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The Eastern Cape Division of the High Court of South Africa is a superior court of law with general jurisdiction over the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.The main seat of the division is at Makhanda, with subordinate local seats at Gqeberha, Bhisho and Mthatha, as well as a circuit court in East London.
The courts are funded and supported by the national Department of Justice and Constitutional Development. The ordinary courts are the district and regional magistrates' courts, the provincial divisions of the High Court, and the Supreme Court of Appeal. The Constitutional Court is the highest court for constitutional matters.
South Africa has a single national court system, and the administration of justice is the responsibility of the national government. At present the jurisdictional boundaries of the High Courts do not correspond entirely with the provincial boundaries; the Superior Courts Bill currently before Parliament will rationalise the courts so that there ...
The magistrates' courts are the lowest level of the court system in South Africa.They are the courts of first instance for most criminal cases except for the most serious crimes, and for civil cases where the value of the claim is below a fixed monetary limit.
Map of the areas of jurisdiction of High Court divisions and seats. The Superior Courts Act, 2013, divides the High Court into nine divisions, one for each province.Some divisions have multiple seats of the court; the main seat has jurisdiction over the whole province, while the local seats have concurrent jurisdiction over some part of the province.
Selby Mfanelo Mbenenge (born 18 March 1961) is the Judge President of the Eastern Cape Division of the High Court of South Africa.He joined the bench as a puisne judge in July 2015 and was elevated to the judge presidency in November 2017.
Mandela Makaula (born 6 May 1964) is a South African judge who is currently serving in the Eastern Cape Division of the High Court of South Africa. He joined the bench in 2010 after two decades in practice as an attorney and magistrate in the Eastern Cape. He was an acting judge in the Supreme Court of Appeal in 2022.
Eastern Cape High Court. Supreme Court of Appeal. Mogoeng Mogoeng. Raymond Zondo (as Deputy Chief Justice and Chief Justice) Mbuyiseli Madlanga (Acting Deputy Chief Justice of South Africa) 27 March 1962 (age 62) in Mount Frere, Eastern Cape: Jacob Zuma: 51 1 August 2013 11 years, 6 months 1 August 2028 N/A Eastern Cape High Court: Zak Yacoob ...