Mr. Francois Botha

Francois specialises in family and divorce mediation, holding to the belief that family matters, with a particular focus on high-conflict co-parenting and family estrangement; his path here runs through 13 years in the criminal justice system as a magistrate, Child Welfare Commissioner, and gender-violence specialist, followed by 19 years directing UCT's Transformation Office, where he built the university's approach to mediation, gender violence, and discrimination — experience he now brings as an accredited FAMAC Family Mediator and Parenting Co-ordinator helping estranged families, shaping parenting plans, and supporting fathers in rebuilding relationships with their children.