To be eligible for selection applicants must:

1. Provide two character references;
2. Confirm that he/she:
• is not an unrehabilitated insolvent;
• does not suffer from a mental illness or a severe or profound intellectual disability in terms of the Mental Health Act 2002;
• has not been convicted of a crime involving fraud; dishonesty or violence;
• disassociates him- or herself from conduct that is racist, sexist or inconsistent with the Bill of Rights in the Constitution.
3. Not tout for a mediation assignment and thereby undermine the mediation process;
4. Provide a brief bio-sketch/CV including reasons why you want to be a mediator.