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Report of the Committee on the Rationalisation of Areas under the Jurisdiction of the Divisions of the High Court of South Africa and Judicial Establishments: Recommendations on areas under the jurisdiction of the divisions of the High Court [4.12MB].
Released: July 2023

Proclaimed Magisterial District Maps

On 1 December 2014, the Rationalisation of Magisterial Districts project started to align the magisterial districts in the country with municipal boundaries. This process also ensures that more people have access to justice services at courts that are located closer to where they live. Follow this link to view the FAQ.

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List of Provinces and their Magisterial Districts

KwaZulu-Natal Magisterial Districts

  1. Amajuba: Main Seat: Newcastle
    Sub Districts: Dannhauser, Emadlangeni, Madadeni
  2. eThekwini: Main Seat: Durban
    Sub Districts: eThekwini North, eThekwini South, eThekwini West
  3. Harry Gwala: Main Seat: Polela (Hlanganani)
    Sub Districts: Greater Kokstad, Ubuhlebezwe, Umzimkhulu
  4. Ilembe: Main Seat: Kwadukuza
    Sub Districts: Maphumulo, Ndwedwe
  5. King Cetshwayo: Main Seat: Empangeni and
    Sub Districts: Mthonjaneni, Nkandla, Umlalazi
  6. Ugu: Main Seat: Port Shepstone and
    Sub Districts: Umdoni, Umuziwabantu, Umzumbe
  7. Umgungundlovu: Main Seat: Pietermaritzburg and
    Sub Districts: Umgungundlovu East, Umgungundlovu West
  8. Umkhanyakude: Main Seat: Ubombo and
    Sub Districts: Ingwavuma, Mtubatuba, Umhlabuyalingana
  9. Umzinyathi: Main Seat: Dundee and
    Sub Districts: Msinga, Nquthu, Umvoti
  10. Uthukela: Main Seat: Ladysmith and
    Sub Districts: Ezakheni, Inkosi Langalibalele, Okhahlamba
  11. Zululand: Main Seat: Ulundi and
    Sub Districts: Abaqulusi, Nongoma, Uphongolo

Eastern Cape Magisterial Districts

  1. Amathole: Main Seat: Mnquma (Butterworth)
    Sub Districts: Amahlathi, Great Kei, Mbashe, Ngqushwa, Raymond Mhlaba
  2. Alfred Nzo: Main Seat: KwaBhaca (Mount Frere)
    Sub Districts: Matatiele, Ntabankulu, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
  3. Buffalo City: Main Seat: East London
    Sub Districts: Mdantsane, Zwelitsha
  4. Chris Hani: Main Seat: Komani
    Sub Districts: Emalahleni, Engcobo, Intsika Yethu, Inxuba Yethemba, Sakhisizwe
  5. Joe Gqabi: Main Seat: Sterkspruit
    Sub Districts: Elundini, Walter Sisulu
  6. Nelson Mandela: Main Seat: Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth)
    Sub Districts: Kariega (Uitenhage), Motherwell, New Brighton
  7. OR Tambo: Main Seat: Mthatha
    Sub Districts: Ingquza Hill, Mhlontlo, Nyandeni, Port St Johns
  8. Sarah Baartman: Main Seat: Makhanda (Grahamstown)
    Sub Districts: Blue Crane Route, Dr Beyers Naude, Kouga, Ndlambe, Sundays River Valley

Northern Cape Magisterial Districts

  1. Frances Baard: Main Seat: Kimberley
    Sub Districts: Barkly West; Galeshewe; Haartswater; Jan Kempdorp; Warrenton
  2. John Taolo Gaetsewe: Main Seat: Kuruman
    Sub Districts: Kudumane; Kathu; Olifantshoek
  3. Namaqualand: Main Seat: Springbok
    Sub Districts: Calvinia; Fraserburg; Garies; Pofadder; Port Nolloth; Sutherland; Williston
  4. Pixley Ka Seme: Main Seat: Britstown
    Sub Districts: Carnavon; Colesberg; De Aar; Douglas; Griekwastad; Hanover; Hopetown; Noupoort; Phillipstown; Prieska; Richmond; Victoria West
  5. ZF Mgcawu: Main Seat: Upington
    Sub Districts: Groblershoop; Kakamas; Keimoes; Kenhardt; Postmasburg

Western Cape Magisterial Districts

  1. Cape Town: Main Seat: Cape Town
    Sub Districts: Atlantis, Bellville, Goodwood, Khayelitsha, Kuils Rivier, Mitchells Plain, Simon's Town, Somerset West, Strand, Wynberg
  2. Cape Winelands: Main Seat: Worcester
    Sub Districts: Drakenstein, Langeberg, Stellenbosch, Witzenberg
  3. Central Karoo: Main Seat: Beaufort West
    Sub Districts: Laingsburg, Prince Albert
  4. Garden Route: Main Seat: George
    Sub Districts: Hessequa, Kannaland, Knysna, Mossel Bay, Oudtshoorn
  5. Overberg: Main Seat: Hermanus
    Sub Districts: Cape Agulhas, Swellendam, Theewaterskloof
  6. West Coast: Main Seat: Vredendal
    Sub Districts: Bergrivier, Cederberg, Saldanha Bay, Swartland

Limpopo Magisterial Districts

  1. Ba-Phalaborwa: Main Seat: Phalaborwa
    Sub District: Lulekani; Namakgale
  2. Bela-Bela: Main Seat: Bela-Bela
  3. Blouberg: Main Seat: Blouberg
  4. Elias Motsoaledi: Main Seat: Groblersdal
    Sub District: Moutse
  5. Giyani: Main Seat: Giyani
  6. Lepele-Nkumpi: Main Seat: Lebowakgomo
  7. Lephalale: Main Seat: Lephalale
    Sub District: Phalala
  8. Letaba: Main Seat: Ga-Kgapane
  9. Makhado: Main Seat: Louis Trichardt
    Sub Districts: Dzanani; Hlanganani; Tshilwavhusiku; Tshitale
  10. Makhuduthamaga: Main Seat: Nebo
    Sub District: Sekhukhune
  11. Malamulele: Main Seat: Malamulele
    Sub Districts: Tiyani; Vuwani
  12. Modimolle: Main Seat: Modimolle
  13. Mogalakwena: Main Seat: Mahwelereng
    Sub District: Mokopane
  14. Molemole: Main Seat: Morebeng
  15. Mookgopong: Main Seat: Mookgopong
  16. Musina: Main Seat: Musina
  17. Mutale: Main Seat: Mutale
  18. Polokwane: Main Seat: Polokwane
    Sub Districts: Mankweng; Seshego
  19. Thabazimbi: Main Seat: Thabazimbi
    Sub District: Northam
  20. Thulamela: Main Seat: Thohoyandou
  21. Tubatse: Main Seat: Burgersfort
  22. Tzaneen: Main Seat: Nkowankowa
    Sub Districts: Tzaneen; Lenyenye

Free State Magisterial Districts

  1. Fezile Dabi: Main Seat: Kroonstad
    Sub Districts: Ngwathe; Parys; Mafube; Metsimaholo
  2. Lejweleputswa: Main Seat: Welkom
    Sub Districts: Hennenman; Masilonyana; Nala; Odendaalsrus; Tokologo; Tswelopele; Virginia
  3. Mangaung: Main Seat: Bloemfontein
    Sub Districts: Botshabelo; Thaba'Nchu
  4. Thabo Mofutsanyane: Main Seat: Phuthaditjaba
    Sub Districts: Dihlabeng; Maluti-a-Phofung; Mantsopa; Nketoana; Phumelela; Setsoto
  5. Xhariep: Main Seat: Edenburg
    Sub Districts: Letsemeng; Mohokare

North West Magisterial Districts

  1. Ditsobotla: Main Seat: Lichtenburg
    Sub Districts: Coligny, Itsoseng
  2. Greater Taung: Main Seat: Taung
    Sub District: Kgomotso
  3. Kagisano Molopo: Main Seat: Ganyesa
  4. Kgetlengrivier: Main Seat: Koster
    Sub District: Swartruggens
  5. Lekwa-Teemane: Main Seat: Bloemhof
    Sub District: Christiana
  6. Madibeng: Main Seat: Brits
    Sub District: Ga-Rankuwa
  7. Mafikeng: Main Seat Mmabatho
  8. Mamusa: Main Seat: Schweizer-Reneke
  9. Maquassi Hills: Main Seat: Wolmaranstad
  10. Matlosana: Main Seat: Klerksdorp
    Sub Districts: Orkney, Stilfontein
  11. Moretele: Main Seat: Temba
  12. Moses Kotane: Main Seat: Mankwe (Mogwase)
    Sub District: Madikwe
  13. Naledi: Main Seat: Vryburg
  14. Ramotshere Moiloa: Main Seat: Lehurutshe
    Sub Districts: Zeerust, Groot Marico
  15. Rustenburg: Main Seat: Rustenburg
    Sub District Tlhabane
  16. Tlokwe: Main Seat: Potchefstroom
  17. Tswaing: Main Seat: Delareyville
    Sub Districts Atamelang, Ottosdal
  18. Ventersdorp: Main Seat: Ventersdorp

Mpumalanga Magisterial Districts

  1. Bushbuckridge: Main Seat: Bushbuckridge
    Sub District: Mhala
  2. Chief Albert Luthuli: Main Seat: Elukwatini
    Sub District: Carolina
  3. Dipaleseng: Main Seat: Balfour
  4. Dr JS Moroka: Main Seat: Siyabuswa
    Sub District: Mbibana
  5. Dr Pixley Ka Isaka Seme: Main Seat: Volkrust
    Sub Districts: Amersfoort; Wakkerstroom
  6. Emakhazeni: Main Seat: Belfast
    Sub District: Waterval Boven
  7. Emalahleni: Main Seat: Witbank
    Sub Districts: Kriel; Vosman
  8. Govan Mbeki: Main Seat: Evander
    Sub Districts: Bethal; Secunda
  9. Lekwa: Main Seat: Standerton
  10. Mbombela: Main Seat: Mbombela
    Sub Districts: Nsikazi; White Rivier
  11. Mkhondo: Main Seat: Piet Retief [eMkhondo]
    Sub District: Amsterdam
  12. Msukaligwa: Main Seat: Ermelo
    Sub District: Breyten
  13. Nkomazi: Main Seat: Tonga
    Sub District: Komatipoort
  14. Steve Tshwete: Main Seat: Middelburg
    Sub District: Hendrina
  15. Thaba Chweu: Main Seat: Mashishing
    Sub District: Graskop; Sabie
  16. Thembisile Hani: Main Seat: Kwaggafontein
    Sub District: KwaMhanga
  17. Umjindi: Main Seat: Barberton
  18. Victor Khanye: Main Seat: Delmas

Gauteng Magisterial Districts

  1. Ekurhuleni Central: Main Seat: Palm Ridge
    Sub District: Germiston
  2. Ekurhuleni East: Main Seat: Springs
    Sub District: Nigel
  3. Ekurhuleni North: Main Seat: Kempton Park
    Sub Districts: Boksburg, Tembisa
  4. Ekurhuleni South East: Main Seat: Benoni
    Sub Districts: Brakpan, Daveyton, Tsakane
  5. Emfuleni: Main Seat: Vanderbijlpark
    Sub Districts Sebokeng, Vereeniging
  6. Johannesburg Central: Main Seat: Johannesburg
    Sub District: Soweto
  7. Johannesburg North: Main Seat: Randburg
    Sub District: Alexandra
  8. Johannesburg West: Main Seat: Roodepoort
  9. Lesedi: Main Seat: Heidelberg
  10. Merafong: Main Seat: Oberholzer
    Sub District: Fochville
  11. Midvaal: Main Seat: Meyerton
  12. Mogale City: Main Seat: Krugersdorp
    Sub District: Kagiso
  13. Randfontein: Main Seat: Randfontein
  14. Tshwane Central: Main Seat: Pretoria
    Sub Districts: Atteridgeville, Mamelodi
  15. Tshwane East: Main Seat: Ekangala
    Sub Districts: Bronkhorstspruit, Cullinan
  16. Tshwane North: Main Seat: Pretoria North
    Sub District: Soshanguve
  17. Westonaria: Main Seat: Westonaria

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Enquiries can be directed to:

Mr Makena Z Moagi
Secretary: Rationalisation Committee
Tel: 012 315 1767, E-mail: Rationalisation@justice.gov.za

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