The magistrate court at Grahamstown is listed by the Department of Justice under the office name Makhanda, with Grahamstown recorded as its other name. The town was renamed Makhanda, but the street and postal addresses still read Grahamstown.
Official contact channels
- Court: 046 622 7303
- Domestic violence after hours applications: 073 449 1402
Services and responsibilities
Makhanda is the main seat of the Sarah Baartman district in the Eastern Cape, so it administers other courts in that district. It also sits at Alicedale, about 60 kilometres west.
Office and address information
The court is at 119A High Street, Grahamstown, 6140, with post to Private Bag X1004 at the same code. The department uses the new town name for the office and the old one for the address, so both appear in the same record.
Applications and escalation
The after hours number is for domestic violence protection order applications when the court is closed, not for general enquiries. Searching the directory for Grahamstown as an office name returns nothing, because it is filed under Makhanda.
Sources
- justice.gov.za/contact/lowercourts_full.html, the Department of Justice lower courts directory, read 2 September 2026.