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Reconstructed Polokwane Magistrate’s Court officially opens

At a cost of R82.8m, reconstruction on some parts of the building only commenced seven years after a fire engulfed the court in late 2012.

POLOKWANE – The reconstructed Polokwane Magistrates Court on the corner of Bodestein and Landdros Marè Streets will officially be opened by Ministers Sihle Zikalala (Public Works and Infrastructure) and Ronald Lamola (Justice and Constitutional Development) this morning.

The court was destroyed in a fire in late 2012 and the opening will mark a 12 year wait for the completion of the building.

At a cost of R82.8m, reconstruction on some parts of the building only commenced seven years after the fire, in October 2019 and was completed on March 7, 2023, according to a statement by the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development.

While the building has been in operation, today marks the official opening.

The newly rebuilt court boasts state-of-the-art facilities, including 10 courtrooms that will comprise of five regional court rooms, four district court rooms and one equality court room as well as 18 holding cells.

“The premises will also boast 120 parking bays (48 covered parking spaces for judiciary, NPA, and administration and 72 open parking bays for the public and other stakeholders) making the court easily accessible to the public,” the statement read further.

Read more in next week’s Observer.

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Raeesa Sempe

Raeesa Sempe is a Caxton Award-winning Digital Editor with nine years’ experience in the industry. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Media Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand and started her journey as a community journalist for the Polokwane Review in 2015. She then became the online journalist for the Review in 2016 where she excelled in solidifying the Review’s digital footprint through Facebook lives, content creation and marketing campaigns. Raeesa then moved on to become the News Editor of the Bonus Review in 2019 and scooped up the Editorial Employee of the Year award in the same year. She is the current Digital Editor of the Polokwane Review-Observer, a position she takes pride in. Raeesa is married with one child and enjoys spending time with friends, listening to music and baking – when she has the time. “I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon." – Tom Stoppard

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