Arbitration

Arbitration is a confidential, flexible, and effective process for resolving disputes outside of court. At AFSA, arbitration is administered under clear rules with access to expert panels and institutional support, offering parties a fair, efficient, and enforceable outcome recognised both locally and internationally.

Domestic Arbitration

AFSA’s Domestic Administered Arbitration provides a trusted, confidential, and efficient process, ensuring disputes are resolved under clear rules with institutional oversight.

International Arbitration

AFSA offers administered arbitration under its International Arbitration Rules (2021), providing parties with a trusted framework, expert panels, and institutional support for resolving complex cross-border disputes under clear and modern rules.

AFSA’s Domestic Administered Arbitration provides a trusted, confidential, and efficient process, ensuring disputes are resolved under clear rules with institutional oversight.”

About us

AFSA administers trusted, confidential dispute resolution across Southern Africa and beyond, managing domestic and international disputes through world-class mediation, arbitration, and related processes with integrity and efficiency.

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.