/ Mr A Angerjun, India, Sept 2008

Certificate in Education, Training & Development for Practitioners - LSSA/ SASSETA,   March 2009

Certificate in Environmental Law – LSSA, Oct 2009

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

Legal Assistant (during University vacations), Lawyers for Human Rights, Mthatha, Dec 1992 – June 1994 and Oct 1997 – Jan 1999

Regional Distribution Co-ordinator, Independent Forum for Electoral Education, Feb 1994 – June 1994

Legal Advisor, Madikizela & Associates, Nov 1996 – Feb 1997

Candidate Attorney – G.L. Yako Inc, Mthatha, July 1999 – July 2000

Enrolled as Attorney – (by the then Transkei Provincial Division), Mthatha, Oct 2000

Professional Assistant at G.L. Yako Inc, Mthatha, Oct 2000 – Feb 2001

Director, Preller Oosthuizen Inc – Cape Town, Feb 2001 – Oct 2001

Legal Adviser - Women’s Legal Centre, Cape Town, April 2002 – Oct 2002

Senior State Attorney - Office of the State Attorney, Cape Town, Nov 2002 – Mar 2011

Director, BP Mantame Attorneys, Mar 2011 – Feb 2013                                                                                 

Acting Judge, Western Cape High Court, Cape Town, April 2011 – June 2011, July 2011 –  Sept 2011, Oct 2011 - Dec 2011, Jan 2012 –  Mar 2012, Apr 2012 –  Jun 2012, July 2012 –Sept 201, Oct 2012 – Dec 2012, Jan 2013 – Feb 2013

Permanent Judge, Western Cape High Court, Cape Town, Feb 2013 to date

Acting Judge, Supreme Court of Appeal: 01 June – 30 September 2024

OTHER ACTIVITIES

Member of Law Society of Northern Province -1991-February 1992

Member JSA 1992 – 2018

Member of Bar Council JSA - November 1998 – October 2007

Ad hoc member of JSA Bar Bursary Fund Committee – 2008/2009 and 2009/2010 and JSA Professional Committee - 2013

Involved in Advocacy Training JSA from 2000 – 2009; since 2019 on ad hoc basis when requested to assist

Involved in training programmes of Aspirant Women Judges and Aspirant Judges in 2022 and 2023

Personal

29 March 1955

Married

Education

Grade 12:  Bopedi Bapedi High School, Ga – Marishane

University of the North Polokwane RSA: B.Luris 1982

University of the North Polokwane RSA: LLB 1986

Georgetown University Washington DC: LLM 1988

Professional History

Highveld Steel and Vanadium Corporation Witbank Mpumalanga RSA, January 1976 - January 1977

Glolec (PTY) Ltd Witbank Mpumalanga RSA, June — December 1977

Venter & Van Nieuwehuizen Attorneys, Emalahleni (Witbank) Mpumalanga RSA, May 1984 - June 1986

University of the Western Cape Bellville Western cape RSA: Senior Lecturer Depart of Public Law, August 1988 — December 1990

Makobe & Dolamo Attorneys, Emalahleni (Witbank) Mpumalanga RSA, Jan 1990 – 2002

Dolamo Incorporated, January 2003 — December 2012

Acting Judge of the High Court of South Africa Northern Gauteng High Court – Pretoria (formerly

Transvaal Provincial Division); 2004 – One Term, 2005 One – Term, 2006 One – Term.

Acting Judge of the High Court of South Africa (Western Cape High Court) 2011 (One Term); January 2012 – January 2013

Appointed Judge of the High Court of South Africa (Western Cape High Court) – February 2013 to date

Acting Judge, Supreme Court of Appeal: 2019

Acting Judge, Supreme Court of Appeal: 01 June – 30 September 2024

Other Professional Activities

Summer intern: Institute for the study of Responsive Law Washington DC USA, July 1988

Captain of the Soccer Team: 1974 — 1975, Bopedi Bapedi High School

Member of the Sovenga League Executive Comitte (Sovenga league was at that time a highly

competitive Soccer league comprising of 18 teams based on the University Campus)

Secretary of the church Council - and 1996 - St Peters Anglican Church Witbank parish

Examiner in terms of the Attorneys Admission Act

Member of the Mpumalanga Provincial Law Society (a circle of the Law Society of the Northern

Provinces formerly Law Society of the Transvaal)

Chairperson Emalahleni (Witbank) Attorneys Association, 2002

Member of the Mpumalanga Rugby Union's Disciplinary Committee, 2002

Member of the Judicial Committee of the South African Rugby Football Union, 2000 to date 

Member of Sanzar (South Africa, Australia & New Zealand) organizers of the Nation & Super in Rugby tournament Judicial Committee

Chairman of the Board — Consumer Institute of South Africa (a section 21 company established to

research, protect and advance consumer interest)

Board Member - Emalahleni Housing Institution, 2008 – 2011

Chairperson of the Board - Emalahleni Housing, 2011

Awards and scholarships

Sportsman of the Year,1975: Bopedi Bapedi High School — Nebo District

Best student in History of Law Course, 1982 — University of the North

Best student: Dissertation for the LLB Degree 1987 — University of the North

Full Bright Scholarship: 1987 — 1988 to study for the LLM Degree at Georgetown