What Makes a Will Valid in South Africa? (And Why Most People Get It Wrong)
Most people assume their will is fine. They signed it, a witness was there, and it has been sitting in a drawer for the last eight years. Job done, right? Not quite. The truth is that thousands of South African wills are defective, and the families who discover this do so at the worst possible moment, when grief is fresh and the stakes could not be higher. By the end of this article, you will know exactly what makes a will legally valid in South Africa, the mistakes that quietly invalidate wills every single year, and what you need to […]
