Personal:
Born: 13 January 1973, Humansdorp, Eastern Cape
Education:
Matric: Khwezi Lomso Comprehensive School, Port Elizabeth
B Proc (1996) University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
LLB (1998) University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
MDP (2002) Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS), Johannesburg
Professional History:
Vacation student at Pillay Meyer Attorneys in Port Elizabeth: 1993-1995
School for Legal Practise with LEAD in Johannesburg: 1997
Articles of Clerkship with Deneys Reitz Attorneys, Johannesburg: 1997-1998
Admitted and enrolled as an Attorney of the High Court of South Africa, in the Transvaal Provincial Division, Pretoria: 8 September 1998
Associate at Sampson Okes Higgins in Sandton: 1998-1999
Counsel: Labour Law at AngloGold Ashanti Limited: 2000-2005
Director at Nolwazi Investment Holdings (Pty) Ltd, t/a Lwazi Consulting: 2005
Director at Hluma Business and Labour Services (Pty) Ltd: 2005-2007
Panellist at Tokiso Dispute Settlement (Pty) Ltd: 2005-2013
Director at Thipa Incorporated Attorneys: 2008-2013
Acting Judge, Labour Court: 17 October 2011 to 30 November 2011, 23 July 2012 to 24 August 2012 and 7 October 2012 to 15 December 2012
Acting Judge, Western Cape Division of the High Court: 21 January 2013 to 22 March 2013, 08 April 2013 to 14 June 2013, 22 July 2013 to 20 September 2013, 7 October 2013 to 1 December 2013
Judge, Western Cape Division of the High Court: 2 December 2013
Acting Judge Competition Appeal Court, 2015 – 2016
Judge of the Competition Appeal Court: 20 January 2017 to date
Acting Judge, Supreme Court of Appeal, 1 April 2020 - 31 May 2020; 1 June 2020 - 30 November 2020; 1 December 2020 - 31 May 2021; 1 June 2021 - 30 June 2021
Judge of Appeal, Supreme Court of Appeal: July 2021 to date
Publications, Awards, Honours and Other activities:
Trustee of the Mineworkers Provident Fund Board and Alternate Trustee of the Sentinel and Mine Employees Pension Funds: 2000-2007
Chairperson of the Board of the Mineworkers Provident Fund: 2001-2002
Labour Policy Committee member representing AngloGold Ashanti at the Chamber of Mines: 2000-2005
National Committee member of the South African Society for Labour Law (SASLAW) and Committee member of the Gauteng Chapter of SASLAW: 1999-2005
Board Member of the Institute of Retirement Funds (IRF): 2004-2013
Chairperson of the Trustee Committee at the IRF:
Substitute Trustee of the Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF): 2008
Finance for non-financial employees course, AngloGold Training Centre, 2001
Trustee training courses, Johannesburg School of Finance, Rand Merchant Bank and Institute of Directors in Southern Africa, 2001, 2003 and 2004 respectively
Nexus programme I & II: GIBS, 2002
Trustee of the Mineworkers Charitable Trust Fund:2009-2013
Trustee of the Khwezi Lomso Alumni Trust Fund: 2010 -2015
Member of the South African Women Lawyers (SAWLA): 2011
Committee member, Student Christian Movement, 1990-1991
Custodian, Cell-C Take-a-girl child to work day: 2006 - 2008
Facilitator: SAICA Workplace Readiness programme for University students with Vuma Lifeskills training programme: 2006
Mentor: Vision 4 Women matric learners: 2012
Panellist in advocacy training, Stellenbosch, 2016
Trained as a Trainer and involved in training on Cybercrime and electronic evidence with the South African Judicial Training Institute (SAJEI), 2016 -
Conducted training in Competition law with SAJEI, July 2018
Attended a mediation course to be trained as a trainer in Utah, USA: October 2019
