Established 2019
KwaZulu-Natal
Society of Mediators
An umbrella body for mediators practising in KZN — promoting the use of mediation in the settlement of disputes, and upholding high standards of professional practice.
Who we are
A society of like-minded KZN mediators
The KwaZulu-Natal Society of Mediators is a group of like-minded mediators who practise in KwaZulu-Natal, and who subscribe to the Society's Constitution and Code of Professional Conduct. The Society was officially established at its first AGM in 2019 in order to provide an umbrella body to mediators in KZN, to promote and advance the use of mediation in the settlement of disputes, and to ensure that high standards of mediation in KZN are upheld.
Our panel of mediators are involved in mediating disputes in many areas, including those involving family, divorce, commercial, labour and community conflict.
The KZN Society of Mediators is one of the founding member organisations of the Association of Dispute Resolution Practitioners of South Africa (ADRPSA), which has the support of many mediation organisations in the country, to become the regulatory body for mediation in South Africa.
In addition, the Society is a member organisation of NABFAM (the National Accreditation Board for Family Mediators) and three of our members sit on the NABFAM Board. This ensures that our mediators who specialise in family and divorce mediation comply with the national minimum requirements for family and divorce mediation and are regarded as NABFAM-accredited.
What is mediation?
A fair, faster way to resolve disputes
Voluntary
Parties choose to participate. No decision or outcome is imposed without their consent.
Confidential
An Agreement to Mediate protects the process so parties can speak openly and honestly.
Impartial
Mediators are neutral third parties, ethically bound to facilitate without taking sides.
Party-led
The parties hold the power, and agreements can be made a binding order of court.
Our panel
Accredited mediators across KwaZulu-Natal
Our members mediate family, divorce, commercial, labour and community disputes — in person across KZN and online nationwide. Search the panel by location, practice area and language to find the right fit for your matter.
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Mediation keeps the decision in the hands of the parties
Faster, more affordable and less adversarial than litigation — with agreements that can be made a binding order of court.
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