Woman's battle with bank over jurisdiction

A WESTERN Cape woman is being sued by a bank that is demanding repayment of money it claimed to have lent her because she "does not do affidavits" and does not acknowledge the authority of courts.

- ZELDA VENTER

Last year, First Rand Bank instituted legal action against Gail Roux in the Western Cape High Court for the repayment of various sums lent and advanced to her under the conclusion of three credit agreements from 2014 to 2021.

While the amounts due were not mentioned in the latest judgment regarding the matter, the court noted that the amounts claimed fall within the jurisdiction of the magistrate’s court.

Roux, who is a lay litigant, refers to herself as “i-Am: Gail”. She told the court she is “a politically status-corrected living soul, Suv’rean, beneficiary who is existing on land and soil of the unincorporated de jure South Africa and therefore not in your (this court's) jurisdiction”.

Acting Judge PS Van Zyl remarked that she has conducted the litigation in a colourful manner.