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I have been a mediator since 2012 and internationally qualified since 2013. I have been involved in practicing law, one way or another since 1985.

I am an International ATLS Trauma Instructor, Fellow of the American College of Surgeons / FACS and Master of Laparoscopic/ Keyhole Surgery through IRCAD/EITS Strasbourg, France. I obtained a Diploma in Anaesthesia from The College of Medicine South Africa. I am a Bonsmara cattle farmer and, since the year 2000, have been well known in the Bonsmara Cattle Breeders Association. Karmel Bonsmaras previously stemmed from my interest in the cattle Industry. I was a finalist for the Climate Ambassador Farmer of the Year in 2026. I am interested in general surgery and related medico-legal and expert witness work. My experience as a proficient and seasoned general surgeon and traumatologist with more than 22 years in private practice contributes to my expertise. During this period, I acquired numerous additional national and internationally endorsed qualifications. I am compliant with HPCSA requirements and qualified as a mediator through MPA and passed the SAMLA Foundation Course in 2025 with distinction. During my tenure as a surgeon, I rendered additional surgical services in person to numerous rural communities and patients in the Northern Cape, Northwest Province and Greater Karoo. I am committed to exceptional patient and client care. I passed the SAMLA Foundation Course in 2025 Cum Laude. I qualified as a mediator through MPA in 2025.

• Presiding over the first 120 personal injury mediations. 20 RAF matters and 100 matters as part of the PRASA Mediation Pilot Project, achieving a 85% settlement rate. • Took part as observer and advisor in the RAF pilot project. • Managing/advising the mediator panel (and acting as mediator) in a Consumer Commission Project of 150 consumer disputes, resulting in 134 negotiated settlements. • Panel member of the Community Schemes Ombud Services. Appointment in more than 60 Community Schemes Ombud Service disputes, successfully resolving 53 disputes through mediation. • Mediating the Route 6 Taxi Association governance dispute, over 12 months, involving numerous disputes between more than 10 stakeholders, restoring the governance structure and facilitating the successful election of a new executive committee. • Since 2026 he was appointed as mediator in 7 divorce mediations, settling 6.

I practiced as an advocate for 25 years specialising in labour and employment law and have more recently joined Garlicke & Bousfield Inc as an attorney and Director. I am also currently ad hoc company secretary for a Norwegian shipping company, reports editor for the Industrial Law Journal and regular contributor to the Healthcare Business Review. I trained as an arbitrator through both AMSSA and AFSA and as a mediator through ADR group UK (international accreditation in civil and commercial mediation) and am passionate about dispute resolution and conflict management, holding panelist positions with Conflict Dynamics, Mediation in Motion, Mediation Pan African, and am a registered medical mediator with the SA Medico-Legal Association. I have extensive experience as a mediator, arbitrator and facilitator, in both the employment and civil & commercial sectors and have mediated commercial, school, corporate governance, medical negligence, personal injury, professional negligence, family & family business, grievance and workplace conflict disputes. I was involved in pro bono mediation projects at both the Durban and Cape Town Labour Courts and in the RAF and Gauteng and Western Cape Health Department pilot projects to contribute to the development of medico-legal mediation in South Africa. I was also involved in the creation of a Stakeholders Engagement Forum with the Ethekwini Municipality, business and community in the Cornubia Industrial precinct in KZN and in training for the University of Cape Town in workplace mediation using restorative justice principles.

ABOUT ME I am an Industrial-Organisational Psychologist, Family Law, Medico-Legal, Road Accident Fund (RAF), and Commercial Mediator with more than 27 years of professional experience. I obtained my postgraduate psychology degree with distinction from the University of the Witwatersrand. I am a Rule 41A accredited mediator in association with Conflict Dynamics, Alternate Dispute Resolution Group, and Mediation Pan African. I am also a registered mediator with the South African Medico-Legal Association (SAMLA) and the Family Life Centre of South Africa (FAMSA). EXPERIENCE My mediation practice focuses on all Rule 41A matters, including Road Accident Fund (RAF) claims, divorce and family disputes, workplace conflicts, medical negligence matters, and commercial disputes. My facilitative approach draws on both my clinical and organisational psychology experience, enabling me to guide parties through complex emotional issues while remaining mindful of the relevant legal considerations. Throughout my career, I have worked extensively in organisational development, employee assessment, leadership development, and workplace conflict across a wide range of industries. I have served in both consultancy and practitioner roles, applying my understanding of human behaviour, organisational systems, and group dynamics in corporate and clinical environments. For more than 25 years, I have worked as a Vocational Expert and have provided expert testimony in the High Court. In 2016, I expanded my professional practice to include mediation, focusing on Road Accident Fund matters, workplace disputes, divorce and family conflicts, commercial disagreements, and matters involving police conduct. My involvement in the South African Medico-Legal Association (SAMLA) Road Accident Fund (RAF) Mediation Pilot Project provided valuable experience in resolving complex disputes involving injured claimants, legal representatives, and Road Accident Fund officials.

Sabonga Mpongosha is an accomplished Accredited Mediator, distinguished legal professional with extensive experience in dispute resolution. Backed by a strong legal background, he is dedicated to resolving complex disputes through mediation, delivering practical, strategic and commercial sound solutions that preserve relationships and achieve lasting outcomes,

Debbie Chetty is an admitted attorney and accredited mediator specialising in family, civil, and commercial disputes. She has completed specialised training in RAF and medical negligence mediation through AFSA, equipping her to effectively manage complex, high-value claims. Debbie is committed to facilitating constructive dialogue and helping parties reach practical, cost-effective resolutions outside of the courtroom. With a strong legal background and a client-centered approach, she brings empathy, professionalism, and strategic insight to every mediation process. She is also a trained Voice of the Child Practitioner, ensuring that children’s perspectives are appropriately considered in family matters. Debbie has been a part of the Pro Bono project working at the Protea Magistrate Court and the Johannesburg Magistrate court.

Mediator: Samuel Abraham Masheni (Gauteng legal Mediation consultant Accreditation: Accredited Mediator Accrediting bodies: DISEC & NABFAM Specialisations: Civil & Commercial Mediation; Family & Divorce Mediation; Child & Parenting Plan Mediation RAF / Personal Injury / Medical Negligence: Accredited/Certified in these areas through ADR Network SA Rule 41A: Gauteng High Court mediation services Practice: Gauteng Legal Mediation Consultant (PTY) LTD Legal background: BCom Law & Legal Assistance and LLB studies through UNISA Additional services: Family and divorce mediation, civil and commercial disputes, RAF matters, Minister of Police matters, Home Affairs matters.

I am seasoned legal professional, registered with the Legal Practice Council and admitted to practice as such in the High Court of South Africa and a mediator specialising in Legal Mediation. I have been practising as a legal practitioner for over 26 years, having been admitted as attorney in 1999. For 6 years as an attorney, I focused on commercial litigation, personal injury claims and medical negligence claims. I also served as an inhouse legal counsel for 9 years where I specialised mainly in Commercial Law, Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) as well as Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC). In 2016, I was admitted as an Advocate of the High Court of South Africa. I served as the Chairperson of the Department of Health Nursing Tribunal and presided over various medical negligence claims against members of the health sector. I focus my mediation practice in commercial claims, medical negligence and personal injury claims. I am passionate about legal mediation and believes that mediation is an effective cost- effective dispute resolution process. I further believes that mediation creates lasting resolution while supporting mutual respect, confidentiality and gives parties’ the ability to make their own choices freely throughout the mediation process.

I am an Advocate of the High Court of South Africa with experience in dispute resolution, workplace and commercial conflict, law, forensic investigation and governance. I work as a mediator and conflict practitioner, with a particular interest in the relational dynamics that underpin conflict. My approach is psychoanalytically informed, helping parties explore not only the issues in dispute but also the patterns of interaction that can make conflict difficult to resolve. I have experience in workplace conduct matters, investigations, disciplinary processes, facilitation and conflict management across a range of sectors. I also provide mediation and conflict management training. I hold an MBA focused on negotiation, facilitation and social innovation and am a Chartered Governance Professional.

He served SAMLA (South African Medico Legal Association) as director from 2005 to 2020, in various capacities as deputy chairperson, faculty principal, clinical negligence director and mediation director, and in 2020 was awarded honorary life membership. In SAMLA he led the development of a series of pioneering UCT-partnered postgraduate training courses in medico-legal practice; guidelines and protocols for medical mediation; clinical negligence mediation pilot projects with provincial departments of health; and the SAMLA-RAF personal injury mediation pilot project. He has also served the HPCSA-RAF Appeal Tribunals as member and as chairperson; as well as the Association for the Protection of Road Accident Victims (APRAV) as chairperson of the Solutions Task Team Medical Committee. He has co-authored three publications in peer reviewed journals on serious injury determination, the narrative test and the functioning of HPCSA appeal tribunals. He has written thousands of medico-legal reports and has testified in court as an expert witness in hundreds of matters. He has mediated 45 medico-legal disputes. He is passionate about medical science, ethical practice and the promotion of mutual respect and understanding. He believes in the capacity of the mediation process to resolve conflict by harnessing the power of constructive self-determination of the parties to the dispute.

Editor, journalist, artist, photographer and more recently mediator – Louïne van der Vyver is a keen observer. Decades in the media taught her the value of objective listening. The truth can have more than one angle, a story multiple sides. Only by shedding the light on the other side’s lived experience, can an empasse between opposing parties be overcome. It is essential to have the opportunity to be heard, to tell your story. Mediation facilitates this process, and can therefore be effective in dispute resolution. Apart from private creative commissions, Louïne is currently part-time Practice Manager at EMLCT (Edeling Medico-Legal Consultancy Trust) where she works alongside mediation trailblazer, Dr. Herman Edeling. He is an experienced medico-legal mediator and responsible for the mediation protocol adopted by the Gauteng High Court.