About JKLS Africa

The JKLS Africa Legal Consultancy

Be clear that we are not a law nor a security firm and most certainly not interested in debt collection in any form or shape. We are highly experienced legal advisors, geared to reduce legal risk in the South African business environment. We protect our esteemed clients against the many legal risks encountered in business by using a unique approach combined with out of the box thinking and thereby creating cost-effective tailor-made solutions based on decades of experience. Our pricing is unmatched by any competitor and we believe in personalized treatment of clients. We must know and understand our clients’ requirements as each is unique, there is no such thing as “one package fits all.” We look at each as an individual apart. Further, we conduct briefings on how to survive as a hostage in Africa, a highly specialized part of Forensic Law few understands. Because of our legal & police backgrounds, we are able to advise on law and security matters in South Africa and frequently do so. We travel extensively and meet the client at his offices for security reasons as well as convenience. No telephone numbers are given on this website to prevent spammers becoming a nuisance, please complete the Contact Form - we reply promptly after the message reaches us.

Koos Kotze, founder of JKLS Africa

Koos Kotze is a former member of the South African Police Force. He served between 1985 and 1991 primarily as a sergeant in the Pretoria Flying Squad. During his police years, he was awarded the South African Police Medal for Combating Terrorism twice besides lesser awards. After leaving the Police Force he obtained the law degrees B Iuris & LLB at the University of the Free State (Bloemfontein, South Africa) and was a commercial law attorney for eight years. These days he is the owner of JKLS Africa and Associates, a specialist legal consultancy which specializes in hostage survival training and reducing legal risk in Sub Saharan Africa. He wrote several books on business, law, counter-terrorism and security issues. At times he is asked to participate on the Voice of America regarding legal forensic matters. Koos is a widower and lives in Bloemfontein, South Africa.