Personal:
26 February 1966, Tarkastad, Eastern Cape
Education:
Matric: St. Matthews High School
B. IURIS University of Transkei,1988
LLB University of Transkei, 1992
Certificate in Shipping : Institute of Shipbrokers, Durban , 2005
Certificate in Project Management University of Cape Town, 2019
Professional History:
Public Prosecutor: Zwelitsha Magistrate’s Court, Ciskei, March 1988 - 1990
Tutor - Constitutional Law : University of Transkei, 1991
Admitted as an Advocate , 4 June 1992
Part-Time Lecturer ,University of Fort Hare - Civil Procedure ,1993 - 1994
Appointed as Presiding Officer First Democratic Elections in King William's Town , 1994
State Advocate Bisho,1992 -1995
Seconded to the Goldstone Commission : Enquiry into Taxi Violence in the Eastern Cape,1995
Senior Legal Administrative Officer, Office of the Director General, Bhisho,1995 - July 1996
Enrolled as a pupil at the Durban Bar, August 1996 – December 1996
Commenced practice, 4 December 1996
Joined the Bisho Society of Advocates, January 1997
Member of the Bar Council, Bisho, 1999 - 2000
Joined the Durban Society of Advocates, February 2002
Acted as a Judge in the Eastern Cape Division (Mthatha, Bisho, Grahamstown, Port Elizabeth) - June 2002
Acted as a Judge in Bisho, Grahamstown, Port Elizabeth, Durban, Pietermaritzburg and South Gauteng during the years 2007, 2008, 2010,2014, 2015 ,2016 and 2021
Trainee at Holland & Knight, New York in Maritime Law - August 2004 - January 2005
President - South African Women Lawyers Association (Sawla) – KZN Region, 2007 - 2009
Member of the Bid Adjudication Tribunal KZN, 2009 - April 2011
Attained Silk Status, June 2011
Member of the Board for the Coega Development Corporation, 2014
Served on the Board: Ushaka Marine Theme Park, 08 February 2005 - 24 January 2011
Appointed by the Premier, KZN as a Chairperson of the RTI Recruitment Commission, 1 March 2013 – 5 June 2014
Elected to serve on the General Council of the Bar (the GCB) as an Assistant Honorary Secretary, July 2015-2016
Appointed by the President of the Republic of South Africa to serve on the Judicial Service Commission (JSC), April 2017- 17 February 2020
Chairperson of the Advocates for Transformation in Kwazulu-Natal, November 2017 - 2019
Appointed as the Evidence Leader to the Commission of Enquiry into allegations of State Capture, Corruption and Fraud in the Public Sector including Organs of State, March 2018 -2021.
As Senior Counsel held dual Chambers at: Salmon Grove Chambers, Durban, 2002- 2021 and also at : Thulamela Chambers, Sandton, 2012 – 2021.
Appointed as a Judge, 1 January 2022 to date
Member of the South African Chapter of the International Association of Women Judges (SAC-IAWJ), February 2023 to date
Appointed as a Vice- Chairperson of the National Council for Correctional Services, 06 November 2023
Appointed as a Judge of the Special Tribunal, 1 November 2024
Acting Judge of Appeal, Supreme Court of Appeal, 1 December 2024
