IN THE HIGH COURT OF SOUTH AFRICA
GAUTENG LOCAL DIVISION, JOHANNESBURG
TUESDAY 4TH MARCH 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 SECRETARY OF THE PRESIDING JUDGE

IN VIRTUAL HEARINGS, THE LINK WILL BE CREATED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE PRESIDING JUDGE AND CIRCULATED TO THE LITIGANTS

OPPOSED MOTION

BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE SUTHERLAND DJP 

8E	BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE NHAMURAVATE AJ

Video-link BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE ENGELBRECHT AJ 

9D	BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE F BEZUIDENHOUT AJ

9F	BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE DREYER AJ

8F	BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE H. VAN DER MERWE AJ

9C	BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE J BERGER AJ

UNOPPOSED MOTION

Video-link BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUGDE SIWENDU J 

GD	BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE MANOIM J

GE	BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE CRUTCHFIELD J

URGENT APPLICATIONS

9A	BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE E DU PLESSIS J

9B	BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE LEVITT AJ

SPECIAL MOTION

11A BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE DLAMINI J
2023-022277

INCOME TAX COURT

BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE SENYATSI J
(IT25443)

FAMILY COURT

11B BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE MFENYANA J

11C BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE MANAMELA AJ

SPECIAL INTERLOCUTORY COURT

GB	BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE YACOOB J

RAF DEFAULT JUDGMENT COURT

8B	BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE MAHOSI J

8A	BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE WEIDEMAN AJ

CIVIL TRIAL OF LONG DURATION

1A	BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE VAN ASWEGEN AJ
2014/25554

GA	BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE P J DU PLESSIS AJ
2021/58672

PART-HEARD CIVIL TRIAL

11A BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE DLAMINI J
2016/28805

GENERAL CIVIL TRIALS

11D BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE MABESELE J

11E BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE DIPPENAAR J

8D	BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE WILSON J

8C	BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE NOKO J

6C	BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE WANLESS J

6B	BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE MAHOMED J

6A	BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE NTLAMA-MAKHANYA AJ

2E	BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE MNYATHELI AJ

2C	BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE S. KRUGER AJ

2A	BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE MAKGATE 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 effect 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 Directive 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: TUESDAY, 25 FEBRUARY 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	
			
1.	2014/30200	LEBOHANG MASOPHA VS MINISTER OF POLICE	22/11/2023	25/01/2024	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.	
2.	2020/37960	MASHAO ELVIS AND OTHER	22/08/2023	26/01/2024	NTLAMA-MAKHANYA AJ	
		VS MINISTER OF POLICE			Secretary: Ms N Vimbi-Mudau	
		AND OTHER			Email: NoVimbi-	
		Plaintiff: Adv Mabentsela			Mudau@judiciary.org.za	
		Defendant: Mr D Lebenya				
		Arrest, detention and malicious				
		prosecution				
		Pre-trial conference: 01 August				
		2023; 11 February 2025				
		Estimated duration: 1 – 2 days				
3.	2020/38226	MANDLA AGRIPPA MOKOENA VS MINISTER OF POLICE AND OTHERS	28/06/2023	04/08/2023	Judgment was delivered in 2024 dismissing the action Matter is removed from the trial
roll	

4.	2017/2952	SENZO NZIMANDE VS	10/07/2023	04/08/2023	S KRUGER AJ	
		MINISTER OF POLICE			Secretary: Ms L Mahlangu	
		Plaintiff: Adv S Dlali			Email:	
		Defendant: Ms T Ngcobo			LaMahlangu@judiciary.org.za	
		Merits and quantum				
		Special Pleas				
		Estimated duration: 2 – 3 days				
		Pre-trial conference: 06 February				
		2025				
5.	2021/00828	RENALDO AKIM DA GAMA	08/09/2023	07/10/2023	MAKGATE AJ	
		VS MINISTER OF POLICE			Secretary: Ms K Ramokgola	
		AND 4 OTHERS			Email:	
		Plaintiff: Adv W Davel			KoRamokgola@judiciary.org.za	
		Defendant: Mr A Netshighefhe				
		Arrest, detention				
		Pre-trial conference: 01 July 2023				
		Estimated duration: 1 – 2 days				
5A	2020/27999	MATHIVHA MUTONDA v	09/06/2023	28/08/2023	Matter is removed from the trial	
		NGONYAMA NTOMBIKAYISE			roll by notice	
		COMFORT				
		Plaintiff: Adv G Strydom SC				
		Medical negligence				
		Merits				
		Pre-trial conference: 10 May 2023;				
		11 February 2025				
		Minutes filed: 12 February 2025				
		Estimated duration: 3 – 4 days				
PART B: ROAD ACCIDENT FUND	

			
6.	2018/13046	LUNGELO MKOSANA VS ROAD ACCIDENT FUND
Plaintiff: Ms L Molope-Madondo Defendant: Ms B M More
Merits and quantum (past and future loss of earnings; general damages; past medical expenses; future medical expenses)
Pre-trial conference: 04 December 2024
Estimated duration: 3 – 4 days	31/08/2023	07/10/2023	WILSON J
Secretary: Mr T Chauke Email: TiChauke1@judiciary.org.za	
7.	2019/17565	MPOFU STANLEY VS ROAD
ACCIDENT FUND	28/08/2023	13/10/2023	Matter is removed from the trial
roll by notice	
8.	2022/23085	MABUNDA BETTY OBO MTHOMBENI XILAVEKO PALESA AND OTHER VS ROAD ACCIDENT FUND
Plaintiff: Adv T Loabile-Rantao Defendant: Ms M Madasela Merits and quantum Estimated duration: 2 – 3 days	23/11/2023	23/11/2023	MNYATHELI AJ
Secretary: Ms F Leremi
Email: FLeremi@judiciary.org.za	

9.	2014/11166	MKANDAWIRE DONALD VS ROAD ACCIDENT FUND	15/11/2023	17/11/2023	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.	
10.	2020/4643	MBULI PHILISIWE VS ROAD ACCIDENT FUND
Plaintiff: Adv L Mathebula Defendant: Mr R Makondo Quantum (past and future loss of earnings)
Pre-trial conference: 24 May 2023
Minutes filed: 28 June 2023
Estimated duration: 2 – 3 days Interpreter to be used	13/11/2023	17/11/2023	NOKO J
Secretary: Ms T Vase
Email: GVase@judiciary.org.za	

11.	2022/22262	LOETO KGOTATSO EDGARD VS ROAD ACCIDENT FUND
Plaintiff: Adv R Saint Defendant: Ms R David
Merits and quantum (past and future medical expenses; past and future loss of earnings; earning capacity; general damages)
Pre-trial conference: 22 May 2023 Estimated duration: 1 day (if argued); 2 – 3 days (if evidence led)	08/08/2023	11/08/2023	VAN ASWEGEN AJ
Secretary: Mr R Munonela Email: RMunonela@judiciary.org.za	
12.	2017/34712	CAROLINE LERATO MAJEKE VS ROAD ACCIDENT FUND	17/03/2023	27/03/2023	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.	
13.	2021/28854	MSIYA CLEMENT MDUDUZI VS ROAD ACCIDENT FUND
Plaintiff: Adv N Adam Defendant: Ms S Ameersingh
Quantum (past medical expenses) Estimated duration: 2 - 3 hours Defendant request postponement	23/03/2023	27/03/2023	WANLESS J
Secretary: Mr T Manganyi Email: TManganyi@judiciary.org.za	

14.	2021/54842	GULAB AJIT KANTILAL VS ROAD ACCIDENT FUND
Plaintiff: Adv R Oosthuizen Defendant: Ms N Mhlongo Quantum (loss of earnings; earning capacity)
Pre-trial conference: 24 February 2023
Minutes filed: 18 April 2024 Estimated duration: 1 – 2 hours (if argued); 1 – 2 days (if evidence led)	23/03/2023	27/03/2023	MATTER STANDS TO BE ALLOCATED.	THE ALLOCATION WILL OCCUR AS SOON AS A JUDGE BECOMES AVAILABLE. THE PARTIES WILL BE NOTIFIED PER E-MAIL WHEN THE ALLOCATION OCCURS.
MATTERS CROWDED OUT: IF ANY MATTER RIPE FOR TRIAL CANNOT BE ALLOCATED TO A JUDGE, THE MATTER SHALL STAND OVER UNTIL THE NEXT COURT DAY	
15.	2022/6530	RANTSATSAILE BONGEKA BEATRICE VS ROAD ACCIDENT FUND	28/02/2023	27/03/2023	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.	

16.	2019/38320	CHINGOSHO YVONNE PAIDAMOYO OBO CHIKURU NATALIE MAKATENDEKA VS ROAD ACCIDENT FUND
Plaintiff: Adv N Makhani Defendant: Ms M Madasele Estimated duration: 90 minutes Merits and quantum (general damages; loss of earnings)	17/03/2023	22/03/2023	MATTER STANDS TO BE ALLOCATED.	THE ALLOCATION WILL OCCUR AS SOON AS A JUDGE BECOMES AVAILABLE. THE PARTIES WILL BE NOTIFIED PER E-MAIL WHEN THE ALLOCATION OCCURS.
MATTERS CROWDED OUT: IF ANY MATTER RIPE FOR TRIAL CANNOT BE ALLOCATED TO A JUDGE, THE MATTER SHALL STAND OVER UNTIL THE NEXT COURT DAY	
17.	2019/16483	MBONGO IMBONGA VS ROAD ACCIDENT FUND	17/03/2023	23/03/2023	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.	

18.	2018/3968	NTLANGANI SHEILA NOMBULA VS ROAD ACCIDENT FUND
Plaintiff: Adv A Sewpersath Defendant: Ms B M More
Pre-trial conference: 13 December 2023
Minutes filed: 18 December 2023
Estimated duration: 1 – 2 days Merits and quantum (future medical expenses; loss of earning capacity; general damages)	07/03/2023	23/03/2023	MATTER STANDS TO BE ALLOCATED.	THE ALLOCATION WILL OCCUR AS SOON AS A JUDGE BECOMES AVAILABLE. THE PARTIES WILL BE NOTIFIED PER E-MAIL WHEN THE ALLOCATION OCCURS.
MATTERS CROWDED OUT: IF ANY MATTER RIPE FOR TRIAL CANNOT BE ALLOCATED TO A JUDGE, THE MATTER SHALL STAND OVER UNTIL THE NEXT COURT DAY	
19.	2018/23117	MALAN WOUTER DANIEL RETIEF VS ROAD
ACCIDENT FUND	17/03/2023	23/03/2023	Matter is removed from the trial roll by notice – matter is settled	

20.	2019/30373	MASHEGO JULIA MOIPONE OBO MINOR VS ROAD ACCIDENT FUND
Plaintiff: Adv B L Pilusa Defendant: Ms B M More Merits and quantum (general damages; loss of earnings)
Pre-trial conference: 06 June 2022
Minutes filed: 23 June 2022
Estimated duration: 1 – 2 days Interpreter to be used	07/03/2023	31/03/2023	MATTER STANDS TO BE ALLOCATED.	THE ALLOCATION WILL OCCUR AS SOON AS A JUDGE BECOMES AVAILABLE. THE PARTIES WILL BE NOTIFIED PER E-MAIL WHEN THE ALLOCATION OCCURS.
MATTERS CROWDED OUT: IF ANY MATTER RIPE FOR TRIAL CANNOT BE ALLOCATED TO A JUDGE, THE MATTER SHALL STAND OVER UNTIL THE NEXT COURT DAY	
						
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 approximately 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 apply for a new trial date in terms of the existing Practice Directives.
5.	Last-minute enquiries will not be accommodated.