Inside the mess of the master’s office
The office of the master of the high court is a critical institution for managing trusts and deceased estates. But attorneys say operations move at a glacial pace as a result of inefficiencies, administrative issues and a shortage of crucial staff
10 November 2022 - 05:00
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.
“There is a real issue of accessibility, with telephones hardly being answered, e-mails not being responded to and a general lack of accountability,” says a deceased estates administrator from Gqeberha, speaking to the FM on condition of anonymity...
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