Personal
Born: 20 November 1972, Phokeng, Rustenburg, North West
Education
B Proc (1995) University of the North, Limpopo
LLB (1997) University of the Free State, Bloemfontein
LLM (1999) University of the Free State, Bloemfontein
Professional History
Law Researcher, Appellate Division (Justice PJJ Olivier JA): 1996
Articles of Clerkship, Naudes Attorneys, Bloemfontein: 1997-1999
Admitted as an Attorney: 1999
Enrolled as a Notary and Conveyancer: 2009
Professional Assistant, Naudes Attorneys: 1999-2000
Director, Naudes Attorneys 2000-2002
Director, Phatshoane Henny Inc (PHI), Bloemfontein, and
Chairperson of PHI Group of Associated Firms: 2002-May 2011
Acting Judge, Northern Cape High Court - 2010
Judge, Northern Cape Division of the High Court - 2011 to date
Acting Judge President, Northern Cape High Court: 03 June 2017- 17 July 2017; 01 September - 31 October 2019; and 01 February - 30 March 2021
Acting Deputy Judge President, Northern Cape High Court: 18 July -17 December 2017; 29 July 2019 - 31 October 2019; 01 August 2020 - 30 December 2020
Acting Judge Labour Court: During 2013 and 2015
Acting Judge Labour Appeal Court: August 2016-May 2017
Acting Deputy Judge President Labour Courts: January 2018 - 15 December 2018; May 2020 – 15 December 2020
Acting Judge of Appeal; Supreme Court of Appeal: 1 April 2021 – 30 September 2021; 1 April 2022 - 31 May 2022.
Acting Judge of Appeal; Supreme Court of Appeal: 1 December 2024 -
Publications, Awards, Honours and other activities
Contributions to Chapter 6 and 7 (2001) (Butterworths: Employment Equity Law) “Racial, ethnic and national origin harassment” and “Reasonable accommodation of religion”
Part-time arbitrator and conciliator - Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA):1999 - 2004; the Education Labour Relations Council; Public Health Welfare Sectoral Bargaining Council; and the South African Local Government Bargaining Council
Part-time Lecturer - Advanced Certificate in labour law; External Moderator for the senior certificate/diploma in Labour Law and an External Examiner for LLM students (Department of Constitutional Law) - University of the Free State: about 2006 - 2009
Lectured to candidate attorneys - School for Legal Practice of the Law Society of South Africa (Free State): about 2006 -2008
Recipient of Alumni “Extraordinary Achiever” award, Cum Laude: 2012, University of the Free State
A member of the National Judicial Case Flow Management Committee (JCFMC): 2014 to date
A member of the South African Chapter of International Association of Women Judges: 2014 to date and served in its executive committee as the Vice-President Programs: August 2012- August 2014
A member of Council of Sol Plaatje University (Kimberley): 28 June 2014 to date
