The
Natalia Republic, established in 1839 by
Voortrekkers, was annexed by Britain in 1843 and renamed
Natal. In 1844 it was attached to the
Cape Colony, and in 1846 a District Court for Natal was established with its seat in Pietermaritzburg. In 1856 Natal was detached from the Cape and became
a separate colony, and in 1857 the District Court was replaced by a Supreme Court of Natal. When the
Union of South Africa was formed in 1910, the Supreme Court of Natal became the Natal Provincial Division of the
Supreme Court of South Africa; at the same time, the circuit court at
Durban became the Durban & Coast Local Division. When the current
Constitution of South Africa came into force in 1997, the courts became High Courts, and in 2009 they were renamed the KwaZulu-Natal High Courts. In 2013, in the restructuring brought about by the
Superior Courts Act, the courts became two seats of a single KwaZulu-Natal Division of the High Court of South Africa. After former South African President
Jacob Zuma failed to appear in court on 4 February 2020, the KwaZulu-Natal Division of the High Court of South Africa issued an arrest warrant against Zuma. ==Seats==