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Angela is an Advocate of the High Court of South Africa, an accredited Mediator, and a qualified Parenting Coordinator dedicated to helping families navigate separation and divorce with clarity, structure, and dignity. As the Founder of Family Lawyer SA (www.familylawyersa.co.za), Angela brings substantial experience in family law, dispute resolution, and complex parenting matters. Her professional background allows her to understand not only the emotional dynamics of separation, but also the legal consequences of unresolved conflict. This dual insight enables her to guide parents toward durable, child-centred agreements that are both practical and legally sound. Angela works with parents at all stages of separation - from early negotiations to post-divorce disputes and high-conflict co-parenting challenges. She is particularly skilled in: - Developing comprehensive, workable parenting plans - Managing high-conflict dynamics with calm authority - Assisting parents to refocus on the best interests of their children - Facilitating structured, solution-driven mediation - Supporting the implementation and monitoring of parenting arrangements. Her approach is firm yet compassionate. She creates a structured, respectful environment where both parents are heard, while ensuring that discussions remain forward-focused and child-centred. Where emotions run high, Angela provides steady guidance and practical tools to reduce conflict and improve long-term co-parenting stability. Parents choose Angela as their Mediator and Parenting Coordinator because she offers more than neutrality - she offers legal insight, strategic clarity, and an unwavering commitment to protecting children from the damaging effects of prolonged parental conflict and litigation.

I am an admitted attorney and accredited family & divorce mediator, registered with the South African Association of Mediators. I am also an accredited commercial mediator, accredited with Conflict Dynamics. In my free time I love painting, reading and traveling. I am a divorced mother of three beautiful children and am currently residing in Pretoria. Alternative Dispute Resolution is my passion.

Experienced Wineburg Magistrates Court Mediator, Comfortable with maintenance calculations. Trained by Conflict Dynamics and Social Justice

Wikus Steyl is a highly experienced South African attorney and director of Royce Steyl White Incorporated, with over two decades of litigation expertise spanning commercial, insolvency, business rescue, and criminal law. Admitted as an attorney of the High Court and recognised for his practical, results-driven approach, he combines deep technical legal knowledge with extensive courtroom experience to facilitate effective dispute resolution. As a trained mediator with specialist qualifications in business rescue and insolvency, he is particularly well positioned to mediate complex commercial and restructuring disputes, offering parties a pragmatic, informed, and solution-oriented pathway to settlement.

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Mokgadi Princelia Semenya is an admitted Advocate of the High Court of South Africa and an accredited Mediator affiliated to Mediation Pan African. She is the founder and sole Director of MMP Consulting, a company that offers bespoke technical and specialist consulting, mediation and training services to commercial enterprises, communal property associations and Land reform entities and has rendered solid consulting services to various emerging black owned and managed land reform entities to ensure compliance with the various legislation that governs such entities. She is a panel member of Land Rights Management Facility (LRMF) of the Department of Land Reform and Rural Development providing mediation /conciliation to parties in terms of Extension of Security of Tenure Act, Labour Tenants Act, Restitution of Land Rights Act and Communal Property Association Act. She served her Practical Vocational Training at Malele Attorneys Incorporated as a Candidate Attorney. She handled commercial and general litigation files, she appeared in the Magistrate Court on various civil matters including criminal matters, and she also appeared in tribunals such as Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA), various bargaining councils and represented clients at disciplinary hearings on labour matters. She is a former employee of the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform. She has 5 years’ experience in mediating disputes between landholders and farm dwellers, communities whose rights are affected by the mining operations, traditional authorities and communities residing on the communal properties, particularly regarding evictions, tenure security and land claims. She developed interest in alternative dispute resolution during her tenure in the Department while engaging with various stakeholders.

Aimée is an accredited commercial mediator, lawyer and strategic advisor who helps people and organisations resolve disputes constructively and efficiently. Her career spans commercial law, policy, governance and strategic sustainability advice, including complex construction and infrastructure matters in South Africa and the United Kingdom. She has also advised organisations and senior decision makers on risk, responsible business and navigating complex regulatory and stakeholder environments.

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,