Net closing in SIU probe into Masterâs Office
By Mayibongwe Maqhina
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Cape Town - The net is closing on those who were found by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) on the wrong side of the law in the affairs of the Office of the Master of the High Court.
The Office of the Master of the High Court is the subject of an SIU investigation after President Cyril Ramaphosa authorised the corruption-busting body to probe allegations of maladministration, corruption and fraud in its country-wide offices.
In February 2020, the offices of the Master of the High Court were closed for at least two days to enable the SIU to gather, collate and retrieve information without any hindrance.
By Ahmed Sahid Nasralla (De Monk)
As celebrations of International Women’s Day continue after March 8th, Sierra Leonean women and girls can draw a lot of inspiration from their history.
Historically, the country’s women contributed hugely to the political, socio-economic, educational, and civil rights development of the nation.From Madam Lehbu, who became Queen of Upper Gaura in 1891 following the establishment of the Province of Freedom in 1787 (what is now known as Freetown); the Sherbro Queen Yamacouba, who was a signatory to the treaty of 1787 which ceded the land to the British; Madam Yoko, the powerful Queen of Kpaa Mende Seneghum; the contribution of Hannah Benka-Coker to education; Lati Hyde-Forster, the first woman to graduate from Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone, with a doctor of civil laws degree; the role of Betsy Carew to commerce in the 1830s; Adelaide Casely-Hayford, one of the pioneers of women’s rights in Freetown and who founded the ‘Girls
3 The key changes
to the
Estates Act are discussed below.
A Small Estate is Set at $150,000
A small estate will mean an estate that does not
exceed $150,000 in value. It should be noted that the introduction
of small estates will have no impact on the calculation of the
Estate Administration Tax (often called, probate fees )
under the
Estate Administration Tax Act
4 and the filing
requirement of an Estate Information Return within 180 days
following the grant of probate.
Simplified Probate Process for Small Estates
A new probate proceeding for small estates will be available to
Estate Trustees. The new procedures under the Rule 74.1
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th June 2007 the Appellant, that is Morlai Turay who was the 2
nd Defendant in the court below, appealed to this court against the decision of the Hon. Justice S. Bash-Taqi contained in the Judgment dated 8
th June 2007 on the grounds and for the reliefs contained in the said Notice of Appeal.
For ease of reference I shall here reproduce the grounds of appeal as contained in the Notice of Appeal dated 20
th June 2007 which are as follows:
1.
The learned Trial Judge erred in Law and came to the wrong conclusion when she held that the 1
st defendant is the most competent person to take out a grant de bonis non to the estate of Makalay Turay (Deceased Intestate) in that: