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National Wills Week and the customary side, SAfm, 20 Sep 2024
Tomorrow (Friday) marks the last day of National Wills Week and we bring you another perspective, this time from the Justice Department. Over the years many families were split by the discovery that they were left out of the Will, mostly by men who either did not tell their wives that they have another family or in a polygamous marriage. There's just so many incidents of this nature in our country that leave devastation to affected members. So what provisions are there in the justice system that deal with customary laws and what is it that those who find themselves in such situations can do to contest a Will?
Guest: Euphemia Daniels - Acting Chief Director: Operations at the Masters Office in the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development.
Webinar: Unlocking Transparency: Jion us as we pave the way for trust and accountability with our Trust Beneficial Ownership Register on 29 Oct 2024.
National Wills Week: Dialogue on Wills and Administration of Deceased Estate, 19 September 2024, 14h00, via ZOOM
The Office of the Master invites you to a virtual dialogue on Wills and Administration of Deceased Estates. The dialogue took place as part of the 2024 National Wills Week Campaign and Public Service Month activities.
Turnaround plan in the Master’s office, 07 Aug 2024, SA FM The National Pulse
GUEST: Advocate Kanyane Mathibe, Acting Chief Master in Master’s Office
Recently a lot has been said about alleged corruption and inefficiencies in the Master’s office and other incidents of maladministration which were subjected to investigations. We also understand that the internal departmental investigations are continuing. So how is the office coping with all the negative publicity and what is their turnaround strategy to get their house in order?
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INTERVIEW: A look at the work of the Master of the High Court, The View Point, SAFM, 29 Apr 2024
Guest: Ms Hester Venter , Deputy Master of the North Gauteng
Across South Africa, offices of the master of the high court are buckling, and attorneys who must deal with them daily are at their wits’ end. Lawyers are increasingly expressing dissatisfaction with the deepening dysfunctionality of the offices of the Master of the High Court. They highlight that the Master’s Office is causing significant delays, lasting months or even years, for crucial legal administrative procedures that should ideally be completed within weeks. The Master’s Office is responsible for overseeing numerous legal processes, including the winding up of estates of the deceased, handling bankruptcy and liquidation matters, and managing hundreds of millions of rands for the Guardian’s Fund. We find out more on the state of the Masters cause, and the offices plans to address this administrative nightmare.
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Rescue plan for the Master's Office, 28 Nov 2023, Radio 702
Deputy Minister John Jeffery in discussion with Bongani Bingwa on Talk Radio 702.
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MINISTER LAMOLA TO LAUNCH DECEASED ESTATE ONLINE REGISTRATION SYSTEM
The Minister of Justice and Correctional Services Ronald Lamola is scheduled to officially launch the Masters’ Deceased Estate Online Registration System on 10 October 2023. The Minister was be supported by Deputy Minister John Jeffery and Director General Adv. Doc Mashabane.
Yilungelo Lakho I Master of the High Court's Deceased Estate Online Registration System, SABC News, 25 Oct 2023.
Simphiwe Ncongwane and guests: Adv Kanyane Mathibe, Office of the Master of the High Court and Jabu Hlatshwayo from the Department of Justice & Constitutional Development discuss the Master of the High Court's deceased estate online registration system.
Bid to reduce deceased estate turnaround time, Newzroom Afrika, 8 Oct 2023
Justice Minister Ronald Lamola will launch the Master's Office deceased estate online registration system this week. Chief Director Adv. Kanyane Mathibe says this will reduce the long turnaround time of getting the letter of executorship.
Administration of deceased estates and wills, 14 Sep 2021
Adriaan Jemillo, PowerFM
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National Wills Week, 13 Sep 2021
National Wills Week, Letshego Moatlhudi, Power FM
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"What happens to a person’s estate when he or she dies"?
A discussion with Mr Sizakele Mbewana, Deputy Master Cape Town, on "Views and News" with Clarions Ford, Cape Talk 567AM, 05 Sep 2023 [17:32min].
Interview with Mr M Mafojane, Chief Master of the High Court: Justice Department working on online system for deceased estates, 26 May 2021
[Talk Radio 702, 07:43 min/mp3]
Justice minister Ronald Lamola announced on Tuesday during his budget vote speech in the National Assembly that his department is developing an online system for the reporting of deceased estates, which is expected to come on stream in the current financial year. Chief master in the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development, Martin Mafojane, says the plan is to make things easier for citizens and they should expect the system to work in July.
Let’s Talk Justice Season 5
Episode 07: 12 Sep 2019 (National Wills Week 2019)
Guests: Assistant Master Ms. Wendy Sithole, Master of the High Court: National Office
Episode 06: 05 Sep 2019 (The Guardian’s Fund)
Guests: Adv Vuyani Lallie, Deputy Master, Master of the High Court: Cape Town
Let’s Talk Justice Season 4
Episode 08: 13 Sep 2018 (Importance of drawing up a Will)
Guest: Assistant Master in the Office of the Chief Master, Wendy Sithole
Let’s Talk Justice Season 3
Episode 02: 19 September 2017:
Guardian’s Fund
Mr Katekani Mathye, Assistant Master
Let’s Talk Justice Season 2
Episode 15: 22 September 2016 (The Guardian’s Fund)
Episode 13: 08 September 2016 (The importance of drawing up a will and the deceased estates)
Episode 12: 01 September 2016 (Curatorship and the Recognition of Customary Marriages Act)