What is Legal Aid SA?

We provide professional legal advice and representation to those who can’t afford it

How can I get legal aid?

It is important that we make sure the people we help need our assistance the most

Do I qualify for legal aid?

We perform a Means Test to determine if you qualify for legal aid assistance

How can we help you?

Visit our Get Help section for more information on how we can help you

Selfhelp Portal

Visit our Selfhelp Portal for guides, information and advice on different legal matters

Media Centre

Our Media Centre contains media updates, press releases, speeches and publications

Work at Legal Aid SA

Visit our Career Portal to find out more about working at Legal Aid SA

Legal Aid SA Tenders

Vendor forms, supplier information and tender information is available in our Tenders section

African Network on Legal Aid

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Lodge a complaint here

Find our Offices

View and find all our offices countrywide in
our Find Us section

Need Legal Advice?

Visit this section for our Advice Line information or to request our Advice team to contact you

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PLEASE NOTE: The Legal Aid SA Potchefstroom Local Office will be assisting clients at a new address from Monday, 2 November 2026.The office's new address is the Koedoe Building, 3rd Floor, 10 Auto Avenue, Potchefstroom.The office can be contacted on 083 342 0559 / 060 531 3225. ...

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TUNE IN to @IngwaneFM (90.6 - 104.5.0 MHz) TODAY from 8am to hear Legal Practitioner Dunyiswa Skapu from the Legal Aid SA Mthatha Local Office discussing search warrants #KnowYourRights Proudly #legalaidsa ...

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TUNE IN to @WaterbergWaveFM (92.8 MHz https) TODAY from 19:30pm to hear Legal Practitioner Rofhiwa Mohanelwa from the Legal Aid SA Modimolle Local Office discussing customary marriages #KnowYourRights Proudly #legalaidsa See less ...

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TUNE IN to @MuziFM (103.2 MHz /) TODAY from 15:10 to hear Legal Practitioner Zukile Dotwana from the Legal Aid SA Mthatha Local Office discussing proections for elderly persons #KnowYourRights Proudly #legalaidsa See less ...

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TUNE IN to @BayFM (109.7 MHz bayfm1079.co.za/) TODAY from 12:30pm to hear Legal Practitioner Joanne Kahn from the Legal Aid SA Robert Sobukwe Local Office discussing search warrants #KnowYourRights Proudly #legalaidsa ...

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Community Advice Offices (CAOs) in South Africa are non-profit, community-based organisations that provide free basic legal guidance, human rights information and socio-economic support to impoverished, marginalised and rural populations.

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PLEASE NOTE: The Legal Aid SA Potchefstroom Local Office will be assisting clients at a new address from Monday, 2 November 2026.

The office's new address is the Koedoe Building, 3rd Floor, 10 Auto Avenue, Potchefstroom.

The office can be contacted on 083 342 0559 / 060 531

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The Equality Court sitting in George, Western Cape, handed down a victorious judgment for a truck driver, restoring his human dignity after he suffered racial abuse from a co-worker in November 2024.

This matter was heard on 6 May 2026 and judgment delivered on 25 June 2026. The

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Tune into Muzi FM and catch Zukile Dotwana, Supervisory Legal Practitioner at the Legal Aid SA Mthatha Local Office, participating in a radio interview on Thursday afternoon discussing protections for elderly persons.

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