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Soshanguve Magistrate Court

Operating in the Soshanguve district held at Soshanguve, Gauteng

Physical Address:
Soshanguve Highway Block H
Soshanguve 2096
Gauteng

Postal Address:
Private Bag X3
Rosslyn 0200
Gauteng

Court Manager:
Mrs M C More

Phone  012 730 1000
Fax  012 799 8921

Services as a Small Claims Court

The Magistrates Court of Soshanguve DOES operate as a Small Claims Court!

Who may institute a claim? -- Anyone except juristic persons such as Companies, Close Corporations and Associations. A person under 18 must be assisted by a parent or legal guardian.

Against whom may a claim be instituted? -- With the exception of the State, against anyone, including Companies, Close Corporations and Associations. NB: Please note that claims cannot be instituted against Municipalities/Local Government in a Small Claims Court.

What amount can be claimed? -- An amount not exceeding R 20 000. (This amount is determined by the Minister from time to time in the Government Gazette. If your claim exceeds R 20 000 in value, you can institute a claim for a lesser amount to pursue your case in the Small Claims Court.

More information about the Small Claims Court is available here: http://www.justice.gov.za/scc/scc.htm

Services as an Equality Court

The Magistrates Court of Soshanguve DOES operate as an Equality Court!

Equality Courts have been set up to help someone who believes that they have suffered unfair discrimination, hate speech or harassment. These courts make sure that it is easy for someone with such a case to bring their case to the court and that the issue is finalised quickly.

Anyone can take a case to the Equality Court, even if you are not directly involved in what happened. This means a complaint to the court can be made against someone or an organisation you believe have failed to respect the rights of another person.

The Equality Courts deal with complaints that are about unfair discrimination, hate speech or harassment.

More information about the Equality Court is available here: http://www.justice.gov.za/EQCact/eqc_main.html


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