I/We further jointly and severally guarantee the performance by the DEBTOR of all its obligations to the CREDITOR.
1. As part of my/our liability in terms hereof I/we bind myself/ourselves as aforesaid to pay the amount of all charges and expenses of whatsoever nature, including, but without derogating from the generality of the aforegoing, Attorney and own client cost, collection commission and tracing fees incurred by the creditor in securing or endeavouring to secure fulfilment of the obligations.
2. The rights of the CREDITOR under this SURETYSHIP shall not be affected or diminished:
2.1 if the CREDITOR at any time obtains additional suretyships, guarantees, co-principle debtorships securities or indemnities in connection with the obligations,
2.2 if any of the other persons named herein fail and/or refuse and/or neglect to sign this document; and/or
2.3 by virtue of the fact that the CREDITOR acquired its claim against the DEBTOR as a consequence of a cession from any of its holding, subsidiary or associated companies; and/or
2.4 by virtue of the fact that this document is not witnessed.
3. This SURETYSHIP shall be continuing suretyship, co-principal debtorship and guarantee, and shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding any fluctuation in or extinction for any period whatsoever of the obligation.
4. I/We shall be bound by all admissions or acknowledgements of indebtedness made or given by the DEBTOR to the CREDITOR from time to time. No alteration or variation of any present or future agreement between the DEBTOR and the CREDITOR shall in any way release me/us from my/our liability hereunder.
5. The CREDITOR shall be entitled without reference or notification to me/us without affecting its rights hereunder to release other sureties and securities, co-principle debtors and guarantees and securities, to grant the DEBTOR for the discharge of the DEBTOR’S indebtedness.
6. If the DEBTOR shall be placed in liquidation or provisional liquidation or under judicial management or under sequestration or provisional sequestration, or shall submit an offer of compromise or of composition or scheme of arrangement in terms of any company or insolvency law, the CREDITOR shall be entitled to accept any dividend on account and in reduction of the DEBTOR’S indebtedness without prejudicing its rights against meus which rights shall further not be prejudiced by its acceptance of any other securities, guarantees, co-principle debtorships or suretyships arising out of any such event, and I/we further bind myself/ourselves in any such event not to file any claims against the DEBTOR, save with the prior written consent of the CREDITOR.
7. For as long as the CREDITOR may think fit, and at the option and in the sole and absolute discretion of the CREDITOR, any monies paid by me/us to the CREDITOR hereunder may be treated as cash security to be held by the CREDITOR in a securities realisation account in the CREDITORS books of account until the obligations shall have been fully discharged, or may be applied to such debt or debts of the DEBTOR as the CREDITOR MAY THINK FIT.
8. Should the DEBTOR fail to discharge any of the obligations on due date, the CREDITOR shall be entitled, notwithstanding any contrary arrangement with the DEBTOR, to demand from me/us immediate performance of all the obligations then owing by the DEBTOR to the CREDITOR, whether the due date for the performance of the obligations shall have arrived or not.
9. In respect of all contracts entered into by the DEBTOR with the CREDITOR, I/we warrant that each such contract was or will be at the tie execution or formation within the scope, authority and powers and objects of the DEBTOR, and that all resolutions of and signatures by director/s or member/s or trustee/s of the DEBTORS were, or in the case of further contracts, will be properly and with due authority passed executed and made. If there shall, in respect of any such contract, be any breach of the terms of this warranty, then I/we hereby assume the liability to the CREDITOR which any such contract purported to impose upon the DEBTOR.
10. As collateral security for the discharge of the obligations assumed by me/us in terms hereof I/we hereby cede, assign transfer and make over unto and in favour of the CREDITOR all my/our rights, titles and interest in and to any amounts which now are or may hereafter become owing to me/us by the DEBTOR from any cause of indebtedness whatsoever, including but without derogating from generality of the aforegoing, any revisionary right or interest which I/we might acquire after termination of any prior cession, assignment or transfer.
11. For the purpose of any action against me/us for provisional sentence, default or summary judgement, a certificate under the signature of any manager of the CREDITOR as to the amount owing by the DEBTOR to the CREDITOR and of the fact that due of the discharge of the obligations and/or my/our obligations hereunder has arrived shall be prima facie proof of the indebtedness of the DEBTOR to the CREDITOR. The designation and authority of the manager need not be proved by the CREDITOR.