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The Village Management Board of Tsolo was established on 18 November 1910 in terms of Proclamation No 100 of 1910 under provision of Proclamation No 79 of 1901 (The Province of the Cape of Hood Hope Official Gazette No 58, 16 December 1910).

From October 1976 the village of Tsolo Came under the jurisdiction of the independent Transkeian Government.

In 1994 Tsolo became part of the Eastern Cape Province. It forms part of the Mhlontlo Local Municipality, one of five local municipalities that falls under the OR Tambo District Municipality.

A magistrate’s court was established at Tsolo on 17 September 1879 (Government Gazette No 5951 dated 19 September 1879, Proclamation No 112 dated 17 September 1879).

The Magistrate of Tsolo was also appointed Bantu Affairs Commissioner as from 1 October 1928 (Government Gazette No 1734 dated 26 October 1928, Government Notice No 1865 dated 26 October 1928).

Due to the Transkei being granted self-government all documents subsequent to 1 November 1963 were deposited in the Transkeian Archives Depot at Umtata (now Mthatha Archives Repository).