42 years in practice
Tzaneen, Limpopo
Rencole Ridge Office Park, 11 Loop Street, Tzaneen
+27 (0)15 307 4458/9 Docex: 2 Tzaneen
34 years in practice
Tzaneen, Limpopo
Elita flat Nr 1, Corner of Agatha and Short, Tzaneen+27 (0)15 307 5694
6 years in practice
Tzaneen, Limpopo
24 Agatha Street, Unit 02, Tzaneen, 0850015 880 2288
4 years in practice
Tzaneen, Limpopo
9 Harry Dilley Street, Arbor Park, Tzaneen083 433 3611
Law Firm
Tzaneen, Limpopo
6 Morgan Street, Office 10 Emerald Building, Tzaneen, 0850072 591 3980 WhatsApp: +278261322305 of the 6 firms in our Tzaneen directory list debt collection as one of their practice areas (83%). By years in practice, the most experienced are Stephan van Rensburg Attorneys (42 years), Johan Steyn Attorneys (34 years) and MC Makwala & Associates (6 years). One of them has been practising for five years or less. All of them have a full profile on our site, with their people, history and the courts they use.
Debt collection lawyers help businesses and individuals recover money they are owed, from a letter of demand through to judgment and execution. Consumer credit is regulated by the National Credit Act 34 of 2005, and most ordinary debts prescribe after three years, so it pays to act early. Some firms also help consumers with debt review and incorrect credit listings.
Claims of up to R200,000 are heard in the district magistrate's court and up to R400,000 in the Regional Court. The Small Claims Court handles claims of up to R30,000 (from 1 August 2026) without lawyers. Local matters are heard at the Tzaneen Magistrate's Court. The nearest Legal Aid SA office is in Tzaneen itself: Legal Aid SA Tzaneen Local Office, Office 220 to 237, 2nd Floor, Tzaneen Crossing Mall, cnr Lydenburg and Skurving Street, Tzaneen. Legal Aid helps people who pass its means test, mainly in criminal, family and eviction matters.
Most ordinary debts prescribe after three years under the Prescription Act 68 of 1969, unless the debtor acknowledged the debt or legal action interrupted prescription.
A formal letter giving the debtor a deadline to pay before legal action. It is often the cheapest way to recover a debt.
Ask how the firm charges (some work on a percentage of what is recovered) and how often they will report back. Compare the firms listed above.
Smaller civil claims from Tzaneen are heard at the Tzaneen Magistrate's Court. Larger claims go to the Limpopo Division of the High Court.
Legal Aid South Africa helps people who qualify under its means test. The closest office to Tzaneen is Legal Aid SA Tzaneen Local Office.
