Justice delayed, grief denied: When the courts fail the bereaved – The Mail & Guardian

Justice delayed, grief denied: When the courts fail the bereaved – The Mail & Guardian

When my father died in September 2023, our family’s grief was hijacked first by bureaucracy, then by betrayal, and now by the court system. The first part of this story exposed how the Master’s Office in Mahikeng mishandled my father’s estate. It detailed how a will mysteriously surfaced months after a letter of authority had already been issued to his only biological child, my younger brother, without any notice or due process. We are now nearl…

Justice delayed, grief denied: When the courts fail the bereaved

When my father died in September 2023, our family’s grief was hijacked first by bureaucracy, then by betrayal, and now by the court system. The first part of this story exposed how the Master’s Office in Mahikeng mishandled my father’s estate. It detailed how a will mysteriously surfaced months after a letter of authority had already been issued to his only biological child, my younger brother, without any notice or due process. We are now nearl…