Department Of Justice And Constitutional Development Mediators
Department Of Justice And Constitutional Development Mediators
Application for accreditation and enrolment on the Panel of Court-Annexed Mediators
In December 2014 Court Annexed Mediation was introduced in 12 Magistrates Courts pilot sites (9 in the Gauteng Province and 3 in the North West Province) pursuant to the Court Mediation Rules published in the Government Notice 38164 of 31 October 2014.
Based on the lessons and experiences learnt from the pilot, the Court Annexed Mediation services will, in 2018 and from the date that will be determined by the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services by Notice in the Gazette during March 2018, be extended to the Regional Courts in the four (4) provinces, namely, Gauteng, Mpumalanga, Limpopo and North West.
Applications to be enrolled as an Accredited Court-Annexed Mediator from suitably qualified persons to be enlisted in the Panel of Mediators under the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development, are invited to provide mediation services at the following courts/places appointed for the adjudication of civil disputes:
| Column A: Regional Division | Column B: Courts / Places appointed for the holding of a court for the adjudication of civil disputes within a Regional Division | Column C: Magisterial Districts or areas in respect of which the court sitting in the appointed place under Column B shall have jurisdiction |
| Gauteng (Johannesburg) |
Benoni | Ekurhuleni South East (and Brakpan, Daveyton and Tsakane Sub-district) |
| Springs | Ekurhuleni East (and Nigel Sub- districts) | |
| Kempton Park | Ekurhuleni North (and Boksburg and Tembisa Sub-districts) | |
| Germiston | Germiston Sub-district | |
| Heidelberg | Lesedi | |
| Kliptown | Soweto Sub-district | |
| Oberholzer | Merafong City (and Fochville Sub- district) and Westonaria | |
| Vereeniging | Emfuleni (and Sebokeng and Vereeniging Sub-districts) and Midvaal | |
| Ekangala | Tshwane East (and Bronkhorstspruit and Cullinan Sub-districts) | |
| Pretoria | Tshwane Central (and Atteridgeville and Mamelodi Sub-districts) | |
| Limpopo (Polokwane) |
Polokwane | Molemole, Polokwane (and Mankweng and Seshego Sub-districts) and Senwabarwana |
| Burgersfort | Tubatse | |
| Giyani | Giyani and Malamulele (and Tiyani and Vuwani sub-districts) | |
| Groblersdal | Elias Motsoaledi (and Moutse sub- district) | |
| Lebowakgomo | Lepelle-Nkumpi | |
| Lephalale | Lephalale (and Phalala Sub-district) and Thabazimbi (and Northam Sub-district) | |
| Louis Trichardt | Makhado (and Dzanani, Hlanganani, Tshitale and Tshilwavhusiku Sub- districts) | |
| Modimolle | Bela-Bela and Modimolle | |
| Mahwelereng | Mogalakwena (and Mokopane Sub- district) and Mookgophong | |
| Musina | Musina | |
| Phalaborwa | Ba-Phalaborwa (and Lulekani and Namakgale Sub-districts) | |
| Sekhukhune | Makhuduthamaga (and Sekhukhune Sub-district) | |
| Thohoyandou | Thulamela and Mutale | |
| Tzaneen | Letaba and Tzaneen (and Lenyenye Sub-district) | |
| Mpumalanga (Mbombela) |
Mbombela | Emakhazeni (and Waterval Boven Sub- district), Mbombela (and Nsikazi and White River Sub-districts), Thaba Chweu (Mashishing) (and Graskop and Sabie Sub-districts) and Umjindi |
| Eerstehoek | Chief Albert Luthuli (and Carolina Sub-district), Mkhondo (and Amsterdam Sub-district) and Msukaligwa (and Breyten Sub-district) |
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| Evander | Dipaleseng, Dr Pixley Ka Isaka Seme (and Amersfoort and Wakkerstroom Sub-districts), Govan Mbeki (and Bethal and and Secunda Sub-districts), Lekwa and Victor Khanye | |
| KwaMhlanga | Thembisile Hani and KwaMhlanga Sub-district | |
| Mhala | Bushbuckridge (and Mhala Sub-district) | |
| Middleburg | eMalahleni (and Kriel and Vosman Sub-districts) and Steve Tshwete (and Hendrina Sub-district) | |
| Tonga | Nkomazi (and Komatipoort Sub-district) | |
| Siyabuswa | Dr JS Moroka (and Mbibana Sub- district) | |
| North West (Mahikeng) |
Bloemhof | Lekwa-Teemane (and Christiana Sub- district |
| Brits | Madibeng | |
| Ga-Rankuwa | Ga-Rankuwa Sub-district | |
| Klerksdorp | Mamusa, Matlosana (and Orkney and Stilfontein Sub-districts) and Maquassi Hills | |
| Litchtenburg | Ditsobotla (and Coligny and Itsoseng Sub-districts) | |
| Mankwe | Moses Kotane (and Madikwe Sub- district) | |
| Rustenburg | Kgetlengrivier (and Swartruggens Sub- district) and Rustenburg (and Tlhabane Sub-district) | |
| Taung | Taung | |
| Vryburg | Ganyesa and Naledi | |
| Atamelang | Atamelang, Ottosdal and Tswaing |
(The date of the extension of the mediation services to the Regional Divisions of the out-standing provinces will be announced later in 2018).
Applicants must send applications completed on the prescribed form, together with all supporting documents to Private Bag X81, Pretoria, 0001 or courier to 329 Pretorius Street, Momentum building, Pretoria, for the attention of Ms Stella Maphoso.
The closing date for applications in respect of the courts listed above is 19 January 2018.
For more information contact the Court-Annexed Mediation Project Office:
Ms Stella Maphoso
Tel: 012 406 4813/357 8701
Email: [email protected]