Courts & Legal Services

COURTS & LEGAL SERVICES

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Government has opened three Community Courts in Cape Town, Mitchell's Plain and Fezeka (Gugulethu/Mannenberg) to prosecute petty crimes in these areas. >

Equality Courts

Equality Courts are courts designed to deal with matters covered by the Promotion of Equality and Prevention of Unfair Discrimination Act 4 of 2000, also known as the Equality Act. >

Getting Legal Aid

If you cannot afford to pay for a lawyer, you can get legal aid (financial help for lawyers fees). You will have to pass a 'means test', which means you have to show that you earn less than an amount fixed by the Legal Aid ... >

Getting Witness Protection

If you are a witness and are afraid for your safety for reasons linked to being a witness, you can apply for witness protection. You can be afraid for your own safety or that of anyone related to you. You can be afraid of a ... >

Municipal Courts

Municipal Courts deal mainly with the prosecution of traffic offences, and offences in terms of municipal by-laws, such as those for:zoning and building, water pollution, waste management, air pollution, fireworks, informal trading, parking. >

Small Claims Courts

Small Claims Courts deal with civil matters where the claim is less than R12 000.00. They exist to make the court process quicker and cheaper. >

The content on this page was last updated on 8 September 2011