Kubayi in talks on reversing Pretoria high court jurisdiction move

Minister of justice Mmamoloko Kubayi is considering backing down on her decision to remove Madibeng in North West from the jurisdiction of the high court in Pretoria.

Kubayi, under pressure from the Madibeng Attorneys’ Association which is challenging her decision to place the district under the jurisdiction of the Mahikeng high court, has initiated settlement talks.

The association, a group of legal practitioners from the district that is located on the boundary that separates North West and Gauteng, took Kubayi to court seeking to review and set aside the decision to place the district under the jurisdiction of the Mahikeng high court.

The settlement, if made a court order, will see changes to the department of justice & constitutional development’s recent Government Gazette, signed by Kubayi, changing areas falling under high court jurisdictions in different provinces.