Excerpt: LFN and the Strydom Family will again appear before the Gqeberha High Court on Wednesday, 13 May 2026, in an important battle against Standard Bank concerning constitutional property rights and the controversial extension of National Credit Act protections to trusts and corporate entities. The matter has further drawn public attention after LFN lodged a Judicial Service Commission complaint against Judge Ivana Bands following her refusal to recuse herself despite previously acting for Standard Bank before her judicial appointment. Supporters and members of the public are encouraged to attend this significant hearing and to assist LFN through voluntary donations as the organisation continues multiple high-impact legal battles against state and banking sector overreach.
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Liberty Fighters Network (“LFN”) and the Strydom Family will again appear before the Eastern Cape Division of the High Court in Gqeberha on Wednesday, 13 May 2026, at 09h30, where I will personally appear on behalf of LFN and our members to continue defending their constitutional rights to property against the STANDARD BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA LIMITED.
The matter, which has already attracted some public attention, concerns not only the rights of the Strydom Family, but also broader questions affecting thousands of South Africans relating to property rights, banking conduct, and the extent to which trusts and corporate entities should enjoy protection under the National Credit Act, 2005 (“NCA”).
At the centre of the dispute is the growing concern that banks and financial institutions continue to utilise complex legal structures, technicalities, and corporate mechanisms in an attempt to bypass constitutional protections and consumer safeguards, while ordinary South Africans are left vulnerable to losing their homes, farms, businesses, and livelihoods.
LFN intends challenging the ongoing expansion of protections under the NCA to trusts and juristic entities in circumstances where the legislation was primarily designed to protect natural persons and consumers. The outcome of this matter may carry significant implications for future banking litigation and credit enforcement matters throughout South Africa.
The hearing will take place before Judge Ivana Bands at the Gqeberha High Court. However, the matter has become further engulfed in controversy after it emerged that Bands J had previously acted as a legal practitioner on behalf of Standard Bank before her appointment to the Bench.
Following this revelation, LFN and the Strydom Family launched a formal application requesting her recusal from the proceedings on the basis of a reasonable apprehension of bias. Despite the concerns raised, Bands J declined to recuse herself and continues to preside over the matter.
LFN thereafter lodged a formal complaint with the Judicial Service Commission (“JSC”) relating to the issue, which remains of serious concern to ourselves, our members, and many members of the public who continue to question the independence and impartiality of certain sectors of the judiciary where previous banking affiliations exist.
The public and media are welcome to attend this important hearing.
We particularly encourage our supporters in Gqeberha, previously known as Port Elizabeth, and surrounding areas to attend court in solidarity with the protection of constitutional rights, judicial accountability, and property rights in South Africa.
This matter forms part of a far broader legal battle currently being pursued by LFN against what we regard as the increasing overreach of both public and private power in South Africa.
Only during the past week, LFN also filed replying papers in the High Court Pretoria in two major matters of national importance.
The first relates to our ongoing litigation against the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, wherein we seek orders declaring the COVID-19 Lockdown unlawful and constitutionally invalid beyond 14 June 2020, together with the certification of a class action on behalf of persons and businesses who suffered damages as a result of the continued lockdown extensions for approximately two years thereafter.
The second matter is directed against the Minister of Basic Education regarding attempts to introduce measures that may ultimately compel public school pupils to receive mandatory vaccinations or face exclusion from attending school.
These matters are over and above the numerous ongoing cases in which LFN continues to challenge what we regard as unlawful state overreach, abuse of public power, corruption within the banking sector, and the disturbing relationship that increasingly appears to exist between the banking industry and many judges.
Despite the growing importance and national impact of these matters, LFN continues to operate under severe financial strain.
We remain deeply grateful to every supporter who continues standing with us through voluntary donations and moral support. However, the reality is that our operational budget is effectively nonexistent. We continue struggling to make ends meet while carrying massive litigation burdens and risks on behalf of ordinary South Africans who have nowhere else to turn for assistance.
At present, we are frequently unable to cover even basic operational expenses such as fuel, phone, travel, and courier costs necessary to prosecute these matters properly.
We therefore humbly appeal to all supporters, members of the public, and businesses who believe in the work of LFN and the protection of constitutional rights to assist us through voluntary donations, irrespective of the amount. Every contribution assists us to continue fighting for those who cannot fight alone.
South Africa belongs to its people, not to powerful institutions, corrupt networks, or those who believe that justice should only be accessible to the wealthy.
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