Personal 
15 September 1975, Nkwenkwana Location, Engcobo, Eastern Cape
Husband: Mahlubonke Dlwati
Two children
Husband: Mahlubonke Dlwati
Two children
Education
Matric: Mt Arthur Girls High School, Lady Frere
B Proc (1995) University of Transkei
Postgraduate Diploma in Tax (1997) University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg
Certificate in Commercial Law, 2005, Black Lawyers Association Legal Education Centre
Matric: Mt Arthur Girls High School, Lady Frere
B Proc (1995) University of Transkei
Postgraduate Diploma in Tax (1997) University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg
Certificate in Commercial Law, 2005, Black Lawyers Association Legal Education Centre
Professional History
Part- time teacher, Mehlokazulu High School, Pietermaritzburg: 1996
Articles of Clerkship with Jenny Budree & Associates and Hoskins & Ngcobo Attorneys, Pietermaritzburg: 1997-1999
Admitted and enrolled as an Attorney and Conveyancer of the High Court of South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal Division: 12 February 1999
Professional Assistant, Hoskins &Ngcobo Attorneys: February 1999-July 2000
Partner & Director at Ngcobo Poyo & Diedricks Attorneys: August 2000- May 2014
Sat as Assessor in the Pietermaritzburg High Court at various times from 2003 to 2011
Articles of Clerkship with Jenny Budree & Associates and Hoskins & Ngcobo Attorneys, Pietermaritzburg: 1997-1999
Admitted and enrolled as an Attorney and Conveyancer of the High Court of South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal Division: 12 February 1999
Professional Assistant, Hoskins &Ngcobo Attorneys: February 1999-July 2000
Partner & Director at Ngcobo Poyo & Diedricks Attorneys: August 2000- May 2014
Sat as Assessor in the Pietermaritzburg High Court at various times from 2003 to 2011
Acting Judge; KwaZulu-Natal Division of the High Court, Pietermaritzburg: 15 October- 18 November 2012, 4 March-14 April 2013, 3-28 June 2013, 2-27 September 2013, 11 November 2013-13 December 2013, 27 January-30 March 2014
Judge, KwaZulu-Natal High Court: 1 June 2014
Acting Judge, Supreme Court of Appeal: 1 June 2020 - 30 November 2020, 1 December 2020 - 31 May 2021
Publications, Awards, Honours and Other Activities
Named as a Woman of Substance by You Magazine: October 2003
Named as a Woman of Substance by You Magazine: October 2003
Member of the Deeds Registries Regulation Board: 2003-May 2014
Member of the KwaZulu-Natal Bid Appeals Tribunal: December 2005-May 2014
Examiner of the Attorneys’ Practice and Procedure Examinations in KwaZulu-Natal:2005-May 2014 Chairperson, Black Lawyers Association, Pietermaritzburg Branch: 2003-2005
Founding Member and Secretary of KZN Chapter of South African Women Lawyers Association: 2007-2009
President, KwaZulu-Natal Law Society: 2008
Member of the Provincial Advisory Panel for Implementation of Municipal Rates Act of 2003: 2008
Co-Chairperson of the Law Society of South Africa: 2009 – 2010
National Moderator, Conveyancing Examination: 2009 – 2014
President, Southern African Development Lawyers Association: 2010-2012
Recipient of the South African Women Lawyers Association History & Icon Programme: 2012
Finalist in the Law Category of KZN Women of Excellence by the Durban Chamber of Commerce: 2012
Recipient of the South African Women Lawyers Association History & Icon Programme: 2012
Finalist in the Law Category of KZN Women of Excellence by the Durban Chamber of Commerce: 2012
Member of the Rules Board of Courts: January 2012 – May 2014
Trustee of the Victoria &Griffiths Mxenge Memorial Trust: 2009 to date
Member of the South African Chapter of the International Association of Women Judges; 2018
Trained as a Mediator and Trainer in Mediation: Utah USA October 2019
Leader of Couples Ministry in Maritzburg Christian Church: December 2019 to date
