Personal

17 July 1962

Spouse: Nontlahla Zilwa

Education:

Matric (1979) Tsomo Senior Secondary School

B.luris (1984) University of Transkei

LLB (1987) University of Transkei

Professional History:

Public Prosecutor in Transkei lower courts (1984-1986)

Magistrate in Transkei Lower Courts (1987-1991)

State Advocate in Transkei Supreme Court (1992)

Practised as Advocate in the High Court (1993-2014)

Various acting stints as acting Judge in the High Court

Various acting stints as acting Judge in the Labour Court from 1997

Attained the status of Senior Counsel in the Superior Courts of South Africa (2015 - May 2020)

Judge of the High Court, Eastern Cape Division, Bisho (June 2020 to date)

Acing Judge of the Supreme Court of Appeal: 1 April 2026 – 31 May 2026

Awards, Honours and Other Activities:

Member of the Eastern Cape Pupilage Training Committee under the auspices of the General Council of the Bar (GCB)in Oxford, United Kingdom.

Lectured at the then University of Transkei as a volunteer lecturer and Moot Court co-ordinator. Accompanied trained students to participate in an international Moot Court competition in Abidjan, Ivory Coast

Chairperson of Vela Private School Board in Mthatha for 6 years.

Chairperson of the Mthatha Hospital Board for 4 years.

Chancellor and a Board of Trustees member of the Anglican Diocese of Mthatha since 2015.