Personal

Date of birth: 18 July 1971

Education

1988- Matric – St John's College, Mthatha, Eastern Cape

1993 -BProc – Walter Sisulu University

2004 - Post Graduate Diploma in Corporate Law – University of South Africa

2006 – Certificate in Commercial Law Practice – BLA Legal Education Centre

2011 - LLM in Commercial Law – University of Cape Town

2014 – Advanced Programme in Insolvency Law and Practice – University of Pretoria

Professional History

April 1996 – Admitted as an attorney

December 2002 – Admitted as a conveyancer

February 2003 – Admitted as a Notary Public

April 2015- June 2016 – Acting Judge of the High Court of South Africa, Western Cape Division

July 2016 – Present - Judge of the High Court of South Africa, Western Cape Division

January 2022 – June 2023 – Acting Judge of the Competition Appeal Court

July 2023 – Present - Judge of the Competition Appeal Court

Acting Judge of the Supreme Court of Appeal: 01 October 2025 - 30 November 2025

Membership of Professional bodies

2010-2016 – Councillor – Law Society of the Cape of Good Hope

2013- 2015 – Chairperson of the Western Cape Branch of the Black Lawyers Association

2013 – 2016 – Deputy Chairperson of the Black Conveyancers Association

2014- 2016 – Councillor – Law Society of South Africa