The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development in partnership with the South African Women Lawyers Association (SAWLA) will host the Access to Justice Week from the 27-31 August 2012 in all nine provinces. During this week all courts will offer free Legal Advice.
Topics to be discussed:
- Maintenance
- Domestic Violence
- Human Trafficking
- Drafting of Wills and Administration of Estates
- Sexual Offences
- Customary marriages
- Ukuthwala
- Service Charter For Victims of Crime
- Equality Courts
- Small Claims Courts
- The Family Advocate
- Children’s Act: Custody/Access to children, Foster parenting & Guardianship, Adoption
- Pension funds
- Drug and substance abuse
- Expungement of criminal records
- Presidential pardons
- Older Persons Rights.
Eastern Cape
- 27 Aug -Port ST Johns Town Hall
- 28 Aug - Umasizakhe – Umasizakhe Hall
- 29 Aug - Graaff- Reinett Magistrate Court, Tsolo Town Hall
- 30 Aug - Jansenville Community Hall in Town, Willowvale Town Hall
For more information:
Jansenville Community Hall, Graaff- Reinett Magistrate Court and Umasizakhe – Umasizakhe Hall:
Emily Nkinana
Tel: 043 702 7119
Cell: 083 425 0133
Port ST Johns Town Hall, Tsolo Town Hall and Willowvale Town Hall:
Bandile Ngomti
Tel: 043 702 7182
Cell: 072 687 9362
Western Cape
30-31 Aug
- Athlone Advice Office
- Atlantis Advice Office
- Bellville, UWC Legal Aid Clinic
- Bonteheuwel Advice Office
- Clan William Advice Office
- Elsies River Advice Office
- Gugulethu Advice Office
- Heldervalley Community Forum (Somerset West)
- Khayelitsha, UWC Satellite Clinic, Site C
- Khayelitsha, UWC Satellite Clinic,
- Khayelitsha Magistrates’ Court
- Masincedisane Advice Office (Du Noon)
- Mitchell’s Plain Advice Office
- Southern Suburbs Legal Advice Office
- Western Cape High Court
For more information:
Joy van der Heyde
Tel: 021 462 5471
Northern Cape
- 27 Aug - Griekwastad (Matlhomola Hall)
- 28 Aug - Upington (Michael Bongela Hall)
- 29 Aug - Van Zylsrust (Van Zylsrust Community Hall)
- 31 Aug - Greenpoint, Kimberley (Greenpoint Community Hall)
For more information:
Reyaad Motlekar
Tel: 053 839 0099
North West
- 22 Aug - Taung Magistrate Court
- 23 Aug - Klerksdorp Magistrate Court
- 24 Aug - Odi Magistrate Court
- 27 Aug - Bafokeng Magistrate Court
- 28 Aug - Lichtenburg Magistrate Court
For more information:
Isaac Mokaila
Tel: 018 397 7071
Mpumalanga
27 - 31 Aug
- Mhala
- Mapulaneng
- Middelburg
- Lydenburg
- Nelspruit
28 Aug
Breyten
For more information:
Faith Phala
Tel: 013 752 8393
Paul Mthimunye
Tel: 013 753 9328
Free State
- 27 Aug -Edenville
- 28 Aug -Marquard
- 29 Aug -Hoopstad
- 30 Aug -Excelsior
- 31 Aug -Edenburg
For more information:
Seitlheko Maconi
Tel: 051 407 1800
Gauteng
- 27 Aug - Randburg
- 28 Aug - Kempton Park
- 29 Aug - Vereeniging
- 30 Aug - Pretoria
- 31 Aug - Protea
For more information:
Joe Makume
Tel: 011 332 9045
KwaZulu-Natal
- 27 Aug - Ladysmith Court, Howick Taxi Rank, Richmond Mall
- 28 Aug - Ladysmith, Ncijane High School, Verulam Spar, Msahweni Taxi Rank, Richmond Mall
- 29 Aug - Ladysmith, Keate Primary School
- 30 Aug - Mooi Rivier Court, Camperdown Primary School, Pinetown Court, Umbumbulu Court, Hibberdene Mall, Scottburgh Court, Emlazi Local Boxer
- 31 Aug - Impendle Village Shopping Centre, Emlazi Court
- 27 -29 Aug - Clermont community hall
- 27 -31 Aug - Greytown Court, Verulam Court, SAP Tongaat, SAP Phoenix, SAP Verulam, Tongaat Child Welfare, Terence Park Secondary School, Waterloo Secondary School, Durban Court
- 29 -31 Aug New Hanover Court, Emlazi Rhino Supermarket
For more information:
Asiya Khan
Tel: 031 372 3069
Limpopo
- 27 Aug - Mhinga Tribal Office
- 28 Aug - Makuleke Tribal Office
- 29 Aug - Xikundu Tribal Office
- 30 Aug - Matiyani Clinic
- 31 Aug - Saselamani Tribal Office
For more information:
Sebetso Moeketsi
Tel: 015 287 2042
National Office enquiries:
Ntibidi M Rampete
Tel: 012 359 1670/1
Fax: 012 315 1960
E-mail: Nrampete@justice.gov.za
