Statistics South Africa released a report on civil cases for debt. In March 2022, 11 126 civil judgements for debt amounting to R257,2 million were recorded. A civil judgment is a ruling against a defendant in a court of law. It refers to a non-criminal legal matter and often requires the defendant to pay damages. The value of civil default and consent judgement for debt is R3 567 050,00. Money lent makes up 28% of civil summons / cases (Total and Private) for debt.
There has been 41 921 civil summons issued for debt in the first 3 months of 2022 against 37 100 for first three months of 2021. The largest contributor for the decrease is services and rent. The report is based on a survey of 203 magistrates’ courts which represents approximately 98% of all cases in South Africa.
It has been a downward trend from 2011…click here to read full report
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