Gauteng Specialists

SOLOMZI MMEMEZI
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Qualifications:
Bcom in Banking Management (Milpark Business School), NQF level 4 in Project Management (Services Seta), Advanced Management Programme –MAP (Wits Business School)

Areas of specialization:
Dispute administration and project management Mediation and facilitation ADR process design

Brief Profile:
Solomzi has worked in ADR for over 10 years. Read More

MR JOHN MASHIKA

Qualifications:
B.IURIS (Vista), LLB (Pretoria), Cert in Lab Rel Man (UNISA)

Areas of specialization:
Labour/Employment Law, Training in Labour/ Employment Law, Chairing of Disciplinary Hearings, Initiation/ Prosecuting in Disciplinary Hearings, Misconduct Investigations, Workplace Audits, Relationship Building by Objective, Employment Equity Training

Brief Profile:
More than 16 years of legal experience, with specialist experience in labour law and dispute resolution. CCMA Commissioner, as well as panellist for various bargaining councils. Read More

MS JOYCE NKOPANE

Qualifications:
B.Proc (Univ of the North), LLB (Wits), HD in Corporate Law (RAU)

Areas of specialization:
Mediation, Arbitration, All aspects of Labour/Employment Law, Training in Labour/ Employment Law, Chairing of Disciplinary Hearings, Initiation/ Prosecuting in Disciplinary Hearings, Misconduct

Brief Profile:
More than 15 years of legal experience, with specialist experience in labour law and dispute resolution. CCMA Commissioner, as well as panellist for various bargaining councils. Read More

MR MOE ALLY

Qualifications:
Dip. Labour Economics (Univ of Natal), Cert. Prog in Industrial Relations (Wits Bus Sch)

Areas of specialization:
Mediation of matters of mutual interest disputes, Facilitation of s189 A disputes, labour related disputes and Bargaining Council Negotiations, Training on the following: Labour Relations, Disciplinary Hearings, the LRA, Conciliation and Arbitration, Chairing of Disciplinary Hearings

Brief Profile:
More than 19 years of experience in Labour law. CCMA Commissioner, Trainer, Panellist for various bargaining councils. Read More

ADV MOKSHA NAIDOO

Qualifications:
BA (Wits), LLB (Natal)

Areas of specialization:
Mediation, Arbitration, All aspects of Labour/Employment Law, Training in Labour/ Employment Law, Chairing of Disciplinary Hearings, Initiation/ Prosecuting in Disciplinary Hearings, Misconduct

Brief Profile:
More than 10 years of legal experience, with specialist experience in labour law and dispute resolution. CCMA Commissioner, panellist for various bargaining councils. Read More

ADV MZU MTHOMBENI

Qualifications:
B Proc (ZULULAND), LLB (NATAL), LLM (LONDON), LLM (COLUMBIA), PDL (RAU)

Areas of specialization:
Mediation, arbitration, investigation, facilitation, employment audits and training Commercial and Labour Law

Brief Profile:
More than 26 years of legal experience, with specialist experience in labour law and dispute resolution. CCMA Commissioner, panellist for various bargaining councils. Read More

MS NOMSA MBILENI

Qualifications:
B.Proc (Univ of the North), HD Corporate Law (UJ)

Areas of specialization:
Conciliation/Mediation of Labour and Community Disputes, Land Disputes Facilitation/Training of Labour Matters, Wage Negotiations, Public Discussions, Training companies on the Labour Relations Act, Employment Equity Act, Basic Conditions of Employment Act, Conducting disciplinary hearings, Conflict Management, Shop Steward responsibilities, Management Programmes. Litigation and legal drafting

Brief Profile:
17 years of legal experience with specialisation in Labour law. Read More

ADV MOTLATSI PHALA

Qualifications:
B. Juris (Univ of the North West), BA LLB (Wits)

Areas of specialization:
Arbitrations and matters of mutual interest inter alia wage negotiations, collective agreements, including agency shop, close shop agreements, organizational rights, benefits restructuring.

Brief Profile:
More than 17 years of legal experience, with specialised interest in labour law. CCMA Commissioner, Bargaining council Panellist. Read More

MR SIPHO DLAMINI

Qualifications:
BA (Law & Political Science), PG Dip in Industrial Relations (Univ of Natal, Durban), LLM (NMMU) (current)

Areas of specialization:
Chairing disciplinary & grievance hearings, Mediation, facilitation, Employee Relations Training, Labour Law consulting, Prosecuting at disciplinary hearings

Brief Profile:
More than 17 years of experience in labour relations. Appointed to the inaugural panel of Court Annexed Mediators in South Africa. Read More

MR STEPHEN HARDIE

Qualifications:
BA. LLB (Univ of Stellenbosch)

Areas of specialization:
Mediation, facilitation, disciplinary & grievance hearings, arbitration

Brief Profile:
26 years of legal experience, with specialisation in Labour law. Read More

MR THULANI AKIM DLAMINI

Qualifications:
B.Iuris (UWC), Labour Relations Man Cert (UNISA)

Areas of specialization:
Chairing disciplinary enquiries, pre –dismissal arbitrations, arbitrations, mediations, Training in IR related matters

Brief Profile:
More than 10 years of experience in the field of ADR. Part time CCMA Commissioner, and panellist for various bargaining councils. Read More

MR TSHIILA MUNYAI

Qualifications:
B Iuiris Criminalis (Univ. of Venda), Cert in Practical Labour Relations Law (Wits Technikon)

Areas of specialization:
Chairing disciplinary & grievance hearings, Mediation, facilitation, Employee Relations Training, Labour Law consulting, Prosecuting at disciplinary hearings, Drafting Disciplinary Codes and Procedures.

Brief Profile:
More than 12 years of experience in the field of employee relations. Read More

ADV. ABNER CHOKWE

Qualifications:
Dip. IPM (IPM), B.Tech. HRM (Unisa), LLB (Unisa), PG Dip in Drafting and Interpretation of Contracts (UJ)

Areas of specialization:

Brief Profile:
26 years of experience in labour relations as a trade union representative, negotiator, HR generalist, IR specialist, and IR Manager. CCMA part-time Commissioner. Read More

ADV. CHRISTOPHER MNCEDISI SIHLALI

Qualifications:
B.Iuris, LLB (University of the Western Cape) Certificate at the School of Legal Practice operating under the auspices of the Law Society of South Africa

Areas of specialization:
Mediation, arbitration, investigation, facilitation and chairing in disciplinary and grievance hearings Labour Relations training

Brief Profile:
15 years of experience in Employment Law and Civil Litigation, Corporate Law and negotiations. Part-time commissioner of the CCMA and Commissioner at National Bargaining Council for the Road Freight Industry. Read More

MS BEV DAVIE

Qualifications:
BA (Wits), HDip in Personnel Management, MBA (Wits Business School)

Areas of specialization:
Conflict resolution, Dispute resolution through Mediation, Relationship Building

Brief Profile:
An independent consultant, with a special interest in conflict resolution, dispute resolution through mediation, and relationship building. Read More

MR BILL THOMSON

Qualifications:
BSocSc (UCT) BProc (SA) LLB (SA) DPLR (UNISA Graduate School of Business)

Areas of specialization:
Mediation, Arbitration, Negotiation, Conflict management, Dispute resolution and Workplace transformation and change, Training

Brief Profile:
Part-Time Senior Commissioner at the Commission for Conciliation Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA), Mediator and Arbitrator on various bargaining councils. Read More

ADV DAISY MANZANA

Qualifications:
BA LLB (National Univ of Lesotho); Higher Dip in Company Law (WITS), Advanced Dip Labour Law (RAU) and Commercial Mediation (CEDR)

Areas of specialization:
Mediation, Arbitration, Disciplinary hearings, Investigations, Policy development

Brief Profile:
Part-Time Commissioner at the CCMA, Mediator and Arbitrator on various bargaining councils. Read More

ADV GERALDINE DUNN

Qualifications:
B.Proc., LLB, Adv.Dip. Labour Law CCMA Accredited Training, FAMAC Facilitator (Family divorce mediation), Commercial dispute mediation accredited

Areas of specialization:
Workplace grievance disputes, Mediation, Arbitration, Commercial dispute mediation, Criminal justice system, Family and relationship mediation, Community dispute mediation, Disciplinary hearings, Restructuring Investigations and making recommendations.

Brief Profile:
Member of several panels in public and private sector, dealing with the mediation and arbitration of disputes. Providing advisory services to private and public sector clients among them, Aviation, Metal Industry, financial services and Education sector. Read More

ADV JOSEPH MPHAPHULI

Qualifications:
BA (Univ. North), Dip. in Human Resource Management (IPM), B.Juris (UNISA), LLB (UNISA), Advanced Cert. in Employment Relations (UJ), LLM (Labour Law) (UJ)

Areas of specialization:
Facilitating/mediating in negotiation processes, consultation processes, presiding over disciplinary hearings, grievance hearings and appeals. Training on labour law and labour relations.

Brief Profile:
Extensive legal experience, with particular specialisation in labour law. Part time CCMA Commissioner and panellist for various bargaining councils. Read More

JONAS JOHNNY MATHEBULA

Qualifications:
Teacher’s Diploma (1978), BA Honours in Economics (1990), Masters (IOLS) (Univ of Natal) (2003)

Areas of specialization:
Arbitration, Facilitation, Conciliation, Relationship building by Objectives (RBO)

Brief Profile:
More than 10 years of experience as a CCMA Commissioner. Extensive experience in Conciliations, Mediations and Arbitrations. Panellist at various bargaining councils, Chairperson of the SSSBC and member of SASLAW. Read More

MR JOHAN SCHEEPERS

Qualifications:
B. Arts in Industrial Psychology (UP), Dip. Industrial Relations (UNISA)

Areas of specialization:
Conciliation, arbitrations, chairing disciplinary hearings, investigations, facilitations. Labour Relations Training, Legal advice, drafting policies, prosecuting in labour cases

Brief Profile:
Over 25 years of specialised experience in industrial relations and the practice of labour law, including consultation, collective bargaining, training and education, employee communications, conflict resolution, arbitration, conciliation, mediation, and collaborative problem solving. Read More

ADV. KENNY MOSIME

Qualifications:
B Juris and LLB – UNISA, Certificate in Labour – Harvard University

Areas of specialization:
Chairing hearings, mediation, arbitrations, facilitations, investigations etc. Trainer in employment law courses, Legal representation.

Brief Profile:
Over 25 years of experience in Labour Law, Dispute Resolution and building workplace relations. He was Part-Time Senior Commissioner of the CCMA, a trainer of CCMA Commissioners and Bargaining Council Agents; and a panellist of various private agencies. Read More

ADV. M E PHALA

Qualifications:

Areas of specialization:
Arbitrations, wage negotiations, collective agreements, including agency shop, close shop agreements, organisational rights, benefits restructuring etc.

Brief Profile:
More than 15 years of experience in Labour Law. Part-time Senior Commissioner of the CCMA and panellist of the National Bargaining Council for the Road Freight and Logistics, and the National Bargaining Council for the Chemical Industry. Chairperson of the Bargaining Chamber of the Premier Soccer League. Read More

MR MAGWAYI BEN MABENA

Qualifications:
LLB (Unisa), Dip. Labour Law Unisa), Cert. Fin Man (Damelin)

Areas of specialization:
Labour relations and labour law, Dispute resolution and Facilitation.

Brief Profile:
More than 25 years of experience in Employee Relations and Labour Law. Part time CCMA Commissioner. Panellist for various bargaining councils. Read More

MS MERCY MASHIANE

Qualifications:
B. Admin (1985) (Univ. North), MA [Industrial and Labour Relations] (1988) (Indiana Univ Pennsylvania)

Areas of specialization:
Arbitrator; mediator; negotiator; trainer; facilitator; chairperson of disciplinary and grievance enquiries; investigator.

Brief Profile:
More than 25 years of experience in Labour Law. Read More

MR MOE ALLY

Qualifications:
Labour Economics Diploma (University of Natal) CPIR (Wits) - received the Chairman’s Award, CCMA Commissioner Training, CCMA Back to Basics for Managers. COSATU Advanced Organiser’s Course

Areas of specialization:
Mediation, Arbitration and accredited facilitator and Trainer. Facilitator – Relationship Building Exercise. Training for private training institutions on all Labour Relations Training.

Brief Profile:
More than 30 years of experience in Labour Law. Part-time commissioner of the CCMA and Bargaining Councils.
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MR EBRAHIM PATELIA

Qualifications:
BProc (1995) (Wits), Arbitrator Training (1998)(IMSSA), Mediator Training (1998)(IMSSA), Diversity Management (1999)(IMSSA) RBO Training (2000 and 2009), Peace building (2006) (CCR), Commercial Mediation (2007) (CEDR UK), Train the trainer – Mediation Advocacy and Training (2012)

Areas of specialization:
Dispute resolution (mediation, arbitration), conflict analysis, conflict management, facilitated change processes, organisational building, process management, training and negotiation coaching.

Brief Profile:
More than 15 years of experience in legal practice with a focus on Employee Relations and Labour Law. Part time CCMA Commissioner. Panellist for various bargaining councils. Read More

ADV. RUSSEL MOLETSANE

Qualifications:
BA in Industrial Psychology and Industrial Sociology (Wits), LLB (Wits), Graduate Diploma in Labour Law (RAU), LLM in Human Rights & Constitutional Law (UP)

Areas of specialization:
Mediations, arbitrations, chairing of disciplinary hearing and grievance hearing, conducting investigation, facilitations, Representing clients at Labour Court and various forums, Training, Writing of legal opinions

Brief Profile:
22 years of experience in legal practice. Currently a senior commissioner at the CCMA. Sits on various public and private sector bargaining councils as an arbitrator and mediator. He also represents corporate and individual clients in Court and in other various forums. Read More

MS SHAHEDA MAHOMED

Qualifications:
BA (1995) LLB (1997) LLM (2003) PhD (2014) (Wits)

Areas of specialization:
Mediation, Arbitration, Training

Brief Profile:
15 years of experience in the legal profession. Read More

MR SIGQIBO COLIN RANI

Qualifications:
BA Hons (UWC), Dip. IR, Assessor (US ID 115753), Moderator (US ID 115759)

Areas of specialization:
Mediation, Arbitration, Facilitation, Disciplinary enquiries, Training

Brief Profile:
Part time CCMA commissioner. Extensive experience in conflict resolution, training, facilitation negotiating skills, collective bargaining and diversity management. Read More

MR THEO HEFFER

Qualifications:
B Comm. (Univ of Pretoria), B Comm Hons (HR Mgmt) (Unisa), DPLR with distinction (Unisa), AIRDP (Stellenbosch Univ. GBS).

Areas of specialization:
Chairing hearings, mediation, arbitrations, facilitations investigations etc. Trainer in employment law courses and training material developer; Labour Law consulting

Brief Profile:
Over 25 years of experience in industrial relations and alternative dispute resolution in SA. Read More

MS. ZARINA WALELE

Qualifications:
Admitted attorney (1987) (Cape Provincial Division), BA LLB (1984) (UWC); Advanced Diploma Labour Law (1996) (RAU), Certificate Programme Industrial Relations (1998) (Wits Business School), Higher Diploma in Alternative Dispute Resolution (Cum Laude) (2000) (University of Pretoria)

Areas of specialization:
Mediator, Arbitrator, Disciplinary hearings and Appeal hearings for private corporate clients. Training in Employment Law.

Brief Profile:
More than 25 years of experience in the legal field. Active involvement in labour relations and collective bargaining. Commissioner at various bargaining councils. Read More