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Proof of Publication for Estate Notices: What the Master Accepts
Quick Answer Proof of publication for an estate notice means the Gazette page, the newspaper tear sheet or online page copy, and the publisher’s confirmation. The Master of the High Court can call for it whenever the estate file is checked — keep it with the estate documents. Image: Wikimedia Commons contributor, via Wikimedia Commons What Counts as Proof of Publication When a deceased estate notice is advertised, someone must be able to prove it happened. The Master of the High Court accepts: The Government Gazette page containing the notice — downloaded free from the GPW legal gazettes portal, or the tear sheet if lodged by post. The newspaper tear…
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Government Gazette Costs and Deadlines for Estate Notices (2026)
Quick Answer Estate notices appear in the Government Gazette every Friday; lodgement closes roughly seven working days before publication. GPW tariffs are around R250 per notice before newspaper and service fees — through us everything is bundled at a flat R400 per advert. Image: Wikimedia Commons contributor, via Wikimedia Commons The Friday Gazette Rule The Government Gazette that carries estate notices is published by the Government Printing Works (GPW) every Friday. To make a Friday edition, a notice must be lodged well in advance — in practice at least seven working days before publication, correctly formatted and paid. Miss the cut-off and the notice rolls to the next week, which…
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Chief Master Directive 1 of 2025: Online Estate Adverts Explained
Quick Answer Chief Master Directive 1 of 2025 allows deceased estate notices (J193 and J187) to be published in approved online publications where printed newspapers are impractical — the Gazette requirement and prescribed wording stay exactly the same. Image: Wojsyl, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 What Directive 1 of 2025 Says The Chief Master issued Directive 1 of 2025 to modernise estate advertising. In short: where it is not reasonably possible or practical to publish a deceased estate notice in a printed newspaper, the notice may be published in an online newspaper or approved online publication, as long as it circulates in the district where the deceased ordinarily lived…
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J193 Notice to Creditors Explained (Section 29)
Quick Answer A Section 29 notice — published on the prescribed J193 form — is the advert in which the executor of a deceased estate calls on creditors and debtors to come forward within 30 days. It must appear in the Government Gazette and in a newspaper circulating where the deceased lived. What Section 29 of the Administration of Estates Act Says Section 29 of the Administration of Estates Act 66 of 1965 obliges every executor to advertise for claims against the estate. The advert must state a period of not less than 30 days within which claims must be lodged, and it must appear in the Government Gazette and…