Attorneys across the country will be drafting free basic wills during this year’s National Wills Week, from 26 to 30 October. This annual event in South Africa is an ideal opportunity for you to ensure that your affairs are in order.

These days, your assets will most likely comprise of both ‘physical’ and ‘virtual’ property, the latter being digital assets such as online accounts, digital photographs, and virtual currency. Just as it is important to provide for what will happen to your ‘physical’ assets in…