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South African Government National Government Directory: Judicial Institutions 2021-09-27 Table of Contents Commission on Restitution of Land Rights ....................................................................................................... 2 Constitutional Court .............................................................................................................................................. 3 Judicial Service Commission (JSC) .................................................................................................................... 3 Master of the High Court of South Africa ............................................................................................................ 4 National Prosecuting Authority of South Africa (NPA) ...................................................................................... 6 Office of Chief Justice ........................................................................................................................................... 6 South African Law Reform Commission (SALRC) ............................................................................................. 7 Superior Courts of South Africa .......................................................................................................................... 7 Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) .......................................................................................................................... 9 Page 1 / 10 Source: https://www.gov.za/about-government/contact-directory/sub-category/national-government-directory%3A-judicial- institutions/pdf South African Government National Government Directory: Judicial Institutions 2021-09-27 Commission on Restitution of Land Rights Chief Director: Land Restitution Support Zukile Pityi, Mr Website http://www.ruraldevelopment.gov.za/about- Postal PO Box 1375, EAST LONDON, 5200 us/commission-on-restitution-of-land-rights Street 35 Caxton House, 13th Floor, Terminus Street, Fax 012 321 0428 EAST LONDON Phone 012 312 9244 / 012 312 9146 Phone 043 700 6006 Postal Private Bag X833, PRETORIA, 0001 Fax 043 700 6113 Street 184 Jeff Masemola Street, PRETORIA Email [email protected] Chief Director: Land Restitution Support Chief Director: Land Restitution Support Liezel Naran, Ms Cindy Benyane, Ms Postal PO Box 4376, BLOEMFONTEIN, 9300 Postal Private Bag X03, ARCADIA, 0007 Street SA Eagle Building, 136 Charlotte Maxeke Street 9 Bailey Street, Arcadia, PRETORIA Street, BLOEMFONTEIN Phone 012 310 6620 / 012 310 6500 Phone 051 403 0701 Fax 012 324 5812 / 012 323 2961 Fax 051 430 0729 Email [email protected] Email [email protected] Chief Director: Land Restitution Support Chief Land Claims Commissioner Bheki Mbili, Adv Nomfundo Ntloko-Gobodo, Ms Postal Private Bag X9120, PIETERMARTZBURG, Postal Private Bag X833 Pretoria Gauteng 0001 3200 Street 266 Pretorius Street, (Cnr Pretorius and Thabo Street African Life Building, 1st - 5th Floors, 200 Sehume) Centre Walk Building (West Block), Pretoria Church Street, PIETERMARTZBURG Phone 0800 007 095 Phone 033 342 6955 / 033 355 8400 Email [email protected] Fax 033 342 3409 Email [email protected] Deputy Chief Land Claims Commissioner Cindy Benyane [Acting], Ms Chief Director: Land Restitution Support Postal Private Bag X833 Pretoria Gauteng 0001 Tele Maphotho, Mr Street 266 Pretorius Street, (Cnr Pretorius and Thabo Postal Private Bag X9312, POLOKWANE, 0700 Sehume) Centre Walk Building (West Block), Pretoria Street cnr Rissik and Schoeman Streets, Phone 012 310 6620 POLOKWANE Email [email protected] Phone 015 284 6301 Fax 015 295 7403 Information Officer (PAIA) Email [email protected] Nomfundo Gobodo, Ms Postal Private Bag X833, PRETORIA, 0001 Chief Director: Land Restitution Support Street 184 Jeff Masemola Street, PRETORIA Sam Nkosi, Mr Phone 012 312 8883 / 012 312 9229 / 012 312 9754 / Postal Private Bag X11330, NELSPRUIT, 1200 012 312 9687 Street Restitution House, 30 Samora Machel Drive, Fax 012 321 0428 / 012 323 4846 NELSPRUIT Email [email protected] Phone 013 755 8100 Fax 086 655 6777 Email [email protected] Page 2 / 10 Source: https://www.gov.za/about-government/contact-directory/sub-category/national-government-directory%3A-judicial- institutions/pdf South African Government National Government Directory: Judicial Institutions 2021-09-27 Chief Director: Land Restitution Support Deputy Chief Justice Mangalane du Toit, Ms Raymond Zondo, Honourable Postal PO Box 2458, Kimberley, 8300 Postal Private Bag X1, Constitution Hill, Street Old SARS Buiulding, Old Main Road, BRAAMFONTEIN, 2017 Kimberley Street cnr Queen and Sam Hancock / 1 Hospital Phone 053 807 5700 Street, Constitutional Hill, Braamfontein, Fax 053 831 6501 / 086 594 1669 JOHANNESBURG Email [email protected] Phone 011 359 7400 Fax 086 641 7791 Chief Director: Land Restitution Support Email [email protected] Lengane Bugatsu, Mr Postal Private Bag X74, Mmabatho, 2735 Director: Executive Support Street ABSA Building, Cnr Provident and University Allister Slingers, Mr Drive, Mmabatho Postal Private Bag X1, Constitution Hill, Phone 018 392 3080 BRAAMFONTEIN, 2017 Fax 018 384 0559 Street cnr Queen and Sam Hancock / 1 Hospital Email [email protected] Street, Constitutional Hill, Braamfontein, JOHANNESBURG Chief Director: Land Restitution Support Phone 011 359 7585 Michael Worsnip, Mr Fax 086 641 7791 Postal Private Bag X9163, CAPE TOWN, 8000 Email [email protected] Street 14 Long Street, Floors 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 6th, CAPE TOWN Deputy Director: Communications Phone 021 409 0453 Sheryl Luthuli, Ms Fax 021 409 0536 Postal Office of the Chief Justice, Private Bag X10, Email [email protected] Marshalltown, 2107 Street 188 14th Road, Noordwyk, Midrand, 1685 Constitutional Court Phone 010 493 2500 Fax 011 838 2023 Website http://www.concourt.org.za Email [email protected] Email [email protected] Fax 011 403 6524 Spokesperson Phone 011 359 7400 Nathi Mncube, Mr Postal Private Bag X1, Constitution Hill, Postal Office of the Chief Justice, Private Bag X10, BRAAMFONTEIN, 2017 Marshalltown, 2107 Street cnr Queen and Sam Hancock / 1 Hospital Street 188 14th Road, Noordwyk, Midrand, 1685 Street, Constitutional Hill, Braamfontein, Phone 010 493 2500 JOHANNESBURG Fax 086 649 3304 Email [email protected] Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng, Honourable Judicial Service Commission (JSC) Postal Private Bag X1, Constitution Hill, BRAAMFONTEIN, 2017 Website http://www.judiciary.org.za Street cnr Queen and Sam Hancock / 1 Hospital Email [email protected] Street, Constitutional Hill, Braamfontein, Fax 086 649 0944 JOHANNESBURG Phone 010 493 2500 Phone 011 359 7400 Postal Private Bag X10, Marshalltown, 2107 Fax 086 641 7791 Street 188, 14th Road, Noordwyk, Midrand, 1685 Email [email protected] Page 3 / 10 Source: https://www.gov.za/about-government/contact-directory/sub-category/national-government-directory%3A-judicial- institutions/pdf South African Government National Government Directory: Judicial Institutions 2021-09-27 Company Secretary Master of High Court Sello Chiloane, Mr Khulula Baneti, Ms Postal Private Bag X10, Marshalltown, 2107 Postal Private Bag X 0002, BISHO, 5605 Street 188, 14th Road, Noordwyk, Midrand, 1685 Street 1st Floor, SITA Building, Cnr Phalo- & Phone 010 493 2500 Rharhabe Avenues, BISHO Email [email protected] Phone 040 608 6600 / 040 639 2087 / 040 639 /2079 Fax 040 635 1284 Administration Officer Email [email protected] Tebogo Phaahlamohlaka, Ms Postal Private Bag X10, Marshalltown, 2107 Master of High Court Street 188, 14th Road, Noordwyk, Midrand, 1685 Jan du Plessis, Mr Phone 010 493 2500 Postal Private Bag X20584, BLOEMFONTEIN, 9300 Email [email protected] Street Old Southern Life Building, c/o Charlotte Maxeke (Maitland) and Aliwal Streets, Master of the High Court of South Africa BLOEMFONTEIN, 9301 Phone 051 411 5500 Website https://www.justice.gov.za/master/index.html Fax 051 448 6182 / 051 447 6575 Fax 086 544 4893 Email [email protected] Phone 012 406 4805 Postal Private Bag X81, PRETORIA, 0001 Master of High Court Street 22nd Floor, SALU Building, 316 Thabo Sehume Zureena Agulhas, Ms Street, PRETORIA Postal Private Bag X9018, CAPE TOWN, 8000 Street Dullah Omar Building, 45 Castle Street, CAPE Master of High Court TOWN Martin M Mafojane, Adv Phone 021 832 3000 Postal Private Bag X81, PRETORIA, 0001 Fax 086 507 0631 Street 22nd Floor, SALU Building, 316 Thabo Sehume Email [email protected] Street, PRETORIA Phone 012 406 4806 Master of High Court Fax 086 544 4893 Edric Pascoe, Mr Email [email protected] Postal Private Bag X54325, DURBAN, 4000 Street 2 Devonshire Place (Off Anton Lembede Chief Director Street/Smith Street), 2nd Floor, DURBAN, 4001 Theresia Bezuidenhout, Mrs Phone 031 327 0600 / 031 327 0601 Postal Private Bag X81, PRETORIA, 0001 Fax 086 507 0758 Street 22nd Floor, SALU Building, 316 Thabo Email [email protected] Sehume Street, PRETORIA Phone 012 406 4807 Master of High Court Fax 086 629 2434 Euphemia Daniels, Ms Email [email protected] Postal Private Bag X1010, GRAHAMSTOWN, 6140 Street 5 Bathurst Street, GRAHAMSTOWN, 6139 Chief Director Phone 046 603 4000 Penelope Roberts (Acting), Ms Fax 046 622 9990 Postal Private Bag X81, PRETORIA, 0001 Email [email protected] Street 22nd Floor, SALU Building, 316 Thabo Sehume Street,
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