The Bophuthatswana Coat of Arms were registered in terms of the South African Heraldry Act on 08 September 1972 and were retained on independence. They are described and illustrated in Section 2 of the Republic of Bophuthatswana Constitution Act (Act No. 18 of 1977). The blazon of the coat of arms is described as:

• Arms: Per fess (at nobril point) Gules and Vert, in chief a mine headgear, in base dexter three grain sorghum ears seeded in bend, and sinister an ox head caboshed in bend sinister, the shield interlaced palewise of a traditional plumed staff; behind the shield an assegai and battle-axe in saltire, Or.
• Supporters: Two leopards gardant proper.
• Motto: TSHWARAGANANG LO DIRE PULE E NE (If we stand together and work hard we will blessed with rain).

The Ciskei Coat of Arms were registered in terms of the South African Heraldry Act on 08 September 1972 and were retained on independence. The arms are illustrated and described in Schedule 4 of the Republic of Ciskei Constitution Act and described as follows:

• Arms: Pert saltire Or and Gules, in chief a bull's head caboshed proper, in base a tree on an island Vert; behind the shield an assegai and knobkerrie in saltire Sable.
• Crest: Four ivory rings conjoined, standing thereon a blue crane holding in his beak a sprig with nine leaves proper.
• Supporters: Two leopards guardant proper.
• Motto: SIYAKUNQANDWA ZIINKWENKWEZI (Reach for the Stars).

The Gazankulu Coat of Arms were registered in terms of the South African Heraldry Act on 08 September 1972 and are described as follows:

• Arms: An oval shield, per fess wavy, in chief Azure, two spoons in saltire, handles upwards and joined embowed Chain Or, in base per pale Argent and sable, dexter two cogwheels conjoined in pale sable, sinister a flame Or; over all ten pairs of spear thong apertures in pale Argent.
• Crest: On a wreath Argent and sable, a lion passant guardant Gules holding in the dexter forepaw a horn erect, Or.
• Supporters: Dexter a buffalo and sinister a sable antelope proper.
• Compartment: Vert, semé of succulents proper.
• Motto: MINTIRHO YA VULAVULA (Deeds Count)

The Coat of Arms of Lebowa were registered in terms of the South African Heraldry Act on 08 September 1972, and is described as follows:

• Arms: Quarterly, first and fourth, Azure goutté d'eau, a chief nebuly Argent; second, Or, a bull's head caboshed proper; third, Or, a mealie-head leaved erect proper.
• Crest: A flame proper.
• Wreath: Argent and Azure.
• Supporters: Two leopards proper.
• Compartment: On a mount thereon two flowered aloe plants, the sinister in autumn shades, proper.
• Motto: MPHIRI O TEE GA O LLE (One bracelet alone cannot make a noise or sound).

The QwaQwa Coat of Arms were registered in terms of the South African Heraldry Act on 08 September 1972 and described as follows:

• Arms: Vert, in chief a representation of Sentinel Peak, in base dexter a crocodile reversed and sinister a leopard couchant gardant; behind the shield an assegai and battle axe in saltire, all Or.
• Crest: A Basuto hat proper.
• Supporters: Two Basuto ponies proper.
• Motto: KOPANA KE MATLA (Unity is Strength).

The Coat of Arms of Transkei were registered with the South African Bureau of Heraldry on 25 September 1970 with the following blazon:

• Arms: Per chevron Ochre and Vert, a chevron dovetailed between in chief dexter a mealie cob and sinister a cogwheel Argent, and in base a bull's head caboshed proper.
• Crest: On a mount Vert a wicker basket between two aloes proper.
• Wreath: Argent and Vert.
• Supporters: Two leopards proper.
• Motto: IMBUMBA YAMANYAMA (Unity is Strength).

The Coat of Arms of KaNgwane were registered in terms of the South African Heraldry on 10 November 1978 and described as follows:

• Arms: Quarterly Or and Gules: first, three primitive paddle-shaped coins palewise Azure: second, an ox’s head caboshed Or; third, a demi-torch enflamed Or; fourth, three sorghum ears palewise Azure; behind the shield saltirewise a stick in bend Gules and an assegai in bend sinister Or.
• Crest: Two lions combatant, langued Gules, armed Argent supporting the feathered shaft of the shield proper.
• Wreath: A headring Or and Gules.
• Supporters: Two elephants proper.
• Special Compartment: On a field Vert a rising sun Or.
• Motto: SIYINYANDZA (We are a bundle of wood tied together).
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The Coat of Arms of KwaZulu was registered on 08 September 1972 in terms of the South African Heraldry Act. The blazon of the coat of arms is described as:

• Arms: Argent, a Zulu Royal Sceptre erect proper, accompanied on either side by nine spear thongs in pale and in base pied of an oval Sable.
• Crest: A head-ring Sable, thereon an elephant’s head caboshed proper.
• Supporters: Dexter a leopard clasping in its sinister claw a spear erect and sinister a lion clasping in its dexter claw a spear, proper.
• Motto: SONQOBA SIMUNYE (Together we shall surmount).

The coat of Arms of KwaNdebele was registered on 13 February 1981 in terms of the South African Heraldry Act on 13 February and described as:

• Arms: Per fess battled embattled Or and Brunatre, masoned sable, in chief a mealie head seeded Argent leaved Vert; behind the shield a battle-axe and assegai in saltire, proper, and in pale a bundle of woodstaves Or and a knobkerrie, resting in a quiver, proper.
• Crest: In front of an otter skin Brunatre pendanrt from the woodstaves by a neckband Vert, a breast feather of the red-breasted shrike issuant proper.
• Wreath: A head ring Sable.
• Supporters: Dexter a rietbok (reedbuck) and sinister a wildebeest, both proper.
• Motto: KUVUSWA EZIVUSAKO (He who helps himself, is helped).

The initial Arms registered for Venda on 08 September 1972 did not include supporters. An amended version was registered in terms of the South African Heraldry Act prior to Venda’s independence in February 1979. These Arms were formally taken into use at the independence on 13 September 1979 and are described as follows:

• Arms: Vert, an elephant's head caboshed Or, tusked Argent, the whole within a bordure Or.
• Crest: A Venda tribal drum proper.
• Supporters: Two elephants proper.
• Motto: SHUMELA VENDA (Always Aspire for Venda).

The badge of the Ciskei Police Department comprises a seven-pointed star bearing a black roundel with the Ciskei Arms in full colour, surrounded by an annulet in green, edged in gold, bearing the words AMAPOLISA ASECISKEI above and CISKEIAN POLICE below.

The badge of the Division which comprises a black outline of the Ciskei Arms in the centre of a yellow background of a rayed seven pointed star, surrounded by an annulet bearing the words I CANDELO LOGCION. MTHETHO above and LAW ENFORCEMENT DIVISION, below, all in black letters. Beneath the arms is the Ciskei motto, SIYAKUNQANDWA ZIINKWENKWEZI which translates as "Reach for the Stars"

The badge of the Ciskei Traffic Police Force comprised a light blue shield fimbriated in white, bearing in the centre a five pointed star faceted black and white. In the centre on a dark blue roundel is the Ciskei Arms in full colour. Over the upper ray of the star is a ribbon with the words CISKEI in white, while below over the two lower rays is a ribbon inscribed ULAWULDLWEZEHOLELA and TRAFFIC CONTROL, and beneath is a horizontal stripe with the date 1975.

The badge of the KwaZulu Police Department comprised a yellow-ochre and white eight-pointed rayed star charged in the centre on a white roundel with the coat of arms of KwaZulu in full colour, within a green annulet bearing the words AMAPHOYISA AKWAZULU above and KWAZULU POLICE below, in yellow-ochre letters.

The KwaZulu Correctional Services badge consists of a gourd charged with a representation of the ground plan of a cattle kraal, with an inner kraal, above which are three Zulu huts; the gourd resting on a grass mat, all within and conjoined to two feathers tied together to form an open wreath.

The Lebowa Police Department badge comprises a fourteen-pointed facetted star in gold bearing in the centre on a white roundel the Arms of Lebowa in full colour, within a gold annulet bearing in black letters the words "LEBOWA" below and POLISIE, MAPHODISA and POLICE clockwise in a semi-circle above.

The badge of the Transkei Police Department consisted of a rayed five-pointed star shaded brown and white, charged in the centre, on a white roundel, with the coat of arms of Transkei in full colour within a white annulet edged in brown bearing the inscription AMAPOLISA ASE TRANSKEI above, and TRANSKEI POLICE below.

The badge of the Transkei Prisons Service is a gold five-pointed rayed star with the shield from the Transkei Arms in colour in the centre, within a gold annulet bearing the words TRANSKEIAN PRISONS in black letters, all within a gold open laurel wreath.

The badge of the Transkei Defence Force was a black Nguni ox-hide shield, superimposed on a spear and rifle with fixed bayonet in saltire, supported by two leopards standing on a gold ornamental ribbon folded back in white bearing the motto, DISCIPLINE LOYALTY DUTY.

The badge of the Bophuthatswana Police Department comprised a yellow nine-pointed star charged in the centre on a white field with the coat of arms of Bophuthatswana in full colour within a red annulet bearing the words BOPHUTHATSWANA POLICE in white letters.

The badge of the Bophuthatswana Prisons Service is a gold facetted nine-pointed star bearing, in the centre, on a yellow field, the coat of arms of Bophuthatswana in full colour within a white ring with the words BOPHUTHATSWANA PRISONS in black letters.

The KwaNdebele Police Department badge comprised four battle-axe heads in cross with rays in saltire, surrounded with a ribbon bearing the words KWANDEBELE POLICE PHOLISA - POLISIE and in the centre the coat of arms of KwaNdebele in full colour.

The badge of the Venda Police Department was a facetted six-pointed white star charged in the centre with a gold roundel bearing the Venda Arms in colour, within a black annulet bearing the words MAPHOLISA A VENDA above, and VENDA POLICE below.