Operational Notices
Operational Notices
- Dated: 2024.11.07
Please note that the Master of the High Court: Pretoria (GP), will close at 13h00 on 8 November 2024, to allow for the fumigation of the building, services will resume on 11 November 2024.
Sender: Mr Moshe Segoane (Email: MSegoane@justice.gov.za)
Status: For Noting
- Dated: 2024.09.20
Please note that the Estates Reporting System, at the Master of the High Court: Middelburg (MP), will be offline for IT maintenance purposes from 15h00 on Friday the 20th to Tuesday the 24th September 2024. Our office will, therefore, not be in a position to issue Letters of Executorship or Letters of Authority on Monday the 23rd of September 2024. We apologize for this inconvenience, which is unfortunately necessary for the maintenance of the DOJ&CD IT System. Your kind cooperation and understanding of this need for IT maintenance is greatly appreciated.
Sender: Ms Moshidi, HOO Nelspruit, THMoshidi@justice.gov.za
- Dated: 2024.09.05
Please note that there is no electricity at the Master of the High Court: Mbombela (MP), due to a transformer being serviced at the HIgh Court building.
Sender: Ms Moshidi, HOO Nelspruit, THMoshidi@justice.gov.za
- Dated: 2024.08.27
Please note that the Master of the High Court: Port Elizabeth (EC) will close at 12h30 on Friday, 30 August 2024 due to fumigation. Normal services will be rendered from 7h45 to 12h30, thereafter the office will be closed.
Sender: B.Cramford (BCramford@justice.gov.za)
- Dated: 2024.08.23
Please note that the Master of the High Court: Mbombela (MP) will be closed as from 12h00 today, as electricity is off and ablution facilities out of order, due to cable theft.
Sender: Ms Moshidi, HOO Nelspruit, THMoshidi@justice.gov.za
- Dated: 2024.05.21
Please note that the telephones are down at the Master of the High Court: Grahamstown [Makhanda] (EC).The following officials can be emailed with urgent matters: GLucas@justice.gov.za – Legal, BTimana@justice.gov.za – Admin, JAdriaan@justice.gov.za - Guardians Fund & AGidana@justice.gov.za- Guardians Fund
Sender: Rustin Baartman, Snr Admin Officer, Master of the High Court: Grahamstown, Email: RBaartman@justice.gov.za
- Dated: 2024.05.20
Please take note that the Masters Office Kimberley (NC) is relocating to new premises from 20 to 28 May 2024.The office of the Chief Master (DOJ&CD) is apologising for the inconvenienced caused during the relocation.
Old Office Address: Master of the High Court: Sol Plaatjie Drive, Civic Centre, KIMBERLEY, 8301to the
New Office Address: Master of the High Court: Don Pablo Office Park, 73 George Street, KIMBERLEY, 8301The office telephone lines will not be in use and the following officials can be contacted for any enquiries relating to their sections:
Sender: Ms Thelma Nobesotho Zwane, Personal Assistant: Chief Directorate Strategy and Policy, OFFICE OF THE CHIEF MASTER, Tel: (012) 406 4791, E-mail: tsetetemela@justice.gov.zaName of officials Sections Contact Numbers Vanessa Mathiba (Acting Master) Appointments in trusts
Cell no. 063 162 6257
Xolisa Jama (Office Manager)
Office matters & relocation
Cell no. 073 056 5195
Nomzi Kumalo
Appointments in deceased estates
Cell no. 083 648 3491
Wayne Van Rensburg
Liquidation and Distribution Accounts & Insolvency matters
Cell no. 083 272 1579
Merildene Scholtz
Liquidation and Distribution Accounts & Curatorship matters
Cell no. 083 648 3468
Megan Mthembu
Guardian Funds
Cell no. 083 648 3528
Lungile Lwandle
Guardian Funds
Cell no. 083 272 2633
Thomas Nkuna
Guardian Funds
Cell no. 083 272 1154
Boitumelo Mokwesi
Senior Provisional Administration Officer
Cell no. 083 654 2854
- Dated: 2024.04.29
Please note that the telephones and and the network are down Master of the High Court: Pietermaritzburg (KZN).
Sender: Mrs Letshego Moatlhudi, Tel: (+27) 033 264 7007, E-mail: lmoatlhudi@justice.gov.za
- Dated: 2023.07.26
Please note that Master of the High Court: Grahamstown [Makhanda] (EC) will be fumigated on 28 July 2023, and will therefore close at 13h00.
Sender: Rustin Baartman, Snr Admin Officer, Master of the High Court: Grahamstown, Email: RBaartman@justice.gov.za
- Dated: 2023.06.27
Please note that Master of the High Court: Grahamstown [Makhanda] (EC) is unable to receive any calls from outside the office. The matter is receiving attention. The following officials can be contacted per email:
GLucas@justice.gov.za – Legal
BTimana@justice.gov.za – Admin
JAdriaan@justice.gov.za - Guardians Fund
AGidana@justice.gov.za- Guardians Fund.
Sender: Rustin Baartman, Snr Admin Officer, Master of the High Court: Grahamstown, Email: RBaartman@justice.gov.za
Status:RESOLVED (16 Aug 2023)
- Dated: 2023.02.24
Please note that Master of the High Court: Grahamstown [Makhanda] (EC) is unable to receive any calls from outside the office. The matter is receiving attention. The following officials can be contacted per email:
GLucas@justice.gov.za – Legal
BTimana@justice.gov.za – Admin
JAdriaan@justice.gov.za - Guardians Fund
AGidana@justice.gov.za- Guardians Fund.
Sender: Rustin Baartman, Snr Admin Officer, Master of the High Court: Grahamstown, Email: RBaartman@justice.gov.za
Status:RESOLVED (31 May 2023) - Dated: 2023.02.20
Please note that the Offices of Master of High Court, Pretoria will close at 12h00, on 20 Feb 2023, because there is no water, the Landlord is busy working on the problem and we are hoping water will be restored before end of business. .
Sender: Mr Moshe Segoane, Office Manager: Master of North Gauteng High Court, Email: MSegoane@justice.gov.za
Status: RESOLVED (23 Feb 2023) - Dated: 2023.02.02
Please note that the Master of the High Court: Grahamstown [Makhanda] (EC) will be closed from 13h00 for fumigation on 03 Feb 2023.
Sender: Rustin Baartman, Snr Admin Officer, Master of the High Court: Grahamstown, Email: RBaartman@justice.gov.za
Status: For Noting
- Dated: 2022.12.12
Notice: Please note that the Masters Office Mbombela (MP) is currently closed due to the fact that the building has no water.
Sender: Ms Hlonipha L Moshidi, Acting Head of Office: Master of High Court - Mbombela, (hmoshidi@justice.gov.za)
Status: For Noting - Dated: 2022.12.12
Notice: Please note that the Masters Office Port Elizabeth (EC) currently has no power, due to a power outage in the area. Until the power is restored, the office will only be able to assist clients with their paperwork.
Sender: Lucille Frazer, Office Manager: Masters Office Grahamstown (Tel: 046 603 4003, Email: lfrazer@justice.gov.za)
Status: RESOLVED (12 Dec 2022) - Dated: 2022.10.17
Notice: Please note that the Masters Office Grahamstown (EC) will be closing at 13h00 on 17 Oct 2022, due to lack of water at the office, brought on by thewater crisis in Makhanda/Grahamstown CBD area. In case of an emergency telephone numbers will be left at the Security Officers.
Sender: Lucille Frazer, Office Manager: Masters Office Grahamstown (Tel: 046 603 4003, Email: lfrazer@justice.gov.za)
Status: For Noting - Dated: 2022.10.14
Notice: Please note that the Masters Office Grahamstown (EC) will be closing at 13h00 on 14 Oct 2022, due to lack of water at the office, brought on by thewater crisis in Makhanda/Grahamstown CBD area. In case of an emergency telephone numbers will be left at the Security Officers.
Sender: Lucille Frazer, Office Manager: Masters Office Grahamstown (Tel: 046 603 4003, Email: lfrazer@justice.gov.za)
Status: For Noting - Dated: 2022.06.24
Notice: Please note that the Master's Office in Pietermaritzburg (KZN) will be fumigated on 24 Jun 2022. The office will close at 13h00.
Sender: Z Mjoli (Admin Clerk, ZMjoli@justice.gov.za)
Status: For Noting - Dated: 2022.04.04
Notice: Please note that there is currently no electricity at the Master's Offices in Pietermaritzburg. Public Works has been contacted to send an electrician, since the electricity has tripped due to a storm on Saturday night.
Sender: Office of the Chief Master, Mrs Venter, Assistant Master (Tel: 012 406 4798, Email: HVenter@justice.gov.za)
Status: For Noting
- Dated: 2021.11.18
Notice: Please note that the Master of the South Gauteng High Court: Johannesburg (GP) is currently closed due to a water shortage in the building.
Sender: Mr Pule, Master (Tel: 011 429 8005, Email: LPule@justice.gov.za)
Status: For Noting - Dated: 2021.08.03
Notice: Please note that the Master of the High Court: Grahamstown (EC) curently have telephone and network problems, affecting email, internet, ICMS, ect.
Sender: Rustin Baartman, Snr Admin Officer, Master of the High Court: Grahamstown (Tel: 0466034001, Email: RBaartman@justice.gov.za)
Status: RESOLVED (04 Aug 2021) - Dated: 2021.07.12
Notice: Kindly note that due to the violence currently taking place in KZN, the Master's Offices in Durban and Pietermaritzburg, are closed until further notice.
Sender: Office of the Chief Master, Acting Chief Director: Coastal Operations, Penny Nonhlanhla Roberts (Tel: 012 406 4799, Email: proberts@justice.gov.za)
Status: For Noting - Dated: 2021.07.09
Notice: Please note that the Durban Master’s office (KZN) currently has no network connection and can thus not access ICMS or their e-mails. Technicians are attending to the problem and same will hopefully be restored as soon as possible. For urgent queries, kindly contact the Head of Office, Mr Pascoe (082 853 3347).
Sender: Mrs Sindy van Aarde, Office of the Chief Director: Operations Inland, (svanaarde@justice.gov.za)
Status: For Noting - Dated: 2021.06.18
Notice: Due to the rise of covid-19 across the country, the Pietermaritzburg Masters' Office (KZN) is planning to conduct decontamination of its offices. The decontamination is scheduled to take place on 25 June 2021 from 12h00.
Sender: Office Manager, Nomcebo Mlambo, Master of the High court Pietermaritzburg (Cell: 068 289 0751, Email: NMlambo@justice.gov.za)
Status: For Noting - Dated: 2021.06.18
Notice: Due to the taxi strike in Makhanda (Grahamstown), the Grahamstown Master’s office (EC) is closed for 17-18 June 2021.
Sender: Mrs Sindy van Aarde, PA to Mrs Tessie Bezuidenhout, Chief Director: Operations Inland (svanaarde@justice.gov.za)
Status: For Noting - Dated: 2021.05.25
Notice: Kindly note that the Makhanda (Grahamstown) Master's Offices (EC) will be closed today, 24 May 2021, due to the Taxi strike taking place. All services will be affected.
Sender: Penny Nonhlanhla Roberts, Acting Chief Director: Coastal Operations, Office of the Chief Master (E-mail: proberts@justice.gov.za)
Status: For Noting - Dated: 2021.04.01
Notice: Please note that the telephone lines at the Master of High Court, Pretoria are currently out of order.
Sender: Mr Moshe Segoane, Office Manager (Tel 012 339 7791, MSegoane@justice.gov.za)
Status: For Noting - Dated: 2021.03.05
Notice: Please note that the e-mails as well as telephone lines at the Master of the High Court, Nelspruit (MP) are out of order. Kindly contact the acting Master, Ms Martha Sithole (063 660 8825) for any urgent queries.
Sender: Mrs Sindy van Aarde, Office of the Chief Master (svanaarde@justice.gov.za)
Status: For Noting - Dated: 2021.01.29
Notice: Please take note that the Master of the High Court: Grahamstown (EC) will be fumigated tomorrow afternoon, so the office will be closed from 1pm.
Sender: Lucille Frazer, Office Manager (046 603 4003, lfrazer@justice.gov.za)
Status: For Noting
- Updated: 2020.12.08 [Dated: 2020.11.20]
Notice: Please be informed that Pietermaritzburg Master's Office will close for fumigation at 12h00 on11 Dec 202015 Dec 2020
Sender: Nomcebo Mlambo, Office Manager (0814686904, NMlambo@justice.gov.za)
Status: For Noting - Dated: 2020.09.28
Notice: Please take note that the telephone lines at the Master of the High Court: Pietermaritzburg, are currently out of order.
Sender: Bheka Kweyama, KZN Regional Office, Regional Communications Officer (031 372 3096/66)
Status: RESOLVED (29 Sep 2020) - Dated: 2020.09.28
Notice: Please take note that the telephone lines and the network at the Master of the High Court: Bisho, are currently out of order. A call has been logged with the IT Service desk and the matter is being attended to.
Sender: V. Mayisela, Office Manager (078 604 0827, VMayisela@justice.gov.za)
Status: For Noting - Dated: 2020.09.02
Notice: Please take note that Master of the High Court: Grahamstown, will close at 14h00 on Friday, 4 September 2020, for fumigation. We apologise for the inconvenience caused.
Sender: Lucille Frazer, Office Manager (lfrazer@justice.gov.za)
Status: For Noting - Dated: 2020.09.02
Notice: Please note that the telephones at the office of the Master of the High Court: Cape Town are currently out of order. The matter is being attended to.
Sender: Penny N Roberts, Acting Chief Director: Coastal Operations (proberts@justice.gov.za)
Status: RESOLVED (08 Sep 2020) - Dated: 2020.07.22
Notice: Please note that the Master of the High Court, Pietermaritzburg will close at 12h00, due to the fact that the city dump is on fire and as such, the smoke is affecting operations at the office. Operations will resume on 23 Jul 2020.
Sender: Penny Nonhlanhla Roberts, Acting Chief Director: Coastal Operations (012 406 4840, proberts@justice.gov.za)
Status: For Noting - Dated: 2020.07.14
Notice: Please note that the telephone lines at the Master of High Court, Pretoria are currently out of order.
Sender: Mr Moshe Segoane, Office Manager (MSegoane@justice.gov.za)
Status: RESOLVED (07 Jan 2021) - Dated: 2020.06.22
Notice: Kindly note that telephones in Pretoria Master of High Court are currently out of order.
Sender: Mr Moshe Segoane, Office Manager, Master of North Gauteng High Court (MSegoane@justice.gov.za)
Status: RESOLVED (02 Jul 2020) - Dated: 2020.05.21
Notice: Please note that the Master of the High Court: Nelspruit has received their new telephone lines and the new switchboard number will be 013 101 3721.
Sender: Mrs Sindy van Aarde, PA to Acting Chief Master (Tel: 012 406 4802,
svanaarde@justice.gov.za)
Status: For Noting