Question NW2686 to the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
06 October 2017 - NW2686
Matiase, Mr NS to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
What is the reason provided by the Master of the High Court in Cape Town for refusing to grant the Ndabeni Land Claim Trust their Letter of Authority despite being instructed to do so by the court?
Reply:
I have been advised that the Master is not in a position to appoint Trustees, and the reasons for not issuing the letters of authority are as follows:
a) The judgment and order have been taken on appeal, hence the operation and execution of the latter have been suspended; and
b) The application by the Trustees Elect in terms of Section 18 (3) of the Superior Courts Act 10 of 2013, to allow the order to be operational and executable pending the outcome of the appeal, was dismissed by the Full Bench of the Western Cape High Court.