Provincial and Local Divisions of the High Court of South Africa and their areas of Jurisdiction
| Old Name of court | New Name of court & Abbreviation | Area of Jurisdiction |
| Ciskei High Court | Eastern Cape High Court, Bhisho (ECB) | Peddie, Alice, Seymour, Whittlesea, Mdansane, Zwelitsha, Middledrift, Kieskamahook & surrounding areas |
| Eastern Cape Provincial Division | Eastern Cape High Court, Grahamstown (ECG) | That portion of the province of the Western Cape eastward of and including the magisterial districts of Humansdorp, Joubertina, Steytlerville, Jansenville, Aberdeen, Murraysburg, Graaff-Reinet, Middelburg, Hanover and Colesberg |
| Transkei High Court | Eastern Cape High Court, Mthatha (ECM) | Areas of the former Transkei: Centani, Willowvale, Nqamakwe, Tsomo, Cofimvaba, Ngcobo, Dutywa, Xhora, Elliotdale, Mqanduli, Ngqeleni, Libode, Tsolo, Qumbu, Lusikisiki, Tabankulu, Mount Frére, Mount Fletcher, Mount Ayliff, Siphaqeni, Butterworths, Bizana, Ezibeleni, Lady Frére, Port St Johns, Sterkspruit |
| South Eastern Cape Local Division | Eastern Cape High Court, Port Elizabeth (ECP) |
The magisterial districts of Port Elizabeth, Kirkwood, Uitenhage, Hankey, Humansdorp, Joubertina and Steytlerville
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Orange Free State Provincial Division |
Free State High Court, Bloemfontein (FB) |
The province of the Free State
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| Durban and Coast Local Division | KwaZulu-Natal High Court, Durban (KZD) | The magisterial district of Alfred, Port Shepstone, Umzinto, Umlazi, Umbumbulu, Durban, Pinetown, Chatsworth, Inanda, Ndwedwe, Mapumulo, Lower Tugela, Mtunzini, Eshowe, Nkandhla, Entonjaneni, Lower Umfolozi, Mahlabatini, Hlabisa, Nongoma, Ubombo and Ingwavuma |
| Natal Provincial Division | KwaZulu-Natal High Court, Pietermaritzburg (KZP) |
The province of Natal – as per Superior High Court Rules |
| Witwatersrand Local Division | South Gauteng High Court, Johannesburg (GSJ) |
In civil matters: The magisterial districts of Alberton, Benoni, Boksburg, Brakpan, Delmas, Germiston, Johannesburg, Kempton Park, Krugersdorp, Nigel, Randburg, Randfontein, Roodepoort, Springs, Vanderbijlpark, Vereeniging and Westonaria In criminal matters: The magisterial districts of Alberton, Boksburg, Germiston, Johannesburg, Kempton Park, Krugersdorp, Randburg, Randfontein, Roodepoort and Westonaria |
| Transvaal Provincial Division | North Gauteng High Court, Pretoria (GNP) | All areas north of Gauteng |
| Northern Cape Provincial Division | Northern Cape High Court, Kimberley (NCK) | The magisterial districts of Barkly West, Britstown, Carnarvon, De Aar, Gordonia, Hartswater, Hay, Herbert, Hopetown, Kenhardt, Kimberley, Kuruman, Philipstown, Postmasburg, Prieska, Richmond, Taung, Victoria-West, Vryburg and Warrenton |
| Bophuthatswana High Court | North West High Court, Mafikeng (NWM) | Vryburg, Liptonburg, Coligny, Zeerust, Grootmarico, Swartruggens, Koster, Rustenburg, De la reyville, Ditsodotla, Mankwe, Lehurutshe, Molopo, Taung, Pamtierstad, Mothibistad, Tlhabane, Odi, Temba |
| da High Court | Limpopo High Court, Thohoyandou (LT) | The whole of former Venda: Mutale, Tzanani, Tshitale, Thohoyandou, Tshilwavhusiku |
| pe Provincial Division | Western Cape High Court, Cape Town (WCC) | The province of the Western Cape including those portions over which the Eastern Cape and Northern Cape Divisions exercise jurisdiction |
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