IN THE HIGH COURT OF SOUTH AFRICA
GAUTENG LOCAL DIVISION, JOHANNESBURG
WEDNESDAY 21ST MAY 2025
THE DEFAULT MODE OF HEARING OF MATTERS IS IN PHYSICAL COURT
EVEN THOUGH THE DEFAULT MODE OF HEARINGS IS PHYSICAL, JUDGES
MAY ELECT TO PROCEED VIRTUALLY
LITIGANTS ARE TO CONFIRM THE MANNER IN WHICH THE HEARING WILL BE
CONDUCTED WITH THE S ECRETARY OF THE PRESIDING JUDGE
IN VIRTUAL HEARINGS, THE LINK WILL BE CREAT ED BY THE SECRETARY
OF THE PRESIDING JUDGE AND CIRCULATED TO THE LITIGANTS
OPPOSED MOTION
9C BEFOR E THE HONOURABLE JUDGE MABESELE J
9D BEFO RE TH E HONOURABLE JUDGE ADAMS J
9F BEFOR E THE HO NOURABLE JUDGE RAUBENHEIMER AJ
8F BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE NAIR AJ
8E BEFOR E THE HONOURABLE JUDGE WIJNBEEK AJ
INSOLVENCY COURT
8D BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE LOXTON AJ
SPECIAL MOTION
8C BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE FISHER J
2023 -018685
UNOPPOSED MOTION
GC BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUGDE MUDAU J
GD BEFORE THE HONO URABLE JUDGE MALI J
GE BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JU DGE NOKO J
URGENT APPLICATIONS
9A BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE CRUTCHFIELD J
9B BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE WANLESS J
INCOME TAX COURT
BEFORE THE HONOUR ABLE JUDGE BAM J
(IT46495; IT46040 )
FAMILY COURT
11B BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE LIEBENBERG AJ
11C BEFORE THE HONOU RABLE JUDGE R. LANGE AJ
11A BEFORE THE HONOURBLE JUDGE M VAN NIEUWENHUIZEN AJ
SPECIAL INTERLOCUTORY COURT
GB BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE ALLY AJ
RAF DEFAULT JUDGMENT COURT
8A BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE MAKGATE AJ
Video -link BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE C PRINSLOO AJ
FULL COURT APPEAL – CIVIL
11F BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE WINDELL J
AND BE FORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE MAIER -FRAWLEY J
AND BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE MOTHA J
A2024 -061772 A2024 -0580 81 A2024 -091672
COMMERCIAL COURT
Offsite facility BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE DIPPENAAR J
2021/58293
CIVIL TRIAL OF LONG DURATION
1A BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE MFENYANA J
GA BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE MATTHYS AJ
2020/14107
GENERAL CIVIL TRIALS
BEFORE TH E HONOURABLE JUDGE WRIGHT J
8D BEFOR E THE HO NOURABLE JUDGE YACOOB J
11E BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE SENYATSI J
6A BEFO RE THE H ONOURABLE JUDGE MIA J
6E BEFOR E THE HONOURABLE JUDGE DLAMINI J
6C BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE COWEN J
6F BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE THOBANE AJ
8B BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE NTHAMBELENI AJ
6B BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE DE SOUZA -SPAGNOLETTI AJ
THE CIVIL TRIAL ROLL BEFORE SUTHERLAND DJP.
THERE SHALL BE NO PHYSICAL TRIAL ROLL CALL.
PARTIES MUST COMPLY STRICTLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAGH
19 OF THE REVISED CONSOLIDATED PRACTICE DIRECTIVE 01 OF 2024 (With
effect from 26 February 2024 and amended on 12 June 2024)
Regarding Practice Notes:
1. What is envisaged is a practice note
filed shortly before the trial after a last
check on whether a trial is necessary at
all, and if so, how expeditiously can it be
conducted. Axiomatically this
assessment can only be made shortly
before trial.
2. In several instances, a practice note is
filed months before the trial date. This is
of no value in declaring the status quo on
the eve of trial. When matters are struck
off because no recent practice note was
filed, parties are understandably
disappointed . The recent practice note is
critical to the optimal utilisation of court
time, and it must therefore be so that it
must indeed be recent.
3. Litigants’ attention is drawn to
paragraphs 19.3, 19.4 and 19.5 of
Practice Directive 01 of 2024 which came
into ef fect from 26 February 2024 and
which were amended on 12 June 2024.
The practice note, prepared in
accordance with the practice note
templates annexed to the Directive must
be uploaded not earlier than 7 court days
and not later than 5 court days before the
hearing set -down. If no practice note is
timeously uploaded (or uploaded after
the cut -off date), the matter shall
automatically be removed from the roll,
and the date forfeited. If the practice note
is non -compliant with the practice manual
or Practice D irective 01 of 2024, the
matter shall be automatically removed
and similarly the date forfeited. The
provision shall be strictly applied.
4. LAST DATE TO SUBMIT PRACTICE
NOTES: WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2025
JUDGES, ACTING JUDGES AND LITIGANTS ARE
REMINDED OF CHAPTER 6.9 OF THE
PRACTICE MANUAL DATED OCTOBER 2018
WHICH DEALS WITH THE PROCEDURE TO
ENROLL PART -HEARD CIVIL TRIALS
NOTE ON CIVIL TRIALS WHERE ON THE DAY IT IS CALLED THE
PARTIES ANNOUNCE A DESIRE TO SETTLE
1. Judges and Acting Judges serving in the civil trial court must be
circumspect when confronted by parties who seek a stand -down to
settle.
2. Valuable judicial time is squandered whilst waiting on an agreement to
be produced, if at all.
3. The standard procedure is that if a trial is not ready to run at 10h00 on
the set down date it should be removed with no costs order. The judge
is then available to take the next case.
4. In a case where the parties do settle in that week, an agreement can
be brought to the judge who was presiding for it to be made an order.
If settled later, the opportunity to re -enrol it on the settlement roll on
one weeks’ notice remains available
5. The cases awaiting a judge’s attention must not be left to linger and
risk being crowded out.
6. The abuse by parties is particularly prevalent in RAF cases.
NUMBER
ON ROLL CASE NO PARTIES DATE TRIAL
DATE APPLIED
FOR DATE TRIAL DATE GRANTED ALLOCATION/ORDER GRANTED
PART A: GENERAL CIVIL TRIALS
PART B: ROAD ACCIDENT FUND
1. 2021/49003 RAND MUTUAL
ASSURANCE VS ROAD
ACCIDENT FUND
Plaintiff: Adv Z Maluleke
Defendant : Mr D Sondlani
Merits and quantum (separation of
issues)
Estimated duration; 2 – 3 days
Inspection in loco
Interpreter to be used
30/05/2023 11/08/2023
2. 2017/56528 MUBAIWA VINAH VS ROAD
ACCIDENT FUND 15/05/2023 16/05/2023 No practice note (as set out in
paragraphs 19.3, 19.4 and 19.5
of the Judge President’s
Practice Directive 01 of 2024 as
amended on 12 June 2024)
was uploaded to the electronic
file – Matter is struck off from
the trial roll.
3. 2022/043457 TREZLIN MIKYLE REEBY VS
ROAD ACCIDENT FUND
Plaintiff: Adv N Motala
Defendant: Mr D Sondlani
Merits
Pre-trial conference: 26 May 2023
Minutes filed: 26 May 202 3
Estimated duration: 1 – 2 days
24/05/2023 15/06/2023
4. 2022 -048356
Court Onlin e MUKHARI VONGANI NURSE
VS ROAD ACCIDENT FUND
Plaintiff: Adv L Mathebula
Defendant : Mr D Sondlani
Estimated duration: 1 – 2 days
Pre-trial conference : 12 July 2023
Quantum (general d amages; future
loss of earnings; past and future
medical expenses)
12/07/2023 24/07/2023
5. 2020/16874 KHUMALO BULELWA
HEAVYGIRL VS ROAD
ACCIDENT FUND
Plaintiff: Ms N Dav idson
Defendant : Mr L Kla as
Quantum (general d amages; loss of
earnings; future medical expenses)
Estimated duration: 1 day
Pre-trial conference: 13 July 2023
17/07/2023 24/07/2023
6. 2022/00276 SHEZI SIPHAMANDLA VS
ROAD ACCIDENT FUND
Plaintiff: Adv A van der Merwe
Defendant: Ms S Ameersingh
Quantu m (loss of earnings; earning
capacity)
Pre-trial conference; 27 July 2023
Minutes filed: 03 August 2023
Estimated duration : 1 – 2 hours (if
argued); 1 – 2 days (if evidence led )
Interpreter to be used
18/07/2023 31/08/2023
7. 2022/6522 MTSHALI ANELE HELEN
OBO MINOR VS ROAD
ACCIDENT FUND 11/08/2023 18/08/2023 No practice note (as set out in
paragraphs 19.3, 19.4 and 19.5
of the Judge President’s
Practice Directive 01 of 2024 as
amended on 12 June 2024)
was uploaded to the electronic
file – Matter is struck off from
the trial roll.
8. 2021/24748 KOIHITLHETSE MAPHEFO
MITTAH VS ROAD
ACCIDENT FUND 20/07/2023 17/08/2023 No practice note (as set out in
paragraphs 19.3, 19.4 and 19.5
of the Judge President’s
Practice Directive 01 of 2024 as
amended on 12 June 2024)
was uploaded to the electronic
file – Matter is struck off from
the trial roll.
MATTERS REMOVED FROM THE ROLL BY NOTICE
MATTERS NOT ON THE ROLL, COURT FILES ARE NOT WITH ROLL CALLING JUDGE
1. The civil trial roll is submitted to the Office of the Deputy Judge President by the Registrar approximately nine (09) court days before the trial date and was correct
when it reached the Secretary of the Deputy Judge President.
2. The roll received from the registrar’s office is then posted on the website of the Johannesburg Society of Advocates approxim ately five (05) court days before the trial
date, where litigants may inspect the roll.
3. The failure of the registrar to include matters on the roll must be taken up with the Registrar by no later than five (05) court days before the trial date . For that purpose,
kindly approach the registrar, Ms N Mvumbi ( NMvumbi@judiciary.org.za / 010 494 8399 ) timeously to enquire about the enrolment.
4. If the registrar approves the enrolment, the matter may be enrolled and dealt with. If the registrar declines the enrolment, the parties may a pply for a new trial date in
terms of the existing Practice Directives.
Last-minute enquiries will not be accommodated.