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Dispute Resolution to take centre stage at AFSA Johannesburg Arbitration Week 2026
On a global scale, dispute resolution has become the go-to solution for resolving commercial disputes speedily, confidentially and more effectively across various industry sectors, including mining, infrastructure, energy and financial services.
Africa's Arbitration Scene Heats Up at JAW 2026
Accelerating legislative reform, rising cross-border investment and a sharp increase in complex commercial disputes across Africa has moved arbitration and alternative dispute resolution (ADR) from the margins of the legal sector to the mainstream of economic governance on the continent.
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Johannesburg Arbitration Week 2026
13 March 2026
Johannesburg Arbitration Week (JAW) 2026 is a flagship initiativethat positions South Africa as a leading arbitration hub on the African continent and a key player in the international dispute resolution arena.
Local conference to spotlight arbitration's defining role in Africa's trade, investment and sustainable development
11 March 2026
Against a backdrop of global geopolitical shifts, rapidtechnological advances and evolving regional economic frameworks, arbitration is set to play a defining role inshaping the future of trade, investment and sustainable development in Africa.
Local conference to spotlight arbitration's defining role in Africa's trade, investment and sustainable development
11 March 2026
Against a backdrop of global geopolitical shifts, rapidtechnological advances and evolving regional economic frameworks, arbitration is set to play a defining role inshaping the future of trade, investment and sustainable development in Africa.
Dispute Resolution to take centre stage at AFSA Johannesburg Arbitration Week 2026
5 January 2026
On a global scale, dispute resolution has become the go-to solution for resolving commercial disputes speedily, confidentially and more effectively across various industry sectors, including mining, infrastructure, energy and financial services.
Dispute Resolution to take centre stage at AFSA Johannesburg Arbitration Week 2026
12 December 2025
On a global scale, dispute resolution has become the go-to solution for resolving commercial disputes speedily, confidentially and more effectively across various industry sectors, including mining, infrastructure, energy and financial services.
Dispute Resolution to take centre stage at AFSA Johannesburg Arbitration Week 2026
1 February 2026
On a global scale, dispute resolution has become the go-to solution for resolving commercial disputes speedily, confidentially and more effectively across various industry sectors, including mining, infrastructure, energy and financial services.
Dispute Resolution to take centre stage at AFSA Johannesburg Arbitration Week 2026
12 December 2025
On a global scale, dispute resolution has become the go-to solution for resolving commercial disputes speedily, confidentially and more effectively across various industry sectors, including mining, infrastructure, energy and financial services.
Dispute Resolution to take centre stage at AFSA Johannesburg Arbitration Week 2026
14 January 2026
On a global scale, dispute resolution has become the go-to solution for resolving commercial disputes speedily, confidentially and more effectively across various industry sectors, including mining, infrastructure, energy and financial services.
#BizTrends2026 | Afsa's Svetlana Vasileva: The emerging architecture of African dispute resolution
1 February 2026
The global legal sector is moving faster than its traditional infrastructure can support. Economic volatility, technological acceleration, and geopolitical fragmentation are producing disputes that are more complex, technical, urgent and transnational than ever before.
Tailored sessions, a transformative forum: ADR to take centre stage at Johannesburg Arbitration Week 2026
16 December 2025
The Arbitration Foundation of SouthernAfrica is excited to announce that the next edition of Johannesburg Arbitration Week will be held at the Sandton ConventionCentre across 5-7 May 2026, showcasing arbitration and dispute resolution in all its forms in Africa