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What Happens to Your Online Accounts When You Die?

Most South Africans have spent years building a digital life. Online accounts such as banking profiles, cryptocurrency wallets, investment platforms, social media accounts, e-commerce stores, and loyalty programmes. Very few have considered what happens to any of it...

•July 23, 2026•Executor Law•cryptocurrency, digital assets, online accounts, social media•no comments

What Happens to Your Business When You Die?

Ask most South African business owners what would happen to their business if they died tomorrow and you will get one of two responses. Either a vague reassurance that their partner or spouse would take over, or an...

•July 21, 2026•Executor Law•business owner, business succession•no comments

What Is a Rates Clearance Certificate and Why Does It Matter?

If you are selling a property in South Africa, you will at some point hear your conveyancer mention a rates clearance certificate. For many sellers and even some buyers, it is one of those terms that gets nodded...

•July 16, 2026•Executor Law•conveyancing, rates clearance certificate•no comments

The Coalface of Deceased Estate Administration

By Neville Bredenkamp van der Spuy, Attorney, Executor Law (J Bredenkamp Incorporated) Estate planning receives enormous attention, with seminars held on tax efficiency, families debating trusts with experts, and financial planners discussing investment structures. Lawyers, like Neville, draft...

•July 15, 2026•Executor Law•deceased estates, estate administration, executor law•no comments

Joint Ownership vs Sole Ownership of Property in South Africa: What Happens When One Owner Dies?

Property is often the most valuable asset in a South African estate. It is also one of the most complicated to deal with when the owner, or one of the owners, dies. The way a property is owned...

•July 14, 2026•Executor Law•joint ownership of property, sole ownership of property, south africa•no comments

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