The high court at Bhisho is a local division of the Eastern Cape Division of the High Court, whose main seat is at Makhanda. The Office of the Chief Justice publishes its number in a malformed way.
Official contact channels
- Court manager office: 040 608 7700
Services and responsibilities
As a local division it hears high court matters for its part of the province, while the main seat at Makhanda on 046 603 5009 administers the division. High court work covers serious crime, high value civil claims, divorces and appeals from magistrate courts.
Office and address information
The court is at 10 Independence Avenue, Bhisho, 5600, with post to Private Bag X0003 at the same code.
Applications and escalation
The published number reads plus 27 040 608 7700, which combines the international dialling code with the leading zero of the national number. Those cannot both be correct: dial 040 608 7700 within South Africa. The court manager is listed as a named official with a personal mailbox, which is not reproduced here.
Sources
- judiciary.org.za/index.php/courts/high-courts/eastern-cape-division-of-the-high-court/contact-details, read 2 September 2026.