High Courts of South Africa - Restructuring

Restructuring

The "Superior Courts Bill" was reintroduced to Parliament in June 2011. The bill will restructure the High Courts into a single High Court of South Africa divided into nine divisions, one for each province. In provinces which currently have multiple high courts, one will become the main seat of the division with jurisdiction over the whole province, and the others will become local seats with concurrent jurisdiction over some part of the province. The divisions and seats to be established under the bill are as follows:

Until the Limpopo and Mpumalanga Divisions are established, the Gauteng Division will act in their place, with circuit courts being held at Polokwane and Nelspruit.