Facilities

Hybrid & Remote Hearing

Hybrid & Remote Hearing

AFSA offers advanced remote and hybrid hearing capabilities:

  • Secure Zoom-based hearings with full functionality
  • Real-time recording and translation
  • Remote Hearing Protocol to guide participants
  • Full administrative and IT support

Whether your matter involves local or international parties, we ensure an efficient, professional, and secure digital hearing environment.

AFSA offers administered arbitration under South Africa’s International Arbitration Act, 2017 (incorporating the UNCITRAL Model Law), providing parties with a trusted framework, expert panels, and institutional support for resolving complex cross-border disputes under clear, modern rules.”

About us

AFSA is the national and regional leader in its field and is named as the preferred dispute resolution authority in the King III Report on Corporate Governance.

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.