Jonas Sibanyoni

B. Proc (University of Zululand). He was admitted as an Attorney in 1984 with right of appearance in the High Court since 1996. JB Sibanyoni recently joined MSMM after serving as a Member of Parliament in the Justice Portfolio Committee and the Judicial Service Committee (JSC) for 10 years. During his term as an MP, Sibanyoni served in various capacities. These include Whip of the Justice Portfolio Committee, Whip of the Peace and Stability Cluster and acting Chairperson of the Peace and Stability Cluster. Furthermore, he acted as Chairperson of several Ad Hoc Committees, which dealt with the appointment of the Deputy Public Protector and the Judge’s Code of Conduct and registrable interests. Sibanyoni has also participated in the passing of various legislations such as the Legal Practice Bill, the Restitution of Land Rights Bill and amendments to the format of the Constitutional Court. Prior to his decade in Parliament, he practised as an attorney for 11 years, working primarily in the field of land claims and challenges faced by farm workers and dwellers. Sibanyoni also served as an Amnesty Committee member of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), chaired by Judges of the High Court. He assisted in adjudicating applications by perpetrators of atrocities committed during past political conflicts. While Sibanyoni has extensive working experience in various Magistrates’s courts, his current responsibilities at MSMM mostly entail working in the High Court. He also adjudicates civil disputes in his capacity as a Commissioner for the Small Claims Court at Ekangala in the district of Bronkhorstspruit, a position he has held since 2004. Apart from being the former treasurer of the Democratic Lawyer’s Congress (DLC), JB Sibanyoni regularly participates in legal education programmes for several national and community radio stations. These include Kangala community radio services, Greater Middleburg FM, TUT FM, Moutse community radio and national stations such as Kwekwezi FM and Ligwalagwala FM.

Formal Admissions:
Admitted to the High Court as an attorney.

Admission Status:
Practicing Roll