Last Updated: Friday, 26 May 2023, 13:32 GMT

South Africa: High Court

The High Court divisions have jurisdiction over defined geographical areas in which they are situated, and the decisions of the High Courts are binding on magistrate’s courts within their areas of jurisdiction. A decision of a High Court in one division is not binding on another, but in practice has strong persuasive force. Currently, there are 10 provincial divisions: the Cape of Good Hope; Eastern Cape; Northern Cape; Free State; Kwa-Zulu Natal; Transvaal; Transkei; Ciskei; Venda and North-West; and three local divisions: the Witwatersrand Local Division, the Durban and Coast Local Division and South-eastern Cape Division. For more information on the High Court, please see http://www.info.gov.za/aboutgovt/justice/courts.htm. Website: www.justice.gov.za/about/sa-courts.html
Filter:
Showing 1-4 of 4 results
Owale Mayemba v. Chairperson of Standing Committee for Refugee Affairs Refugee Status Determination Officer

10 June 2015 | Judicial Body: South Africa: High Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Manifestly unfounded / Clearly abusive claims - Refugee / Asylum law | Countries: Congo, Democratic Republic of the - South Africa

Abdul Shabani Akanakimana v. The Chairperson of the Standing Committee for Refugee Affairs and others

18 February 2015 | Judicial Body: South Africa: High Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Manifestly unfounded / Clearly abusive claims - Refugee status determination (RSD) / Asylum procedures - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness | Countries: Burundi - South Africa

FAM v. Minister of Home Affairs et al.

26 August 2014 | Judicial Body: South Africa: High Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Appeal / Right to appeal - Burden of proof - Eritreans - Ethiopians - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Manifestly unfounded / Clearly abusive claims - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness - Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) - Tigreans | Countries: Eritrea - Ethiopia - South Africa

Mubala v. the Chairperson of the Standing Committee

8 November 2013 | Judicial Body: South Africa: High Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Manifestly unfounded / Clearly abusive claims - Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness | Countries: Congo, Democratic Republic of the - South Africa

Search Refworld