IN THE HIGH COURT OF SOUTH AFRICA
GAUTENG LOCAL DIVISION, JOHANNESBURG
WEDNESDAY 07TH 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 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

9C	BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE WINDELL J

9D	BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE TWALA J

9F	BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE KUMALO J

8F	BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE BOTSI-THULARE AJ

8E	BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE SHANGISA AJ

8D	BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE P LEDWABA AJ

Video-link BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE NGCUKAITOBI AJ

UNOPPOSED MOTION

GC	BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUGDE WRIGHT J 

GD	BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE MAHOSI J 

GE	BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE MFENYANA J 

URGENT APPLICATIONS

9A	BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE MUDAU J

9B	BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE EPSTEIN AJ

SPECIAL MOTION

Video-link BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE MANOIM J
2025-006216

11A BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE WANLESS J
2023-059056

INCOME TAX COURT

BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE MALI J
(IT45827)

FAMILY COURT

11C BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE EICHNER-VISSER AJ

11B BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE HERTENBERGER AJ

SPECIAL INTERLOCUTORY COURT

Video-link BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE GOODENOUGH AJ

RAF DEFAULT JUDGMENT

8A	BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE WEIDEMAN AJ

8B	BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE MATHUNZI AJ

FULL COURT APPEALS – CIVIL

11F BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE WILSON J AND BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE COWEN J AND BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE REID J A2024-065297	A2024-084497

APPLICATION FOR LEAVE TO APPEAL

11E BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE ADAMS J	09H30
2025-013976	KWEZI NO and OTHERS v KUPISO

COMMERCIAL COURT

BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE SENYATSI J
2019/44832

CIVIL TRIAL OF LONG DURATION

1A	BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE MABESELE J
2016/28974

GENERAL CIVIL TRIALS

11E BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE ADAMS J

11D BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE DIPPENAAR J

8C	BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE YACOOB J

Video-link BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE MAIER-FRAWLEY J 

6A	BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE CRUTCHFIELD J

6B	BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE NOKO J

6C	BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE MOTHA J

6F	BEFORE THE HONOURABLE JUDGE M VAN NIEUWENHUIZEN 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, 29 APRIL 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.
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.	2021/52327	LEU VUSUMUZI SAMUEL VS ROAD ACCIDENT FUND
Plaintiff: Adv J M V Malema Defendant: Mr E M Mdlovu Merits	31/07/2023	01/08/2023	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	

2.	2019/38411	DE WITT CONNELL VS ROAD ACCIDENT FUND
Plaintiff: Adv C Read Defendant: Ms P Nziyanziya Merits and quantum (general
damages; past and future medical expenses; past and future loss of earnings)
Pre-trial conference: 13 February 2023; 15 February 2023
Minutes filed: 21 February 2023
Estimated duration; 2 – 3 days	15/05/2023	20/05/2023	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	
3.	2016/4343	PHILLIPS B K ADV N.O OBO RAFAPA M P VS ROAD ACCIDENT FUND	18/01/2023	24/07/2023	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.	

4.	2023-004795
Court online	MABELOANE THONANE LETHABO VS ROAD ACCIDENT FUND	30/07/2023	02/08/2023	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.	
5.	2019/23355	MOKHETHI KHOTSO EDWARD VS ROAD ACCIDENT FUND
Plaintiff: Ms N Davidson Defendant: Mr T Ngomana
Merits and quantum (apportionment; general damages; past and future loss of earnings)
Estimated duration: 1 – 2 days Pre-trial conference: 07 October 2021	17/07/2023	24/07/2023	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	

6.	2018/42237	LELOKWANE KAELEBOGA INGRITIAH VS ROAD ACCIDENT FUND
Plaintiff: Adv S Oberholzer Defendant: Ms Y Ramjee Quantum (past and future medical expenses; past and future loss of
earnings; earning capacity; general damages)
Pre-trial conference: 08 June 2023 Estimated duration: 1 day (if argued); 2 – 3 days (if evidence led)	15/06/2023	31/07/2023	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	

7.	2022/17888	PHALE SHUPING VS ROAD ACCIDENT FUND
Plaintiff: Adv C Herbst Defendant: Ms P Nziyanziya
Quantum (loss of earnings; earning capacity)
Estimated duration; 2 – 3 days	13/07/2023	18/08/2023	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	

8.	2020/36505	MAGWAZA PORTIA ZIZIPHO VS ROAD ACCIDENT FUND
Plaintiff: Adv C Botha Defendant: Ms N Mhlongo
Pre-trial conference: 10 May 2023;
24 July 2023; 14 April 2025
Merits and quantum (future medical expenses; past and future loss of earnings; earning capacity)	24/08/2023	30/08/2023	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.