Magistrates' and Regional Courts

Magistrate's Courts are where most South Africans have their only direct contact with the court system. Each is a district-level office under the Magistrates' Courts Act 32 of 1944, hearing the bulk of the country's criminal trials, civil claims up to a monetary limit, maintenance applications, domestic violence protection orders, and small claims. A Regional Court is a more senior division within the same magistracy, hearing more serious criminal matters (short of those reserved for the High Court) and civil claims up to a higher monetary limit; regional magistrates sit inside a subset of these same buildings rather than at separate premises of their own.

This directory lists the Department of Justice's published magistrate's court offices - main district offices, branch courts, and detached courts - across all nine provinces, plus each province's own Regional Court President office. It does not currently identify which specific building hosts a regional-division sitting on any given day; that detail sits with the local registrar and is not published centrally. If in doubt about where a specific matter is being heard, phone the office listed and ask.

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Mpumalanga

All 43 magistrates' and regional courts offices on record for Mpumalanga. None of these have their own page on this site yet - a dedicated town page covering the courts, attorneys and firms in a specific town is planned separately. Phone the office directly to confirm before a visit.

Acornhoek Magistrate's Court (Branch Court), Acornhoek - 1 Main Road, Greenvalley, Acornhoek [Next to SAPS Acornhoek] - 013 795 5969
Amersfoort Magistrate's Court, Amersfoort - c/o Plain &Sybrand van Niekerk Street, Amersfoort 2490 - 017 753 1004/1070
Balfour [MP] Magistrate's Court, Balfour [MP] - c/o Themba Shozi & Frank Street, Balfour 2410 - 017 773 0157
Barberton Magistrate's Court, Barberton - President Plein, De Villiers Street, Barberton 1300. Next to the Municipality Building. - 013 712 2104/ 3284/ 3267
Bethal Magistrate's Court, Bethal - 60 Chris Hani [Mark] Street, Bethal 2310 - 017 647 6511
Breyten Magistrate's Court (Branch Court), Breyten - 305 Breytenbach Street, Breyten 2330 - 017 861 3026
Bushbuckridge Magistrate's Court, Bushbuckridge - R533, Near SAPS, Graskop Road, Bushbuckridge 1280 - 013 799 0211/ 12
Carolina Magistrate's Court, Carolina - 38 Voortrekker Street, Carolina 1185 - 017 843 1033
Delmas Magistrate's Court, Delmas - 1 Dolomiet Street, Delmas 2210 - 013 665 2081/ 2082/ 2042
Dirkiesdorp Magistrate's Court (Periodical Court), Dirkiesdorp - 1 Main Street, Saps Dirkiesdorp - 017 826 2085/ 017 730 0271
Elukwatini Magistrate's Court, Elukwatini - Stand No. 9, Police Station Road, Elukwatini 1192 - 017 883 0090/ 9802
eMakhazeni Magistrate's Court, eMakhazeni - 100 Van Riebeeck Street, Belfast 1100 - 013 253 1138/ 1147
eMalahleni Magistrate's Court, eMalahleni - 14 Delville Street, eMalahleni 1035 - 013 656 2221/ 2222/ 2223/ 2240/ 2249
Emgwenya Magistrate's Court, Emgwenya - 1 Third Avenue, Waterval Boven 1195 - 013 257 0004
eMkhondo Magistrate's Court, eMkhondo - 23 Church Street, Piet Retief 2380 - 017 826 2085
eMvelo Magistrate's Court (Branch Court), eMvelo - 93 President Street, eMvelo 2375 - 017 846 9265
Ermelo Magistrate's Court, Ermelo - 17 Jan van Riebeeck Street, Ermelo 2350 - 017 819 3462/ 63/66
Evander Magistrate's Court, Evander - Cnr Solly Zwane St & Bologna Street, Evander 2280 - 017 632 2204
Ga-Nala Magistrate's Court, Ga-Nala - c/o Llewellyn & Bronwyn Street, Kriel 2271 - 017 648 2196/7
Graskop Magistrate's Court (Branch Court), Graskop - 19 Monument Avenue, Graskop 1270 - 013 767 1221
Hendrina Magistrate's Court (Branch Court), Hendrina - 35 Chris Thembisile Hani Street, Hendrina 1095 - 013 293 0054
Kabokweni Magistrate's Court, Kabokweni - Stand 1212, Kabokweni 1245 - 013 796 0261
KaNyamazane Magistrate's Court (Branch Court), KaNyamazane - Cnr Cobra & Wasp Street, Kanyamazane - 013 796 0261
Komatipoort Magistrate's Court, Komatipoort - 09 Louw Street, Komatipoort - 013 712 2104/ 3284/ 3267
Kwaggafontein Magistrate's Court, Kwaggafontein - 106C Kwaggafontein, Empumalanga 0458 - 013 986 0131/2
KwaMhlanga Magistrate's Court, KwaMhlanga - 37 Solomon Mahlangu Drive, KwaMhlanga - 013 947 2363/4
Mashishing Magistrate's Court, Mashishing - c/o Voortrekker & De Clercq Street, Mashishing 1120 - 013 235 2325/6/7
Masoyi Magistrate's Court (Branch Court), Masoyi - Numbi Road Masoyi, Next to SAPS Masoyi - 013 796 0261
Mbibana Magistrate's Court, Mbibana - Farm 01, Vaalbank 0449 - 013 976 7409/10
Mbombela Magistrate's Court, Mbombela - 22 Bester Street, Nelspruit 1200 - 013 753 6200/99
Middelburg [MP] Magistrate's Court, Middelburg [MP] - 16 Dr Beyers Naude Street, Middelburg 1050 - 013 283 7500
Mkhuhlu Magistrate's Court (Branch Court), Mkhuhlu - Cnr Nuka & Tigigila St, near Calcutta Police Station, Mkhuhlu - 013 773 0431/ 0335
Mpumalanga Regional Court (Office of the Regional Court President), Mbombela - 17 Bester Street, Mbombela, 1200 - 013 753 6247
Sabie Magistrate's Court, Sabie - c/o Main Street & 7th Avenue, Sabie 1260 - 013 764 1205
Secunda Magistrate's Court (Branch Court), Secunda - Lourens Muller Str, Secunda - 017 631 1187/ 634 7621
Siyabuswa Magistrate's Court, Siyabuswa - 3B Rethabile Street, Siyabuswa 0472 - 013 973 1311
Standerton Magistrate's Court, Standerton - 13 Beyers Naude St, Standerton 2430 - 017 712 2043
Thulamahashe Magistrate's Court, Thulamahashe - Main Street, Next to Police Station & Home Affairs, Thulamahashe 1365 - 013 773 0431/0335
Tonga Magistrate's Court, Tonga - Tonga Road, Nkomazi 1341 - 013 780 3312 /3153
Volksrust Magistrate's Court, Volksrust - 56 Louis Trichardt Street, Volksrust 2470 - 017 735 2303
Vosman Magistrate's Court (Branch Court), Vosman - 6668 Mathew Phosa drive, SAPS Vosman - 013 698 0611
Wakkerstroom Magistrate's Court, Wakkerstroom - Engelbrecht Street, Wakkerstroom 2480 - 017 730 0156
White River Magistrate's Court, White River - c/o Mgiyeni Khumalo & Peter Graham Street, White River 1240 - 013 751 1147/8

Frequently asked questions

Do I need an attorney for a Magistrate's Court matter?

Not always. Small claims, maintenance applications, and domestic violence protection orders are all designed to be workable without one, though an attorney is worth engaging for anything contested or where the other side is represented.

What is the difference between a Magistrate's Court and a Regional Court?

They share the same building network but a Regional Court hears more serious criminal charges and higher-value civil claims than a district-level Magistrate's Court is permitted to.