Affordable Social Justice for owners & tenants in gated communities.

Investigation reports

1) Buying into a Gated Community, whether Residential or Industrial is a huge step and if the gated community has serious defaults, it can have severe financial and other consequences for the owner. Contact our ASTOSA team first to do an investigation on your behalf into the gated community and present you with the report so you can make an informative decision, before you buy.
2) Likewise before you (trustees) enter into a contract with a new Managing Agent, let ASTOSA team investigate the MA to ensure you can make an informative decision.

Private Mediation

1) Do you have a conflict or dispute and you do not know how to deal with it? Get a one-to-one Consultation with the ASTOSA professional team, who will guide you through the process.
2) Where all the parties to the dispute agrees to mediation & to the chosen mediator, ASTOSA (RCP), the ASTOSA professional team will assist with mediation. Mediation is always the best platform to bring disputes to resolute in the interest of both parties to the dispute.

Private Arbitration

1) Once mediation has failed, and ASTOSA Association/RCP Association, has agreed to arbitrate, die parties will follow certain legal procedures during the arbitrate process.
2) Arbitration awards has been upheld by the courts.
3) The ASTOSA Arbitrators has to act and uphold a strict Code of Conduct rules and Directives to insure a just and fair process.
3) The parties to the dispute will be informed which ASTOSA arbitrators are available to assist.

CSOS Applications

Do you have a dispute that you want to lodge with CSOS? Let our professional team assist you with the application and the process. Many owners looses their matters at CSOS due to poor applications. ASTOSA can help!

Labour Disputes

Whether Internal labour issues or CCMA applications, ASTOSA can assist. Let our professional team assist you with the application and the process for a better outcome. ASTOSA also assist you to become compliant, for example with Labour Posters etc.

Internal Disputes

Do not allow dispute matters to get out of hand or getting worse. Stop it before it goes to CSOS, CCMA or even court. Internal mediation to resolute matters, is and will always be the best with win-win outcomes for all parties. Let our professional ASTOSA team assist you!

Contracts

The professional team at ASTOSA can peruse and assist with the drawing up of Constitutions for Churches and organizations, perusing of contracts and more.

Signs

ASTOSA is networking with reputable Sign Companies to assist owners & Body Corporate's with SABS grade quality signs at discounted rates.

Marriage registration

ASTOSA is networking with certified appointed Marriage Officers & Home Affairs, that can assist owners in gated communities with legitimate marriage registrations.

Arbitration Clause

It is important that your Body Corporate, H.O.A. or your business have an Arbitration clause in your Conduct Rules or Contracts, to evoke private mediation/arbitration, to protect your rights to private arbitration, in the event of a dispute, so that you can get fair mediation & arbitration. Contact the professional team of ASTOSA for assistance with the drawing of such clause.

Lets get started!

So how do you get started? Very easy! Send an email to the bridgedbn@gmail.com and give us a short version of your dispute or what assistance you require, to which our professional friendly team will send you an application form which you can fill in digital or on paper, and a quotation, and as simple as that, you are part of the ASTOSA Community! See below for all our services and contact details.

Tools for ST Living Short Course

This short but comprehensive amazing course will give you the knowledge and training to understand, cope and to lead in ST Living. Make an impact in your ST community by the skills your will attain in this training program. Self paced by receiving your notes through email. Study in your own time and on completion you will receive a Certificate of Competence. Discounted fee for ASTOSA members: Only R850! Register today by sending an email to thebridgedbn@gmail.com and our friendly staff will assist you.

About ASTOSA

Where there are people, there are disputes and sometimes even conflict! Some of the disputes, can be resolved by the people themselves, but some of the disputes are of such nature, that expert professional assistance is needed. ASTOSA Association was created to be a "helper to the communities", of all religious, race, social standing and ethnic background, whether wealthy or poor, and to do so at a low affordable price. The word ADR means Alternative Dispute Resolution. ASTOSA mediators & arbitrators are certified and compliant to ASTOSA Practice Directives Codes of Conduct. We also have a motto: " Open your mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy."
Proverbs 31:9 (The Bible)

Meet the Founders

of ASTOSA Association (Pty) Ltd:

Bishop Jan Ellis

Director Operations; Certified Professional Practitioner;
Member of Social Justice Association of Mediators.

Jan has been in business for 40 years and in ministry for 30 years, serving on various Executive committees, resolving multiple complex dispute matters both in RSA and International. A prominent National Political Leader has acknowledged Jan for his outstanding mediation skills in resolving disputes between Communities & Corporate Oil Companies.

In 2021 Jan & his legal team won a prominent Appeal Court matter with a full bench of Judges, that resulted in directives regarding Appeals in CSOS matters.

Jan has mediated & arbitrated successfully a number of complicated dispute matters, both contractual & relationship matters whether in Churches, Businesses, Body Corporates and individual.

Jan studied extensively at varies renown institutions of Law & Universities, in Law, Arbitration, Mediation, Ministry & Graphic design.

Ronelle Ellis

Director Administration.

Ronelle has been in Administration for many years and is overseeing the administration of ASTOSA Association. She make sure that all the departments and teams work well together. She has study extensively in Administration & Theology at varies reputable institutions and she brings expertise to the Association.

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