Founding Members

Founded in 1996 by South Africa’s leading law firms, accounting firms, advocates, and business organisations, AFSA was built on a shared vision to establish an independent, world-class centre for arbitration and mediation. Their legacy continues to anchor our role as a trusted authority in dispute resolution.

“AFSA delivers efficient dispute resolution across commercial, domestic, and international matters, backed by a reputation built over decades.”

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.

Register an Arbitration case

International Arbitration

Domestic Commercial Arbitration

Domestic Expedited Arbitration

Register a Mediation case

Mediation

Administered Mediation