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I am an experienced advocate and accredited mediator with a professional background spanning labour, family, commercial and contract law. Since 2011, I have practised as an advocate, specialising in dispute resolution across diverse legal sectors, including labour, family, commercial and contractual matters. In 2019, I founded Mediation Mindset, where I focus on alternative dispute resolution with a particular emphasis on workplace, family and commercial mediation. My mediation practice is supported by extensive formal accreditation across all major fields of mediation in South Africa. I am accredited as a Civil/Commercial Mediator and Labour/Workplace Mediator, having met DiSAC and ADRP‑SA standards, with accreditation valid through June 2026. I am also accredited as a Divorce and Family Mediator under NABFAM and ADRP‑SA standards. Additionally, I am a member in good standing of the Social Justice Association (SJA), a Recognised Mediation Organisation (RMO) under the Gauteng High Court Mediation Protocol. My training includes workplace mediation, commercial mediation, civil mediation, and advanced labour‑law programmes, equipping me with broad, multidisciplinary capability in conflict management and resolution. This combination of legal experience, multi‑field accreditation, and specialised training enables me to facilitate structured, effective and principled mediation processes across a wide range of disputes.

I am a Family Law and Civil Litigation Attorney, accredited as a Family Law and Divorce Mediator through the Social Justice Association of Mediators (SJAM). My practice focuses on divorce, parenting disputes, and related family law matters, where I work closely with individuals and families navigating significant life transitions. With experience in both litigation and mediation, I bring a balanced perspective to conflict resolution - understanding the realities of court processes while prioritising constructive, solution-focused outcomes. My approach is grounded in professionalism, empathy, and a commitment to helping families reach agreements that are both legally sound and practically sustainable.

Anneke Greyvenstein is an experienced and accredited family mediator with 20 years in the family legal sector, dedicated to helping families resolve disputes. Accredited by the National Accreditation Board for Family Mediators. Anneke has mediated complex parenting, maintenance, and co-parenting matters across South Africa. She is a NABFAM-accredited mediation trainer for more than a decade. As co-developer and guest lecturer of South Africa’s first postgraduate family mediation programme at North-West University, she combines academic depth with extensive practical experience. Anneke is also co-leading the MOMS Project in collaboration with the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development, an innovative initiative aimed at digitising maintenance obligations and developing a formal register to strengthen maintenance enforcement. The project is designed to ensure greater accountability by enabling credit providers to access verified maintenance information before granting further credit, thereby protecting children’s rights and promoting responsible financial conduct. Through this work, Anneke continues to drive systemic reform, making family mediation more accessible, effective, and aligned with social justice objectives. She has co-founded multiple organizations dedicated to family mediation, including the Social Justice Network Pty Ltd and Coparent.co.za, where she serves as CEO. As the Chairperson of the Social Justice Foundation, she actively champions innovative legal solutions that bridge the gap between parents, family courts, and credit providers. Since 2013, she has been an active member of the National Family Forum under the Department of Social Development. Anneke Greyvenstein’s work continues to shape the family legal landscape in South Africa. Through her relentless pursuit of innovation, advocacy, and social justice, she remains a driving force in making mediation mainstream, improving access to legal support, and empowering families to resolve disputes amicably. • Director at Social Justice Network Pty LTD since 2016 • Chairperson of the Social Justice Foundation NPO/NPC since 2018

Founder & Chief Executive Officer of MINDSHIFTERS Coaching, Counselling, Mediation and Wellness (Pty) Ltd. I am a NABFAM-accredited Mediator (SJA), Mental Health Counsellor registered with CCSA, ASCHP, ACRP, and CPSC, and an HR/Labour Relations practitioner with over two decades of professional experience. My work spans family and divorce mediation, including Voice of the Child interviews and parenting plans, workplace and labour mediation, conflict resolution, mental health support through coaching, counselling, and play-based interventions, as well as organisational consulting. I work with individuals, couples, families, and organisations to resolve conflict with dignity, clarity, and fairness. My approach combines professionalism, empathy, sound process, and a strong commitment to ethical, client-centred outcomes, with a special focus on the wellbeing of the child in family/divorce matters.

Zaheera is an admitted Advocate of the High Court of South Africa and an accredited Mediator. She graduated from the University of the Witwatersrand in 2007, where she obtained her LLB degree. Prior to joining the JSA for pupillage, she practiced as an attorney for 7 years in the fields of corporate and commercial law. During 2015, she completed her pupillage and then joined Group One Advocates. Her private law practice is in the following fields: commercial litigation and arbitrations, insolvency, business rescue, access to information, construction, environmental law, telecommunications, media and entertainment law (particularly defamation and privacy), sports law; trusts and international law. My public law practice is in the fields of administrative law and constitutional litigation. She has appeared in the Constitutional Court; various High Courts; Labour Court; and at arbitrations, tribunals, and mediations. She has acted for many large, national, and global corporations in significant disputes. In 2019, she became an accredited and certified Mediator with Arbitration Foundation of South Africa (“AFSA”). She has mediation experience in the following types of disputes: - Corporate and commercial; - Insolvency; - intellectual property; - Petroleum; - Sports; - Labour; - Medical negligence; and - RAF.