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At Zebra Liquidators, our team of expert corporate insolvency specialists is made up of experienced liquidators, trustees, business rescue consultants, and financial experts. We are dedicated to delivering professional, ethical insolvency services, including forensic financial investigations, liquidation strategies, and business recovery solutions. With a deep understanding of South African liquidation laws and financial restructuring, we work to protect our clients’ interests while ensuring full legal compliance.
Meet our Team
I Started my career at the Magistrate’s office in Rustenburg while I was studying towards my B. luris degree. I was then transferred to the Master’s office in Pretoria in my 2nd year of studies. It was here that I discovered that my God-given talents of the love for law and figures can join.
After completion of my degree, I continued working at the Master’s office and obtained my SARIPA certificate (then called AIPSA). I dealt with deceased estates, curatorship’s, liquidations & sequestrations and was fortunate to be able to work on a vast variety of matters.
I left the Master’s office in 1995 in the position of Acting Assistant Master. I have worked under very strict but thorough mentors in the industry. I have been assured that my experience and work ethic are of high standards. I was admitted on the Master’s panel in 2000.
I realised the important role that the bankruptcy industry plays in the growth of the economy, and it is my desire to ensure that every matter receives the attention and dedication to achieve the best outcome possible for creditors.
It is from this knowledge and the promise in Luke 5 that the idea of the incubator has started. While I love being personally involved in every matter I am appointed, I came to the realization that God’s purpose for this company is to grow and develop young and upcoming administrators and Insolvency.
“Knowledge not shared is knowledge wasted.”
While I am still very much involved in all my matters the purpose is that I transfer the knowledge and skills to create a brighter tomorrow for everyone who is part of my team.
My focus has therefore shifted, and I had to learn how to become a teacher and leader, as I believe in leading by example, I work together with my team enabling them to grow and develop.
Charity begins at home therefore I believe in firstly investing in the studies and development of my team and in that way contributing to a stronger future and building of the economy in our beautiful country.
I am on the National Panel of Insolvency Practitioners and have attended to some cross-border Insolvency matters as well. I am also a junior Business Rescue Practitioner, taking appointments as Executor in deceased estates, curator bonus appointments and acting as a liquidator in divorce matters.
Most of all I am thankful to my Heavenly Father for the opportunity to be able to serve each client with dedication.
I started my career in this industry very recently but look forward to many years of working to build the company to bigger heights.
I am currently attending to the daily administration of the estates and other duties as required.
I am an eager and fast learner and always push myself to be better.
I don’t mind going the extra mile if it means getting the job done correctly and on time to make the lives of other people better or easier.
I have big dreams for myself in this industry and look forward to reaching each one of them and, in turn, giving my all back to the company for giving me the opportunities.
My previous experiences have been a lot about customer service and as a result, I feel that I am good at liaising with people.
I will always try to assist as far as I can, and if I do not know I will find out and report back.
I am a very well-organised and systematic person and always try to be precise and accurate in everything.
I take pride in my work and push to please the needs that may arise. I am currently studying towards by LLB degree at UNISA.
Name: Bernadette Dube
Position: Junior Office Support / Assisting Joane du Preez
Email: admin@zebraliq.co.za
I work at Zebra Liquidators (Pty) Ltd as a junior office assistant.
Being part of the Zebra family has been an incredible experience that I would not trade for anything in the world. When I first joined Zebra, I had just finished my contract as a stay-in nanny.
I had no experience or knowledge about the industry, but I was fortunate enough to be surrounded by a team that believed in me and was willing to teach me and be part of my growth in the industry.
I started off as a filing clerk and was promoted to work closely with the administrators. It has been a wholesome experience because I was granted the platform to prove myself worthy, to be challenged, and to build up my self-confidence and use this opportunity. I have been exposed to working and corresponding alongside attorneys, joints, Master of the High Courts, and LBS.
My duties include:
- Filing
- Following up on meetings and payment details
- Preparing releases
- Preparing files to be lodged
- Preparing extensions
- Lodging query answers
- Sending accounts to joints
- Checking if the first meetings have been advertised.
- Doing payment requests
- Destruction of files
I will forever remain grateful to Zebra for taking me in and showing me the ropes. I am grateful of who I am becoming, and it is the first time I feel proud of myself as well.
I look forward to learning more and to grow with the company
Name: Armand Symes
Position: Management / Financial Administrator / IT Support and Assistant to Liquidators and Administrators
Email: armand@zebraliq.co.za
She taught me how to eat with a spoon and now I can solve all her technology problems- not my words but those of our director and founder of Zebra Liquidators.
Growing up in an environment where the need to serve and protect was always at the forefront, I realised that this attitude is not only part of my nurturing but also part of my nature.
I wanted to serve my community and decided to follow a career in security and completed various courses in this area. However, my investigative nature and natural ability with technology led my career in a different direction.
I am currently the go-to person in respect of all IT-related matters and ensure that staff members are empowered to help themselves by writing training notes on IT issues that we encounter daily.
Because of my security background, I am involved in the collection and tracing of assets, executing, section 19 and 69(3) orders, and ensuring the safety of all around me.
I also attend to the reconciliation of bank statements and “following the money” to prepare for enquiries. This entails a full investigation of the bank statements of the insolvent entity to identify further I accounts, assets, undue preferences etc.
Afterward preparing these documents in exhibits for enquiries and court cases. I believe in continuously learning and improving myself and will enrol for further courses to ensure that I can do my part in serving the ethos of Zebra and that is to ensure that creditors receive what is rightfully due to them and the best possible service that we can give.
I was recently promoted to Senior financial administrator and am very excited to learn more about the financial part of the business.
I am currently studying towards a Diploma in accounting.
Name: Kallan-Anne Mattheys
Position: Financial Administrator Assistant
Email: accounts@zebraliq.co.za
I joined Zebra Liquidators recently.
I have no prior experience in an office environment. In a brief time, I was promoted from being a receptionist to a financial administrator.
I am an assistant to Armand Symes and assist in the day-to-day financial matters of the company.
A few of my duties, as part of me being an assistant are attending to payment requests on behalf of all the administrators and ensuring that payment is made on all matters as per the instructions received from the administrators.
I also assist in the upkeep and payments of the bond list and ensure our bonds are being paid on each estate.
I further upkeep the company’s estate list and ensure that all new appointments be captured on our system and allocated to the correct administrator.
I have been in this industry since 2002. I have since obtained my Diploma in Insolvency Law and Practice, my advanced Diploma in Law as well as
I have a Diploma in Criminal Justice and Forensic Investigation.
I worked for RMG Trust as a Liquidator for about 18 years before I joined the Zebra Liquidators (Pty) Ltd team at the beginning of 2021 as a Senior Liquidator.
I would say that my special skills are as follows:
- Litigation Support
- Labour Consultations
- Section 417 Enquiries
- Liquidator/Trustee/Judicial Management
- Assisting staff with their UI 19’s after a company was liquidated
I am very hard-working and very punctual, and I love to be involved with every matter that I am appointed to either a Liquidator or a Trustee.
I started my career in the industry in 2011 as a receptionist at an Insolvency firm. Since then, I obtained my AIPSA diploma in 2012.
I gained significant experience and expertise in handling Insolvencies and have worked myself to such a position that I can handle any matter on my own from the beginning.
I have been administrating Insolvent Estates and Liquidations of Companies / Close Corporations from the beginning till the end since the beginning of 2013.
I consult with the Insolvents on a regular basis as well as monitor the payments to the estate for the benefit of creditors.
I arrange meetings with Insolvents to personally discuss the Estate and to establish the asset value profile and liabilities by taking an inventory of all assets the Insolvent held at the date of Sequestration. I also dispose of the assets of the estate by way of public auction/private treaty.
I correspond with various institutions, i.e. Master of the High Courts, Magistrates offices, Attorneys and Banks to obtain information for the estates. I have very good skills in liaising with people and am very diligent in following up on information.
I have personal experience consulting with Insolvents and attending meetings with attorneys and clients. I analyse bank statements from companies to ease the work for auditors.
I always go out of my way to assist the workers with filling in claim forms and UI-19. I am also attending to the drafting of subpoenas for enquiries and preparing the files for the various enquiries.
I draft Liquidation and Distribution Accounts for both Insolvent Estates and Companies / Close Corporations (In liquidation).
I am also assisting with the administration of divorce settlements and am gaining a lot of experience in this field as well which is a totally new challenge that I enjoy.
Due to my previous experiences working in call centres, I have very good skills at speaking/liaising with people and communicating with them.
I am a very systematic person, always endeavouring to be accurate and precise in everything that I do. Taking up challenges is one of my strong points and I am always willing to learn more. I am a vibrant person who enjoys life and new adventures.
I started my career in the industry with an Insolvency company in the 1990s. My main duties are delivery and collection of documents.
I also did the banking of the company. I joined Zeena Insolvency Practitioners in 2007 and merged with most of the personnel with Zebra Liquidators (Pty) Ltd.
I also improved myself from being the driver of the company to the general office clerk performing general office duties such as attending meetings on behalf of the Liquidators / Trustees at various Magistrate offices and the Master of the High Court: Pretoria / Johannesburg.
I have built a good relationship with the master’s and Magistrates, and I am the liaison for the company at the Master’s office.
I am diligent and prepared to walk the extra mile. I deal with the serving of subpoenas and meeting with staff to assist with claims and queries.
Having experience as a preschool teacher I soon learned that even grownups still must feed the child in them.
Despite having no office experience Zebra was prepared to offer me a job as a receptionist and filing clerk and I exchanged the children’s playground for the office environment.
The patience and empathy I learned during my previous career comes into play every day. Everyone is sometimes lost and needs to be pointed in the right direction.
In the time I have been with the company I have received training in certain aspects other than my filing and reception duties and I enjoy learning and broadening my horizons within the organisation.
I was promoted to a Junior Administrator from being a receptionist and am very excited to learn more about the administrative part of the business.
I have also been given the opportunity to work on all the joint files on behalf of the various appointed Liquidators.
I am thankful for this opportunity and cannot wait what the future holds.
Name: Shandre Vlaming
Position: Junior Administrator (Insolvent Estates & Companies) / Deceased
Estates / Divorce Matters
Email: shandre@zebraliq.co.za
I first joined Zebra Liquidator in March 2011 and am the Personal Assistant to Maryna Symes. I am seeing to the daily tasks of the office and attend to assist in ensuring new work for the company.
I was attending to the requisitions / nominations obtaining new appointments for numerous Trustees/Liquidators affiliated with us. This included liaising with the Attorneys of record as well as creditors daily, but I have recently been promoted to a Junior Administrator and am administering my own files which was allocated to me by management.
My other duties include dealing with the administration of deceased estates and divorce matters and I have also done a course in Divorce Mediation. Being the mediator in matters on behalf of Maryna Symes with complete discretion.
I also attend to all office requirements, receiving of clients, dealing, and assisting with clients, bank officials, creditors, applicants, Attorneys, and the Master of the High Courts, respectively.
I have been included in assisting in the matter Born to Protect (Pty) Ltd (In Liquidation) as well as Over All Road Express (Pty) Ltd (In Liquidation, KNS Construction CC (In Liquidation) & APC Storage Solutions (Pty) Ltd (In Liquidation).
I have been assisting the workers with their UI-19s, as well as advising them on the prospects and the process that is to follow in the Liquidation and can comfortably assist them with the completion of their claims as well as the calculations needed therefore, bearing in mind, also the language barriers being an obstacle to overcome, we overcame these t obstacles together and were all these matters successfully dealt with.
I have a lot of patience and a bubbly personality that enables me to teach any new employees in the Insolvency industry.
I recently joined Zebra Liquidators (Pty) Ltd as a Receptionist. I have previous experience in the customer service industry and to be successful as a receptionist, you should have a pleasant personality, as this is also a customer service role.
My current duties are:
- Receiving visitors at the front desk by greeting, welcoming, directing and announcing them appropriately.
- Answering screening and forwarding incoming phone calls.
- Provide basic and accurate information in-person and via phone/email.
- Offering administrative support across the organisation.
I look forward to my future with the company and growing with the team.