Personal
29 March 1955
Married
Education
Grade 12: Bopedi Bapedi High School, Ga – Marishane
University of the North Polokwane RSA: B.Luris 1982
University of the North Polokwane RSA: LLB 1986
Georgetown University Washington DC: LLM 1988
Professional History
Highveld Steel and Vanadium Corporation Witbank Mpumalanga RSA, January 1976 - January 1977
Glolec (PTY) Ltd Witbank Mpumalanga RSA, June — December 1977
Venter & Van Nieuwehuizen Attorneys, Emalahleni (Witbank) Mpumalanga RSA, May 1984 - June 1986
University of the Western Cape Bellville Western cape RSA: Senior Lecturer Depart of Public Law, August 1988 — December 1990
Makobe & Dolamo Attorneys, Emalahleni (Witbank) Mpumalanga RSA, Jan 1990 – 2002
Dolamo Incorporated, January 2003 — December 2012
Acting Judge of the High Court of South Africa Northern Gauteng High Court – Pretoria (formerly
Transvaal Provincial Division); 2004 – One Term, 2005 One – Term, 2006 One – Term.
Acting Judge of the High Court of South Africa (Western Cape High Court) 2011 (One Term); January 2012 – January 2013
Appointed Judge of the High Court of South Africa (Western Cape High Court) – February 2013 to date
Acting Judge, Supreme Court of Appeal: 2019
Acting Judge, Supreme Court of Appeal: 01 June – 30 September 2024
Other Professional Activities
Summer intern: Institute for the study of Responsive Law Washington DC USA, July 1988
Captain of the Soccer Team: 1974 — 1975, Bopedi Bapedi High School
Member of the Sovenga League Executive Comitte (Sovenga league was at that time a highly
competitive Soccer league comprising of 18 teams based on the University Campus)
Secretary of the church Council - and 1996 - St Peters Anglican Church Witbank parish
Examiner in terms of the Attorneys Admission Act
Member of the Mpumalanga Provincial Law Society (a circle of the Law Society of the Northern
Provinces formerly Law Society of the Transvaal)
Chairperson Emalahleni (Witbank) Attorneys Association, 2002
Member of the Mpumalanga Rugby Union's Disciplinary Committee, 2002
Member of the Judicial Committee of the South African Rugby Football Union, 2000 to date
Member of Sanzar (South Africa, Australia & New Zealand) organizers of the Nation & Super in Rugby tournament Judicial Committee
Chairman of the Board — Consumer Institute of South Africa (a section 21 company established to
research, protect and advance consumer interest)
Board Member - Emalahleni Housing Institution, 2008 – 2011
Chairperson of the Board - Emalahleni Housing, 2011
Awards and scholarships
Sportsman of the Year,1975: Bopedi Bapedi High School — Nebo District
Best student in History of Law Course, 1982 — University of the North
Best student: Dissertation for the LLB Degree 1987 — University of the North
Full Bright Scholarship: 1987 — 1988 to study for the LLM Degree at Georgetown
