It is with pleasure and appreciation that I can announce that Messrs Ferdinand Hartzenberg, Alan Kissoon, Jan Olivier and Siboniso Sambo have volunteered their services and have been appointed as Commissioners for the Small Claims Court for the area of Pretoria in Gauteng.
Small Claims Courts deal with certain civil matters of up to R12 000.00. Members of the public present their cases to a Commissioner, who are appointed by the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development to preside over small claims matters. Commissioners are drawn from a pool of professional persons, mandated in the legislation, with experience of civil matters, such as attorneys or advocates who perform this laudable community service free of charge.
Members of the public can access the Small Claims Courts without any financial burden except for the sheriff’s fee(s) for the service of any court process that may be required. Only natural persons may institute an action as a plaintiff in the Small Claims Courts. Legal representatives are not allowed in Small Claims Courts. You can read more about Small Claims Courts on the departmental website at www.justice.gov.za, (under the civil section).
Mr Hartzenberg was admitted as an attorney on 8 January 1996 and has been practicing as such, uninterrupted, since then. Mr Kissoon was admitted as an attorney on 16 May 2005 and has been practicing as such, uninterrupted, since then. Mr Olivier was admitted as an attorney on 19 September 2005 and has been practicing as such, uninterrupted, since 1 November 2005.
Mr Sambo was admitted as an attorney on 15 August 2000 and has been practicing as such, uninterrupted, since 2004. The Pretoria Small Claims Court sits at the Pretoria Magistrate’s Office, c/o Frances Baard and Sophie de Bruyn Streets, Pretoria, 0001.
Cases can be registered with the Small Claims Court’s Clerk at this Magistrate’s Office. Mr Mzubawzi Nduzulwana, the Office Manager at Pretoria, can be contacted for further details, if required, at: 012 319 4000.
Enquiries:
Office of the Deputy Minister
Tel: 012 315 1025 or 012 315 1418
