Mpumalanga gets its own high court

Every province in South Africa will now have a High Court. The Mpumalanga Division of the High Court will have its first sitting on Monday.

Judge President Francis Legodi, will preside over the first sitting of the newly built Mpumalanga High Court in Mbombela.

“The permanent seats of the Mpumalanga Division signify a historic occurrence, as this will be the first time that every province will have its own provincial seat of the High Court,” the Judiciary said in a statement.

#MakingHistory The Mpumalanga Division of the High Court will on 13 May 2019, hold the first sitting of the permanent seats of the Division in Mbombela and Middleburg. @mncube_nathi @Lowvelder @News24 @ewnreporter @karynmaughan @ligwalagwalaFM @SABCNewsOnline @eNCA pic.twitter.com/xpJa7Y19aW

— RSAJudiciary (@OCJ_RSA) May 12, 2019

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