Mpumalanga High Court

Mpumalanga Division of the High Court of South Africa
Interactive map of Mpumalanga Division of the High Court of South Africa
25°28′24″S 30°57′42″E / 25.4734°S 30.9616°E / -25.4734; 30.9616
JurisdictionMpumalanga, South Africa
LocationMbombela (main seat), Middelburg (local seat)
Coordinates25°28′24″S 30°57′42″E / 25.4734°S 30.9616°E / -25.4734; 30.9616
Composition methodPresidential appointment on the advice of the Judicial Service Commission
Authorised byChp. 8 of the Constitution; Superior Courts Act, 2013
Appeals toSupreme Court of Appeal or Constitutional Court
Number of positions9
Judge President
CurrentlySegopotje Mphahlele
Since2023

The Mpumalanga High Court (in full the Mpumalanga Division of the High Court of South Africa) is a superior court of law with general jurisdiction over the Mpumalanga province of South Africa. The main seat of the court in Mbombela (Nelspruit) opened on 13 May 2019.[1] The court also has a local seat at Middelburg.[2] Before the opening of the division, the Gauteng High Court at Pretoria had jurisdiction over Mpumalanga and circuit courts of that division sat at Mbombela and Middelburg. The division consists of nine judges, with six (including the judge president and deputy judge president) at Mbombela, and three at Middelburg.[3]

Seats

Map of the areas of jurisdiction of the seats of the division

Following the 2023 report of a committee on rationalising the jurisdiction of High Court divisions,[4], the areas of jurisdiction of the seats of the Mpumalanga division were reorganised with effect from 1 July 2026.[5]

CityCoordinatesJurisdiction
Mbombela (main seat) 25°28′24″S 30°57′42″E / 25.4733°S 30.9617°E / -25.4733; 30.9617 (Mpumalanga Division, Mbombela) Exclusive jurisdiction over Ehlanzeni District Municipality and Albert Luthuli Local Municipality
Concurrent appeal jurisdiction over the whole Mpumalanga province
Middelburg 25°45′44″S 29°27′28″E / 25.7621°S 29.4578°E / -25.7621; 29.4578 (Mpumalanga Division, Middelburg) Nkangala District Municipality and Gert Sibande District Municipality excluding Albert Luthuli Local Municipality

List of Judges President

References

  1. ↑ Ramotsho, Kgomotso (13 June 2019). "Historical moment as Mpumalanga Division of the High Court holds its first sitting". De Rebus. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  2. ↑ Mlangeni, Thobile (18 May 2019). "New High Court hears its first-ever case". Mpumalanga News. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  3. ↑ Final Report of Phase 2 of the Committee on the Rationalisation of Areas under the Jurisdiction of the Divisions of the High Court of South Africa and Judicial Establishments (PDF) (Report). Department of Justice and Constitutional Development. October 2025. p. 39. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
  4. ↑ 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 (PDF) (Report). Department of Justice and Constitutional Development. July 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2026.
  5. ↑ "Superior Courts Act, 2023 (Act No. 10 of 2013): Determination of the areas under jurisdiction of the main and local seats of the Divisions of the High Court of South Africa." Government Notice No. 7648 of 2026. Government Gazette No. 54935, 2 July 2026.
  6. ↑ "Judge President Legodi bows out". Lowvelder. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
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