STAATSKOERANT, 13 NOVEMBER 2013 No. 37028 3 GENERAL NOTICE NOTICE 1104 OF 2013 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE & CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT GENERAL NOTICE INVITATION TO SUBMIT COMMENTS ON THE PROPOSED RATIONALISATION OF MAGISTERIAL DISTRICTS FOR THE GAUTENG AND NORTH WEST PROVINCES The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 enjoins the Minister of Justice & Constitutional Development to manage the rationalisation of all courts with a view to establishing a court system suited to the requirements of the Constitution (Item 16 (6) of Schedule (6) to the Constitution). The rationalisation of magisterial districts is part of this exercise. In accordance with this constitutional imperative, the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Mr Jeff Radebe, intends to rationalise magisterial districts in the Republic in order to align the territorial jurisdictions of all courts with the Constitution, thereby correcting the legacy of the old districts which are based on the defunct independent, self-governing states and old RSA territories. The rationalisation process will be undertaken gradually, commencing with the Provinces of Gauteng and North West. Comments are invited on the proposed changes to the magisterial districts indicated in the Schedule below with regard to the Provinces of Gauteng and North West. (Proposed changes to the magisterial districts in respect of the outstanding Provinces will be published at a later stage). GAUTENG PROVINCE Municipality Current magisterialProposed magisterialPlaces ofsittingof a district districts court City ofJohannesburg Johannesburg CentralJohannesburg (main seat) Johannesburg Randburg Magisterial District Soweto (Subdistrict) Roodepoort Kliptown Lenasia Orlando Protea Meadowlands Jeppe Booysens Brixton Newlands Hillbrow Johannesburg NorthRandburg (main seat) Magisterial District Alexandra (Subdistrict) This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 4 No. 37028 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 13 NOVEMBER 2013 Municipality Current magisterialProposed magisterialPlaces ofsittingof a district districts court Midrand Johannesburg WestRoodepoort Magisterial District City of TshwaneBronkhorstspruit Tshwane Central MagisterialPretoria (main seat) Cullinan District Cullinan (Subdistrict) Pretoria Atteridgeville Soshanguvhe Mamelodi Pretoria North Hatfield Tshwane NorthMagisterialPretoria North (main seat) District Soshanguve (Subdistrict) GaRankuwa Temba Tshwane East MagisterialEkangala (main seat) District Bronkhorstspruit (Sub district) Ekurhuleni Benoni Ekurhuleni Central MagisterialPalm Ridge (main seat) Brakpan District Germiston (Subdistrict) Boksburg Edenvale Germiston Ekurhuleni North MagisterialKempton Park (main seat) Kempton Park District Boksburg (Subdistrict) Nigel Tembisa Palm Ridge Vosloorus Springs EkurhuleniEastMagisterialSprings (main seat) District Nigel (Subdistrict) KwaThema Ekurhuleni South EastBenoni (main seat) Magisterial District Brakpan (Subdistrict) Daveyton Tsakane Emfuleni Vanderbijlpark Emfuleni Magisterial District Vanderbijlpark (main seat) Vereeniging Vereeniging (Subdistrict) Sebokeng Lesedi Heidelberg Lesedi Magisterial District Heidelberg Merafong Oberholzer Merafong magisterial district Oberholzer (main seat) Fochville Midvaal Meyerton Midvaal magisterial district Meyerton Mogale City Krugersdorp Mogale City MagisterialKrugersdorp (main seat) District Kagiso Randfontein Randfontein Randfontein MagisterialRandfontein District Westonaria Westonaria Westonaria MagisterialWestonaria District This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za STAATSKOERANT, 13 NOVEMBER 2013 No. 37028 5 NORTH WEST PROVINCE Municipalities Current Proposed magisterial Places for holding of a magisterial district court districts City of Matlosana Klerksdorp Matlosana Magisterial District Klerksdorp (main seat) Orkney Stilfontein Ditsobotla Coligny Ditsobotla Magisterial District Lichtenburg(main seat) Ditsobotla Coligny Itsoseng (Subdistrict) Greater Taung Taung Greater Taung MagisterialTaung (main seat) District Reivilo Kgomotso Kagisano-Molopo Ganyesa Kagisano-Molopo MagisterialGanyesa (main seat) District Tosca Kgetlengrivier Koster Kgetlengrivier MagisterialSwartruggens (main Swartruggens District seat) Koster (Subdistrict) Lekwa-Teemane Bloemhof Lekwa-Teemane MagisterialBloemhof (main seat) Christiana District Christiana Madibeng Brits Madibeng Magisterial District Brits ((main seat) Ga-Rankuwa (Odi) Jericco (Subdistrict) (courtstructure in Letlhabile(pendingthe the city of Tshwane) constructionof a court structure) Mahikeng Molopo Mahikeng Magisterial District Mahikeng (main seat) Ottoshoop Mamusa Schweizer-Reneke Mamusa Magisterial District Schweizer-Reneke (main seat) Amelia Maquassi Hills Wolmaranstad Maquassi Hills MagisterialWolmaranstad District Moretele Temba Moretele Magisterial District Makapanstad (main seat) Cyferkuil (pending the constructionofa new court structure at Makapanstad) Moses Kotane Mankwe Moses Kotane MagisterialMankwe (Mogwase) Madikwe District Madikwe (Subdistrict) Naledi Vryburg Naledi Magisterial District Vryburg (main seat) Stella Tlokwe Potchefstroom Tlokwe Magisterial District Tlokwe (main seat) Ikageng Ramotshere Lehurutse Ramotshere Moiloa MagisterialLehurutshe (main seat) Moiloa Zeerust (Marico) District Zeerust (Subdistrict) Supingstad (Subdistrict) Groot Marico This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za 6 No. 37028 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 13 NOVEMBER 2013 Municipalities Current Proposed magisterial Places for holding of a magisterial district court districts Rat lou Rat lou Ratlou Ratlou (pending the building of a new court structureatMadibogo nearer the police station) Mokgbistad (Subdistrict) Tshidilamolomo Rustenburg Bafokeng Rustenburg Magisterial District Rustenburg (main seat) Rustenburg Bafokeng (Subdistrict) Marikana Tswaing Delareyville Tswaing Magisterial District Delareyville (main seat) Atamelang Atamelang (Detached Court) Ottosdal Ottosdal (Detached Court) Ventersdorp Ventersdorp Ventersdorp Magisterial District Ventersdorp A concise report and maps indicating the new magisterial districts can be accessed on the Department's website at the following address wvvw.doj.gov.za Copies of the maps can also be viewed at all the magistrates' courts and police stations during official hours from 15 November until 6 December 2013. Submissions in relation to the above proposed magisterial districts for the Provinces of Gauteng and North West may be placed inside the designated boxes at the Department's National Office, Regional Offices of the two Provinces concerned and at all Magistrates' Courts and High Courts of the two Provinces. Due date for submission is 16h00 on 6 December 2013 Regional Offices of the Department will hold information sessions in respect of the areas mostly affected by the proposed changes to the magisterial districts. Dates and venues of the sessions will be communicated through the relevant community structures. Any inquiry can be directed to the following numbers: 011 332 9000 (Gauteng Regional Office) 018 392 7050 (North West Regional Office) 012 315 1767 or 012 315 1688 (National Office) This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za.