- CAJAC
- SADC Alliance
- BRICS
On 31 July 2025, AFSA, in partnership with Pinsent Masons, HKA, COMBAR, and CIArb (South Africa), hosted the inaugural session of its Arbitration Training Series with a panel discussion titled “Efficiency in Arbitration: Balancing Procedural Fairness with Time and Cost.”
The Young AFSA & BriefCo webinar held on 13 March 2025 focused on how to manage arbitration costs effectively, an issue critical to access to justice and procedural efficiency. This webinar focused on helping practitioners understand ways to contain expenses and maximise cost recovery in arbitral proceedings. The topic is of high importance to both arbitrators and litigators, as cost considerations can impact both access to justice and the efficiency of the arbitration process.
On 22 May 2025, Young AFSA hosted a webinar titled “Drafting Arbitration Agreements,” dedicated to the art of writing robust arbitration clauses. The webinar explored how well-crafted arbitration clauses influence dispute outcomes and drew on both universal drafting principles and regional insights across Africa.
On 3 July 2025, the Arbitration Foundation of Southern Africa (AFSA) hosted a Mediation Workshop at its Sandton offices. The workshop brought together attorneys, advocates, and legal practitioners to explore the growing relevance of mediation in the South African legal system, particularly in light of the new mandatory court-annexed mediation protocols.
Arbitration Foundation of Southern Africa (AFSA)
If ever there was a night to prove that arbitration isn’t all footnotes and formalities, Battle of the Bars 2025 was it.
On 24 July 2025, AFSA’s Johannesburg headquarters pulsed with sharp minds, bold arguments, and unapologetic humour as Young AFSA (YAFSA) hosted Battle of the Bars.
The Arbitration Foundation of Southern Africa (AFSA) is a non-profit dispute resolution authority that administers and manages the confidential resolution of a wide range of domestic and international disputes through administered mediation, arbitration, and related processes. AFSA’s head office is in Sandton, Johannesburg, with branch offices in Cape Town, Pretoria, Durban, and the Garden Route.