The South African Municipal Publication 2023

Reimagine government

Enhance citizen engagement through a digital government

Digital technology is the greatest opportunity for governments to enhance efficiencies. Greater value for citizens can be unlocked with the right tools, technology and partner. Additionally, important social challenges can be tackled and addressed.

At BCX, we have the expertise, product and service innovation for governments to address their specific challenges in order to create exceptional service delivery.

Visit www.bcx.co.za for more.

Our most important customer, is yours.

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Who we are

WeBill, a fully South African modern technology company, was founded to address the service delivery problems relating to managing the distribution of utility assets in South Africa.

Our objective is to revolutionise the way customer-centric utilities are measured and managed, eliminate fraud,

ensure billing accuracies, improve revenue collection and ensure trust between utility providers and their paying consumers.

To achieve this objective we use cutting-edge technologies and have developed a comprehensive and fully integrated Utility Management EcoSystem.

What we do

The WeBill Integrated Utility Management Eco-System makes use of real-time analytics, cloud-based, Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), machine learning,

Fault Reporting

INTEGRATED UTILITY MANAGEMENT ECO-SYSTEM

big-data and other cutting-edge technologies.

The WeBill integrated solution addresses the inefficiencies and shortcomings of the current solutions, for example fraud, theft, lack of transparency, inaccuracies, delayed revenue collection and time delays.

WeBill brings cutting edge technologies to manage utility distribution at a fraction of the cost.

Benefits for the utility

• The provision of maintained accurate and up-to-date, comprehensive tariffs and rates.

• Portfolio and real-time revenue management.

• Near-real time tracking of consumption and faults. Bi-directional communication with the WeBill meters enables the immediate termination of electricity to a meter, should it have been identified that there has been an attempt to by-pass the meter.

Illegal usage and “free” electricity will no longer be a major issue.

• Reduction in the management and administration of electricity usage.

• Utility Service Providers can now more effectively recover costs associated with electricity

consumption and no longer have to “fund’’ the electricity usage of owners or tenants who do not pay their levies and or electricity accounts.

• No hidden fees, no data centre and infrastructure costs, and no long-term license fees.

• Software as a Service (SaaS) pricing model, with immediate access to upgrades and updates.

• Unlimited data rentention and audit trail. Strict compliance to all data privacy laws and POPIA compliance.

• Bi-weekly settlement of account.

• Direct contact with consumers allows for transparency and trust between the parties.

Revolutionise the way you are managing your utility distribution lifecycle

There are a number of different and disparate solutions in the market that separately manage aspects of the utility management life cycle.

Integrating the information from the different and disparate systems is complex, inefficient and prone to error with time delays.

The WeBill Integrated Utility Management Eco-System allows you to effectively and efficiently manage all three basic aspects of utility management distribution in one simple solution.

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Accurate, verifiable meter readings from any type of meter. Our solution is meter agnostic, giving the comfort that meters are read, and the process is quality controlled.

The outcome of the WeBill meter reading solution guarantees, accurate nearreal time readings giving you the comfort that the correct meter is in in fact read and at the correct time.

Accurate, on time billing results in less billing disputes and quicker revenue recover.

The NERSA tariff schedules are complicated and complex to apply to the readings.

The WeBill Tarrif Module addresses tariff complexities and seamlessly applies the correct rate to the readings.

You can now be assured that the correct rate is applied to the correct reading.

The WeBill system accommodates the proposed Eskom pre-paid Time of Use (ToU) tariff structure.

With the correct, on-time and accurate reading paired with the correct tariff, billing is simplified and accurate.

Now correct invoices can be sent out on time, ensuring quicker revenue recovery.

Eliminate the typical delays caused by invoice queries and resistance to payment.

The Live-Bill feature enables seamless querying of invoices, eliminating the need for call centres and customer queuing.

Although the commencement date for Freedom of Association has been postponed, the CRF remains in support of the retirement fund’s restructuring exercise and therefore the Freedom of Association process. In the interim please ensure your Municipality is associated with the best Fund in local government. Contact us today to find out how we can be of service to you and your valued employees.

South Africa at a Glance

The CRF is accredited by SALGBC!

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of Fund with FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION

One of the key factors why employees choose the CRF is because of our excellent longterm returns. Since inception, our Growth Portfolio has beaten inflation by almost 8%. When comparing the CRF’s returns against other funds’ returns, remember that our returns are after costs have been deducted, while other funds might reflect their returns before cost.

At the CRF we encourage members to make informed decisions regarding their retirement. We equip our members with the following tools to ensure they are able to retire financially secure:

• Annuity options that provide affordable pension options and include funeral and death cover for our pensioners up to the age of 75 years!

• Retirement Benefit Counsellors and a team of financial advisors to assist and guide members and pensioners in making informed decisions with regards to their annuity and the various investment options available, at no additional cost.

• A unique CRF App and Web Access allowing members direct access to their Fund information. Regional offices and consultants that visit members regularly at their workplace makes face-to-face interaction possible, ensuring that the CRF is always accessible.

Our Trustees continuously look at innovative ways to save members’ money, ensuring that our members enjoy some of the lowest running costs in the industry. The lower the costs, the more members can save towards retirement. Effective 1 July 2022, the Board of Trustees managed to reduce the current fees even further!

The CRF offers members exceptional death, disability, dread disease and funeral cover. We know that no two people are the same or have the same needs; we therefore offer 7 different risk benefit categories allowing members to choose the right amount of cover to suit their individual needs.

Free expert advice from the Fund’s appointed financial advisors guiding our members to ensure that they retire financially independent and secure.

The CRF is registered in terms of the Pension Funds Act. The Board of Trustees actively ensure that we are compliant, and that good governance is practised. Our Fund takes the implementation of legislation that governs the pension fund industry seriously and was complemented by the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) for the Fund’s diligence.

is the obvious choice

How municipalities can optimise their revenue collection

An established technology-oriented partner, who understands the challenges of service delivery, supported by a proven track record in providing services and products on time and on budget, can be the key differentiator to unlock value and reinvent how utilities revenue collection takes place.

There is currently a significant disconnect between the revenue teams of South African municipalities and their service providers, making enterprise oversight of revenue streams difficult to achieve, which in turn impacts the efficiency of their utilities revenue collection.

Adding complexity to this, is how many municipalities experience a lack of technical understanding and skill set to identify the gaps in their systems and processes. This results in municipalities oversimplifying the solutions they require and their service providers not investigating what

is bubbling underneath the surface in order to identify the root causes of inefficient revenue collection.

Selecting the correct service provider is crucial in gaining a collaborator – a partner in every sense of the word - that does not take a blanket approach to implementing a system. Instead, it identifies a turnkey solution to empower the municipality to be successful. Such a solution integrates disparate departments and ensures they are aligned to all aspects of revenue collection and do so in a modern, digital-centric way. Furthermore, the partner will prioritise upskilling and training of municipal employees to ensure they understand how the system works and verify it is used to its maximum efficiency.

This becomes key for municipalities to enhance their revenue collection and eliminates the current disconnect between service provider technology and municipal

systems that hamper revenue collection.

An example of such a technology is the RMS ismrt! Wallet application which combines a virtual financial wallet with utilities to give consumers full control over what they spend on water and electricity. More importantly, it integrates with municipal systems creating a more effective way to manage collections that is compliant with auditor-general regulatory requirements. It automatically sends tamper alerts to municipalities if an electricity meter is compromised to whatever end, to name just one feature.

With the RMS ismrt! Wallet technology in place, municipalities also never need to be concerned about defaulting consumers again. Say, for example, a consumer is disconnected for being in arrears. The ismrt! system focuses on the entire revenue stream with

the electricity payment becoming the vehicle to manage collection. In this case, a consumer might pay R100 to activate the electricity. The ismrt! system deducts R20 of that for collection of the arrears and the balance tops up the electricity. As such, a much more efficient environment is created where the consumer manages their arrears and the municipality significantly improves its revenue collection.

If you have any questions, please contact RMS. We will assist you in finding the right solution to improve your revenue collection.

Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality

Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality

Alfred Nzo District Municipality

Amathole District Municipality

Chris Hani District Municipality

Joe Gqabi District Municipality

OR Tambo District Municipality

Sarah Baartman District Municipality

eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality

Amajuba District Municipality

Harry Gwala District Municipality

iLembe District Municipality

King Cetshwayo District Municipality

Ugu District Municipality

uMgungundlovu District Municipality uMkhanyakude District Municipality uMzinyathi District Municipality

uThukela District Municipality

Zululand District Municipality

Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality

Fezile Dabi District Municipality

Lejweleputswa District Municipality

Thabo Mofutsanyana District Municipality

Xhariep District Municipality

City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality

City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality

City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality

Sedibeng District Municipality

West Rand District Municipality

Capricorn District Municipality

Mopani District Municipality

Sekhukhune District Municipality

Vembe District Municipality

Waterberg District Municipality

Ehlanzeni District Municipality

Gert Sibande District Municipality

Nkangala District Municipality

TECHNOLOGY WO R KS TO SOLVE COMPLEX PROBLEMS FOR SA MUNIC I PAL I T I E S

Municipalities face a complex ecosystem within communities, involving the supply of multiple services, monitoring ser vice consumption and usage while also having to reliably match and manage billing. All this, in addition to the enormous challenge of managing consistent, reliable revenue collection.

Nkululeko Mvulana

CEO

Sandulela Technology & Managing Director of EasyPay (Pty) Ltd.

Many municipalities in South Af rica still battle with inaccurate billing systems, with communities fast losing confidence in the billing process. As a result, many refuse to pay their bills. This becomes a vicious cycle with increasingly unhappy communities and municipalities unable to function optimally as they continue to lose much needed revenue.

Lesaka’s offering delivers simplicity through integration

The good news is that technology is fast changing the landscape, and choosing the right fintech par tner can offer the convenience of an end to end system - made possible by leading innovation, security and interoperability solutions.

Lesaka’s VAS and merchant offering comprising Prism, Sandulela, EasyPay and Kazang – together present an integrated solution which allows municipal managers to focus on the all impor tant challenge of ser vice deliver y. As an established provider with experience in the secure token, VAS , bill payment and electricity vending environment, we offer industry leading automated systems that enable seamless processes between a municipality and its constituents.

Our unique combination of solutions and integration capabilities helps remove complexity f rom the technology decision making process. Implementing technology solutions to manage the full value chain could mean multiple technology par tners, all ser vicing different points within the ecosystem. But there is an easier way.

Combining VAS and merchant solutions to deliver a “one-stop-shop” solution

As a technology par tner that spans the entire ecosystem across formal and informal markets, we truly understand the VAS and electricity aggregation value chain and the impor tance of managing utility usage, seamless secure billing and revenue collection without hassles or downtime.

With secure technology offerings across our prepaid electricity vending and bill payments solutions delivered through the group’s technology and Fintech businesses including Prism, EasyPay, Sandulela and Kazang – we’ ve got you covered.

As an industr y pioneer with decades of experience in delivering secure, reliable, technology solutions, we are already integrated across most SA municipalities. Through years of experience and solution building in the VAS and electricity aggregation ecosystem, we understand the challenges faced by municipalities, customers and merchants alike – which is why we’ ve designed the one stop shop that you’ ve been looking for.

For more info visit lesakatech com

The Republic of South Africa is situated on the tip of Africa. It is surrounded by 2 500 kilometres of coastline, or 1 600 miles to the west of the country, is the Atlantic Ocean and to the east, the Indian Ocean.

Its neighbours are Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe to the north. To the east lies Mozambique. The Kingdom of Swaziland and Lesotho are landlocked by South Africa. South Africa is the largest country in Southern Africa as well as the 25th largest and 24th most populous country in the world. The population has approximately 60,14 million people.

The country is often referred to as the ‘Rainbow Nation’ because of its great diversity. The World Bank classifies South Africa as an ‘upper- middle-income’ economy, as well as a newly-industrialised country. The economy is the 2nd largest in Africa, next to Nigeria. And the 34th largest in the world in terms of purchasing power parity. South Africa has the seventh highest per capita income in Africa.

However, poverty and inequality remain widespread. A quarter of the population are unemployed and live on less than 1.25 US dollars a day. Despite this, South Africa has been identified as a ‘middle power’ on the international front, and maintains a significant regional influence

WHY INVEST IN SOUTH AFRICA

Today’s South Africa is one of the most sophisticated, diverse and promising emerging markets globally. Strategically located at the tip of the African continent, South Africa is a key investment location, both for the market opportunities that lie within its borders and as a gateway to the rest of the continent, a market of about 1- billion people. South Africa is the economic powerhouse of Africa and forms part of the BRICS group of countries with Brazil, Russia, India and China. It has a favourable demographic profile and its rapidly expanding middle class has growing spending power. South Africa has a wealth of natural resources (including coal, platinum, coal, gold, iron ore, manganese nickel, uranium and chromium) and it enjoys increased attention from international exploration companies, particularly in the oil and gas sector. It has world-class infrastructure, exciting innovation, research and development capabilities and an established manufacturing base. It is at the forefront of the development and rollout of new green technologies and industries, creating new and sustainable jobs in the process and reducing environmental impact. South Africa has sophisticated financial, legal and telecommunications sectors, and a number of global business process outsourcing (BPO) operations are located in the country. It has political and macro-economic stability, an abundant supply of semiskilled and unskilled labour, and it compares favourably to other emerging markets in terms of

overall cost of doing business. For professional jobs, labour costs are less than half of the cost of European countries. For manufacturing jobs, labour costs are around one-third cost of Europe.

The South African Government has introduced wide-ranging legislation to promote training and skills development and fast-track the building of world-class skills and competences. One of the main reasons for South Africa becoming one of the most popular trade and investment destinations in the world is due to the country ensuring that it can meet specific trade and investment requirements of prospective investors.

South Africa has a host of investment incentives and industrial financing interventions that are aimed at encouraging commercial activity and its trade rules favour a further expansion in South Africa’s burgeoning levels of international trade. South Africa’s unrivalled scenic beauty and reputation for delivering value-for money make it an attractive leisure and business travel destination.

South Africa offers a combination of development first world economic infrastructure and a growing emerging market. Its investment potential lies in its diversity of sectors and industries. It is also a major trading nation, exporting and importing more than US$167 billion of goods every year, from a location that makes it an ideal gateway into Africa and other global markets.

10 Reasons to invest in South Africa

Pretoria, South Africa

POSITIVELY IMPACTING THE LIVES OF MEMBERS,

Leslie Ndawana Principal Executive Officer

NFMW: Creating strong returns while bettering communities through impact investing

Our new and unique vision of preserving and enhancing the welfare of our members and of others remains a priority for all at the NFMW. This outlook creates a positive feedback loop, as improving the welfare, safety, and stability of others within society automatically improves the well-being of the Fund’s members.

The Fund had to identify the impact areas which could significantly contribute to the lives of our members and their communities, but simultaneously also addressed some of the biggest challenges and needs of society. Investing in these areas became an integral part of our investment strategy, which had to be tailored around our vision and now informs our approach to portfolio construction and investing.

Our vision: “To positively impact the lives of our members, their families, and their communities, today and tomorrow.”

From a practical and operational perspective, this essentially meant that the Fund started prioritising invest ments that achieved not only financial performance but even more importantly, a positive long-term so cio-economic and environmental impact. The most pertinent and promising part of the Fund’s investment strategy now seeks investments with specific impact themes attached to them, alongside financial returns.

their families and their communities, today and tomorrow

Long-term sustainability and sustainable development resulting in economic growth and social impact are thus at the helm of the Fund’s investment strategy.

The Fund already invests and makes a meaningful contribution towards some of South Africa’s most critical development areas such as job creation, infrastructure, education, technology (ICT), and healthcare. The journey has, however, only started and capital has been committed to our impact investing programme during 2021, to further enhance our unique vision. We believe social or environmental impact and the financial return have equal importance and reinforce each other. That is the objective the NFMW seeks to achieve by adopting an approach that derives value that is sustainable in all respects.

The National Fund for Municipal Workers (NFMW) has grown to be The LARGEST FUND WITHIN LOCAL GOVERNMENT and with a membership base of more than 55 000(employees and councillors) throughout South Africa, it is clear that we are the Fund of Choice.

OUR MEMBERS ARE AT THE CENTRE OF WHAT WE DO, our decisions, our behaviours and the strategies that we employ in the management of the Fund.

We pride ourselves in providing EXCELLENT SERVICE and the ADMINISTRATION COSTS ARE ONE OF THE LOWEST IN THE INDUSTRY, which translates to less of our members’ contributions going towards costs and more towards retirement savings.

Our EXCELLENT LONG-TERM INVESTMENT PERFORMANCE TRACK RECORD puts us on par with the best global balanced managed portfolios in South Africa and ahead of our peers in Local Government.

THE NFMW HAS WON NUMEROUS INSTITUTE OF RETIREMENT FUNDS (IRFA) BEST PRACTICES INDUSTRY AWARDS, which is a testament to the Fund’s compliance with all regulatory and other statutory requirements and above all, recognition for some setting the benchmark of excellence in Local Government.

of the Fund of Choice in Local Government.

Ithemba is a specialist management agency that grows performance by monitoring and enhancing the vending of electricity and water through more than 200 000 Flash terminals disbursed nationally. Through Flash Traders, municipalities can easily reach over 10 million consumers, often in areas where utility sales were historically not available.

Our key relationships and proven track record have resulted in the recent successful conclusion of our bids with City Power and City of Cape Town tenders for third-party vending. The above-mentioned municipalities’ electricity is also available for third-party distribution.

Powerful connections Deep, long-standing relationships with key industry stakeholders.

Proven delivery

Third-party vendors for Ekhurhuleni, City Power and City of Cape Town.

Widespread distribution Vend electricity tokens to over 10 million people nationwide.

Let us help you close the gap between your municipality and the people it serves. For more information, or to source electricity for vending, please email hello@ithemba-solutions.co.za or visit www.ithemba-solutions.co.za

Recycle Together. Affect Positive Change Forever.

To date, Polyco has invested over R72 million in to the South African plastics recycling sector and we have committed to capacity growth of over 140 000 tonnes through our 98 project partners.

Polyco achieves this growth by collaborating with multiple stakeholders, including municipalities, funding collection and recycling businesses in South Africa, and by educating both the industry and the consumer about plastic recycling.

Polyco has experienced notable success with our first Municipal Project in Buffalo City Municipality in collaboration with the Border-Kei Chamber of Business, the Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality and the Buffalo City Metropolitan Development Agency.

To ensure the success of this initiative, Polyco funded private businesses in East London to facilitate the collection and recycling of plastic packaging materials to meet local market demand for recyclate. Concurrently, in collaboration with all project partners, community-based static Packa-Ching buy-back centres were constructed to service the recycling needs of the public and to create a cleaner city. A marketing campaign was then launched to educate the public about recycling and encouraged them to use the buy-back centres. We urge municipalities across South Africa to contact Polyco to discuss similar initiatives in your areas.

In a sincere effort to connect better with their residents, municipalities are often hindered by various cost constraints. The available communication channels – print and social media – are also usually too general, causing residents to receive a lot of irrelevant information that doesn’t apply to them or their respective areas.

Despite local municipalities’ best efforts (represented by millions of Rands and countless hours), residents do not always know what’s going on in their municipalities, whether it be road closures, public events or important policy changes. This fact has left countless municipalities frustrated and overwhelmed.

BUT, THERE IS A SIMPLE, COST-EFFECTIVE SOLUTION: MUNI24!

Muni24 provides municipalities with a tool to communicate with their residents effectively and efficiently – free of charge! This is done through an intuitive mobile application which residents can download and personalise according to their unique needs and preferences.

The Municipal Notices module of the Muni24 app gives municipalities the ability to send out an unlimited number of notices to their residents.

Notices can be sent out to the entire municipality or to individual suburbs. They can also be segmented according to com munication preferences that each resident specifies upon signing up with Muni24.

That’s right, any given resident will always know what they want and need to know, with notifications appearing instantly on their phones’ home screens!

Keep Your Residents Connected & Informed

The app also enables residents to easily communicate with their municipalities through Muni24’s Emergency Contacts and Municipal Queries modules.

Muni24 is able to integrate into any existing query handling systems that municipalities make use of, with the goal to provide residents with a quick and simple interface to ask their questions or report their challenges.

With Muni24, residents will always have an intuitive and accessible channel to connect to their municipalities.

In addition to the above, residents can also buy prepaid electricity, airtime and data through Muni24’s Prepaid Purchases module, with a possible revenue share model available to participating municipalities. Municipal bill payments are also available on the app, along with online vouchers from brands including Showmax, Netflix, Google Play and Pick ‘n Pay.

Costing Model:

As mentioned before, Muni24 does not come at any cost to the municipality or its residents. Muni24’s business model is one based on advertising revenue, making the app accessible to anyone with a smartphone. Thus, the municipality will be able to reach as many of their residents as possible.

To discuss possible solutions for your municipality, contact Ben Lindeque, Muni24’s Co-CEO & Business Architect:

Cell: 0834343043

Email: BenL@muni24.co.za

SONA 2022 HIGHLIGHTS

We have given ourselves 100 days to finalise a comprehensive social compact to grow our economy, create jobs and combat hunger.

• The new red tape unit in the Presidency will drive regulatory reforms to enable growth in the small business and informal sector.

• A new, redesigned loan guarantee scheme will make it easier for small businesses to get finance.

• The finalisation of the mining exploration strategy will attract investors into mining the types of minerals needed in the new global economy.

• The fourth South Africa Investment Conference will be held on 24 March 2022.

• Transnet will start providing third-party private operators with access to its freight network by April 2022.

• PRASA is rehabilitating its passenger rail network in 10 priority corridors.

• Private-public partnerships will be in place at the ports of Durban and Ngqura by October 2022.

• Eskom has established a separate transmission subsidiary, and is on track to complete its unbundling by December 2022.

• Amendments to electricity legislation will allow for a competitive electricity market.

• Communications regulator, ICASA, will begin the auction of high-frequency communications spectrum in March 2022.

• Regulatory processes are being streamlined so that the cannabis and hemp industry can grow.

• A revitalised National Youth Service will recruit its first cohort of 50 000 young people during 2022.

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to confront a new reality, a consensus that unites us behind our shared determination to reform our economy and

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President Cyril Ramaphosa

Can your residents pay their bills through SA’s #1 online provider?

South African consumers are very well accustomed to top-class online service, whether it be while banking, shopping or communicating with one another. They’re not only used to it – they demand it!

Why should municipal bill payments be any different?

Since being founded in 2009, Prepaid24 has become known as South Africa’s “favourite independent online electricity provider”, servicing municipal residents with cutting-edge technology and worldclass customer care and support.

To simplify municipal residents’ lives even further, we added the functionality for them to also pay their municipal bills through our online platform. That’s right, residents can now buy prepaid electricity and pay their municipal bills with a single payment!

Prepaid24 is already partnered with major bill payment providers such as EasyPay & Pay@ and is able to build customised bill payment solutions to cater for each municipality’s unique needs and policies.

With Prepaid24, paying your municipal bill is always just a couple of clicks away. It’s safe, easy and instant!

Only one question now remains: Can your residents pay their municipal bills through Prepaid24 yet?

Already partnered with:

A great country, starts with great municipalities.

To build a great country, you have to start with the communities and municipalities that form it. The Investec Balance Sheet Management team with our out of the ordinary approach, high-level expertise and competitive rates, will continue to partner with you in building better municipalities together, forming a great country as we do.

For more information please contact Jeanine Polley on 011 286 4824 or email jeanine.polley@investec.co.za

EASTERN CAPE PROVINCE

Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality

Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality

Alfred Nzo District Municipality

Amathole District Municipality

Chris Hani District Municipality

Joe Gqabi District Municipality

OR Tambo District Municipality

Sarah Baartman District Municipality

The Eastern Cape is often referred to as a world in one province. The second largest of South Africa’s nine provinces, it offers everything from snow skiing to sunny beaches, game researches to fascinating history. Located on the eastern most part of South Africa, an area of almost 170,000 square kilometres of diverse landscape is divided into six district municipalities and two metropolitan municipalities. The provinces seat of government is in Bhisho, Buffalo City Metro.

ECONOMY

Capital: Bisho Largest City: Port Elizabeth Province Area: 168,966 km² Area % of RSA: 13.8%

The Eastern Cape economy is largely dependent on the automotive sector but has potential in areas such as chemical and petrochemicals, agriculture and agro-processing, capital goods, manufacturing, automotive and green industries. Education, Health, Rural development, land and agrarian reform, and food security are priorities of the provincial government, and the growth of the agriculture and agro-processing sector is strongly rooted in the Eastern Cape Provincial Growth and Development Programme (PGDP). The PGDP earmarks primary production of food and food products, and the addition of value to primary production by processing, manufacturing and creative marketing of food products.

NATURAL RESOURCES

The Eastern Cape is abundantly rich in natural resources, from grazing land to forests, marine life to rich farming soils, water to wilderness. The province’s climate allows for the production of a diverse range of crops such as pineapples, tea, tomatoes and chicory. Pondoland, in the east of the province, holds some of the richest soils in the country. The province’s natural assets include a World Heritage Site in the Baviaanskloof Wilderness, which is part of the Cape Floral Kingdom, the Cacadu district and the world famous Addo Elephant National Park in the Sunday’s River Valley. Between 10% and 15% of land is set aside for provincial nature reserves while private parks. The Eastern Cape has a well-developed transport system with three airports linked by a national road system. The East London Airport receives between 20 and 30 flights per day with two domestic airlines operating from the airport South African Airways and SA Express. The airport also plays a crucial role in the growing economy of the Eastern Cape by linking the cargo chain along with the East London Port.

Physical address: Office of Premier, Legislative Buildings Independence Avenue Bisho

Provincial Website www.ecprov.gov.za

Postal address: Private Bag X0047 Bisho 5605

Premier, Mr Lubabalo Oscar Mabuyane, Eastern Cape

Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality

Demographics

Local seat – East London

Province area – 168 966km2

Metro area – 2 536km2

Population – 834 997

Population growth – 1.52% p.a.

The Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality is a category A municipality situated on the east coast of the eastern cape province.East London is the centre of the Buffalo City Municipality and home to one of the areas identified by the government for its Industrial Development Zone programme, which is aimed at providing platforms for business and investors to improve global competitiveness.

Buffalo City is an attractive centre for import-export business and its strategic location makes it an important investment destina tion. It is well placed for trade with the rest of Africa as well as with the markets of America, Europe and the Pacific Rim. It is also equidistant from South Africa’s major market centres, Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town. The attraction of East London lies in its low input costs and its excellent infrastructure, including an airport and a port. It is also well connected to the rest of the country by rail and road. It has a deep-water port, which has spare capacity to deal with future growth.

East London is in the Eastern Cape, South Africa’s second largest province. Its manufacturing sector is already quite well integrated into the world economy. For example, nearly half of the 120 large-scale manufacturing enterprises in the Eastern Cape are part of international corporations. More than 50% of the large-scale enterprises are exporting more than 25% of their output.

Tourism

Buffalo City has a vibrant sporting community and is fast developing a national and even international reputation as a premier sport tourism destination. Consequently, the City has developed many excellent sporting amenities that are on a par with some of the best facilities anywhere in the country.

Main economic sectors

Community services, finance, manufacturing, trade and transport

CONTACT DETAILS

Postal – Po Box, 134, East London,5200

Physical – 117 Oxford street, Cnr North & Oxford street, Trust Centre, East London Tel – 043 705 2000 Fax – 043 743 1688

Web – www.buffalocity.gov.za

Mayor Cllr Xola Pakati

EAST LONDON, Eastern Cape

City Hall, East London

Anne Bryant Art Gallery, East London

TAXATION

We specialize in below taxes:

• Personal income tax

• Corporate (including

• international tax)

• Value added tax (VAT)

• Capital gains tax (CGT)

• Employees tax (Pay As You Earn) (PAYE)

• Provisional taxes

• All other related tax matters.

INTERNAL AUDITS AND SYSTEMS OF INTERNAL CONTROL

Internal audits and systems of internal control Under these services we assist our clients in designing and evaluating internal controls and recommend improvements in those controls.

Internal Audit services are also provided.

Mission

TRAINING AND WORKSHOPS

Training and workshops are provided on all the services provided by MMFAS to our clients’ staff members on a need basis to assist them to better perform their duties thereby improving financial reporting, compliance. management and compliance

INDEPENDENT REVIEWS/ EXTERNAL AUDITS

We provide independent reviews and audits to our clients who need an expression of opinions on their financial and other related reports and information.

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING SERVICES

Financial accounting services

The services under this field include consultation on technical financial reporting and accounting transactions, International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) and International Accounting compliant preparation services. Standards’ (IASs) financial statements and bookkeeping

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT CONSULTATION

The broad base of these services is in the following areas:

• Valuations

• Working Capital Management

• Investing and Financing decisions consulting

• Cost Management

Our mission is to venture into the financial services market by bringing into the diverse South African business community quality services and creating employment opportunities in the communities we serve in and in South Africa.

Vision

The vision of the company is to grow from strength to strength in providing excellent service to our clients and to become a benchmark by which other companies can measure themselves.

Values

• Spirit of Ubuntu

• Business Excellence

• Superior Client Service

• Innovative

• Responsible citizenship

The company is 100% black owned company with a level one B-BBEE score and strives to support all the initiatives that strive to redress the past imbalances in its employment and supply chain policies.

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Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality

Demographics

Local seat – Gqeberha

Province area - 168 966 KM2

Metro area – 1 959 km2

Population – 1 263 051

Population growth – 2.09% p.a.

The Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality is a Category A municipality situated in the Eastern Cape province.

On December the 5th 2000, Nelson Mandela Bay was the first city in South Africa to establish a fully integrated democratic local authority and the only city in the world named after Nelson Mandela, who was born and spent his formative years in the Eastern Cape. The province is the second largest in South Africa and represents 14% of the country’s land mass. The area has miles of sandy beaches, a variety of nature reserves and quaint towns filled with rich histories and vibrant cultures. It is these distinctive attributes that attract local and international tourist to the province.

Nelson Mandela Bay boasts an assortment of tourist attractions such as its clean, safe, golden beaches and its exquisite natural surroundings and wildlife reserves. Situated on the outskirts of Port Elizabeth (25 km west from the city centre), one would find the ever popular Seaview Game and Lion Park. The ADDO Elephant National Park, home to the Big 7 and to the world’s most comprehensively recorded elephant population, is situated 72 km north of Nelson Mandela Bay. The Bay also presents a diverse marine life that can be enjoyed all year round. The area’s vibrant and friendly culture offers visitors diversity, from the indigenous Xhosa culture with its unique and charming craft, music and dance to the European Colonial history showcased in various museums and architecture in the area. A range of art galleries in Nelson Mandela Bay exhibit local artists and open-air flea markets pose the opportunity for crafters to display and sell their work.

The automotive industry is one of the main contributors to the area’s economic growth. The Eastern Cape is home to three major automotive manufacturers, namely Volkswagen, General Motors South Africa (both located in Nelson Mandela Bay), and Daimler Chrysler (situated in East London). In addition, there are over a 150 vehicle component manufacturers in the province. Infrastructural projects such as the Coega IDZ and the East London IDZ have shown added value to local and foreign investors with export interests.

Main Economic Sectors

Manufacturing, community services, finance, trade and transport

CONTACT DETAILS

Postal – Po Box 116, Port Elizabeth, 6000

Physical address – City Hall, Vuyisile Mini Square, Govan Mbeki Avenue, Nelson Mandela Bay Tel – 041 506 1911 Fax – 041 506 2422

Web – www.nelsonmandelabay.gov.za

Mayor Cllr Eugene Johnson GQEBERHA, Eastern Cape

Main Library, Gqeberha Donkin Reserve, Gqeberha

Alfred Nzo District Municipality

Demographics

Local seat – Mount Ayliff

Province area – 168 966km2

District area – 10 731km2 Population – 867 864

Population growth – 1.81% p.a.

LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES

MUNICIPALITY

TOWN

Matatiele Bizana Ntabankulu Mount Frere Mount Frere

Matatiele Mbizana Ntabankulu Umzimvubu

The Alfred Nzo District Municipality is a Category C municipality located in the north-eastern corner of the Eastern Cape Province. It stretches from the Drakensberg Mountains, bordering Harry Gwala District Municipality to the north, OR Tambo District Municipality in the south and east, and Lesotho in the west.

The district is relatively well endowed with indigenous forests. Some medicinal plant collection takes place, mainly by local people with a thorough knowledge of the area. Bird life is abundant in the forests, and also in the mist belt of Umzimkulu. Indigenous forests are threatened by adjacent forest plantations whose operations often destroy the undergrowth. There are wetlands in the Ntsikeni and Ongeluksnek areas. The wetlands in Ntsikeni are in a protected area, and in a good condition.

Heritage sites are largely undocumented, and consist mainly of rock art and historical buildings. No declared sites exist, but many buildings in Mount Ayliff and Umzimkulu qualify to be heritage sites. Rock art sites have automatic heritage status, but none is actively protected or conserved.

Agriculture and tourism make up core components of the local economy. The Matatiele municipality is close to the Lesotho/South Africa national border and has two urban nodes – the towns of Matatiele and Cedarville. Matatiele acts as a service node to the agrarian based economy of the area, while Cedarville serves as a secondary service centre. Umzimvubu municipality hosts the district’s administrative capital in Mount Ayliff and the district’s largest economic node in Mount Frere. The N2 traverses the course of the Umzimvubu municipality, and can be seen as its most prominent defining trait. Ntabankulu municipality has small urban settlements at Ntabankulu town and Cacadu village. Ntabankulu has a strong rural presence and is geographically defined by several mountain ranges. Mbizana municipality is the district’s gateway to the Wild Coast and has a medium sized town at Bizana. The district has a very mountainous terrain. The land form of the district is generally rugged, with parts of it characterized by steep slopes and high elevations. The topography has implications on the district’s natural, social and economic environment. The district is characterized by a high level of biodiversity, and natural resources include river systems, indigenous forests and rich soils.

Main economic sectors

Community services, wholesale, trade, agriculture, transport and construction

CONTACT DETAILS

Postal – Private Bag X 511, Emaxesibeni, 4735

Physical – Erf 1400, Ntsizwa street, Emaxesibeni, 4735 Tel – 039 254 5000 Fax – 039 254 0343

Web – www.andm.gov.za

Mayor Cllr Vukile Mhlelembana MOUNT AYLIFF, Eastern Cape

Amathole District Municipality

Demographics

Local seat – East London

Province area- 168 966km2

District area – 21 595km2

Population – 880 790

Population growth – 0.65% p.a.

AMATHOLE DISTRICT, Eastern Cape LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES

MUNICIPALITY TOWN

Amahlathi Stutterheim

Great Kei Komga

Mbhashe Dutywa

Mnquma Gcuwa

Ngqushwa Peddie Raymond Mhalba Fort Beaufort Kwelera, East London

The Amathole District Municipality is a category C municipality situated in the central part of the Eastern Cape, stretching along the Sunshine Coast from the Fish River Mouth, along the Eastern Seaboard to just south of Hole in the Wall along the Wild Coast. It is bordered to the north by the Amathole Mountain Range.

Four heritage routes have been developed that are named after Xhosa kings and heroes. They are the Maqoma Route, the Makana Route, the Sandile Route and the Phalo Route. These intertwine with the other tourism routes located within the district, namely the Sunshine Coast Route, the Wild Coast Route, the Amathole Mountain Escape Route and the Friendly N6 Route.

Cities/Towns: Adelaide, Alice, Amatola Coastal, Bedford, Butterworth, Cathcart, Dutywa, Elliotdale, Fort Beaufort, Hamburg, Hogsback, Kei Mouth, Kei Road, Keiskammahoek, Kentani, Komga, Middeldrift, Morgan Bay, Ngqamakhwe, Peddie, Seymore, Stutterheim, Willowvale

The Wild Coast Route includes the Great Kei, Mnquma and Mbhashe Municipalities and covers places of interest like Chintsa, Inkwenkwezi Private Game Reserve, Haga Haga, Morgan’s Bay and Kei Mouth. Untamed and untouched, the Wild Coast is just as its name describes! Vistas of lush green hills dotted with the tiny turquoise mud huts of Xhosa villages and a tempestuous coast line, the area is characteristically rural, offering an escape to the madness of the city life.

Amathole district has a good road infrastructure and has excellent airport facilities at both East London and Bulembu airport near Bisho.

Main economic sectors

Community services, finance, manufacturing, trade, transport, agriculture and construction.

CONTACT DETAILS

Postal – Po Box 320, East London, 5200

Physical – 3-33 Phillip Frame road, Chiselhurst, Cambridge, East London

Tel – 043 701 4000 Fax – 043 721 2874

Web - www.amathole.gov.za

Mayor Cllr Khanyile Maneli

Chris Hani District Municipality

Demographics

Local seat- Queenstown

Province area – 168 966km2

District area – 36 407km2

Population – 840 055

Population growth – 0.93% p.a.

Mayor Cllr Wongama Gela CHRIS HANI DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY, Eastern Cape

LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES

MUNICIPALITY TOWN

Emalahleni Lady Frere

Engcobo Ngcobo

Enoch Mgijima Queenstown

Intsika Yethu Cofimvaba

Inxuba Yethemba Cradock

Sakhisizwe Cala NG Church Building, Cradock

The Chris Hani District Municipality is a Category C municipality situated in the north-eastern part of the Eastern Cape, a linking node to all regions in the province. There are good road and rail linkages between Queenstown and Buffalo City, as well as between the Inxuba Yethemba towns of Cradock and Middelburg and the Metro. In short, the most developed transport infrastructure takes one out of the district to the primary and secondary provincial centres, rather than across the small centres of the district. Greater intra-district flows may develop given the status of the R61 – which runs across the length of Chris Hani through the main towns of five local municipalities – as a national road.

The district contributes 6.5% to gross geographic value added in the Eastern Cape. Government and community services aside, the largest sector contributions to the district economy come from agriculture, forestry and hunting that accounts for up to 30% of district output, followed by services (12%) tourism (5%), and manufacturing (4%).

Livestock production is the predominant farming activity and Queenstown is the hub for cattle trade in the district. There are many small, medium and large irrigation schemes that provide opportunities for high value horticultural production. The District agricultural economy is characterised by a ‘dualism’ dividing the “first economy” commercial agriculture, and “second economy” subsistence farming in the former homelands. The effects of this dualism presents a formidable range of challenges, these include developing state support to agriculture, particularly extension support. There is clearly significant potential in agriculture and livestock evident though Chris Hani district municipality, hosting the largest livestock herds in SA.

The Chris Hani district municipality is a net importer of processed food, despite significant levels of agricultural output within the district. Much of this is exported to the major centres of Bloemfontein, Port Elizabeth, Durban and East London with local farmers generally being short changed at the bottom end of the value-chain.

Main economic sectors

Community services, trade, finance, transport, agriculture, manufacturing and electricity

CONTACT DETAILS

Postal – Private Bag X 7121, Komani, 5320

Physical – 15 Bells road, Komani, 5320 Tel – 045 808 4600 Fax – 045 838 1556 Web – www.chishanidm.gov.za

Joe Gqabi District Municipality

Demographics

Local seat – Barkly East

Province area – 168 966km2

District area – 25 617km2

Population – 372 912

Population growth – 1.53% p.a.

LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES

MUNICIPALITY TOWN

Elundi Maclear

Senqu Lady Grey

Walter Sisulu Burgersdorp

The Joe Gqabi District Municipality (previously Ukhahlamba District Municipality) is a Category C municipality located within the Eastern Cape. It borders the Free State Province and country of Lesotho to the north. The municipality is located to the north of the OR Tambo and Chris Hani District Municipalities, to the east of the Northern Cape, and to the west of Alfred Nzo.

Joe Gqabi lies approximately 34km north of Komani (Queenstown) and its northern border is formed by the Orange River, which also forms the southern boundary of the Free State. It consists of three local municipalities: Elundini, Walter Sisulu and Senqu. Aliwal North is the main commercial and tourism centre.

Cities/Towns: Aliwal North, Barkly East, Burgersdorp, Jamestown, Lady Grey, Maclear, Mount Fletcher, Oviston, Rhodes, Rossouw, Sterkspruit, Steynsburg, Ugie, Venterstad. The district, which is vastly agricultural, provides an ideal investment opportunity for agro-processing, and its proximity to the ports of East London and Port Elizabeth, with links to major routes like the N6 and N10, is an advantage. Its main towns are Cala, Cofimvaba, Cradock, Dordrecht, Elliot, Engcobo, Hofmeyr, Indwe, Lady Frere, Middelburg, Molteno, Mount Zebra National Park, Queenstown, Sada, Sterkstroom, Tarkastad, Tsomo and Whittlesea.

Vision

An improved quality of life for all residents.

Mission

• Fight poverty

• Stimulate the economy

• Meet basic needs

• Improve service delivery quality

• Capacity building

• Sustainable development

Main Economic Sectors

Community services, finance, trade, manufacturing, agriculture

CONTACT DETAILS

Postal – Private Bag X 102, Barkley East, 9786

Physical – Corner Cole & Graham streets, Barkley East

Tel – 045 979 3000 Fax – 045 971 0251

Web – www.jgdm.gov.za

Mayor Cllr Nomvuyo Mposelwa JOE GQABI DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY, Eastern Cape

Maclear's Beacon Mound

O.R. Tambo District Municipality

Demographics

Local seat – Mthatha

Province area – 168 966km2 District area – 13 269km2 Population – 87 263 Population growth – 2.70% p.a.

Mayor Cllr Mesuli Ngqondwana MTHATHA, Eastern Cape

LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES

MUNICIPALITY TOWN

Ingquza Hill Flagstaff

King Saba Dalindyebo Mthatha

Mhlontlo Qumbu

Nyandeni Libode

Port St Johns Port St Johns

OR Tambo District is a category C municipality situated along the eastern part of the Eastern Cape Province. The Wild Coast and Interior provide a web of roads through spectacular scenery from precipitous coastal cliffs and remote beaches to dramatic, forested gorges and gentle hills dotted with colourful homesteads.

The O.R Tambo District covers most of the former Tanskei. Umtata is the main centre, and the O.R Tambo covers most of the Wild Coast and Pondoland. The district has a sub-tropical coastal belt, especially from Port St. Johns northwards. It has some game reserves that have indigenous forests. Pondoland, being nearly the most fertile areas in South Africa, has warm temperatures and good soils with frost-free conditions. Some of the other major towns in the district are Mqanduli, Port St. Johns, Qumbu, Lusikisiki and Bizana.

Fauna and flora still dominate most of the unspoilt natural vegetation in most tourist attraction areas. This is attributed to the fact that areas like Port St Johns, Hole in the Wall, Coffee Bay, Mkambathi Game reserve are still largely underdeveloped and even small developments in terms of buildings do not affect the greenery and tranquillity prevailing. The tourism in O.R Tambo is cantered on the breath taking Wild Coast, which is a host to many resorts and nature reserves. Port St. Johns is developing as a tourism destination The Pondoland coast is one of the most spectacular eco-tourism destinations in South Africa and is going to be host to an expanded nature and marine reserve.

The Nelson Mandela Museum, in Umatata and Qunu, houses the history of the struggle against apartheid and the life of Nelson Mandela. The government is the chief employer in the economy and they employ thousands of people in the formal and informal sectors.

Main economic sectors

Government services, community services, transport, communications, finance, business services, agriculture, manufacturing, trade and construction

CONTACT DETAILS

Postal – Private Bag X 6043, Mthatha, 5100

Physical – OR Tambo house, Nelson Mandela drive, Myezo Park, Mthatha Tel – 047 501 6400 Fax – 047 532 6518 Web – www.ortambodm.gov.za

Nelson Mandela National Museum, Mthatha.

Sarah Baartman District Municipality

Demographics

Local seat – Gqeberha

Province area – 168 966km2

District area – 58 245km2

Population – 479 923

Population growth – 1.43% p.a.

Gqeberha Eastern Cape

LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES MUNICIPALITY TOWN

Blue Crane Route Somerset East

Dr Beyers Naude Graaff-Reinet

Kouga Jeffreys Bay

Kou-Kamma Kareedouw

Makana Grahamstown

Ndlambe Port Alfred

Sundays River Kirkwood Valley Church Square, Grahamstown

The Sarah Baartman District Municipality is a category C municipality situated in the western portion of the Eastern Cape Province. Although it completely surrounds Gqeberha, the two areas are independent entities serving different communities.

The predominant sectors in terms of the District’s economy are agriculture and tourism, contributing approximately R690 million and R680 million respectively to the Gross Geographic Product of the District. Agriculture, together with related post-harvest value adding or agro-processing, creates approximately 41% and 7% of formal employment opportunities respectively, while the tourism industry creates approximately 3% of formal employment. Due to the diverse climate of the region, a wide array of agricultural commodities is produced. Very little arable land exists in the District and therefore agriculture mostly consists of extensive animal grazing.

The contribution from the commercial farming sector in the Sarah Baartman District is larger than that from any other district in the Eastern Cape. Whilst the district is a big producer of crops and livestock, very little beneficiation occurs in the district and most of the products are sold in their unprocessed form. The main agricultural industries (as well as related agricultural raw material emanating from industries) in the district include:

• Goats (chevon, mohair and hides)

• Cattle (beef, dairy and hides)

• Ostrich (meat, leather and feathers)

• Pork

• Grains (animal feed)

• Honey bush tea

Main economic sectors

Agriculture (mohair) and tourism

CONTACT DETAILS

Postal – Po Box 318, Gqeberha, 6000

Physical – 32 Govan Mbeki Avenue, Gqeberha

Tel – 041 508 7111 Fax – 041 508 7000

Web – www.sarahbaartman.co.za

• Sheep (mutton, wool and hides)

• Chicken (meat and eggs)

• Game (venison)

• Fishing

• Vegetables (fresh and for processing)

• Fruit (citrus, deciduous fruit, pineapple and stone fruit

Mayor Cllr Deon De Vos

Free State Province

Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality

Fezile Dabi District Municipality

Lejweleputswa District Municipality

Thabo Mofutsanyana District Municipality

Xhariep District Municipality

36 37 38 39 40

Capital: Bloemfontein

Largest City: Bloemfontein

Province Area: 129 480km2

Area % of RSA: 10.6%

Perfectly located at centre of the country, the Free State represents 10.6% of the total land area of South Africa. It boasts majestic horizons, angelic blue skies and sprawling mountains. The province ingeniously borders most of the other provinces, the exceptions being Limpopo and the Western Cape. To the east, it has an international boundary with Lesotho nestling magically in the hollow of its beanlike shape, and the escarpment separates it from the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal.

AGRICULTURE

The agricultural sector remains one of the mainstays of the provincial economy. The irresistible fertile landscape of the province is a home to a variety of agricultural produce that combine all colours to green. The province is still the major contributor to food security for the entire country. Notably, this sector contributed about 8% to the country’s agricultural output.

MINING

The province is endowed with the grandeur of mineral resources, the most dominant being the glittering gold. South Africa is the world’s largest gold producer and the largest of the provinces, 12 gold mines are Free State Consolidated Goldfields, with an area of 330km2. Uranium as a by-product from gold and Bituminous coal is mined and converted to petrochemicals at Sasolburg.

MANUFACTURING

The manufacturing sector makes up 14% of the provincial economic output. The petro-chemicals sector constitutes more than 85% of the economic output for manufacturing. This sector also accounts for more than 85% of manufacturing output and 29% of the sector’s employment. Metsimaholo (Sasolburg) is the leading locality with high petro-chemical manufacturing production. This also includes immeasurable down and up-stream activities linked to this sub-sector. Mangaung metro also features as a prominent manufacturing area of fuel, petroleum, rubber and chemicals. Linkages between agriculture and manufacturing through agro-processing are also being strengthened. Innovation and experimentation are also pivotal drivers of manufacturing through Research and Development (R&D).

TOURISM

With its breath taking beauty and captivating scenery, tourists into the province will also be left with magnificent memories of the Free State.

Provincial Website www.freestateonline.fs.gov.za

Physical address: 41 Charlotte Maxeke street, Bloemfontein

Postal address: Private Bag X 20561, Bloemfontein, 9300

Government Office Contact

Telephone: 051 407 1177 Facsimile: 051 430 51 87

Premier,

Mrs Sefora Hixsonia Ntombela

Free State

Mangaung Metropolitan

Municipality

Demographics

Local seat – Bloemfontein

Province area – 129 825km2

Metro area – 9 886km2

Population – 787 803

Population growth – 0.37% p.a.

The Mangaung metropolitan municipality is a category A municipality centrally located within the Free State and is accessible via National infrastructure, including the N1 (which links Gauteng with the Southern and Western Cape), the N6 (which links Bloemfontein to the Eastern Cape), and the N8 (which links Lesotho in the east and with the Northern Cape in the west via Bloemfontein).

Agriculture

The agricultural sector in the province is characterised by large-scale and small-scale commercial agriculture as well as subsistence agriculture. The two major poles of agriculture are subsistence and large-scale commercial farms. The historical evolution of agriculture has seen the progressive decline of small-scale commercial agriculture, which has been stifled by lack of access to credit, and limited access to markets and transport.

Mining

Historically, mining has played a small role in the economy of Mangaung metropolitan municipality. The contribution of the mining sector to South Africa’s economy has decreased drastically in the past 20 years. However, the mining sector still plays a very important role in the South African economy. According to the National Development Plan, about 60% of South Africa’s export revenue comes from mining, minerals and secondary beneficiated products. Manufacturing The overall growth in the manufacturing industry in the Free State is closely linked to the fuel, petroleum and chemicals sub-sector in Sasolburg. Although this sector is largely linked to Gauteng, effective support for this sector remains a priority as significant linkages would exist within the province.

Tourism

Tourism nodal areas include N8 Airport Node, the Maloti R26, Thaba Nchu’ s Maria Moroka National Park and the surroundings the CBD and the nature based activities around Soutpan area . Mangaung is well position to capitalise on its strength on business tourism opportunities such busy social calendar of events and conferences. Development and promotion of Tourist Routes such Maloti Route, the Friendly N6 Route , Batho Route and the 4x4 routes remains one of the catalysts to stimulate employment creation , skills development and community participation.

Main economic sectors

Community services, finance, trade, transport, mining, agriculture and manufacturing

CONTACT DETAILS

Postal – Po Box 3704, Bloemfontein, 9300

Physical – Bram Fischer Building, Nelson Mandela drive & Markgraaf street, Bloemfontein

Tel – 051 405 8911 Fax – 051 405 8707

Web – www.mangaung.co.za

Mayor

Cllr Mxolisi Siyonzana BLOEMFONTEIN, Free State

Parliament building, w/ monument to Christiaan de Wet.

Women's Monument, Bloemfontein

Fezile Dabi

District Municipality

Demographics

Local seat – Sasolburg

Province area – 129 825km2

District area – 20 668km2

Population – 494 777

Population growth – 0.31% p.a.

LOCAL

Mayor Cllr Dennis Khasudi SASOLBURG, Free State

MUNICIPALITIES

MUNICIPALITY TOWN

Mafube Frankfort

Metsimaholo Sasolburg

Moqhaka Kroonstad Ngwathe Parys

Sasolburg

The Fezile Dabi District Municipality is a Category C municipality, formerly known as the Northern Free State District Municipality, situated in the north of the Free State. It is bordered by the North West, Gauteng and Mpumalanga province to the north, Thabo Mofutsanyana district to the south, and Lejweleputswa district to the west.

Tourism

Fezile Dabi district municipality, in close proximity to Gauteng and Johannesburg International Airport is perfect for weekend getaway. The Vaal River forms the northern bother and with the Vaal Dam, is one of the main features of the area. Many excellent resorts line the banks and makes this a popular venue for angling, wind surfing, water-skiing, paragliding and river rafting. Bird and animal life abounds in game and nature reserves or one may visit a game farm where controlled hunting has become available. The flat plains of this region were thrown into turmoil when a giant meteor struck the earth some 2000 million years ago forcing the earth into deep gorges and ridges. The Dome, known as Vredefort Structure, has numerous streams winding through the gorges and there are excellent opportunities for fly fishing while hiking and mountain biking provide recreation for the more active. From Sasolburg, chemical giant and hub of industry, to the peaceful rural areas, Fezile Dabi has a wealth of historical, cultural and leisure pursuits to offer.

Economy

The Fezile Dabi district is a highly productive district, particularly in the agricultural production and manufacturing activities, which are directly related to the chemical productions in Sasol industries. It is estimated that the economic growth in the Fezile Dabi district municipality has grown by approximately 2.1% per annum between 1996 and 2004 and it is expected that due to increased production capacities and new economic ventures within the district, this growth rate may have been well sustained and even exceeded in recent times. This growth rate is more that the economic growth rate of 0.7% per annum for the Free State Province for the same period. In 2004, the district had a proportional contribution of 31.8% to the Free State’s economy, as compared to 12.6% in 1996, showing a growth of 19.2% since 1996 to 2004.

Main Economic Sectors

Trade, community services, tourism, mining, agriculture, finance, SMME development, construction and transport

CONTACT DETAILS

Postal – Po Box 10, Sasolburg, 1947 Physical – John Vorster road, Sasolburg Tel – 016 970 8600 Fax – 016 970 8733 Web – www.feziledabi.gov.za

Lejweleputswa District Municipality

Demographics

Local seat – Welkom

Province area – 129 825 km2

District area – 32 287 km2

Population – 646 920

Population growth – 0.79 % p.a.

Mayor Cllr Veronica Ntakumbana WELKOM, Free State

LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES

MUNICIPALITY TOWN

Masilonyana Theunissen

Matjhabeng Welkom Nala Bothaville

Tswelopele Bultfontein

Tokologo Boshof

The Lejweleputswa district municipality is a category C municipality situated in the North West part of the Free State.

Economy structure

The main economic activities in the Lejweleputswa District happens in the primary sector and the tertiary sector. The primary sector in Lejweleputswa is driven by agriculture and mining. Matjhabeng is the largest municipality in the District and it contains most of the mining activities, especially gold mining, followed by Masilonyana with some of the gold mining and diamond mining. Recently the mining sector has been on a downward trend as a result of closure of many of the shafts as a result of high costs of production among others and the need for deep mining. The Free State is considered the bread-basket of South Africa supplying a significant portion of the agricultural produce. Maize is the main product of Lejweleputswa and the region is also known as the maize capital of South Africa although the municipality is diverse in farming activities. The agriculture industry is important for a number of reasons namely, food security, employment opportunities, the economy, and provides a good foundation for rural development and it is therefore important to protect agricultural land from being transformed into urban related areas. An advantage of this industry is the snowball effect it creates by way of agro-processing and tourism. Irrigation schemes play an important role in agriculture as they prove to yield more compared to crops harvested on dry land. The Free State is mostly characterised by subsistence and large scale commercial farming.

Tourism

Lejweleputswa’s tourism is mainly dominated by business tourism and nature-based tourism. This is followed by a range of historical and cultural tourism products. Another of Lejweleputswa’s tourism advantages relates to the district municipalities central location in South Africa. The municipality is well integrated with the rest of South Africa through its road and rail networks and serves as a popular tourist stopover destination. Tourism is considered to be sustainable as a result of the continuous demand and consumption of the product without diminishing natural resources.

Main economic sectors

Mining, construction, transport, electricity and trade

CONTACT DETAILS

Postal – Po Box 2163, Welkom, 9460

Physical – Corner Jan Hofmeyer and Tempest street, Welkom

Tel – 057 353 3094 Fax – 057 353 3382

Web – www.lejwe.co.za

Clock Tower in Stateway, Welkom

Thabo Mofutsanyana District

Municipality

Demographics

Local seat – Phuthaditjhada

Province area – 129 825km2

Metro area – 9 886km2

Population – 787 803

Population growth – 0.37% p.a.

Mayor Cllr Malefu Vilakazi

PHUTHADITJHABA, Free State

LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES

MUNICIPALITY TOWN

Dihlabeng Bethlehem Maluti-a-Phofung Phuthaditjhaba

Mantsopa Ladybrand

Nketoana Reitz

Phumelela Vrede Setsoto Ficksburg

The Thabo Mofutsanyana district municipality is a category C municipality situated in the eastern Free State province and borders on Lesotho to the south east.

Tourism

Every bit as majestic as the eagles that glide over the Northern Drakensberg peaks, the Eagle Route is a little piece of heaven for tourists. Whether you’re in the mood for a quiet retreat in the countryside or an invigorating taste of local life and culture, you’ll find the Eagle Route in the Thabo Mofutsanyane district, a true feast for the senses.

Spanning the Free State’s southern border with Lesotho, the route runs from Ficksburg to Harrismith through some of the most picturesque landscape in the country - including the famous ‘Cherry Region’. Along the way it takes in majestic mountain views, interesting historical monuments, pristine nature reserves and fascinating towns. Whether you’re an outdoor enthusiast or a culture vulture, there’s plenty to see and do: from dinosaur fossils, rock paintings and arts & crafts to ski slopes, horse trails, hot air ballooning and 4X4 trips.

Transport

Thabo Mofutsanyana district municipality enjoys high levels of connectivity to other districts, provinces within South Africa, as well as to airports and 12 harbours. The N3 that links the Gauteng province with the Kwazulu Natal province, passes Warden and Harrismith in the north eastern part of the district. The N1 road borders the west of the district for a small section within Setsoto local municipality. The N5 road traverses the central part of the district from west to east, linking the N1 (at Winburg in Lejweleputswa district) with Harrismith via Senekal, Paul Roux, Bethlehem and Kestell. Main economic sectors

Agriculture and tourism

CONTACT DETAILS

Postal – Private Bag X 810, Witsieshoek, 9870

Physical – 1 Mampoi street, Old Parliament Building, Phuthaditjhaba

Tel – 058 718 1089 Fax – 058 718 1034

Web – www.thabomofutsanyana.gov.za

Golden Gate Highlands National Park

Xhariep District Municipality

Demographics

Local seat – Trompsburg

Province area – 129 825 km2

District area – 34 250 km2

Population – 125 884

Population growth – 0.72% p.a.

Mayor Cllr Motseoa Sehanka TROMPSBURG, Free State LOCAL

MUNICIPALITIES

MUNICIPALITY TOWN

Kopanong Trompsburg

Letsemeng Koffiefontein

Mohokare Zastron

Town Hall, Trompsburg

The Xhariep district municipality is a category C municipality situated in the southern part of the Free State. It borders on Mangaung metro and Lejweleputswa district to the north.

The Xhariep district municipality administrative headquarters is in Trompsburg which lies 125km south of Bloemfontein. There are 20 towns in this district, which boasts abundant natural resources such as water and agricultural land. The Gariep Dam, which is the largest dam in South Africa, is situated at the southern tip of the Xhariep District. Moreover, 3 National roads (N1-Gauteng to Cape Town, N6- Eastern Cape to Bloemfontein and N8- Bloemfontein to Kimberly) passes through this.

The Xhariep district, houses one of the tourist attractions in the Gariep Dam with accommodation and leisure facilities mainly around water spots. The district is the smallest compared to the other districts with about 5.2% share of the total provincial population. Most of economic activity in the district is in the agricultural sector (sheep farming) followed by mining, especially of diamonds in the Letsemeng municipal area. Some of the well known towns in the district include Jagersfontein, Koffiefontein, Reddersburg Trompsburg, Edenburg, Zadtron and Philipollis.

Vision

To realize a district municipality that is financially viable with political and administrative sound capacity and be able to provide sustainable, efficient, effective and affordable service delivery in relation to developmental and governance principles. To have EPWP as a delivery strategy in the implementation of all municipal projects and to lead in the implementation of EPWP in the district

Mission

Xhariep District Municipality aims to significantly improve growth, and reduce unemployment and poverty. We will do this through working with all stakeholders to develop an effective infrastructure to encourage businesses to establish and grow, using and adding value to local products and services, by marketing Xhariep nationally and internationally.

Main economic sectors

Agriculture, construction, mining, transport and communication

CONTACT DETAILS

Postal – Private Bag X 136, Trompsburg, 9913

Physical – 20 Louw street, Trompsburg

Tel – 051 713 9300 fax – 051 713 0461

Web – www.xhariep.gov.za

Nedbank partners with local government to deliver positive societal impact

At Nedbank, we believe in being the difference that impacts our world, and we are committed to delivering positive societal and environmental impact. Our purpose is to use our financial expertise to do good and to contribute to the well-being and growth of the societies in which we operate by delivering value to our employees, clients, shareholders, regulators and society.

We recognise that the various spheres of government and their agencies face unique challenges, and that the public sector requires financial solutions to enable the broader mandate of service delivery. In response, we have established dedicated public sector teams across South Africa and now boast extensive experience in provincial and local government, state-owned entities, and educational institutions.

With an enduring belief in the value of strong partnerships in facilitating business growth, effective community development and environmental conservation, our teams draw on Nedbank’s innovative, seamless and hassle-free products and solutions to help build a greater nation. For example, local government plays a key role in providing critically required investments in infrastructure and, in response, we have provided medium-to-long-term loans and other funding solutions to various municipalities. We also offer convenient ways to help municipalities manage payments due to them, and appreciate the need for our clients to thrive in this digital era where ease of transacting and convenience is the order of the day.

Nedbank’s partnership with the public sector, and our aspirations to become their bank of choice continue to grow. Since 2019 Nedbank Commercial Banking was appointed primary banker to Nelson Mandela Development Agency, Bloem Water, Amatola Water, and awarded the Free State Provincial Treasury account in 2022, as well as the following 19 municipalities: 1 Amathole District Municipality

Cape Winelands District Municipality

Central Karoo District Municipality

Dr Ruth Segomotsi District Municipality

Drakenstein Municipality

Elias Motsoaledi Local Municipality

Garden Route District Municipality

Impendle Local Municipality

JB Marks Local Municipality

Lekwa Local Municipality

Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality

Maphumulo Local Municipality

Overstrand Local Municipality

Ubuhlebezwe Local Municipality

During the same period we were appointed primary banker of four public entities, and we remain the bank of choice for the eThekwini and City of Cape Town metropolitan municipalities, as well as several local and district municipalities across the country.

We sincerely thank all our public sector clients for continuing to entrust us with their business. Being the preferred banking partner is a major accolade that we do not take lightly. It is testament to the strides we are making in meeting the banking needs of public sector clients through our

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Gauteng Province

City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality

City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality

City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality

Sedibeng District Municipality

West Rand District Municipality

Capital: Johannesburg

Largest City: Johannesburg

Province Area: 18 178km2

Area % of RSA: 1.4%

Gauteng is an integrated industrial complex with major areas of economic activity in five sub regional areas, namely the Vaal Triangle, the East, West and Central Rand, and Pretoria. All sectors rely heavily on the Vaal Dam, the Vaal River, when water is piped across the province. The province is home to many of the country’s most important educational institutions and scientific insti tutes. There are about 10 000 firms involved in the province’s manufacturing sector, employing over half a million people.

The major industries are appliances and electrical supplies, basic iron and steel, chemical products, electrical machinery, fabricated and metal products, food, machinery, motor vehicle parts and accessories. Gauteng is considered the economic hub of South Africa and contributes heavily in the financial, manufacturing, transport, technology, and telecommunication sectors, among others. It also plays host to a large number of overseas companies requiring a commercial base in and gateway to Africa. Gauteng is home to the  Johannesburg stock exchange, the largest stock exchange in Africa.

Some of the largest companies in Africa and abroad are based in Gauteng, or have offices and branches there. Although Gauteng is the smallest of South Africa’s nine provinces, it covers a mere 1.5% of the country’s total land area. The province is responsible for a third of South Africa’s gross domestic product (GDP). Gauteng generates about 10% of the total GDP of sub-Saharan Africa and about 7% of total African GDP.

Additionally, the province offers:

• Access to African markets

• Functional national institutions protecting the right of investors

• Clear and consistent economic policies in line with national policies

• Good infrastructure and facilities

• World-class road, rail and air networks

• An investor-friendly environment

• A large pool of young, highly skilled labourers, whose skill sets match the needs of modern manufacturing, finance, and engineering industries, as well as a large pool of unskilled labour for the manufacturing, trade and transport sectors

• Low land and commercial building costs

• Electricity among the cheapest in the world.

Physical address:

Gauteng Provincial Government Building, East Wing, floor 4, 30 Simmonds street, Marshalltown, Johannesburg

Postal address: Private Bag X61, Marshalltown, 2107

MAKING YOUR FLEET OUR BUSINESS

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g-FleeT offers a full range of products and services to keep government service delivery on the move.

FULL MAINTENANCE LEASE

Our primary focus is providing fleet management services which incorporate a comprehensive Full Maintenance Lease (FML) solution for national, provincial and local government departments.

We offer our clients fast, integrated and efficient solutions for the acquisition of their preferred fleet. This solution includes vehicle acquisition, maintenance, replacement, and disposal. The FML service offers a comprehensive solution:

• Our vehicle acquisition is flexible and suitable to client needs

• Vehicles are chosen from a list of various vehicle models available on RT57

• Long-term vehicle lease contract ranging from 12 to 36 months or 100 000 km, depending on the client needs

• Fuel cards and e-Tags

• Vehicle licensing, registration, and license renewals

• Traffic fines management

SHORT-TERM FLEET RENTAL SERVICES

• Comprehensive vehicle tracking service

• Full maintenance and repairs service, incorporated into the monthly costs

• Accident and loss management

• 24/7 Roadside assistance and towing service

• Fleet Information System (online asset management system)

• Vehicle disposal

Industry competitive pricing is offered on vehicle rentals in three categories:

VIP Self Drive

A luxury car hire service, consisting of a variety of medium to large luxury sedans and sport utility vehicles (SUVs).

VIP Chauffeur Drive

Chauffeur driving of government officials in luxurious vehicles to any destination around the country. Our drivers are responsible, reliable, professional, and courteous.

KEY BENEFITS

• A cost effective FML solution

• Flexibility on vehicle acquisition

• Risk of vehicle ownership remains with g-FleeT

• Preferential options for branding and additional accessory fitments

Pool Rental

This service is ideal for usage during short-term projects. Vehicles can be booked for one day, up to a maximum of three months, with the option of renewal.

The fleet available consists of a wide range, featuring the latest economy and commercial vehicle models, including minibuses, buses, and trucks.

• Expert consultancy over the duration of the contract

• Dedicated account manager.

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Management is a trading entity of the Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport and provides vehicle leasing and fleet management services to government departments, state owned enterprises and entities.

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Department of Science & Innovation

The Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) seeks to boost socio-economic development in South Africa through research and innovation. To achieve its goals, the Department provides leadership, an enabling environment and resources for science, technology and innovation.

The Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) derives its mandate from the 1996 White Paper on Science and Technology, which introduced the concept of the national system of innovation, a set of interacting organisations and policies through which South Africa creates, acquires, diffuses and puts into practice new knowledge to help achieve individual and collective goals.

A coordinated and efficient national system of innovation will help the country achieve its national development priorities by promoting change through innovation, enabling all South Africans to enjoy the economic, socio-political and intellectual benefits of science, technology and innovation.

The National Development Plan identifies science, technology and innovation as primary drivers of economic growth, job creation and socio-economic reform. Central to this identification is the emphasis of the 2019 White Paper on Science, Technology and Innovation on the themes of inclusivity, transformation and partnerships.

The White Paper is aimed at improving policy coherence, developing human capabilities, expanding knowledge, improving innovation performance and increasing investment. The work of the DSI is pivotal in realising these goals, particularly the initiatives it champions for innovation in the challenging fields of energy, food security, poverty alleviation and healthcare.

Generating and exploiting knowledge and innovation

In its efforts to generate and exploit knowledge and innovation that is in line with government’s priorities for inclusive economic growth, the department planned to develop industry, particularly in high-potential fields such as aerospace, advanced manufacturing, chemicals, advanced metals, mining and ICT; the creation of instruments to increase the competitiveness of small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs), and youth.

The department’s research infrastructure roadmap is intended to provide a strategic framework for planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluating the provision of research infrastructure necessary to create and maintain a competitive and sustainable national system of innovation.

A significant portion of investment is earmarked for the ongoing implementation of roadmap projects in the thematic areas of humans and society; health, biological and food security; earth and environment; materials and manufacturing; energy; and physical sciences and engineering.

The national integrated cyberinfrastructure system supports the successful and sustainable implementation of national projects such as the MeerKAT and the Square Kilometre Array, as well as large research infrastructure required for the processing and transmission of large amounts of data dependent on the presence of a robust cyber infrastructure system.

CONTACT DETAILS

Postal – Private Bag X894, Pretoria, 0001

Physical – DST Building (Building no. 53), CSIR Campus (South Gate Entrance), Meiring Naudé Road, Brummeria, Pretoria

Tel – 012 843 6300

Web – www.dst.gov.za

Minister

DR. BLADE NZIMANDE MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.

Acting

Director General DR PHIL MJWARA DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND INNOVATION

Geoscience as a fulcrum for human development

The Council for Geoscience (CGS), one of the country’s national science councils, is listed as a Schedule 3A Public Entity in terms of the Public Finance Management Act (no. 1 of 1999). The Geoscience Act (no. 100 of 1993, amended in 2010), established the CGS to assume, inter alia, the national custodianship of onshore and offshore geoscientific information and knowledge.

The Geological Survey of South Africa, the precursor of the CGS, was formed in 1912, following the amalgamation of three former surveys, the oldest of which — the Geological Commission of the Cape of Good Hope — had been founded in 1895. Therefore, 2022 marks the 110 year commemoration of the existence of the CGS, an organisation which continues to strive to serve the country as a catalyst of change, in service of science as the fulcrum of human development.

The core mandate of the CGS, as embodied in its strategy, is to utilise geoscience data and information for the benefit of all South Africans in support of minerals development, groundwater mapping, infrastructure and land use, community safety and the enhancement of diplomatic relations through geoscience. The strategy of the CGS, implemented through its Geoscience Technical Programme, focusses on the application of geoscience information to deliver impactful products that add value and contribute to the economic development of the country.

Figure 1: Current status of current, planned and published 1:50 000-scale geological maps across South Africa.

Currently, the CGS is implementing an Integrated and Multidisciplinary Geoscience Mapping Programme, which aims to map South Africa in detail at a scale of 1:50 000 with a view to increasing coverage of the country at this scale to 16% by the end of the 2022/23 financial year. Moreover, the CGS is responding to South Africa’s infrastructure programme by mapping the extent of dolomitic rock nationally to use this information as a proxy for characterising areas of possible subsidence.

Information collected as part of the mapping programme can be utilised to advise the South African government on risks arising from natural hazards. These hazards, including subsidence in dolomitic terrains, coastal erosion and landslides, earthquakes and floods, may significantly impact the economy, property and key infrastructure developments of the country. Therefore, the CGS has developed artificial intelligence tools to predict the likelihood of subsidence occurrences in dolomitic areas. To this end, the CGS has delineated the extent of dolomitic layers nationally using known boreholes.

The CGS plays a critical role in strengthening the nation’s ability to manage the impact of natural hazards by collecting geoscience information and building early warning systems that can reduce the impact of hazards. Additionally, the CGS is the custodian of the national seismic network comprising stations installed all over South Africa. The purpose of the network is to detect natural and mining- induced earthquakes in South Africa on a continuous 24-hour basis.

The Constitution of South Africa and Section 5.1(eA) of the Geoscience Amendment Act entrusts the CGS with the responsibility to “review and evaluate all geotechnical reports in respect of geohazards that may affect all infrastructure development at prescribed tariffs”. Therefore, the CGS collaborates directly with developmental agencies, such as the Municipal Infrastructure Support Agent while giving effect to national developmental legislation such as the Disaster Management Act, the Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Act and the Critical Infrastructure Bill, legislation intended to execute the country’s national imperatives.

With the rapid increase in infrastructure developments in South Africa, the CGS is making a concerted effort to assess the quality and the extent of aggregates as a key component in infrastructure developments such as roads, housing, recreational facilities and industrial buildings. The Infrastructure and Land Use thematic area of the CGS supports South Africa’s economic development of its mineral, upstream (i.e. oil and gas) and water resources.

Through its Geoscience Innovation thematic area, the CGS maps areas of high groundwater potential using artificial intelligence. The organisation achieves this objective through an integrated approach which includes geological mapping, geophysical assessments to understand geological structures and controls and hydrocensus assessments of existing water borehole data, rivers, plans and/or dams in order to develop comprehensive groundwater models. The resultant models assist in delineating areas to be drilled to supply water-scarce communities with much-needed water. Moreover, the CGS provides invaluable support to water service authorities (i.e. municipalities and water boards) in archiving information regarding water sources. The CGS is cognizant that it does not exist in a vacuum and, as such, has embraced the principles of the Intergovernmental Relations (IGR) Framework Act (no. 13 of 2005) to leverage optimal delivery by forging collaborative relationships with relevant stakeholders to enhance and nurture the development of the geosciences. Collaboration with stakeholders is key to fulfilling the legislative mandate of the CGS. In this regard, the IGR principles are aligned to the CGS mantra of using scientific applications to respond to current and future societal challenges.

Tel: +27 (0)12 841 1911 | Email: info@geoscience.org.za | Website: www.geoscience.org.za

Figure 2: Seismic microzonation model.

City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality

Demographics

Local seat – Germinston

Province area – 18 178km2

District area – 1 975km2

Population – 3 379 104

Population growth – 1.39% p.a.

The City of Ekurhuleni metropolitan municipality is a category A municipality which covers an extensive area from Germinston in the West to Springs and Nigel in the East.

Manufacturing Hub

Ekurhuleni is an important industrial and logistical centre within the Gauteng City Region. As such, the industrial and commercial base of the municipal area plays a decisive role within the provincial space-economy. The CoE boasts well developed commercial and industrial value chains, which offers a myriad of attractive development opportunities to domestic and foreign investors. These investment opportunities are further unlocked by world-class freight logistics and transport infrastructure. Most of manufacturing and industrial activities in Ekurhuleni happens around the OR Tambo International Airport. The area known as the ‘industrial triangle’ is enclosed by the R21, R24 and N12 highways. The area houses various industrial complexes such as JetPark, Isando and Spartan. The area is characterised by a range of light and heavy manufacturing activities. The manufacturing sector is a major contributor to the local economy and employment

Aerotropolis City

Ekurhuleni Aerotropolis is an urban development concept in which the region’s layout, infrastructure and economy has an airport at its core. In principle, it resembles a traditional metropolis with its central city area and commuter links to a variety of suburban developments. The key difference of the Ekurhuleni Aerotropolis compared with a metropolis, is its dynamic links to global markets.

The Ekurhuleni Aerotropolis creates unique investment opportunities for:

• Property developers

• Industrial and agricultural investors

• Just-in-time logistics companies, warehousing and cool chain storage

• Research and development

• Bio-Life products, pharmaceuticals, health care services and training

Main Economic Sectors:

Manufacturing, finance, business services, community services, trade, transport, construction, electricity and mining.

CONTACT DETAILS

Postal – Private Bag X 1069, Germinston, 1400 Physical – 47 Van Buuren road, Germinston Tel – 086 054 3000 Web – www.ekurhuleni.gov.za

Mayor Cllr Tania Campbell GERMINSTON, Gauteng

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City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality

Demographics

Local seat – Johannesburg

Province area – 129 825km2

Metro area – 1 645km2

Population – 4 949 347

Population growth – 2.49% p.a.

The City of Johannesburg metropolitan municipality is a category A municipality and is located in the Gauteng Province.

Johannesburg, known colloquially as Joburg or Jozi, is the economic capital of South Africa and Africa’s most powerful economy, generating some 17% of South Africa’s wealth, with a growth rate higher than that of the national economy.

It is the gateway to Africa.

The City of Johannesburg’s department of economic development is dedicated to providing efficient and effective services to all potential investors, backed up by continued support and input post-investment. The trade and investment promotion directorate within this department serves to connect your expanding business to our dynamic city.

Investment Opportunities

• Power generation through renewable energies.

• Developing new natural systems to minimise the impact of urban flooding.

• Improving rail freight into the city.

• Strengthening the emerging Information Communication Technology sector.

• Partnerships with government with

• Providing services (such as refuse collection and security) as well as investment in low cost housing and public transport.

• The recycling of solid waste.

Johannesburg Heritage Foundation Walking Tours

Not so much of a hike but more so an on-foot walk about, the Johannesburg Heritage Foundation is renowned for arranging some of the most unique and sought after local city walkabouts available to the public. From walking tours through Victoria Yards, to Famous Victorian House Tours, Cemetery walks as well as freedom, heritage and historical recounts all conducted by foot and guided by expert stewards.

Main Economic Sectors:

Manufacturing, finance, business services, community services, mining and trade.

CONTACT DETAILS

Postal – Po Box 1049, Johannesburg, 2000

Physical – 158 Civic Boulevard, Braamfontein, Johannesburg Tel – 011 401 6111 Fax – 011 403 8723

Web – www.joburg.org.za

Mayor Cllr Mpho Phalatse JOHANNESBURG, Gauteng

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Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs

MINISTER OF COOPERATIVE GOVERNANCE AND TRADITIONAL AFFAIRS

DR NKOSAZANA DLAMINI ZUMA DIRECTOR GENERAL MS AVRIL WILLIAMSON

The Department’s mandate is further informed by: Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Act 16 of 2013; Integrated Urban Development Framework (IUDF) 2016; National Spatial Development Framework (NSDF); Municipal Finance Management Act 56 of 2003.

The vision of the Department of Cooperative Governance is the realisation of an efficient and effective cooperative governance system that enables resilient, safe, sustainable, prosperous, cohesive, connected and climate smart communities. To this end, the Department’s mission is to lead the Cooperative Governance System in support of integrated planning and implementation across all spheres of government.

The Department’s mandate is primarily derived from Chapters 3, 5, 6, 7, and 9 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, Act 108 of 1996 as well as the following legislation: the Intergovernmental Relations Framework Act 13 of 2005; Municipal Property Rates Act 6 of 2004; Municipal Structures Act 117 of 1998; Municipal Systems Act 32 of 2000; Disaster Management Act 57 of 2002; Remuneration of Public Bearer’s Act 20 of 1998; Sections 100, 139 and 154, Monitoring/Intervention Bill.

elements and Constitutional foundations of CoGTA’s mandate:

• System of Cooperative Government (Chapter 3 of the Constitution)

• Provinces (Chapter 6 of the Constitution)

• Local Government (Chapter 7 of the Constitution)

• Traditional Leaders (Chapter 12 of the Constitution)

The COGTA Ministry comprises of the Department of Cooperative Governance and the Department of Traditional Affairs. Key Vision

A functional and developmental local government system that delivers on its Constitutional and legislative mandates within a system of cooperative governance This Vision is in line with the objectives of Chapter 13 of the National Development Plan: ‘Building a capable and developmental State’ Mission

Our mission is to ensure that all municipalities perform their basic responsibilities and functions consistently by:

• Putting people and their concerns first;

• Supporting the delivery of municipal services to the right quality and standard;

• Promoting good governance, transparency and accountability;

Guided by the spirit of Batho Pele, our values are:

• Commitment to public service.

• Integrity and dedication to fighting corruption.

• A hands-on approach to dealing with local challenges.

• Public participation and people centered approach.

• Ensuring sound financial management and accounting; and

• Building institutional resilience and administrative capability.

• This mission is directly adopted from the 5 Pillars of the Back to Basics Campaign.

• Professionalism and goal orientation.

• Passion to serve.

• Excellence and accountability.

Adherence to these values will contribute towards the required state of Local Government.

CONTACT DETAILS

Postal – Private Bag X804, Pretoria, 0001

Physical – 87 Hamilton Street, Arcadia, Pretoria

Tel – 012 334 0600/0705

Web – www.cogta.gov.za

City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality

Demographics

Local seat – Pretoria

Province area – 18 178km2

Metro area – 6 298km2

Population – 3 275 152

Population growth – 2.60% p.a.

The City of Tshwane metropolitan municipality is a category A municipality situated in the Gauteng province.

Business

From a bustling CBD to its serene office parks, the City of Tshwane offers opportunities for any size of business - from the all-important small, micro and medium enterprises (SMME) and entrepreneurs, to high-technology firms, global commercial operations, as well as light and heavy industry. With a solid foundation, the City is a proven leader in education, research and technology, electronics and information technology, as well as defence, design and construction. Most of South Africa’s research and development (R&D – some estimates say as much as 90 percent) is conducted in the City by institutions such as Armscor, the Medical Research Council, the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), and the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC). Of course, these organisations are complemented by world-class educational institutions such as the University of South Africa (UNISA), Tshwane University of Technology and the University of Pretoria.

Besides having a good, symbiotic relationship with its business sector, the City recognises the importance of business in working with us to deliver growth and further development. To this end, we remain committed to our mandate – of delivering core services that ensure accelerated and shared economic growth and broad participation by all our citizens. In line with our focus on inspiring the world, influencing Africa and leading South Africa, we aim to help build a viable, sustainable economy that will not only substantially improve the quality of life of all our communities, but also allow the City of Tshwane to compete in the global economic arena. With easy access via road, rail to Oliver Tambo Airport, a network of roads to neighbouring cities, and the Gautrain and BRT networks for easy commuting, doing business in the City is much more than just being situated in the capital of South Africa. And it is not only large enterprises – whether commercial, industry, or construction – that benefit; in prioritising the strategic national goals of job creation and sustainable growth, we continue to concentrate on the creation of growth-oriented SMME’s. Here, we acknowledge the importance of informal trade in the SMME sector, as it ensures the survival of large numbers of people who do not draw an income from the formal employment sector.

Main economic sectors

Community services, finance, transport, trade, manufacturing, construction, mining, electricity and agriculture

CONTACT DETAILS

Postal – Po Box 440, Pretoria, 0001

Physical – Isivuno House, 135 Lilian Ngoyi str, Cnr Madiba and Lilian Ngoyi str, Pretoria Tel – 012 358 999 Fax – 012 358 4896

Web – www.tshwane.gov.za

Mayor Cllr Randall Williams Pretoria, Gauteng

Jacaranda Trees, University of Pretoria

Late Nelson Mandela Statue, Pretoria

Corporate Profile

The Human Resource Development Council of South Africa (HRDC) is a national, multi-stakeholder advisory body chaired by the

Vision

Partnering to innovatively develop human potential.

Mission

The HRDC seeks to:

• Advise government on the HRD Strategy Towards 2030 and its priorities

• Identify any impediments, provide solutions; and monitor implementation of these solutions

• Coordinate the efforts of government departments and social partners in implementing the Strategy: “Towards 2030” Monitor and report on the implementation of the Strategy

• Evaluate the impact of the Strategy against agreed indicators

President

South Africa. It is managed by the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovation.

Deputy

of the Republic of

The HRDC was established with the goal to improve the foundation of human resources in South Africa by focusing on economic and social demands as well as skills development.

• Develop institutional synergies for the integrated HRD Strategy to stimulate a culture of training and lifelong learning at individual, organisational and national levels of employability.

Increase productivity and human resource development to successfully transform the South African economy into a “fit-for purpose” knowledge economy

Objectives

The HRDC is explicitly committed to contributing to the attainment of the following national goals:

• To urgently and substantively reduce poverty, inequality and unemployment.

• Promote justice and social cohesion through improved equity in the provision and outcomes of education and skills development programmes To substantively improve national economic growth and development through improved competitiveness of the South African economy.

HRD strategic goals to be achieved by 2030

Strengthen basic education and foundation programmes in Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths (STEM), Languages and Life Skills

• Expand access to quality post-schooling education and training

• Improve research and technological innovation outcomes Produce appropriately skilled people for the economy

• A developmental/capable state with effective and efficient planning and implementation capabilities

The Human Resource Development Council of South Africa (HRDC) was the primary institution for HRD coordination among government, organised business, organised labour, community representatives, professional bodies, research and academic representatives and other relevant stakeholders. The HRDC developed the Human Resource Development Strategy for South Africa (HRDSA) 2010-2030 within its first year of operation. This strategy:

Recognised both the demand- and supply-side HRD issues;

• Acknowledged that HRD spans several domains, from the foundations of early childhood development right through to labour market entry;

• Recognised systemic challenges as impediments to successful HRD policy implementation; Located HRD in the broader development context and takes into account the challenges posed by developmental issues such as poverty, inequality, high unemployment levels, lack of social cohesion, etc.

This HRD policy framework was grounded on broad‐based and opportunity‐specific HRD strategies and policies that were synchronised with South Africa’s economic development needs. It focused on the elements of HRD that significantly and positively impacted on South Africa’s economic performance such as (i) educational attainment, (ii) skills development, (iii) science and innovation, and (iv) labour market/employment policies. Consequently, this HRD Strategy needed to be situated within the realities of increasing competition and the spread of global production systems, and the need to attain equity and reduce poverty and inequality.

Ramataboe.l@dhet.gov.za | www.hrdsa.org.za

Department of Water and Sanitation

OF WATER AND SANITATION

SENZO MCHUNU

The Department’s strategic goals are: to be an efficient, effective and development-orientated sector leader; equitable and sustainable provision of raw water; provision of equitable and sustainable water services of acceptable quantity and quality; and protection of freshwater ecosystems.

The mission of the Department of Water and Sanitation is to serve the people of South Africa by: making a positive impact on the country and its people as custodians of its water and sanitation resources, and as innovative and committed partners in the drive for sustainable development; being service- and delivery-orientated; leading its sector and enabling partners with the knowledge and capacity to ensure that all water services are delivered; being committed to innovation and using cutting-edge technology as a catalyst for positive change, connecting its people and enabling them to work anywhere, anytime; and having a heart that values its investment in its people. The Department provides them with a caring and trusting environment that encourages personal development and is a breeding ground for talent.

The Department of Water and Sanitation is the custodian of South Africa’s water resources. It is primarily responsible for the formulation and implementation of policy governing this sector. While striving to ensure that all South Africans gain access to clean water and dignified sanitation, the department also promotes effective and efficient water resources management to ensure sustainable economic and social development.

Mission: As the sector leader, our mission is to serve the people of South Africa by:

• Making a positive impact on our country and its people as custodians of our water and sanitation resources, and as innovative and committed partners in the drive for sustainable development;

• Being service and delivery oriented. We strive to get it right the first time, every time, on time - ensuring that our citi zens are provided with water and sanitation services they deserve;

• Leading our sector and enable partners with knowledge and capacity to ensure that all water services are delivered;

Our Values

• Transparency - we fulfil our mandate in an ethical and open manner

• Respect - we respect each other, as well as our clients, and the needs of our citizens

CONTACT DETAILS

Postal – Private Bag X313, Pretoria, 0001

Physical – Sedibeng Building, 185 Francis Baard Street, Pretoria Tel – 012 336 8387 / 7500 / 0800 200 200

Web – www.dws.gov.za

• Being committed to innovation and use cutting edge technology as a catalyst of positive change, connecting our people and enabling them to work anywhere anytime;

• Having a heart that values our investment in our people. We provide them with a caring and trusting environment that encourages personal development and is a breeding ground for talent.

• Excellence - we are leaders and innovators in our sector who get it right on time every time

• Everyone - we are a caring employer who through teamwork serves South Africa’s people

MINISTER

MR

DIRECTOR GENERAL

DR SEAN PHILLIPS

PROVIDING SUSTAINABLE INNOVATIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS

Phambili Services (Pty) Ltd is a leading waste management company established in 1996 in response of the growing need for sustainable integrated waste management solutions in the waste management sector in South Africa. Phambili Services (Pty) Ltd is a market leader and prime mover in providing sustainable innovative waste management solutions to meet client needs.

Vision

Phambili Services (Pty) Ltd strives to become the value service-oriented company in the waste management sector through:

• Innovative integrated waste management solutions. Constantly seeking ways to reduce our environmental footprint.

• Promoting education within the waste management industry whilst implementing the best practices.

Mission Values

Phambili Services (Pty) Ltd is committed to ecologically sustainable development and the use of natural resources and justifiable social and economic development. Phambili Services (Pty) Ltd subscribes to the principle of integrated waste management.

Customer focus, dedication, competency, effective, cost-efficient service provision with high standards of excellence in providing excellent client solutions are our basic standards, but professionalism, honesty, and integrity are the foundation of our culture and determines how Phambili Services (Pty) Ltd relates to clients and how Phambili Services (Pty) Ltd conducts business.

Recycling

Waste minimization & Recycling Site Systems | Off-site Systems.

240L Wheelie Bin

Manufacturing

Production & manufacturing of SABS approved 240L HDPE bins

Landfill Management

Operation & maintenance.

Training, Mentoring & Advisory Services

Integrated waste management | Occupational health & safety Environmental management | Waste management operations | Procurement practices.

Waste Storage

Collection, Transport and Disposal Industrial | Commercial | Domestic.

Waste to Energy Projects

Conceptualization | Planning | Project management

Cleaning Services

Litter Picking | Street sweeping sewer and storm water | Specialized industrial.

Waste Planning

Waste management systems optimization and planning storage Collection | Transport | Disposal.

Waste Management

Integrated waste management Planning waste separation at source.

Vehicle Supply

Supply & Delivery of all specialized waste management equipment and vehicles.

Asbestos Removal

Asbestos removal & remediation services.

Email: info@phambiliservices.co.za | Phone: +27 10 448 1488 | +27 11 781 5152

Phambili Services | Head Office: 62 Woodlands Avenue, Hurlingham Manor, Sandton, 2196

Sedibeng

District Municipality

Demographics

Local seat – Vereeniging

Province area – 18 178km2

District area – 4 173km2

Population – 957 528

Population growth – 1.00% p.a.

Emfuleni Vanderbijlpark Lesedi Heidelberg

Midvaal Meyerton

Construction Work in Sedibeng

The Sedibeng district municipality is a category C municipality situated on the southern tip of the Gauteng province. It is the only area of the Gauteng province that is situated on the banks of Vaal River and Vaal Dam in the Southern-most part of the province. It covers the area formerly known as the Vaal Triangle. It includes the towns of Vereeniging, Vanderbijlpark, Meyerton and Heidelberg as well as the historic townships of Evaton, Sebokeng, Boipatong, Bophelong, Sharpeville, and Ratanda, which have a rich political history and heritage.

Manufacturing

The regional economy of Sedibeng has always been driven by the manufacturing sector for which over years it has assumed that the status quo has remained to be the biggest employer in the region until a change in the structure of the regional economy and global exposure of the manufacturing sector especially steel to International competitiveness. It is envisaged that the manufacturing sector will remain the dominant economic sector in the district for the foreseeable future. There are two main sub-sector of manufacturing, namely (1) fabricated metal and (2) chemicals. In the metal sector, the Arcelor ( ISCOR) steel plant, the Cape Gate Davsteel wire and steel plant and the ferromanganese plant of Samancor, are the three main large baseline plants in the district, while DCD-Dorbyl Heavy Engineering is the biggest manufacturer of massive engineered products in Southern Africa. SASOL, a major player in the chemical industry sector in the district, based in the Metsimaholo Local Municipality in the Free State.

Tourism

The Sedibeng district municipality is the proud custodian of a region strengthened by its greatest natural assets, the Vaal River and Vaal Dam. Stretching across rural and urban areas alike, the Vaal accommodates a diverse lifestyle and tourism experience for both residents and tourists. From Heidelberg to Meyerton, Sharpeville to Vanderbijlpark and Vereeniging. The Sedibeng district covers the entire southern part of Gauteng.

Main Economic Sectors

Manufacturing, government, business service and trade.

CONTACT DETAILS

Postal – Po Box 471, Vereeniging, 1930

Physical – Corner Beaconsfield Avenue & Leslie street, Vereeniging

Tel – 016 450 3000 Fax – 016 455 2573

Web – www.sedibeng.gov.za

Prof.Dr. Setlhomamaru Dintwe Inspector General of Intelligence

Prof. Lourens Erasmus Professor Financial Governance University of South Africa (UNISA)

Mpho Morodi

Sophie Ndaba MC

West Rand District Municipality

Demographics

Local seat – Randfontein

Province area – 18 988km2

District area – 4 087km2

Population – 838 594

Population growth – 0.48% p.a.

Mayor

LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES

MUNICIPALITY TOWN

Merafong Carletonville Mogale City Krugersdorp Rand West City Randfontein

The West Rand district municipality is a category C municipality located in the west of Gauteng. There is a wonderful selection of things to do in this area, such as game drives, hiking and mountain biking trails, horse-riding and visiting art galleries. Two tourist routes, the Magalies Meander and Crocodile Ramble, provide excellent day trips from Johannesburg and Pretoria. The area is also world-renowned for its rich archaeological and anthropology sites. The highlight of these is the Cradle of Humankind, which is home to the Sterkfontein Caves and the Maropeng Visitors’ Centre, which has been developed in Kromdraai, an area so rich in anthropology that it has been declared a Unesco World Heritage Site. It is here where evidence of the ancient hominid habitation has been documented, stretching back over two million years.

Another great attraction in the West Rand is the world’s deepest mining shaft, plunging to 3.6 kilometres into the earth. Gold and uranium mining are major economic contributors in the District, and old mine tailings are reprocessed using modern technology. The District is focused on attracting downstream mining industries like refining and beneficiation.

The West Rand district municipality contributes the most of all the district municipalities (excluding metropolitan municipalities) in Gauteng to the province’s economy in terms of sectors. The district municipality contributes over R15 billion. Its economy is driven by manufacturing, community services, mining and trade and finance. The West Rand district municipality has consistently enjoyed comparative advantages in the following sectors:

• Mining (Westonaria, Merafong City and Rand West City)

• Manufacturing (Mogale City and Rand West City); and

• Construction (Rand West City and Mogale City).

The district is well serviced in terms of east-west regional linkages and these directly link the West Rand to the northern and central Gauteng economic powerhouses to its east and the agricultural and mining zones of the North West Province to its west. On the other hand, the north-south linkages centralise it between the Free State Province and the eastern parts of the North West Province such as the Bojanala Local Municipality. Commuter rail services operate in the West Rand and these connect the far western side of the region (Merafong City) with the City of Johannesburg. There are training services operating in Mogale City and Rand West City. The Lanseria airport node is an important development for the entire region and could influence the development of the K29 corridor.

CONTACT DETAILS

Postal – Private Bag X 033, Randfontein, 1759

Physical – Cnr Sixth & Park Streets, Randfontein

Tel – 011 411 5000 Fax 011 412 3663

Web – www.wrdm.gov.za

Cllr Hullet Hild RANDFONTEIN, Gauteng

Old Mining Commissioners Post

COURSES

GOVERNMENT BUDGET MANAGEMENT & ANNUAL REPORTING

• Differentiating between a range of budget formats or techniques in terms of their advantages and disadvantages.

• Preparing budgets in terms of their functions and roles.

• Compiling information for a budget utilising policy, strategic and operational plans.

• Analysing data required for a budget preparation in terms of sustainability, accuracy, verification and comparbility of data sources.

• presenting an annual budget in line with prescribed formats

• Preparing and finalising a budget in accordance with organisation practice and principals.

• Complying with required budgeting reporting - procedures and standards

MODIFIED CASH STANDARD

The purpose of this course is to provide individuals with an understanding of the Basis of Modified Cash Standard to ensure a complete view of the financial position and performance of a department for the purposes of fair presentation, and without changing the basis of accounting, this Standard also prescribes disclosure requirements for accrual-basis financial information despite these items not qualifying for recognition. We aid learners in understanding this requirement, the Standard distinguishes between primary (recognised, presented and disclosed) and secondary (recorded and disclosed) financial information.

Key concepts covered include:

• Financial Statement Presentation

• Appropriation Statement

REGULATORY FRAMEWORK

• Cash Flow Statement

• Unauthorised, Irregular, and Fruitless & Wasteful Expenditure

The main focus of the learning in this knowledge module is to build an understanding of the key concepts, theories and principles related to financial management applied in the Public Sector and key principles related to Financial Governance in the Public Sector. The purpose of this module is to provide individuals with an understanding of Public Financial Management Regulatory Universe and Regulatory Environment in the Public Sector.

Key concepts covered include:

• Public Finance Management Act

• Public Audit Act

• Local Government Municipal Finance Management Act

PREPARATION OF ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

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The National Treasury

The National Treasury is responsible for managing South Africa’s national government finances. Supporting efficient and sustainable public financial management is fundamental to the promotion of economic development, good governance, social progress and a rising standard of living for all South Africans. The Constitution of the Republic (Chapter 13) mandates the National Treasury to ensure transparency, accountability and sound financial controls in the management of public finances.

The National Treasury’s legislative mandate is also described in the Public Finance Management Act (Chapter 2). The National Treasury is mandated to promote government’s fiscal policy framework; to coordinate macroeconomic policy and intergovernmental financial relations; to manage the budget preparation process; to facilitate the Division of Revenue Act, which provides for an equitable distribution of nationally raised revenue between national, provincial and local government; and to monitor the implementation of provincial budgets.

As mandated by the executive and Parliament, the National Treasury will continue to support the optimal allocation and utilisation of financial resources in all spheres of government to reduce poverty and vulnerability among South Africa’s most marginalised.

Over the next 10 years National Treasury priorities include increasing investment in infrastructure and industrial capital; improving education and skills development to raise productivity; improving the regulation of markets and public entities; and fighting poverty and inequality through efficient public service delivery, expanded employment levels, income support and empowerment.

National Treasury’s legislative mandate is based on Section 216(1) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa of 1996, which calls for the establishment of a national treasury to ensure transparency, accountability and sound financial controls in the management of the country’s public finances.

This role is further elaborated in the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA) of 1999. The department is mandated to:

• promote national government’s fiscal policy and the coordination of macroeconomic policy

• ensure the stability and soundness of the financial system and financial services

• coordinate intergovernmental financial and fiscal relations

• manage the budget preparation process

• enforce transparency and effective management of national revenue and expenditure, assets and liabilities, public entities, and constitutional institutions.

The NDP details a vision of building an inclusive economy that advances social equality. This vision is supported by Priority 1 (economic transformation and job creation), Priority 2 (education, skills and health), Priority 4 (spatial integration, human settlements and local government), Priority 6 (a capable, ethical and developmental state) and Priority 7 (a better Africa and world) of government’s

2019 - 2024 Medium Term Strategic Framework(MTSF).

The work of National Treasury is closely aligned with these priorities, particularly in its aim to address the challenges of unemployment, inequality and poverty.

CONTACT DETAILS

Postal – Private Bag X115, Pretoria, 0001

Physical – 40 Church Square, Pretoria, 0002

Tel – 012 315 5111 Fax – 012 406 9055

Web – www.treasury.gov.za

Minister of Finance

MR. ENOCH GODONGWANA National Treasury Director General

MR. DONDO MOGAJANE National Treasury

The Treasury manages national economic policy, prepares the South African government’s annual budget and manages the government’s finances. Along with the South African Revenue Service and Statistics South Africa, the Treasury falls within the portfolio of the Minister of Finance.

KwaZulu - Natal Province

eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality

Amajuba District Municipality

Harry Gwala District Municipality

iLembe District Municipality

King Cetshwayo District Municipality

Ugu District Municipality

uMgungundlovu District Municipality

uMkhanyakude District Municipality

uMzinyathi District Municipality

uThukela District Municipality

Zululand District Municipality

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KwaZulu-Natal has the second largest economy in the country. It contributes some 16% towards the country’s GDP. Manufacturing, trade, business services and transport communications are the largest and strongest growth sectors of the provincial economy, together with aluminium conversion, fabricated products, automotive components, conversion (emphasis on export-oriented investment), electronics, engineering, metal works, petrochemicals and wood products. This province offers a highly competitive advantage in capitalintensive manufacturing, transport, storage and communications, as well as finance and business services. It is also well positioned in agriculture, forestry and fishing, agricultural resource-intensive manufacturing and in the tourism and accommodation sectors.

Capital: Pietermaritzbug

Largest City: Durban Province Area: 94 361km2

Area % of RSA: 7.7%

Boasting the highest export propensity and the highest level of industrialisation in the country, the economic structure in KwaZulu-Natal is based on a large manufacturing sector in which growth is driven by the paper and paper products industry, ferroalloys (such as aluminium) and other chemicals. Further significant sub-sectors include motor vehicles and component manufacture, printing and publishing, food and beverage production, non-electrical machinery, iron and steel, wood furniture, textiles and clothing.

KwaZulu-Natal’s emergence as a hub of industrial development in subSaharan Africa may be attributed to its unmatched natural resource endowments, exceptional productive capacity, well-developed first-world infrastructure and advantageous coastal location. Economic activity is concentrated in the metropolitan areas of Durban, Pietermaritzburg and Richards Bay, with the coastal belts utilised for sugar cane plantations and sub-tropical fruit and vegetables. Two of Africa’s primary seaports are located in KwaZulu-Natal, while the world-class Dube Trade Port - home to King Shaka International Airport - provide a key competitive advantage and ensure the province’s importance for economic growth, effectively repositioning the country to increase its share of the global market.

TOURISM

KwaZulu-Natal is a traveller’s dream and with the seemingly perpetual summer of our subtropical climate, it is not surprising that we are famous for our outdoor activities, beaches, natural environment, sporting events and the variety of adventure activities.

Government Office Contact Telephone: 033 341 3407

Facsimile: 033 342 7368

Physical address: Moses Madhiba Building, 4 th floor, 300 Langalibalele street, Pietermaritzburg

Provincial Website www.kznonline.gov.za

Postal address: Private Bag X9037, Piet ermaritzburg, 3200

Premier, Mr. Sihle Zikalala, KwaZulu-Natal

eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality

Demographics

Local seat – Durban

Province area – 94 361km2

Metro area – 2 297km2

Population – 3 702 231

Population growth – 1.43% p.a.

The eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality is a Category A municipality situated in the KwaZulu Natal province. Durban is the largest city in this province and the third-largest city in the country. Its land area is comparatively larger than that of other South African cities and is topographically hilly, with many gorges and ravines and almost no true coastal plain. eThekwini ranks as the second largest economic centre with the second most significant industrial region in South Africa. The municipality is home to Africa’s busiest port, Durban Port, Dube TradePort - a multimodal logistics platform and King Shaka International Airport. These facilities provide vital links between the regional economies of Pietermaritzburg (and onward to Gauteng) and Richards Bay.

The Metro is a substantial administrative centre, providing key public services within the eThekwini area as well as to the wider region. During the past six years, the municipality has experienced good progress towards ensuring good governance. Significant resources have been invested in infrastructure delivery in order to address service delivery backlogs and this continues to be a major area of capital spending in the municipal budget. Where necessary, the municipality assists deserving residents through rates rebates and the provision of free basic services. eThekwini intends to have a world-class transport system with a public transport focus, providing high levels of mobility and accessibility for the movement of people and goods in a safe, sustainable and affordable manner. The strategy focuses on reducing overall demand for road space while maximising the effective utilisation and efficient operation of road infrastructure for purposes of private and public transport use. It also places an emphasis on strategies which support and use of public transport.

The city has identified a number of other catalytic projects in key areas within the integration zones to look at creative ways of utilising limited resources to stimulate the economy. The provision of support to facilitate investment into these key catalytic projects is a major drive. This relates to support for the development of the Cornubia mixed use project, support to further development of Dube TradePort (DTP) and the Aerotropolis, facilitating of the phased provision of bulk infrastructure to support development in the North, facilitation of the phased provision of bulk Infrastructure to support development in the N3 Corridor (Shongweni; Hammarsdale; Cato Ridge), and the promotion of IT connectivity.

Main economic sectors – finance, manufacturing, community services, trade, transport, construction and electricity.

CONTACT DETAILS

Postal – Po Box 1014, Durban, 4000

Physical address – City hall, 263 Dr Pixley Ka Seme street, Durban Tel – 031 311 1111 Fax – 031 311 2170 Web – www.durban.gov.za

Mayor Cllr Mxolisi Kaunda DURBAN, KwaZulu - Natal

Durban Durban coastline

Amajuba District Municipality

Demographics

Local seat – Newcastle

Province area – 94 361km2

District area – 6 910km2 Population – 531 327 Population growth – 1.35% p.a.

Mayor Cllr Vuselwa Veronica Bam NEWCASTLE, KwaZulu - Natal

LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES

MUNICIPALITY TOWN

Dannhauser Dannhauser Emadlangeni Ultrecht Newcastle Newcastle

The Amajuba District Municipality is a category C municipality located within the north-western corner of the KwaZulu province. Although the district is peripherally located when viewed at a national and provincial scale, it is well connected and enjoys a relatively high level of accessibility within its spatial and economic functional region. N11, which is a national trade and movement route linking KwaZulu-Natal with the Mpumalanga and Gauteng provinces, runs through the western part of the district while regional connector distributor routes such as P483, R34 and others, traverse the district in an east-west direction ensuring functional linkages with the surrounding towns such as Ladysmith, Dundee and Vryheid.

The district is predominantly rural and dominated by extensive commercial farmlands. Newcastle is the main urban centre and economic hub. Towns such as Dannhauser and Utrecht serve as secondary service centres with limited thresholds. A continuum of settlements ranging from urban and high density areas of Osizweni and Madadeni Townships through informal settlements in Johnston, Blaawbosch and Cavan (JBC) to rural settlements forming part of Ubuhlebomzinyathi occur mainly along the Buffalo River. Large scale commercial agriculture is extensive throughout the district with intensive irrigated production taking place west of the town of Newcastle around the Chelmsford dam below the escarpment. This is a fertile area used for high value crop production.

The areas north of Newcastle are characterised by dry land and limited areas of irrigated agriculture around Groenvlei. Commercial timber has been established along the escarpment to the west and north of Newcastle. The high lying areas of the municipality in the north east are mainly used for extensive livestock production and limited commercial timber. The remaining lower lying areas of the municipality are generally drier and hence used for extensive livestock production.

Main economic sectors:

Manufacturing, agriculture, community services, trade, financial and business services

CONTACT DETAILS

Postal – Private Bag X 6615, Newcastle, 2940 Physical – B9356 Amajuba building, Madadeni Tel – 034 329 7200 Fax – 034 314 3785 Web- www.amajuba.gov.za

Vulintaba Country Estate

What is LGELI?

The Local Government Ethical Leadership Initiative (LGELI) is an initiative of The Ethics Institute in partnership with the Department of Cooperative Governance (DCoG), The South African Local Government Association (SALGA) and the Moral Regeneration Movement (MRM).

It’s purpose is to facilitate a national dialogue on ethical leadership in local government, culminating in the development of a Code for Ethical Governance in South African Local Government.

Why?

Our work in municipalities shows that governance failures in municipalities are frequently linked to ethical leadership challenges – specifically at the political-administrative interface. We aim to develop a principle-based Code that helps municipal leaders to better navigate these challenges.

LGELI also supports the 2016 Local Government Anti-Corruption Strategy that has a specific commitment to “Facilitating a national dialogue on governance and ethical leadership in municipalities”, that will culminate in a widely consulted document that specifies not only abstract values but specifically how to operationalise good governance and ethical leadership in practice

Where are we in the process?

To get a better sense of the ethical leadership challenges on the ground we held a series of focus groups and interviews in all nine provinces in 2021, followed by a survey of municipal councillors and staff. From this we developed the LGELI Discussion Document which summarises the key findings as well as the implications for the Code.

How you can I be part of LGELI

Some of our research findings:

“What makes ethical leadership difficult in local government?”

1. Politicisation of local government

- Destructive deployment practices and lack of skills

- Political interference

2. Lack of councillor competence

3. Lack of / inconsistent consequence management

- Lack of accountability

- Abuse of accountability processes

4. Community engagement challenges

- Councillors overcommitting

- Insufficient community engagement

- Pressure from community

5. Capture, corruption and fear

- SCM corruption

- Fear of safety and job security

The next phase is a series of virtual provincial and sectoral consultation dialogues from July to August 2022. This will then be followed by a national dialogue on Ethical Leadership in early 2023.

Please visit www.tei.org.za/lgeli for details of the consultation dialogues in your province. Your voice is important! Please register for the consultation dialogues and join in on the conversation.

For more information

Please visit: www.tei.org.za/lgeli

If you would like to be added to the LGELI stakeholder database please contact lgeli@tei.org.za, Kris Dobie at kris@tei.org.za or Fatima Rawat at fatima@tei.org.za

Harry Gwala District Municipality

Demographics

Local seat – Ixopo

Province area – 94 361km2

District area – 10 386km2

Population – 510 865

Population growth – 2.03% p.a.

Mayor Cllr Z.D Nxumalo

IXOPO, KwaZulu - Natal

LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES

MUNICIPALITY TOWN

Dr Nkosazana Creighton Dlamini Zuma

Greater Kokstad Kokstad Ubuhlebezwe Ixopo Umzimkhulu Umzimkhulu

Kokstad City Hall

The Harry Gwala District Municipality is a category C municipality located to the South West of the KwaZulu-Natal province. The Harry Gwala District municipality forms part of the border between KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape Province. Harry Gwala District Municipality is well known for high agro-ecological potential due to an abundance of high quality soils, high altitude, and abundant water. Commercial farms and to large extent commercial plantations form the bedrock of the economy of the region. Climatic extremes make the area suitable for a variety of products including crops, vegetables, livestock and sugar cane around Ixopo/ Highflats area.

The Harry Gwala district municipality is predominantly rural characterized by small urban centres with larger agricultural, plantations, natural vegetation and traditional authority land. These small urban centres serve as economic hubs for these sub-regions and as administrative areas. According to the municipal demarcation, these administrative areas have been arrange to form four local municipalities.

Kokstad central business serves as the service centre and commercial hub for most of the area and has tremendous potential to fortify its commercial sector. Harry Gwala District Municipality is well endowed with natural resources and has vast potential for the development of its foremost economic sectors that of tourism and agriculture.

Tourism

Harry Gwala district municipality is well endowed with natural resources and has a tremendous potential to fortify its tourism sector. The relatively unspoilt natural environment has high eco-tourism and adventure tourism potential. Activities such as horse riding, mountain biking, river rafting, abseiling and canoeing are available. Hikers have a choice of gentle strolls to all morning hikes that will bring one to features such as San rock art sites, pristine berg pools and streams, caves, and hilltops with splendid views. Overnight trips take the ardent hiker deep into the mountains and even up the great escarpment onto the South AfricaLesotho border. The Sani2C, one of the South Africa’s top multi stage mountain bike rides, starts from Underberg and goes through Harry Gwala district ending in Scottsburg.

Main economic sectors

Community services and agriculture

CONTACT DETAILS

Postal – Private Bag X 501, Ixopo, 3276

Physical address – 40 Mains street, Ixopo Tel – 039 834 9700 Fax – 039 834 1701

Web – www.harrygwaladm.gov.za

Department of Mineral Resources & Energy

MR GWEDE MANTASHE MINERAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY

ADV THABO MOKOENA MINERAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY

The vision of the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) is to be a leader in the transformation of South Africa through economic growth and sustainable development in the mining and energy sectors. Its mission is to regulate, transform and promote the minerals and energy sectors.

The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) s mandated to ensure the transparent and efficient regulation of South Africa’s mineral resources and minerals industry, and the secure and sustainable provision of energy in support of socioeconomic development.

The DMRE will continue to focus on transforming mining and energy resources, rehabilitating mines and the environment, extending access to electricity, enhancing energy efficiency, and managing nuclear energy in accordance with international commitments. The department’s labour-intensive work requires inspections to ensure that mining companies comply with legislative requirements, and for electricity connections through the integrated national electrification programme to be verified.

Transforming mining and energy resources

As the department seeks to accelerate transformation within the mining and energy sectors, it aims to monitor and enforce compliance with the Mining Charter. This is expected to be done by conducting social and labour plan verification inspections, and economic verification audits on mines. The DMRE will continue to enforce compliance with regulatory standards and transformation objectives in the petroleum sector by inspecting targeted petroleum retail sites and issuing mining rights or permits to a targeted historically disadvantaged South Africans over the period ahead.

Rehabilitating mines and the environment

To promote the health and safety of mine employees and people in surrounding communities, the department will continue to Rehabilitate dangerous, derelict and ownerless mining sites.

Extending access to electricity

Over the period ahead, the department is expected to enable over 600 000 households to be connected to the grid and 45 000 households to be connected through non-grid technology. The bulk of these households are in sparsely populated rural areas (mostly in KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape and Limpopo) and high-density informal settlements. To realise a target of 1.5 terawatt hours of energy savings over the medium term, municipalities are expected to undertake initiatives to upgrade municipal infrastructure that is not energy efficient, such as replacing street and traffic lights with greener technology.

CONTACT DETAILS

Postal – Private Bag X59, Arcadia, 0007

Physical – Trevenna Campus, Building 2C, Cnr Meintjes & Francis Baard Streets, Sunnyside, Pretoria Tel – 012 444 3000 / 406 8000

Web – www.energy.gov.za | www.dmr.gov.za

Minister Minister of Mineral \Resources and Energy

Director General

Ilembe District

Municipality

Demographics

Local seat – KwaDukuza

Province area- 94 361km2

District area – 3 269km2 Population – 657 612

Population growth – 1.83% p.a.

The Ilembe District Municipality is a category C municipality situated on the east coast of KZN, bordering the Indian Ocean The commercial farming areas of KwaDukuza, Mandeni and Ndwedwe (31% of the iLembe District) are mainly under privately owned sugar cane. Areas of urbanisation in the district comprise of KwaDukuza/Stanger, Mandeni, the Dolphin Coast and Nkwazi. Land uses within these areas are typically urban mixed uses with high levels of infrastructural and service development and an adequate provision of social facilities and services to support the resident populations Industrial development is concentrated in KwaDukuza, Isithebe and Darnall, most notably the Gledhow and Darnall sugar milling operations at Stanger and the Sappi Paper mills at Mandeni.

Village centres such as Maphumulo and Ndwedwe in the west, Nyoni and Mbizimbelwa in the north comprise of commercial and service development in the rural areas. They largely exist in association with a magistrate’s court, clinic, pension pay point, health, education and welfare office or similar state service. Wholesale commercial activities have expanded and these villages have emerged as supply centres and transportation hubs to the remote rural areas of iLembe. Despite its strategic location, iLembe faces numerous economic challenges such as the high levels of poverty in the rural inland areas, which contrasts with rapid development along its coastal regions. The District has been proactive in developing Enterprise iLembe, a broad based institution aimed at facilitating local economic development, in response to its challenges of high rates of unemployment and correspondingly high levels of poverty.

Agriculture accounts for a large amount of the land use and is predominantly sugar-cane related. GGP is growing on average annually at 3.1% while total employment has been decreasing on average annually by 1.8% which can be explained by the fact that the major economic industries of manufacturing and agriculture are declining nationally. Tourism, commercial and property development is booming in the coastal and inland corridor regions.

Main

CONTACT DETAILS

Postal – Po Box 1788, KwaDukuza, 4450

Physical – iLembe House, 59/61 Mahatma Ghandi street, KwaDukuza

Tel – 032 437 9300 Fax – 032 437 9588 Web – www.ilembe.gov.za

Tugela River pedestrian bridge

King Cetshwayo District Municipality

Demographics

Local seat – Richards Bay

Province area – 94 361km2

District area – 8 213km2

Population – 1.54% p.a.

Mayor Cllr Arthur Ntuli

RICHARDS BAY, KwaZulu - Natal

LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES

MUNICIPALITY TOWN

City of uMhlathuze Richards Bay Mthonjaneni Melmoth Nkandla Nkandla uMfolozi KwaMbonambi uMlazi Eshowe

The King Cetshwayo district municipality is a category C municipality and is located in the noth-eastern region of the KZN province. Agriculture

King Cetshwayo district municipality offers highly favourable agricultural conditions as it has extremely fertile soils, good rainfall and enjoys an excellent, frost-free climate all year round. A wide variety of bio-climatic conditions are on offer across the district, from the mountainous area of Nkandla down to the coastline. The agricultural sector is a dual economy, consisting of commercial agriculture on one hand and traditional agriculture on the other. The commercial agricultural economy is based on the sugar and forestry industries. Traditional agriculture is practiced on most of the tribal lands in the district and has enormous potential for growth with agriculture as a niche area. At King Cetshwayo district municipality giant steps have been taken in initiating skills transfer schemes and on-the-job training for members of our communities in the implementation of the majority of our capital infrastructure projects. The Local Economic Development initiatives have also led to job creation and entrepreneurship opportu nities for our people. Partnerships with the Department of Agriculture and Poultry growers are assisting to develop commercial farmers. There have been further partnerships with IThala Development Finance Corporation for training of SMME’s.

Manufacturing

The most dominant economic sectors in the district as measured by GVA is the manufacturing sector (R5.7billion in constant 2005 prices), the financial and business service sector (R3.06billion) and the transport and communication sector (R3.05billion). The financial and business services sector showed the biggest increase, growing its output by R1.54billion. Richard Bay, as a harbour and industrial town, offers a unique combination of a laid back coastal lifestyle combined with an abundance of career opportunities and economic activity within a variety of sectors, from large scale global industries such as BHP Billiton’s two aluminium smelters, Tata Steel and Foskor to the burgeoning small and medium business sector.

Main Economic Sectors: manufacturing, mining, finance, community services, transport, trade, agriculture and construction

CONTACT DETAILS

Postal

Physical – King Cetshwayo House, Krugerrand road, Richards Bay Tel – 035 799 2500 Fax – 035 989 1641 Web – www.kingcetshwayo.gov.za

Richards Bay Northern Breakwater

Ugu District Municipality

Demographics

Local seat – Port Shepstone

Province area – 94 361km2

District area – 4 791km2 Population – 753 336

Population growth – 2.03% p.a.

Mayor Cllr Phumlile Mthiyane

PORT SHEPSTONE, KwaZulu - Natal

LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES

MUNICIPALITY TOWN

Ray Nkonyeni Port Shepstone

Umdoni Scottburgh

Umuziwabantu Harding

Umzumbe Mtwalume

The Ugu district municipality is a category C municipality situated in the far south of Kwa Zulu Natal. The area’s northern border is the eThekwini Municipality and on the south and western sides it is the Eastern Cape Province.

Tourism

For decades the Greater South Coast has been recognised as one of the most popular holiday and lifestyle destinations in South Africa. Many consider the South Coast as “South Africa’s Own Caribbean”. We have an abundance of tourism assets, attractions and experiences set within pristine coastal and hinterland environments that have consistently hosted domestic and foreign visitors and in many instances secured subsequent investment in property and tourism/leisure related projects and other business enterprises within the sector’s value chain. The tourism product mix is excellently which encompasses our beach, eco-cultural and activity landscapes along the coast, its undulating hinterland and the inherent cultural tapestries and vibrant welcoming communities.

Agriculture

Commercial agriculture in the district produces one fifth of all bananas consumed in South Africa, as well as vegetables, sugarcane, tea, coffee and macadamia nuts. There are a number of businesses successfully exporting these products to some of the most exclusive packers in the United Kingdom. Ugu’s extensive wattle, gum, pine and poplar plantations are processed by about 200 small sawmills. There is potential for the establishment of new timber plantation and supporting industries including biofuels using sugarcane and timber.

The Ugu Fresh produce market provides retailing and limited agri-processing opportunities as well as a link to Durban and Eastern Cape markets. The market has a large area of land available for the expansion of agro-processing facilities ranging from fresh food to dry goods packaging.

Main economic sectors:

Tourism, agriculture, finance, forestry and fishing, catering, insurance, manufacturing, real estate and business services

CONTACT DETAILS

Postal – Po Box 33, Port Shepstone, 4240 Physical – 28 Connor street, Port Shepstone Tel – 039 688 5700 Fax – 039 682 1720 Web – www.ugu.gov.za

Ramsgate Beach

uMgungundlovu District Municipality

Demographics

Local seat – Pietermaritzburg

Province area – 94 361km2

District area – 9 602km2

Population – 1 095 865

Population growth – 1.90% p.a.

Mayor Cllr Mzi Zuma

PIETERMARITZBURG,

KwaZulu - Natal

LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES

MUNICIPALITY TOWN

Impendle Impendle Mpofana Mooi River Msunduzi Pietermaritzburg Mkhambathini Camperdown Richmond Richmond uMngeni Howick uMshwathi Wartburg

Pietermaritzburg City Hall

The uMgungundlovu district municipality is a category C municipality located in KwaZulu- Natal Midlands and is the second largest in the province. The main city of the area is Pietermaritzburg, which is both the capital city and the legislative capital of KwaZulu-Natal. Pietermaritzburg is the commercial centre amidst the green hills of the Natal Midlands. It is a regionally important industrial hub, producing aluminium, timber and dairy products, as well as the main economic hub of Midlands. The public sector is a major employer in the city due to the local, district and provincial governments being located here.

Infrastructure

The uMgungundlovu district municipality is a water services authority and also a water service provider that continually strives to maintain its Blue Drop and Green Drop Status. The district offers distinguished education facilities and is a retirement mecca for senior citizens. It also offers excellent sporting, commercial and health facilities. It is an important industrial, timber, dairy and agricultural hub that has a modern, sophisticated infrastructure with easy access to airports, the N3 arterial, and railway stations. The efficient network of roads and railways link the rural area with urban centres. uMgungundlovu is close to King Shaka International Airport and is served by the regional Oribi airport in Pietermaritzburg. Fixed line operator Telkom’s network is accessible throughout the region. Three cell phone operators also cover the region, while access to e-mail and internet connects all the district’s local municipalities with the global marketplace. A system of dams supplies urban centres and rural areas with water. uMungundlovu has embarked on an aggressive rural water delivery programme that will improve both quality of life and development potential. Similarly, the electricity grid is being expand.

Agriculture

With large and reliable rivers, good soils and warm summers, the district is one of the country’s bread baskets, sustaining the vibrant sectors of vegetables, dairy, forestry, pork, crops, beef and poultry and while many strong commercial enterprises exist.

CONTACT DETAILS

Postal – Po Box 3235, Pietermaritzburg, 3200

Physical – 242 Langalibele street, Pietermaritzburg Tel – 033 897 6700 Fax – 033 342 5502

Web – www.umdm.gov.za

uMkhanyakude District Municipality

Demographics

Local seat – Mkuze

Province area – 94 213km2

District area – 13 855km2

Population – 689 090

Population growth – 2.19% p.a.

Mayor

LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES

MUNICIPALITY TOWN

Big 5 Hlabisa Hluhluwe Jozini Jozini Mtubatuba Mtubatuba uMlabuyalingana Kwangwanase

The uMkhanyakude district municipality is a category C municipality located in the coast on the far north of the KwaZulu-Natal province.

Infrastructure and quality of life by 2035:

The uMkhanyakude district municipality is characterised by high quality infrastructure network supporting both household needs and economic growth. All households are provided with access to basic water, adequate sanitation, sustainable energy sources, and regular waste removal services. The district is renowned for its high quality water and wastewater infrastructure and fully functional waste disposal sites. All settlements are connected by a safe and well maintained road network used by a regular public transport service.

Economic Development:

The district economy has consistently grown by more than 5% per annum since 2014 and this growth resulted in the creation of decent employment opportunities reducing the unemployment rate in the district by more than 50%, resulting in significant increases in average income levels. The skills base of the district labour force improved continually since 2014 and the proportion of workers with tertiary education exceeds the average of the province. The agricultural sector in uMkhanyakude is recognised as one of the food baskets of Southern Africa and numerous agricultural and forestry processing facilities have been established in the district. The district is internationally recognised for the diversity of its tourism attractions and by 2035 annually attracts visitor numbers approaching that of South African tourist icons such as Table Mountain and the Kruger National Park.

Investors Opportunities

• Mkuze Regional Airport;

• Jozini Hydro-electric Scheme;

• Makhathini Flats Development (Sugarcane, fruit and vegetables production and processing)

• Expanded timber production;

• Fishing industry based on natural resource harvest supplemented by aquaculture;

• Expanded ha under cashew and coconut production for processing of oils and nuts for export

• Establishment of high value – up market anchor tourism sites to ‘trigger’ further structured investment

Main Economic sectors

Agriculture, trade and tourism

CONTACT DETAILS

Postal – Po Box 449, Mkuze, 3955 Physical – Harlingen no 13433, Mkuze Tel – 035 573 8600 Fax – 035 573 1094 Web – www.ukdm.gov.za

Pongola River

uMzinyathi District Municipality

Demographics

Local seat – Dundee

Province area – 94 361 km2

District area – 8 625 km2

Population – 554 882

Population growth – 1.74% p.a.

LOCAL

Mayor

MUNICIPALITIES

MUNICIPALITY TOWN

Endumeni Dundee

Msinga Tugela Ferry

Nquthu Nquthu Umvoti Greytown

Sibongile Hall, Dundee

The uMzinyathi district municipality is a category C municipality located in the north and central areas of KwaZulu-Natal. The district lies between the main N3 corridor between Durban and Gauteng and the Coastal Corridor, running along the east coast.

Economy

Most industry in the area is associated with agriculture or hand work (carpets, beadwork) by trained artisans. The use of natural products, water, by aQuellé, is a national brand. The municipal area has extensive grasslands in the north supporting the primary agricultural sector based on cattle ranching for beef, small scale sheep and mixed farming and maize cultivation. In the southern areas substantial forestry is prevalent. Sugar cane and smaller scale fruit farming such as avocado and kiwi fruit cultivation also occur. The area has high potential for growth in agricultural crop production (maize, soybean and sugar cane). In rural areas, particularly at Umsinga and Nquthu, animals are not kept as farming commodities and are seldom slaughtered or sold. There is a need for farmer support programmes to improve stock management. It is important to broaden rural livelihoods through targeted agricultural production. There is very little product beneficiation with most products being exported to major markets for further processing and / or export.

Mining

Mineral deposits found in the district include coal and metal ores. Dundee and Glencoe forms part of the so called Coal Rim of KwaZulu-Natal, which have over the past decade been negatively affected by a substantial decline in the coal mining sector which uMzinyathi district municipality, previously formed the economic base of the areas. However, the coal mining industry is undergoing a restructuring process and there is interest in the small scale regeneration of the coal belt for SMME development. A small amount of stone quarrying occurs in the district.

Tourism

The Battlefields form a vital role in the spatial economy of the province from a tourism perspective. The revenue from tourism related to the Battlefields is contributing to the district economy, particularly at Endumeni. Visitors to the area are mainly domestic tourists, although some foreign tourists pass through the region en route to other attractions outside the node such as the Drakensburg, Swaziland or the Kruger National Park.

Main economic sectors:

Community, agriculture, social and personal services, hunting, forestry and fishing, insurance, real estate, electricity, construction, communication and retail trade

CONTACT DETAILS

Postal – Po Box 1965, Dundee, 3000

Physical – Princess Magogo building, 39 Victoria street, Dundee Tel – 034 219 1500 Fax- 034 218 1940 Web- www.umzinyathi.gov.za

uThukela District Municipality

Demographics

Local seat – Ladysmith

Province area – 94 361 km2

District area – 11 134 km2

Population – 706 588

Population growth – 1.27 % p.a.

Mayor Cllr Inkosi NB Shabalala

LADYSMITH, KwaZulu - Natal

LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES

MUNICIPALITY TOWN

Alfred Duma Ladysmith Inkosi Langalibalele Estcourt Okhahlamba Bergville

The Uthukela district municipality is a category C municipality and is located on the western boundary of KwaZulu-Natal province. The district derives its name from one of the major rivers in KwaZulu-Natal, the uThukela River, which rises from the Drakensberg mountains and supplies water to a large portion of KwaZulu-Natal, as well as Gauteng.

Agriculture

Agriculture makes an important contribution to the economy of the district in the form of production, provision of resources for up and downstream processing as well as manufacturing and job creation. This sector is known for the production of maize, soya, wheat and potatoes in the highland areas of the district while the low lying areas are mainly livestock and vegetables. The extensive livestock production focuses primarily on beef, dairy and sheep. Even though commercial agriculture occupies a relatively large portion of the municipal land, subsistence agriculture is still the dominant activity in the municipality. There is opportunity in the commercial agriculture space where commercial agricultural land has large areas set aside for land reform. There has thus been that resultant loss of agricultural land for production which can potentially be leased back to commercial farmers for production purposes.

Tourism

The tourism sector comprises three main parts namely the berg experience with hotels, chalets and camp sites located from Mount Aux Sources in the northern area to the Giants Castle in the south. The second major part is historical tourism involving the battlefields routes through the eastern part of the district. The third part involves game reserves and wildlife experience in the lower lying bushveld (as opposed to berg) areas of the district in proclaimed and private conservancies. This includes an expanding area devoted to game farming and professional hunting. Adventure tourism is closely linked to the berg and the bush experience. The main source market of foreign tourists in the district are from USA, Germany, UK and the Netherlands with an estimated 162 967 foreign tourists having visited the district in 2010.

Manufacturing

The textile, clothing, footwear and leather industries have historically been the mainstay of the regional economy, with food, beverages and tobacco being other significant manufacturing subsectors.

Main Economic sectors: manufacturing, wholesale and trade, catering, communication, agriculture, tourism, real estate and business services.

CONTACT DETAILS

Postal – Po Box 116, Ladysmith, 3370

Physical – 36 Lyel street / 33 Forbes street, Ladysmith Tel – 036 638 5100 Fax – 036 637 5608

Web – www.uthukela.gov.za

Ladysmith City Hall

Zululand District Municipality

Demographics

Local seat – Ulundi

Province area – 94 452 km2

District area – 14 799 km2

Population – 892 310

Population growth – 2.38 % p.a.

Mayor Cllr Thulasizwe Buthelezi ULUNDI, KwaZulu - Natal

LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES

MUNICIPALITY TOWN

Abaqulusi Vryheid

Edumbe Paulpietersburg

Nongoma Nongoma

Ulundi Ulundi

Uphongolo Pongolo

The Zululand district municipality is a category C municipality situated in the north-eastern part of KwaZulu-Natal.

Economy

The Zululand District Municipality, due to its location in relation to transport routes and its distance from major centres, is relatively isolated from the national economy. Further to this, access to basic factors of production such as raw materials, skilled labour and infrastructure is generally limited. Raw materials available in the area relate to coal mining and agricultural activities including maize, beef, timber and sugar production. Local beneficiation of raw materials is limited. The area reflects the disparity in access to resources evident in all areas of KwaZulu-Natal where poverty stricken traditional authority areas border on well-es tablished commercial farming areas. The five municipal centres, or key towns, are the focus of economic activity in each of the local municipalities and here the resource split between urban and rural areas are evident. Despite the above the area has unique characteristics offering a range of opportunities for economic development. Most importantly the area of the Zululand district municipality is viewed as the symbolic core, also referred to as the “warm heart”, of the wider area referred to as Zululand.

This represents specific marketing opportunities. The district is home to a rich cultural diversity and numerous sites of historical significance, specifically relating to the Zulu nation. It has historically been and is still the home of the Zulu monarch. Further to this, the town of Ulundi, the base of the Zululand district municipality, historically served as the capital of KwaZulu-Natal and still serves as the capital of KwaZulu-Natal together with Pietermaritzburg. Significant developments in specifically the game farming sector by both local and international investors, the establishment of internationally competitive industries focusing on mineral water and charcoal production, the establishment of agriculture processing initiatives, and the transformation of the local government sector provides a strong basis for the economic development of the region. Government initiatives related to the provision of infrastructure, the construction of key roads and the development of key tourist attractions further strengthens the foundation for economic development.

Main Economic Sectors

General government, transport, storage, communications, agriculture, forestry and fishing

CONTACT DETAILS

Postal – Private Bag X 76, Ulundi, 3838

Physical – 400 Ugagane street, Ulundi

Tel – 035 874 5500 Fax – 035 874 5531

Web – www.zululand.org.za

Battlefields Memorial Building, Ulundi

Communications & Digital Technologies

Building a better life for all through an enabling and sustainable world class information technology environment.

The DCDT is mandated to enable South Africa’s digital transformation to achieve digital inclusion and economic growth by creating an enabling policy and regulatory environment.

This is done through the implementation of the 2016 National Integrated Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Policy White Paper, which provides for the participation of multiple stakeholders for inclusive digital transformation; interventions to reinforce competition and facilitate innovation across the value chain; measures to address issues raised by ICT and convergence; and the establishment of a new national postal policy framework.

It also provides for policies to address the digital divide and affordable access, supply-side issues and infrastructure rollout, and demand-side issues to facilitate inclusivity. In line with such values, the National Development Plan indicates that by 2030, ICTs will underpin the development of a dynamic information society and knowledge economy that is more inclusive and prosperous. A seamless information infrastructure will meet the needs of citizens, business and all the public sector, providing access to the wide range of services required for effective economic and social participation – at a cost and quality at least equal to South Africa’s competitors.

DCDT will therefore play a specific role in fostering broader economic and social participation by all citizens through digital transformation underpinned by the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR). The Department will focus on creating a South Africa where citizens can enjoy greater economic and social prosperity and comfort, enjoy higher levels of health, wellbeing and safety through levering the 4IR. The benefits that come with the adoption of these advanced 4IR technologies bring both economic and social advantages and benefits, transforming how we relate as individuals, groups, and organizations across the globe.

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Postal – Private Bag X745, Pretoria, 0001

Physical – Tshedimosetso House, 1035 Cnr Francis Baard & Festival Streets, Hatfield, Pretoria, 0083

Tel – 012 473 0000

Web

Department of Public Works and Infrastructure

DPWI’s focus is on public land and building assets and infrastructure and the way in which they can be utilised to stimulate and sustain economic growth in the built environment. If government invests in the sustainable lifecycle of its infrastructure is will create investor confidence in Africa and the World.

The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure is committed to the attainment of a transformed built environment sector by: providing strategic leadership to the South African construction and property industries; establishing and ensuring compliance to policy and legislative prescripts for the management of state-owned and leased-in immovable assets, and South African construction and property sectors; providing strategic direction on the integration of public works priorities; and contributing to the national goals of job creation and poverty alleviation through Public Works Programmes.

The Property Management Trading Entity, within the Department of Public Works ensures the effective management of the state’s immovable assets to contribute towards economic and social development and transformation of the built environment.

Vision

“A trusted choice for innovative asset management and quality infrastructure delivery for sustained economic growth”. The DPWI vision is aiming at painting an inspiring picture of a preferred future. It is not time-bound and serves as a foundation for all policy development and planning, including strategic planning.

Mission

“To provide strategic direction and quality services that offer innovative and proactive socio-economic Infrastructure delivery and maintenance of public assets while protecting the environment and the cultural and historic heritage, safety in the working environment and safer communities towards sustainable development”.

Values

We PRIDE ourselves with the following values

• Professionalism: by demonstrating a high degree of skill, competency and character.

• Responsiveness: by anticipating the needs of the clients and the citizens we serve.

• Integrity: by consistently honouring our commitments, upholding ethical, honest behaviour and transparent communication.

• Dependability: by being trustworthy and reliable in the services we provide.

• Efficiency: – by striving towards simplified ways of doing things and optimize client’s mandate thus creating more value. The strategic focus of the department is the 7 outcomes which are:

• Resilient, Capable and Ethical DPWI

• Integrated Planning and Coordination

• Sustainable Infrastructure Investment

• Productive Assets

CONTACT DETAILS

Postal – Private Bag X65, Pretoria, 0001

Physical – 256 Madiba Street, Pretoria

Tel – 012 406 1000

Web – www.publicworks.gov.za

• Transformed Built Environment

• Optimised Job opportunities

• Dignified Client Experience

MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS AND INFRASTRUCTURE

MS PATRICIA DE LILLE DIRECTOR GENERAL

MR ALEC MOEMI

Limpopo Province

Limpopo is the natural resource treasure chest of South Africa, if not the whole of Southern Africa. It boasts some of the greatest reserves of agriculture, mineral and tourism resources many of which remain hugely under-exploited.

AGRICULTURE

Capital: Polokwane

Largest City: Polokwane

Province Area: 125 754 km2

Area % of RSA: 10.3 %

In terms of Agriculture Limpopo could be described as the garden of South Africa and or the whole continent, given its rich fruit and vegetable production. The province produces 75% of the country’s mangoes, 65% of its papaya, 36% of its tea, 25% of its citrus, bananas, and litchis, 60% of its avocados, two thirds of its tomatoes, 285 000 tons of potatoes. Other products include coffee, nuts, guavas, sisal, cotton and tobacco, timber with more than 170 plantations. Apart from all these, there is cotton, sunflower, maize, wheat cultivation as well as grape. Most of the higher lying areas are devoted to cattle and game ranching, earning a reputation for quality biltong, a popular South African delicacy of salted, dried meat.

MINERAL

Limpopo is also endowed with the abundance of its mineral resources, locating mining as the critical sector of the economy in the province, which contributes 22% of the GGP. The platinum group include platinum itself, chromium, nickel, cobalt, vanadium, tin, limestone and uranium clay. Other reserves include antinomy, phosphates, fluorspar, gold, diamonds, copper, emeralds, scheelites, magnetite, vermiculite, silicon, mica, black granite, corundum, feldspar and salt. As if all this is not enough there are financial incentives through a package put down by the National Government. A wide range of incentives to investors include, a tax holiday for up to six years. As a result of this potential the Provincial government has established TIL (Trade Investment Limpopo). It offers a wide range of services to entrepreneurs and investors interested in setting up business in the Limpopo. It specialises in helping to attract inward investment companies to find the best opportunities for acquisitions or green field investments in the Limpopo. This includes setting up joint ventures with local partners, cross holdings of equity between an overseas and local partner or collaborative agreements in the field such as research and development, transfer of technology or sales and distribution.

Provincial Website www.limpopo.gov.za

Premier, Mr Chupu Stanley Mathabatha Limpopo

Capricorn District Municipality

Demographics

Local seat – Polokwane

Province area – 125 754km2

District area – 21 705km2

Population – 1 330 436

Population growth 1.21% p.a.

The Capricorn district municipality is a category C municipality situated in the Limpopo province.

Agriculture

Agriculture accounts for 2.8% of the total district economy and contributes R690 million per annum. Potatoes are by far the most produced and important crop in the Capricorn district municipality. The production value of potation totalled R200 million in 2000. This is followed by tomatoes (R98 million), eggs (R88 million) and broilers and beef almost equal at R61 million. Pork and citrus production are also substantial at R37 million respectively. Polokwane’s farmers produce 60 000 tons of onions, generating R50 million per, but import all of their agricultural inputs comprising 65% of production value (Steyn: Agricultural Cluster Study). The Capricorn district municipality is home to one of the largest citrus estates in the country, namely, Zebediela Citrus Estate (13 785 ha) which is located in the Lepelle-Nkumpi municipality in Zebediela. This estate produces citrus mainly for the international market. The Zebediela Citrus Plantation exports most of its produce and supplies the rest to local markets.

Mining

Mining is the smallest contributor to the Capricorn district municipality’s economy and accounts only for 0.6%. It is the only sector that experienced negative growth (-6.7%) in the last decade. Its total contribution in 2006 summed R154 million. However, although mining may proportionally be of less significance at the district level, it remains an important sector to the LepelleNkumpi where it contributes more than 20% to the local GVA.

Tourism

The Capricorn district municipality, with its air of myth, legend and prehistoric civilization, is a popular ecotourism destination in Limpopo, with no shortage of natural, historical and cultural attractions. The district takes its name from the Tropic of Capricorn, one of the five major circles of latitude that mark maps of the earth and which runs directly through this diverse landscape. The city has a certain charm to it, whether it be from the wide, jacaranda-lined avenues or the architecture of times gone by that is so evident.

Main economic sectors

Community service, finance, trade, transport, manufacturing, construction, agriculture and electricity

CONTACT DETAILS

Postal – Po Box 4100, Polokwane, 0700

Physical – 41 Biccard street, Polokwane

Tel – 015 294 1000 Fax – 015 291 4297

Web – www.cdm.org.za

Peter Mokaba Stadium

Mopani District Municipality

Demographics

Local seat – Giyani

Province area – 125 754 km2

District area – 20 011 km2

Population – 1 159 185

Population growth – 1.35% p.a.

LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES

MUNICIPALITY TOWN

Ba- Phalaborwa Phalaborwa Greater Giyani Giyani Greater Letaba Modjadjiskloof Greater Tzaneen Tzaneen Maruleng Hoedspruit

The Mopani district municipality is a category C municipality located within the north-eastern quadrant of the Limpopo province.

Agriculture

Agriculture is the backbone of any developing economy. It is the sector that is able to create more sustainable jobs, absorbing even the unskilled and semiskilled workers, and as such bring about sustainable rural development. The district (Lowveld region) contributes significantly towards the activity of agriculture on the provincial level. About 50% of the farm income in the province in Horticulture is earned in the district. Most important crops in terms of monetary value are citrus, vegetables and subtropical fruit. 6,7% of the land can be considered arable of which 43% is under irrigation, which by far the most of all districts in the province. The most important irrigation schemes in the region are Lower –Letaba, Blyde irrigation and Middle Letaba. The region has future agricultural potential highly concentrated in subtropical fruit, citrus fruit production and vegetables. Unutilized potential is estimated at between 10 000 to 70 000 hectares.

Mining

Although it can be said that this region is mostly agricultural, it also contains a major mining cluster at Phalaborwa. Phalaborwa has been declared a Spatial Development Initiatives. The objectives of the SDI is to exploit the unutilized and underutilized potentials of the area by combining private and public sector resources in a sustainable manner. Other significant mineral zones in the region are the Murchison Greenstone Belt (Gravellotte towards Leewkop in the Kruger National Park , Giyani Greenbelt-from KNP in the south Western direction to the town of Giyani, and Rooiwater Complex Northern flank of Murchison. Mining development has a potential to contribute over R6300 million in direct investments through the different ventures/prospecting in the district. Mining development could in the short term form the corner stone of economic growth not only in the district but also in the whole of Limpopo Province.

Main economic sectors

Mining, community service, trade, finance, transport, agriculture, electricity and construction.

CONTACT DETAILS

Postal – Private Bag X 9687, Giyani, 0826

Physical – Government building, Main road, Giyani Tel – 015 811 6300 Fax – 015 812 4302 Web – www.mopani.gov.za

Debegeni Waterfall

Mayor Cllr Pule Josiah Shai GIYANI, Limpopo

Sekhukhune District Municipality

Demographics

Local seat – Groblersdal

Province area – 125 754 km2

District area – 13 528 km2

Population – 1 169 762

Population growth – 1.88 % p.a.

The Sekhukhune district municipality is a category C municipality and is located in the Limpopo province.

Agriculture

Agriculture in the Sekhukhune district municipality is a mixture of both commercial and subsistence farming. The South Western corner of the district (Ephraim Mogale and Elias Motsoaledi local municipalities) specifically, contains one of the largest clusters of commercial agricultural production in South Africa. However, in spite of being an important contributor to employment within the district, agriculture remains a relatively marginal contributor (approximately 9, 7%) to the aggregate.

Mining

Modern mining has been practiced in Sekhukhune for well over a century, and typically involved (as is still the case today) the extraction of and alusite, asbestos, chromite and platinum deposits from the Merensky Reef, which forms part of the mineral rich Bushveld Complex. In fact, the district features the world’s largest deposit of the platinum group metals (PGMs). What is striking about previous bouts of mining activity in the area is how changing commodity prices affected the opening, closing and, occasionally, re-opening of mines. When prices rose, new exploration and development took place in the Sekhukhune mining sector. Conversely, when prices fell, mines in the area closed. This is an important characteristic to take into consideration when providing infrastructure and housing to support expanding mining operations. Currently, 17 operational mines are found within the district, with the majority of activity situated along the Dilokong Corridor (R37 and R555 ).

Tourism

The District hosts the scenic Flag Boshielo Dam area, the adjoining Schuinsdraai Nature Reserve, Potlake Nature Reserve and the Maleoskop Resort and Conservancy.

Main economic sectors

Community service, mining, trade, agriculture, financial and business services.

CONTACT DETAILS

Postal – Private Bag X 8611, Groblersdal, 0470

Physical – 7A Van Riebeeck street, Bareki Mall, Groblersdal

Tel – 013 262 7754 Fax – 013 262 5849

Web – www.sekhukhunedistrict.gov.za

Abel Erasmus Pass

Vhembe District

Municipality

Demographics

Local seat – Thohoyandou

Province area – 124 621 km2

District area – 25 596 km2

Population – 1 393 949

Population growth – 1.68 % p.a

Mayor Cllr Nenguda Dowelani THOHOYANDOU, Limpopo

LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES

MUNICIPALITY TOWN

Collins Chabane Malamulele

Makhado Louis Trichardt

Musina Musina Thulamela Thohoyandou

The Vhembe district municipality is a category C municipality located in the northern part of the Limpopo province.

Agriculture

Vhembe is a prolific fresh produce grower, with large scale exports testifying to the quality of production and the efficiency of many farmers. Vhembe produces no less than 4,4% of South Africa’s total agricultural output, including 8,4% of the country’s sub-tropical fruit and 6,3% of its citrus, according to Kayamandi Development Services which has drawn up Vhembe district municipality’s Local Economic Development Strategy. Like so many other parts of South Africa, agricultural production in Vhembe is undertaken by a small number of relatively large, highly productive commercial producers and a multitude of fragmented, small-scale farmers. Vhembe is becoming a base for lucrative exports of exotic trees and ornamental shrubs. Foreign investors, in partnership with a local community, have revived a run-down, 250 hectare tree and shrub cultivation estate near Thohoyandou with a view to serving landscaping markets in the Middle East which is experiencing a boom in property development.

Mining

De Beers’ Venetia diamond mine which has invested some R4 billion to extend its open pit operations and is now considering spending another R6 billion to dig for diamonds underground. De Beers is keen to procure more goods and services from Vhembe suppliers in line with the Vhembe LED Programme and the Limpopo Provincial Growth and Development Strategy. Vhembe has an abundance of coal, but mining the deposits is a challenge which is only now being taken up. With some 2 billion tons of reserves, the expansive Soutpansberg coal field which stretches across central Vhembe has only one mine: Exxaro’s Tshikondeni colliery which produces hard coking coal for the South African steel industry but which has a remaining life of less than 10 years.

Main economic sectors

Mining, community services and finance.

CONTACT DETAILS

Postal – Private Bag X 5006, Thohoyandou, 0950

Physical – Government complex, Thohoyandou Ring road, Thohoyandou

Tel – 015 960 2000 Fax – 015 962 1017

Web – www.vhembe.gov.za

Tshivhase Tea Estate

Waterberg District Municipality

Demographics

Local seat – Modimolle

Province area – 125 754 km2

District area – 44 913 km2

Population – 745 758

Population growth – 2.12 % p.a.

Mayor Cllr S.M.Mataboge MODIMOLLE, Limpopo

LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES

MUNICIPALITY TOWN

Bela-Bela Bela-Bela Lephalale Lephalale

Modimolle Mookgophong Mogalakwena Mokopane Thabazimbi Thabazimbi

The Waterberg district municipality is a category C municipality located in the western part of the Limpopo province, bordering with Gauteng province, North West province and Botswana.

Tourism

Waterberg is a breath-taking magnificent part of Limpopo, rich with immense natural resources, scenic beauty, flora and fauna, pleasant weather, beautiful diverse cultures, warm and welcoming people make Waterberg an ideal place to live, invest and leisure. The main entry roads to Waterberg are N1 and R101 from Gauteng, N11 from Sekhukhune, and R159 and R133 from North West. Waterberg is home to internationally renowned icons such as the Waterberg Biosphere Reserve, Nylsvley Wetlands, Makapans Valley World Heritage site, the ever so popular Bela Bela Hot Springs, Marakele National Park and the Waterberg Meander.

Agriculture

As a key contributor to the Provincial GGP at 28.8%, agricultural and forestry development in Waterberg is seen as another key catalyst for significant economic development. Being predominantly rural, most of the district is suited for livestock production but also with some major cropping taking place in cotton, sunflower, tobacco, and soya bean production. The district is supporting agricultural growth by developing a policy for the subdivision of agricultural land in collaboration with the land claims commission and is negotiating the acquisition of state land for agricultural production.

Mining

The extensive and rich mineral resources are located in the North-Eastern and Western parts of the district. At present mining is the largest and predominant contributor to the GDP of the Province at 57.5% with a recorded annual growth rate of 13.9%.

Main economic sectors

Mining, agriculture and tourism.

CONTACT DETAILS

Postal – Private Bag X 1018, Modimolle, 0510

Physical – Harry Gwala street, Modimolle

Tel - 014 718 3300 Fax 014 717 3886

Web – www.waterberg.gov.za

Sandrivierberge in Waterberg, Vaalwater

Department of Transport

Minister of Transport

MR. FIKILE MBALULA DEPARTMENT OF

TRANSPORT

Director General MR. ALEC MOEMI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT

The Department of Transport (DoT) is responsible for the legislation and policies for rail, pipelines, roads, airports, ports and the intermodal operations of public transport and freight. The department conducts sector research, formulates legislation and policy to set the strategic direction of subsectors, assigns responsibilities to public entities, regulates through setting norms and standards, and monitors implementation. The work of the DoT contributes to the realisation of the vision of improved social and economic development articulated in the National Development Plan, and priority (economic transformation and job creation) and priority 4 (spatial integration, human settlements and local government) of government’s 2019-2024 Medium Term Strategic Framework.

Over the medium term, the department plans to give effect to these guiding policies by focusing on: building and maintaining national and provincial road networks, providing passenger rail infrastructure and services, and facilitating the provision of integrated public transport networks.

Under The DoT The South African National Roads Agency (SANRAL) plays a crucial role in the upgrading, maintenance and strengthening programmes of the toll and non-toll portfolios of national roads. About 49 000 kilometres of South Africa’s tar road network are under the jurisdiction of provincial departments of transport.

Vision:

• “Transport, the Heartbeat of South Africa’s Economic Growth and Social Development”

Mission:

• The Department of Transport aims to lead the development of efficient integrated transport systems by creating a framework of sustainable policies and regulations; and implementable models to support government strategies for economic, social and international development

Values:

The core values of the department are:

• Maintain fairness and equity in all our operations;

• Strive for quality and affordable transport for all;

• Stimulate innovation in the transport sector;

• Ensure transparency, accountability, accessibility; and Upholding of the Batho Pele principles.

CONTACT DETAILS

Postal – Private Bag X193, Pretoria, 0001

Physical – Forum Building, 159 Struben Street, Pretoria

Tel – 012 309 3000 | Fax – 012 309 3774

Web – www.transport.gov.za

The Strategic Objectives:

The objectives that we aim to achieve in providing a policy framework, regulation and implementation models are:

• Competitive transport costs;

• Safety and security improvements;

• Reduce infrastructure backlogs;

• Improve access; and Reduce time in transit.

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Mpumalanga Province

Capital: Nelspruit

Largest City: Nelspruit

Province Area: 76 495km2

Area % of RSA: 6.3%

Mpumalanga means “Place where the Sun Rises” and people are drawn to the province by its magnificent scenery, fauna and flora, and the fascinating remnants of the 1870 gold-rush era. With a surface area of only 76 495 km2, it is the second-smallest province after Gauteng, yet has the fourth-largest economy in South Africa. The area has a network of excellent roads and railway connections, making it highly accessible. Because of its popularity as a tourist destination, Mpumalanga is also served by a number of small airports, including the Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport. Mpumalanga falls mainly within the grassland biome.

AGRICULTURE

The province is a summer-rainfall area divided by the escarpment into the Highveld region with cold frosty winters, and the Lowveld region with mild winters and a subtropical climate. The escarpment area sometimes experiences snow on high ground. Thick mist is common during the hot, humid summers. An abundance of citrus fruit and many other subtropical fruit – ma goes, avocados, litchis, bananas, papayas, granadillas, guavas – as well as nuts and a variety of vegetables are produced here. Mbombela is the second-largest citrus-producing area in South Africa and is responsible for one third of the country’s export in oranges. The Institute for Tropical and Subtropical Crops is situated in Mbombela. Groblersdal is an important irrigation area, which yields a wide variety of products such as citrus fruit, cotton, tobacco, wheat and vegetables. Carolina-Bethal-Ermelo is mainly a sheep-farming area, but potatoes, sunflowers, maize and peanuts are also produced in this region.

INDUSTRY AND MANUFACTURING

Most of the manufacturing production in Mpumalanga occurs in the southern Highveld region, especially in the Highveld Ridge where large petrochemical industries such as Sasol II and III are located. Large-scale manufacturing occurs especially in the northern Highveld area, in particular, chrome alloy and steel manufacturing. In the Lowveld sub region, industries are concentrated around the manufacturing of products from agricultural and raw forestry material. The growth in demand for goods and services for export via Maputo will stimulate manufacturing in the province. Mpumalanga is very rich in coal reserves. The country’s major power stations, three of which are the biggest in the southern hemisphere, are situated in this province.

Ehlanzeni District Municipality

Demographics

Local seat – Mbombela

Province area – 76 495km2

District area – 27 896km2

Population – 1 754 931

Population growth – 0.88 % p.a.

The Ehlanzeni District Municipality is a Category C municipality situated in the north-east of the Mpumalanga Province.

Agriculture

Ehlanzeni District is characterized by a subtropical climate, which makes it an ideally suited region for the cultivation of subtropical, citrus and deciduous fruits such as mangoes, litchis, papaws, bananas, avocados, guavas, granadillas and tomatoes. Nuts, tobacco, wood and vegetables are other crops grown in Ehlanzeni area. Agricultural activities compete with forestry in terms of the resource base. The areas of Mbombela, White River, Barberton and Bushbuckridge form the second largest citrus producing area in the country. The Barberton area is the largest irrigable area, which produces citrus, cotton, tobacco, wheat and vegetables. Ehlanzeni is also well suited for sugar, livestock and game farming.

Forestry

Forestry at Ehlanzeni area dominates the land use and is an important contributor to the economy. Large-scale forestation is found throughout the district with the important areas in Mbombela, Pilgrim’s Rest, Sabie and Graskop. There is also direct competition between forestry and agriculture, but in most cases, the forested land is steep or rugged and not suitable for agriculture. Thirty nine of the 148 primary processing plants in the country are located in Mpumlanga Province, among these are the largest integrated pulp and paper mill in Africa (SappiNgodwana), the largest softwood sawmill in Africa (Mondi Sabie) and the largest panel and board plant in South Africa (Sappi Novoboard) (MII, 2003).

Tourism

The tourism sector at Ehlanzeni district is an important source of foreign revenue. Tourism activities are concentrated around the beautiful areas of Pilgrim’s Rest, Blyde Rivierspoort, Sabie and Graskop. Furthermore, Ehlanzeni has large conservation areas, which dominate the land use pattern in the east and which include the Kruger National Park, provincial, community and private game reserves.

Main economic sectors

Community

CONTACT DETAILS

Postal – Po Box 3333, Mbombela, 1200 Physical – 8 Van Niekerk street, Mbombela Tel – 013 759 8500 Fax – 013 755 8539

Web – www.ehlanzeni.gov.za

Mbombela Stadium

Gert Sibande District Municipality

Demographics

Local seat – Ermelo

Province area – 76 495km2

District area – 31 841km2

Population – 1 135 409

Population growth – 1.93% p.a.

Mayor Cllr Walter Mngomezulu ERMELO, Mpumalanga

LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES

MUNICIPALITY TOWN

Chief Albert Luthuli Carolina

Dipaleseng Balfour

Dr Pixley Ka Isaka Seme Volksrust

Govan Mbeki Secunda

Lekwa Standerton

Mkhondo Piet Retief Msukaligwa Ermelo

Blyde River Canyon

The Gert Sibande district municipality is a category C municipality located in the Mpumalanga province.

Agriculture

Gert Sibande district features the largest agricultural sector in Mpumalanga province with strong service centres like Standerton, Ermelo, Bethal and Piet Retief. Agricultural commodities produced within the district include maize, soybeans, sunflower, grain, sorghum, wheat, mutton (cattle and sheep), dairy and wool. Although some irrigated commercial agriculture does occur to the south of Ermelo and to the north and east of Manzana, the majority of the aforementioned commercial crops are grown on dry land. In total 23% of the district’s land surface is under cultivation, of which approximately 99% constitutes commercial dry land under grains. Significantly, the area between Carolina, Bethal and Ermelo produces the largest number of sheep and wool quantity in South Africa.

Forestry

Whilst commercial agriculture dominates the central and western extents of the district, the eastern extents are characterised by a north – south running band of commercial forestry stretching all the way from Carolina and Warburton in the north, to Amsterdam and Piet Retief in the south. The majority of the plantations found within the district are privately owned, either by Sappi or Mondi (now York Timbers). Forestry areas mainly consist of pine, eucalyptus and wattle plantations. Wood from the plantations are primarily used in the production of structural timber for housing, and the manufacturing of joinery packaging such as pallets, boxes and cable drums.

Tourism

The Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency had divided the province into seven different tourism regions that are geographically diverse, and offer tourists very different experiences. Significantly, the district hosts three of the seven regions, namely “Cosmos Country,” “Grass and Wetlands,” and the “Wild Frontier”.

Main economic sectors

Manufacturing, agriculture, trade, transport, finance, mining, community services and construction.

CONTACT DETAILS

Postal – Po Box 1748, Ermelo, 2350

Physical – Corner Joubert & Oosthuizen Street, Ermelo

Tel – 017 801 7000 Fax – 017 811 1207

Web – www.gsibande.gov.za

Nkangala District Municipality

Demographics

Local seat – Middelburg

Province area – 76 495km2

District area – 16 758km2

Population – 1 445 624

Population growth – 2.27% p.a.

Mayor Cllr Linah Malatji MIDDELBURG, Mpumalanga

LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES

MUNICIPALIY TOWN

Dr JS Moroko Siyabuswa

Emakhazeni Belfast

Emalahleni Witbank

Steve Tshwete Middelburg

Thembisile Hani eMpumalanga

Victor Khanye Delmas

Arnot Power Station

The Nkangala District Municipality is a Category C municipality in the Mpumalanga province. It is one of the three districts in the province, making up 22% of its geographical area.

Economy

Nkangala is at the economic hub of Mpumalanga, and is rich in minerals and natural resources. The district is host to the Maputo corridor which brings increased potential for economic growth and tourism development. The proximity to Gauteng opens up opportunities to a larger market, which is of benefit to the district’s agricultural and manufacturing sectors. There is further potential in exporting goods that provides opportunities within the district.

The relatively large economies of Steve Tshwete (Middelburg) and Emalahleni (Witbank) sustain the economy of the Nkangala district to a large extent. The economy of these centres is mainly based on the steel industry with high reliance on the manufacturing sector which makes the region vulnerable to economic cycles. The south western region of the district referred to as the Energy Mecca of South Africa, due to the large deposits of coal reserves and associated power stations. The mining, petrochemicals and steel sectors are dominated by a few global-level companies, with relatively few job opportunities being created due to their capital intensive nature.

Agriculture

Agriculture is very important to the economy of the district. The southern regions of Nkangala are suitable to crop farming, specifically for fresh produce such as maize and vegetables. The northern regions are suitable for cattle farming and game farms. Agri-processing and export opportunities in view of the linkages to two harbours are not fully utilised while agricultural activity in Thembisile Hani and Dr JS Moroka is at a very low (mainly subsistence) level. The Nkangala district offers considerable tourism potential. The economy of the eastern areas of the district is already growing due to the increasing popularity of tourist destinations in the Emakhazeni municipality.

Main economic sectors: MIning, manufacturing, energy and agriculture

CONTACT DETAILS

Postal – Po Box 437, Middelburg, 1050

Physical – 2 A Walter Sisulu street, Middelburg

Tel – 013 249 2000 Fax – 013 249 2087

Web – www.nkangaladm.gov.za

North West Province

Capital: Mafikeng

Largest City: Rustenburg

Province Area: 104 882 km2

Area % of RSA: 8.7 %

The North West Province of South Africa is bounded on the north by Botswana, on the south by the provinces of Free State and the Northern Cape, and on the northeast and east by the Limpopo Province and Gauteng.

ECONOMY

The mainstay of the economy of North West Province is mining, which generates more than half of the province’s gross domestic product and provides jobs for a quarter of its workforce. Mining contributes 23,3% to the North West’s economy, and makes up 22,5% of the South African mining industry as a whole. The chief minerals are gold, mined at Orkney and Klerksdorp; uranium, mined at Klerksdorp; platinum, mined at Rustenburg and Brits; and diamonds, mined at Lichtenburg, Christiana, and Bloemhof. The Rustenburg and Brits districts produce 94% of the country’s platinum, which is more than any other single area in the world. North West also produces a quarter of South Africa’s gold, as well as granite, marble, fluorspar and diamonds. The northern and western parts of the province have many sheep farms and cattle and game ranches.

AGRICULTURE

The eastern and southern parts are crop-growing regions that produce maize (corn), sunflowers, tobacco, cotton, and citrus fruits. Some of the largest cattle herds in the world are found at Stellaland near Vryburg, which explains why this area is often referred to as the & Texas of South Africa. The areas around Rustenburg and Brits are fertile, mixed crops farming land, with maize and sunflowers being the most important crops. North West is South Africa’s major producer of white maize.

TOURISM

Whatever your preference, there is bound to be an adventure to keep you hap py. The North West is outdoors country, with a glorious climate and challenging adventure venues. Enjoy a wrap-around panorama and the magic of lazily drifting with the wind. Relish fascinating and magnificent sights over the beautiful Magalies River Valley, Hartbeespoort Dam, Magaliesberg Mountain Range, Pilanesberg National Park. North West Province’s most famous attraction is the Sun City complex, which lies next to the Pilanesburg National Park.

Government Office Contact

Telephone: 018 388 3040 Facsimile: 018 387 2008

Provincial Website www.nwpg.gov.za

Physical address: Garona Building, South Wing, 3rd floor, Dr James Moroka Drive, Mmabatho

Postal address: Private Bag X65, Mma batho, 2735

Bojanala Platinum District Municipality

Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality

Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality

Premier, Mr Bushy Maape North West

Bojanala Platinum District Municipality

Demographics

Local seat – Rustenburg

Province area – 104 882 km2

District area – 18 333 km2

Population – 1 657 148

Population growth – 2.15% p.a.

LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES

MUNICIPALITY TOWN

Kgetleng Rivier Koster

Madibeng Brits

Moretele Makapanstad

Moses Kotane Mogwase

Rustenburg Rustenburg

The Bojanala Platinum District Municipality is a category C municipality situated in the North West province. The North West province is in the North of South Africa on the side of the Botswana border along the Kalahari desert in the West with Gauteng province to the east and the Free State province to the south.

Economy

The Bojanala Platinum District Municipality is the economic growth engine of the North West province and contributes the vast majority of both total economic production and employment opportunities within the province. The performance of the economy within the district is thus crucial to achieving the overall growth and development targets of the entire province. The average economic growth rate of the district between 1997 and 2003 is estimated to have been around 6.7% annually.

Mining and quarrying industry in the province and certainly in the district remains the backbone of the district’s economic output. It is said 94% of the country’s platinum is found in the Rustenburg and Brits areas which areas are also said to produce more platinum than any other single area in the world. Agricultural: activities account for 19% of the district’s land area and are mainly geared towards commercial dry-land farming, commercially irrigated farming and subsistence dry-land activities. Mixed-crop farming and in the areas of Rustenburg and Brits, maize and sunflower are in abundance in the District.

Manufacturing

This sector contributed an estimated R2.5bn to the GVA of the district by 2001 and has grown by about 6.6% between 1996 and 2001. Tourism: 45% of all tourism establishments in the province are located within the BPDM. The District is home to the world-famous Sun City Complex.

Main economic sectors

Mining, community service, finance, trade, transport and manufacturing

CONTACT DETAILS

Postal – Po Box 1993, Rustenburg, 0300

Physical – Corner Beyers Naude & Fatima Bhayat Drive, Rustenberg Tel : 014 590 4500 Fax : 014 592 6085 Web : www.bojanala.gov.za

Kroondal Mine

Mayor Cllr Matlakala Nondzaba RUSTENBURG, North West

Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District

Municipality

Demographics

Local seat – Vryburg Province area – 104 882km2

District area – 47 478km2 Population – 459 357

Population growth – 0.22% p.a.

Mayor Cllr Tebogo Babuile VRYBURG, North West

LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES

MUNICIPALITY TOWN

Greater Taung Taung Kagisano-Molopo Ganyesa

Lekwa-Teemane Christiana Mamusa SchweizerReneke Naledi Vryburg

Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality is a category C municipality situated in the North West province and is the largest region within the North West Province. It lies 1200m above sea level and is dry, sunny and very hot in summer. It was formerly known as the western regions and shares its borders with Botswana and the Northern Cape province of South Africa.

The district has strong agricultural and mining influences. The major towns are surrounded by very low density, scattered rural settlements, villages and vast sparsely populated rural areas. The Segomotsi Mompati District is South Africa’s largest beef producing district, with Hereford cattle the most popular. It is sometimes called “the Texas of South Africa”. Maize and peanuts are important crops produced in the district. In terms of tourism, Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati is host to the internationally-renowned site of the discovery of the Taung skull, one of the world’s most important archaeological discoveries. Taung also host a hotel school. The vast expanses of this African savannah bushland is home to a great variety of game species, including lion, buffalos and rhino to be encountered at number of privately owned game reserves. “Getting closer to nature” is the main focus of the Dr Ruth S. Mompati district (formerly Bophirima Region or Stellaland). Other attractions include the Taung Heritage Route, the Molopo Game Reserve and the Leon Taljaard game reserve.

With regards to international trade the Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District contributes 2.4% of the exports of the province which in turn comprises 3.6% of the GDP of the district, amounting to R582,6 million. The major export partners are France, Germany, Canada, United Kingdom, Vietnam, Australia, United Arab Emirates, United States of America, Mozambique and Hong Kong (China). The major export products are agricultural products, hunting, food products (nuts and oil), transport equipment, furniture, metal products, machinery, chemicals, gold, diamonds, leather goods, electrical machinery and wood products.

Main economic sectors:

Community services, agriculture, finance, trade, transport, manufacturing, mining and construction.

CONTACT DETAILS

Postal – Po Box 21, Vryburg, 8600 Physical – 50 Market street, Vryburg, 8601 Tel – 053 928 700 Fax – 053 927 2401 Web – www.rsmompatidm.gov.za

Vryburg Town Hall

Dr Kenneth Kaunda District

Municipality

Demographics

Local seat – Klerksdorp

Province area – 104 882km2

District area – 14 671km2

Population – 742 822

Population growth – 1.48% p.a.

LOCAL

Mayor Cllr Barei Mosiane-Segotso KLERKSDORP, North West

MUNICIPALITIES

MUNICIPALITY TOWN

City of Matlosana Klerksdorp JB Marks Potchefstroom Maquassi Hills Wolmaransstad

Dr Kenneth Kaunda

Dr Kenneth Kaunda district contributed 23.7% to the Gross Domestic Product of the province in 2016 (Current prices) amounting to R62.3bn. The major sector contributions to the GDP in the district are community services 26.5%, mining 19.4%%, financial 16.2%, trade 15.1%, transport 7.9%, manufacturing 5.1% and tourism 2.4%. Dr Kenneth Kaunda is rich in gold and uranium that is found along the border of the province with Gauteng and the Free State (Klerksdorp and Orkney). The region is home to some of the most prominent gold mines in the world. Diamonds are mined at Christiana, Bloemhof and Wolmaransstad. It is a region with a rich and diverse natural and cultural heritage, with the potential for sustained economic growth serviced by a number of primary roads, with the N12 Treasure Corridor forming the main development axis in the district and serving as a potential concentration point for future industrial, commercial and tourism development.

The Dr Kenneth Kaunda district is a relatively prosperous and dynamic region of South Africa. Its quality of life is among the best that South Africa has to offer, reflected in its high average incomes, extensive access to basic infrastructure, world class medical, educational facilities and relatively low rate of serious crimes. Its excellent location, healthy climate and access to the largest markets in Africa make this area an ideal location for business.

With regards to international trade the Dr Kenneth Kaunda District contributes 7.6% of the exports of the province which in turn comprises 3% of the GDP of the district, amounting to R1.8 bn. The major export partners are the Democratic Republic of Congo, Zambia, Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and the United Arab Emirates. The major export products are articles of iron and steel as well as iron and steel, meat products, fertilizers, aircraft parts, electrical machinery, chemicals, plastic and vehicle parts and accessories. In terms of imports this district contributes 50.5% to the total imports of the province amounting to R2.9bn. The major import partners are China, United Arab Emirates, Thailand, Saudi Arabia, Germany, India, Italy, Hong Kong and Belgium.

Main economic sectors mining, trade, finance, government, agriculture, transport, communication, manufacturing and construction

CONTACT DETAILS

Postal – Private Bag X 5017, Klerksdorp, 2570

Physical – Civic Centre, Patmore road, Orkney

Tel - 018 473 8000 Fax – 018 473 25 23

Web – www.kaundadistrict.gov.za

The

District Municipality is a category C municipality situated in the North West province.

Klerksdorp Goldfield, Klerksdorp

Ngaka Modiri Molema District

Municipality

Demographics

Local seat – Mafikeng

Province area – 104 882km2

District area – 28 206km2

Population – 889 108

Population growth – 1.22% p.a.

The Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality is a category C municipality situated in the North West province.

The agriculture, culture and tourism has been identified as the anchor of economic growth especially where poverty, unemployment and inequality are rampant. All other sectors such as mining, manufacturing and retail would serve as offshoot to ACT. This will contribute to the national mandate of eradicating poverty to 0%, reducing unemployment by 6% and inequality by 0.60% by 2030. The Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality has an important role to play in setting the framework for growth and outlining the necessary actions to stimulate growth in areas such as innovation, research and development, skills, exports and entrepreneurship. This also means identifying and supporting business growth in areas where there is the greatest potential, whilst ensuring that the necessary economic infrastructure is in place to capitalize on the existing strength and opportunities.

The opportunities we offer:

• Strategic location on the intersections of the Platinum western corridors respectively linking the Gauteng economic powerhouse and the rest of South Africa with Botswana and the rest of Africa. As such the district is accessible through excellent transportation infrastructure such as an airports, roads and railway links.

• Tourism and Eco Tourism

• The administrative, trade, utilities and construction hub of the province in terms of the provincial capital Mafikeng located in the Mafikeng local municipality.

• The substantial agricultural, game farming and trophy hunting potential of Ditsobotla, Ratlou and Tswaing local municipalities

• The pristine environment and diverse cultural heritage potential and appeal in terms of broader international market.

Main economic sectors:

Agriculture, tourism, mining and culture

CONTACT DETAILS

Postal – Private Bag X 2167, Mafikeng, 2745

Physical – Corner Carrington street & 1st Avenue, Industrial site, Mahikeng

Tel – 018 381 9400 Fax – 018 381 0561

– www.nmmdm.gov.za

Mafikeng Museum

Department of Basic Education

MINISTER OF BASIC EDUCATION

The vision of the Department of Basic Education (DBE) is of a South Africa in which all people have access to lifelong learning, as well as education and training, which will, in turn, contribute towards improving quality of life and building a peaceful, prosperous and democratic South Africa.

The Department of Basic Education was formed when the former National Department of Education was split into two: Department of Basic Education and the Department of Higher Education and Training. The DBE deals with all schools from Grade R to Grade 12, including adult literacy programmes. The aim of the DBE is to develop, maintain and support a South African school education system for the 21st century.

The Department’s strategic goals are: effective and efficient governance and management; effective development, monitoring of curriculum implementation and support; improved teacher supply, development and utilisation; effective systems for planning, coordination, information management, assessment and district support; and improved social cohesion in schools and well-being of learners.

Our vision is of a South Africa in which all our people will have access to lifelong learning, education and training opportunities, which will, in turn, contribute towards improving the quality of life and building a peaceful, prosperous and democratic South Africa. Our mission is to provide leadership in the establishment of a South African education system for the 21st century.

The Department of Basic Education adheres to the following values:

People: Upholding the Constitution, being accountable to the Minister, the government and the people of South Africa.

Excellence: Maintaining high standards of performance and professionalism by aiming for excellence in everything we do, including being fair, ethical and trustworthy in all that we do.

Teamwork: Cooperating with one another and with our partners in education in an open and supportive way to achieve shared goals.

Learning: Creating a learning organisation in which staff members seek and share knowledge and information while committing themselves to personal growth.

Innovation: Striving to address the training needs for high-quality service and seeking ways to achieve our goals.

Strategic outcome-orientated goals: Improved quality of basic education:

Output 1: Improve the quality of teaching and learning

1.1 Improve teacher capacity and practices.

1.2 Increase access to high-quality learning materials.

Output 2: Undertake regular assessment to track progress

2.1 Establish a world-class system of standardised national assessments.

2.2 Extract key lessons from ongoing participation in international assessments.

CONTACT DETAILS

Postal – Private Bag X895, Pretoria, 0001

Physical – Sol Plaatje House, 222 Struben Street, Pretoria

Tel – 012 357 3000 / 0800 202 933

Web – www.education.gov.za

Output 3: Improve early childhood development

3.1 Universalise access to Grade R.

3.2 Improve the quality of early childhood development.

Output 4: Ensure a credible outcomesfocused planning and accountability system

4.1 Strengthen school management and promote functional schools.

4.2 Strengthen the capacity of district offices.

MRS ANGIE MOTSHEKGA

Director General

MR HUBERT MATHANZIMA MWELI

Northern Cape Province

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Capital: Kimberley

Largest City: Kimberley

Province Area: 372 889 km2

Area % of RSA: 30.5%

The Northern Cape lies to the South of its most important asset, the mighty Orange River, which provides the basis for a healthy agriculture industry. The Northern Cape borders the Atlantic Ocean in the west, Namibia and Botswana to the North West.

NORTHERN CAPE ECONOMIC OVERVIEW

Northern Cape Provincial Growth and Development Strategy The Northern Cape Provincial Growth and Development Strategy (NCPGDS) was launched in 2005 and is a guide on the Developmental planning in the province.

Major strategic interventions for promoting the growth, diversifica tion and transformation of the provincial economy include:

• Mineral beneficiation has the potential to unlock manufacturing opportunities that will contribute significantly to the provincial economy through value added manufactured products.

• The manufacturing centre to support the above initiative is underway.

• Agro processing is another sector in which manufacturing can originate to create greater impetus to diversification and consequently higher economic growth.

• Fishing and Mari culture has the potential to mitigating the future negative socio economic impact associated with diamond mining downscaling.

• Tourism Industry has blossomed largely as a result of the opening up of SA as a long haul tourist destination for the world travellers.

• Space Technology brings a lot of opportunities to the NC.

• Social Accounting Matrix will be used to identify opportunities to diversify and develop sub sectors of manufacturing and agro processing.

Economic advantages which create a positive environment for the province:

• Abundant mineral and natural resources

• Infrastructure

• Unique climatic conditions

• Unique tourism destination

• Abundant land for economic growth planning

• Manageable demographic proportions for economic growth planning

Government Office Contact Telephone: 053 839 8000 Facsimile: 053 839 8094

Provincial Website: www.northern-cape.gov.za

Postal address: Private Bag X5066, Kimberley, 8300

Physical address: JW Sauer Building, 6 th floor, Corner Roper & Quinn Street, Kimberley

Frances Baard District Municipality

John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality Namakwa District Municipality Pixley ka Seme District Municipality ZF Mgcawu District Municipality

Premier, Dr Zamani Saul Northern Cape

Frances Baard District Municipality

Demographics

Local seat – Kimberley

Province area – 372 889 km2

District area – 12 836 km2

Population – 387 741

Population growth – 0.33 % p.a.

The Frances Baard district municipality is a category C municipality located in the far eastern portion of the Northern Cape Province.

Agriculture

The main agricultural produce in the area is wheat, fruit, peanuts, maize, cotton olives, cattle, game farming, viticulture, fishing and vegetables. According to the agricultural industries profile completed by the Department of Agriculture and Land Reform (2008) most of these industries are well developed within the Northern Cape, but very little value adding and processing is taking place within the area. This provides an opportunity for expansion in agricultural activities i.e. canning, packaging, use of water wise plants and water management. Various linkages exist for agriculture in the Frances Baard district municipality. There are strong backward linkages with various sectors, such as the manufacturing sector for the production of machinery and fertilisers, the transport sector for the transport of inputs, as well as the electricity and water sector for the provision of adequate water supplies to farmlands for irrigation and other processes.

Mining

Mining in the Frances Baard district municipality consists mainly of diamond mining, which has been the cornerstone of Frances Baard district’s economy. Diamond mining has also contributed largely to the economic development of Kimberley, which was not established because of proximity to rivers or arable land but because of the presence of the Kimerlite pipes. The Kimberlite pipes have yielded large quantities of diamonds over the past 140 years.

Tourism

The Frances Baard district municipality provides a variety of tourist attractions which range from natural beauty attractions such as the river systems and the wide open savannah to manmade attraction such as the Big Hole, historic museums, Vaal Harts irri gation system and historic land sites.

Main Economic sectors

Mining, agriculture, construction, electricity, community services, trade and transport

CONTACT DETAILS

Postal – Private Bag X 6088, Kimberley, 8300

Physical – S1 Drakensberg Avenue, Carters Glen, Kimberley

Tel – 053 838 0911 Fax – 053 861 1538

Web – www.francesbaard.gov.za

The Big Hole & Downton, Kimberley

John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality

Demographics

Local seat – Kuruman

Province area – 372 889 km2

District area – 27 322 km2

Population – 242 264

Population growth – 1.70 % p.a.

Mayor Cllr Sofia Mosikatsi KURUMAN, Northern Cape

LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES

MUNICIPALITY TOWN

Gamagara Kathu Ga-Segonyana Kuruman Joe Morolong Mothibistad

The John Taolo Gaetsewe district municipality is a category C municipality located in the north of the Northern Cape Province, bordering Botswana in the west.

Agriculture

Agriculture is regarded as the second most important economic pillar of the John Taolo Gaetsewe region, with extensive commercial agriculture being practised throughout the John Taolo Gaetsewe area, with specific emphasis around the Ga-Segonyana local municipality and Gamagara local municipality areas and former District Management Area now part of Joe Morolong municipal area, while the Joe Morolong local municipality is predominantly utilised for emerging and subsistence farming activities.

Tourism

Nature-based tourism (ecotourism) is the prime tourist attraction to the Northern Cape Province. Overall accessibility and remoteness to tourist attractions have proven to be two major limiting factors for tourism growth in the province. Tourist attractions in John Taolo Gaetsewe district include the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, the Moffat Mission Station, Nature Reserve, the Eye, the Wonderwerk Cave, and many others.

Mining

The district is one of the richest mining regions in the Northern Cape with manganese ore, iron- ore and tiger’s eye being some of the main minerals. The Sishen iron-ore mine is one of the largest open cast mines in the world and the iron-ore railway from Sishen to Saldanha is one of the longest iron-ore carriers in the world. The Mining sector is the only sector with a comparative advantage in the John Taolo Gaetsewe district.

Main Economic sectors

Agriculture, mining and retail.

CONTACT DETAILS

Postal – Po Box 1480, Kuruman, 8460

Physical – 4 Federale Mynbou street, Kuruman Tel – 053 712 8700 Fax – 053 712 2502

Web – www.taologaetsewe.gov.za

Finsch Diamond Mine

Namakwa District Municipality Demographics

Local seat – Springbok

Province area – 372 889 km2

District area – 126 836 km2

Population – 115 488

Population growth – 0.07 % p.a.

Mayor Cllr Mervin Cloete SPRINGBOK, Northern Cape LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES

MUNICIPALITY TOWN

Hantam Calvinia

Kamiesberg Garies

Karoo Hoogland Williston

Khai-Ma Pofadder

Nama Khoi Springbok Richtersveld Port Nolloth

Mountainous region in Springbok

The Namakwa district municipality is a category C municipality located in the Northern Cape Province.

Tourism

Namakwa is a tourist destination of choice where tourists can watch wild flowers during the spring. The banks of the Orange River as well as the Namakwa coastline offer great hiking and 4x4 excursions for the outdoor enthusiast, while the nomadic Nama culture of the region is a unique draw card. Stargazing in Sutherland, tasting Karoo Lamb chops in the Hantam area and picturesque scenic drives in the Kamiesberg are also popular among our existing tourist market. The Namakwa region consists of the former Namaqualand and Hantam Karoo regions, and is bordered by the Orange River to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. Geographically, the region can be described as a semi desert area with hot summers, little rainfall and cold winters. Agriculture

The Namakwa District can be divided into a few agricultural types. Isolated cultivated land is located along the Orange River with reference to Henkries, Onseekpans, Coboop and Pella were dates and a verity of fruits are produced. Most parts of the southern and eastern areas focuses on sheep and wool farming. Numerous economic opportunities exist within the Abalone and Oyster production industry within the western areas of the district that can boost the District Economy.

Stock Farming

Stock farming takes place throughout the whole region and is mainly focussed on small stock, consisting of sheep and goats. The sheep farming produces mutton and wool. The agricultural sector is one of the most important sub-sectors in the district and the second largest employer of labour. Although the livestock industry is seen as very competitive, especially at the local level, opportunities for expansion are limited due to natural resource base constraints. The district is one of very few areas in South Africa where high quality arable land together with water licenses from the Orange River are readily available for the economic development of local communities.

Main economic sectors

Agriculture and tourism.

CONTACT DETAILS

Postal – Private Bag X 20, Springbok, 8240

Physical – Hendrik J Visser Building, Van Riebeeck street, Springbok

Tel – 027 712 8000 Fax – 027 712 8040

Web – www.namakwa.gov.za

Pixley ka Seme District Municipality

Demographics

Local seat – De Aar

Province area – 104 882 km2

District area – 103 595 km2

Population – 195 595

Population growth – 1.10% p.a.

Mayor Cllr Rhoode Itumeleng DE AAR, Northern Cape

LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES

MUNICIPALITY TOWN

Emthanjeni De Aar

Kareeberg Carnarvon Renosterberg Petrusville

Siyathemba Prieska Siyancuma Douglas Thembelihle Hopetown Ubuntu Victoria West Umsobomvu Colesberg De-Aar-Solar power Facility

The Pixley Ka Seme district municipality is a category C municipality situated in the South-East of the Northern Cape.

Agriculture

Pixley ka Seme is a district in which agriculture is the key economic activity with Siyancuma, Ubuntu and Siyathemba municipalities adding the most value in this sector and contributing 28.49% to the provincial gross value added (GVA) in this sector, but only 2.12% to the national GVA. The location quotient for agriculture in the district, with respect to the Northern Cape Province and South Africa, is 2.35% and 9.15% respectively. This indicates a comparative advantage of this sector implying that the sector has the potential to make a greater contribution to the GDPR of the district. The district management area has the highest location quotient followed by Ubuntu, Siyathemba and Thembelihle municipalities.

Mining

The mining sector contribution to the GDPR of the district is less than that of agriculture and contributes only 1.14% to the provincial gross value added in this sector, with approximately 95% of the district contribution being attributed to that of Siyancuma municipality. The location quotient in this sector of 4.28% for Siyancuma municipality bears testament to the comparative advantage of this municipality with respect to the other municipalities in this sector. An abundance of Tiger’s Eye is present in the Siyathemba municipality. Although traces of other minerals are present the extent of its resource base is not known. The location quotient of this sector indicates that, although comparative advantages exist between municipalities in the district, the district does not display a comparative advantage in this sector with respect to the Northern Cape and South Africa.

Tourism

Tourism is not identified as a sector in the standard industrial classification. It has, however, been identified as one of the six categories of economic potential according to which the South African space economy has been classified in the National Spatial Development Perspective (NSDP 2003). The tourism sector in the district contributes 15.6% to the provincial gross value added (GVA) The municipalities Emthanjeni, Kareeberg, Umsobomvu and Siyancuma contributes approximately 22.8%, 24.8%, 14.9% and 11.5% to the provincial gross value added (GVA) in this sector.

Main economic sectors

Community services, agriculture, transport, trade, electricity, construction, manufacturing and mining.

CONTACT DETAILS

Postal – Private Bag X 1012, De Aar, 7000

Physical – Culvert road, De Aar

Tel – 053 631 0891 Fax – 053 631 2529

Web – www.pksdm.gov.za

ZF Mgcawu District

Municipality Demographics

Local seat – Upington

Province area - 104 882km2

District area – 102 484km2

Population – 252 692

Population growth – 1.48% p.a.

Mayor Cllr M.C Basson

UPINGTON, Northern Cape LOCAL

MUNICIPALITIES

MUNICIPALITY TOWN

Dawid Kruiper Upington

Kai Garib Kakamas

Kgatelopele Danielskuil

Kheis Groblershoop

Tsantsabane Postmasburg

The ZF Ngcawu district municipality is a category C municipality situated in the Northern Cape Province.

Agricultural Enterprises

The Orange River Producers Alliance is a table grape industry that is renowned in as supplier of fresh table grapes to Europe with an output of more than 20 million cartons. (OABS, 2012) More than 90% of Africa’s total dried vine fruit arm production is produced through 1250 sultana grape growers in the Northern Cape who produced more than 50,000 tons in 2010. The sultanas produced here comprise more than 80% of that which is exported primarily to Europe and other eastern countries.

National Parks and Reserves

The world famous Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park is found in this region. This tourist destination attracts thousands of tourists to the region on an annual basis and has thus a very positive influence on the smaller local tourist enterprises in the area. About 13km outside of Upington is the Spitskop Nature Reserve, which is managed by the Khara Hais municipality. Although this reserve does not fall specifically under the ZFM management, it plays a role in the tourism industry of the region. The Augrabies National Park which, like Spitskop, is not managed by ZF Mgcawu district municipality, but which has an important influence on tourism in the region.

Minerals and mining

ZF Mgcawu’s economy is largely dominated by mining and agriculture. As far as can be established, no economically viable mineral resources have been found in the area, except for recent findings in the Rietfontein area. There are however small pockets of various minerals. The largest are copper and zinc of Areachap north of Upington. Various small concentrations of calcite, lead, fluorspar, barite, wolfram and amethyst have been mapped but not really at a notable scale. At the moment salt is being mined at two pans, namely Groot Witpan, 95 km northwest of Upington and at Witpan.

Main economic sectors

Agriculture, mining and tourism

CONTACT DETAILS

Postal – Private Bag X 6039, Upington, 8800

Physical – Corner Nelson Mandela Avenue & Upington 26 road, Upington

Tel – 054 337 2800 Fax – 054 337 2888

Web – www.zfm-dm.co.za

Upington

Western Cape Province

City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality

Cape Winelands District Municipality

Central Karoo District Municipality Garden Route District Municipality

Overberg District Municipality West Coast District Municipality

Capital: Cape Town

Largest City: Cape Town

Province Area: 129 462km2

Area % of RSA: 10.6%

AGRICULTURE

About 45% of South Africa’s agricultural exports move through the Western Cape and the value added in the sector amounts to just less than R21 billion per annum. The agricultural sector not only stimulates economic growth in the province, it also plays a major role in creating sustainable job opportunities. The department’s service area covers approximately 13 million hectares, of which 2 million hectares are under cultivation and 320 000 hectares are under irrigation. The Western Cape Department of Agriculture has a direct or indirect influence on the production of wine, deciduous fruit, citrus, grain, fynbos, vegetables, ostriches, small and large stock, as well as milk and dairy products. The department has also made a commitment to support alternative products and crops within the agricultural sector both in terms of finance and service.

ECONOMY

In South Africa, the official narrow unemployment rate is estimated at 27.1% in the fourth quarter of 2018 (Stats SA). The Western Cape has South Africa’s lowest unemployment rate at a full 14% points below the national average on the expanded definition.  It also has the lowest rural unemployment rate at 15.7% in South Africa (State of the Province Address 2019). The biggest driver of economic growth and job creation in the Province is the services sector. The Western Cape has managed to maintain its significant comparative trade advantage in the agri-processing value chain and several services sectors. Agri-processing and tourism are suitable sectors to support inclusive growth, as both are very labour intensive with rising productivity and allow for the creation of sustained jobs for all skill levels in both urban and rural areas. Both sectors can also be important earners of foreign exchange.

The development of the gas sector allows for a transformation of the energy mix in the Western Cape to include more sustainable, affordable and environmentally friendly solutions. The clothing sector is benefiting from increased demand from local retailers and there are tentative signs of a turnaround in the industry. The construction sector is one of the key sectors to benefit from sustained growth in other sectors as it results in an increased need for infrastructure development. Due to these links to fast-growing sectors, infrastructure and construction growth in the Province is expected to continue to outpace growth in the rest of South Africa.

Government Office Contact

Telephone: 086 014 2142 Facsimile: 021 483 7216

Provincial Website www.westerncape.gov.za

Postal address: Private Bag X9043, Cape Town, 8000

Physical address: Legislature Building, Office of the Premier, 1 st floor, 7 Wale street, Cape Town, 8000

Premier, Mr Alan Winde. Western Cape

City of Cape Town

Demographics

Local seat – Cape Town

Province area – 129 462km2

Metro area – 2 446km2

Population – 4 005 016

Population growth – 1.56% p.a.

The City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality is a category A municipality and is situated in the Southern Peninsula of the Western Cape Province.

Cape Town’s Organisational Development and Transformation Plan

The City has started on a 5-year journey to transform the way we do business and take Cape Town to the next level. We’ve called this initiative the Organisational Development and Transformation Plan, or ODTP. The ODTP aims to streamline the City’s administrative structures and improve service delivery for residents. By adopting a holistic approach, we are building a flexible and responsive organisation that can respond to rapidly changing circumstances and which puts your needs first. We are working hard to achieve this through continuous community and stakeholder engagement and by adapting our vision, strategy and policies to reflect this new customer-centric operating model. While we have already made great progress as a city, we can do more. The ODTP will ensure that we become an organisation that listens, talks and is more responsive to the needs of communities. There will be challenges along the way but by working together we will be successful. We have prioritised the following 11 areas of delivery to help us achieve this:

• Delivering excellence in basic services

• Providing basic service delivery to informal settlements and backyard dwellers

• Ensuring safe communities

• Promoting dense and transit-oriented urban growth and development

• Providing efficient, integrated public transport systems

Tourism

• Leveraging technology for progress

• Positioning Cape Town as a forward-looking and globally competitive business city

• Ensuring resource efficiency and security

• Building integrated communities

• Promoting economic inclusion

• Ensuring long-term operational sustainability

Cape Town is Africa’s most visited tourist destination and the recipient of numerous travel and destination awards. Tourism, conferences and conventions provide almost 10% of the province’s GDP and these activities are an important driver of economic growth.

Main economic sectors

Finance, tourism, business services, manufacturing, trade and hospitality, community services, general government, transport, agriculture, electricity, storage and communications.

CONTACT DETAILS

Postal – Private Bag X 9181, Cape Town, 8000

Physical – Civic Centre, 12 Hertzog Boulevard, Cape Town

Tel – 021 400 1111 Fax – 021 400 1313

Web – www.capetown.gov.za

Mayor Cllr Geordin Hill-Lewis CAPE TOWN, Western Cape Province

Cape Town Harbour/ Coastline Table Mountain

Cape Winelands District

Municipality Demographics

Local seat – Stellenbosch

Province area – 129 462 km2

District area – 21 473 km2

Population – 866 001

Population growth – 2.16% p.a.

The Cape Winelands District Municipality is a category C municipality situated in the Western Cape Province. Economic Profile

The District’s close proximity to the City of Cape Town and its port is an important factor in its economic growth. The sheltered valleys between mountains in the Cape Winelands are ideal for the cultivation of export-grade fruit such as apples, table grapes, olives, peaches and oranges. With the Cape Winelands District’s large market and the two major export harbours, as well as its natural beauty, well developed tourism, wine and agri-processing and other manufacturing industries, growing financial services and quality education, the district is well placed to participate in the Western Cape economy. The Cape Winelands is the second largest regional economy in the Western Cape with a total region gross domestic product GDP-R (constant prices, 2005) of R26.58 billion.

Agriculture is also an important sector within the district, even though it’s overall contribution to the economy is not as substantial when compared to other sectors, it provides inputs, mainly grapes, apples, pears and peaches, for the manufacturing sector and supports many local tourism activities (wine tourism). The agricultural sector within this district plays an important role on a national level as a large proportion of horticultural products that are exported from South Africa originate from the Cape Winelands district and it is the largest wine producing area in South Africa. Factors that will have an adverse impact on the agriculture sector, such as increasing fuel prices, changes in labour legislation, input cost increases, the current drought, etc. will therefore also result in indirect adverse effects on other sectors within the district as many local sectors support the agriculture, forestry and fishing sector.

Tourism

The Cape Winelands is vast and filled with events and happenings, so make sure you set enough time aside to enjoy the beautiful surroundings, taste wine, pick strawberries and participate in numerous events hosted by the various regions.The Cape Winelands is known as the culinary capital of South Africa; titillate your taste buds while savouring some of the world’s finest wines in Franschhoek. Taste locally produced cheeses, olives and export quality fruit and organic produce in Bonnievale and Ceres.

Main economic sectors

Finance and business services, manufacturing, wholesale and retail trade, construction, transport, communication, agriculture, forestry and fishing

CONTACT DETAILS

Postal – Po Box 100, Stellenbosch, 7599

Physical – 46 Alexander street, Stellenbosch Tel – 086 126 5263 Fax – 023 342 8442 Web – www.capewinelands.gov.za

Winelands in Stellenbosch

Central Karoo District

Municipality

Demographics

Local seat – Beaufort West

Province area – 129 462 km2

District area – 38 854 km2

Population – 74 247

Population growth – 1.01% p.a.

Mayor Cllr Gayton Mckenzie BEAUFORT WEST, Western

Cape Province

LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES

MUNICIPALITY TOWN

Beaufort West Beaufort West Laingsburg Laingsburg Prince Albert Prince Albert

The Central Karoo District Municipality is a category C municipality located in the Western Cape Province.

Tourism

With an almost unnaturally bright and startling blue sky and the most amazing landscapes with nature at its best, the Beaufort West region boasts a healthy climate and beautiful weather all year around. The endless horizon will give you the feeling of complete isolation from the rest of the world. With no cell phone reception in some areas you can almost touch the silence! A feeling of inner peace and relaxation will recharge your senses. A huge smile, the warmest hospitality and always the feeling of being very welcome, a trade mark of the Karoo, awaits you everywhere you go and is a sheer overwhelming and humbling experience. The Karoo will take you back in time. Far back in times, if you like. Too recently past centuries, with stunningly beautiful Victorian, Cape Dutch and Georgian architecture, to name but a few. With many vintage cars and even donkey carts still being modes of everyday transport. Telephone operators still connecting phone calls on a switchboard whilst always knowing more about the people than the local hair dressers! Go back thousands of years if you like, when visiting one of the numerous mystic sites of bushman paintings and engravings to learn more about the fascinating culture of the San, the first inhabitants of this area. You may even want to go back further than that! Dinosaur fossils, millions of years old and scattered in the open veld all around Beaufort West and the Central Karoo, with many of them not even discovered yet. Stunning rock formations of the same age or older will leave you in awe.

Top 5 reasons for investing in the Central Karoo

• The Central Karoo District has a strong agriculture base for sheep and goats

• It has a growing Tourism sector

• Currently mineral and natural gas reserves are under-utilised

• The N1 key arterial has thousands of potential customers passing

• The Central Karoo District is also characterised as a quiet, peaceful area with beautiful sunsets, clean air and vast open land Main economic sectors

Construction, agriculture, community services, finance and business services.

CONTACT DETAILS

Postal – Private Bag X 560, Beaufort West, 6970

Physical – 63 Donkin street, Beaufort West

Tel – 023 449 1000 Fax – 023 415 1253

Web – www.skdm.co.za

Beaufort West

Garden Route District

Municipality Demographics

Local seat – George

Province area – 129 462 km2

District area – 23 331 km2

Population – 611 278

Population growth – 1.42% p.a.

Mossel Bay Shore

Mayor Ald. Memory Booysen GEORGE, Western Cape LOCAL

MUNICIPALITIES MUNICIPALITY TOWN

Bitou

Plettenberg Bay George George

Hessequa Riversdale

Knysna Knysna

Mossel Bay Mossel Bay Kannaland Ladysmith

The Garden Route District Municipality is a category C municipality situated in the Western Cape Province. The Garden Route district is in the heart of the world renowned Garden Route area with picturesque mountains as a back drop to the Indian Ocean and moderate climate makes the area a world class tourism destination.

Tourism

Garden Route & Klein Karoo is one of the most beautiful, awe-inspiring stretches of land in South Africa, if not the world. Come and discover the majestic mountains, breath-taking views, a natural garden of rich, colourful vistas, with valleys and lakes, rivers and forests, a paradise for bird-lovers and nature lovers, an eco-destination like few others in the world, with miles upon miles of beautiful, white sandy beaches and a million things to do and explore. Nestled between majestic mountain ranges and a brilliant blue coastline, the well-renowned Garden Route & Klein Karoo towns beckon their worldwide audience to sample the simple yet intoxicating, inviting yet thrilling beauty and encounters that are intertwined with the myriad of attractions inherent in its people, indigenous environment and culinary delights. With all of this on offer, the Garden Route & Klein Karoo, stretches from Witsand to Plettenberg Bay, right around to Oudtshoorn as well as Calitzdorp and Ladismith on the R62. Garden Route & Klein Karoo is situated about 280km from Cape Town and is one of South Africa’s richest botanical treasures, where you can lose yourself in nature, surrounded by the splendour of giant Yellowwood or Milkwood trees in one of the indigenous forests.

Economy

The local economy of the Garden Route municipal area is dominated by the finance, insurance, real estate and business services sector (R10 014.3 million or 24.9%), followed by the wholesale and retail trade, catering and accommodation sector (R7 223.4 million or 17.9%), manufacturing sector (R5 853.9 million or 14.5% in 2016), general government (R4 106.2 million or 10.2%) and transport, storage and communication (R4 019.8 million or 10.0%). Combined, these five three sectors contributed R31.2 billion (or 77.5%) to the Garden Route District municipal economy, which was estimated be worth R40.3 billion in 2016.

Main economic sectors

Tourism, manufacturing, finance, business services, general government, communication, wholesale, transport, community services, agriculture, forestry and fishing.

CONTACT DETAILS

Postal – Po Box 12, George, 6530 Physical – 54 York street, George Tel – 044 803 1300 Fax – 086 555 6303 Web – www.gardenroute.gov.za

Overberg District Municipality

Demographics

Local seat – Bredasdorp

Province area – 129 462 km2

District area – 12 239 kim2

Population – 286 786

Population growth – 2.39% p.a.

LOCAL

Mayor

Ald. Andries Franken BREDASDORP, Western Cape Province

MUNICIPALITIES

MUNICIPALITY TOWN

Cape Agulhas Bredasdorp

Overstrand Hermanus Swellendam Swellendam

Theewaterskloof Caledon

The Overberg District Municipality is a category C municipality situated in the Western Cape Province.

Agriculture

Fresh water is abundant, allowing for a diversity of agricultural activities that includes fruit and vegetable cultivation, grain production and the farming of sheep, cattle and ostrich as well as the breeding of horses. South Africa’s second largest lake system, the Soetendaals Vlei is also found within its borders. The Overberg has numerous threatened habitats encompassed within its boundaries, including the Renosterveld which only remains in isolated pockets between agricultural lands. Efforts are underway by conservation agencies and NGO’s, including the Flower Valley Trust to work with land owners to ensure sustainable agricultural practices that can protect the remaining  Renosterveld  patches. As well as being home to numerous protected plant species the Overberg is also home to the Bontebok, Agulhas-Long Billed Lark and South Africa’s national bird the Blue Crane.  Tourism

Within driving distance of one of South Africa’s busiest cities, lies a region of contrasts and wonder. The Overberg has rugged mountain ranges, fynbos, rolling wheat and canola fields, and splendid coastal vistas. It is for you to reflect, discover and maybe even have the adventure of a lifetime. Driving southeast on the N2 from Cape Town, visitors will climb the Hottentots Holland Mountains via Sir Lowry’s Pass just after Somerset West. Fortunately, modern travellers have the luxury of a well-built highway, not like the early settlers who struggled over the mountain with ox and wagon. Once on the other side of the mountain, the traveller will find a myriad of roads into the Overberg where the land, mountains, sea and people tell their own story. The Overberg is a region that stretches along coasts with beautiful beaches, and over mountain ranges with interesting geological formations, abundant birdlife and fynbos. The roads will take you on a journey through valleys with picturesque vineyards, orchards and beautiful landscapes of green, gold and brown.  Memories from the past – as illustrated by the Overberg’s rich collection of mission stations, ship wrecks and old architectural treasures – exist harmoniously with new developments in our towns, ensuring visitors find all they need.

Main economic sectors

Insurance, finance, real estate, business services, manufacturing, agriculture, tourism, construction, transport, forestry and fish ing, wholesale and retail trade, storage, social and personal services.

CONTACT DETAILS

Postal – Private Bag X 22, Bredasdorp, 7280

Physical – 26 Long street, Bredasdorp

Tel – 028 425 1157 Fax – 028 425 1014

Web – www.odm.org.za

Near De Hoop Nature Reserve

Garden Route District

Municipality Demographics

Local seat – Moorreesburg

Province area – 129 462 km2

District area – 31 119 km2

Local seat – George Province area – 129 462 km2 District area – 23 331 km2

Mayor

Population – 611 278

Population – 436 403

Population growth – 1.42% p.a.

Population growth – 2.45% p.a.

Bergrivier

Saldanha Bay

The West Coast District Municipality is a category C municipality located in the Western Cape Province.

Tourism

This sector includes business and leisure tourism, which is already a major contributor to the economy of the province. It directly contributes R17 billion to the region and has so far created 204 000 formal jobs in the province. It was chosen for initial focus because we believe that, by working together, we can grow these figures substantially. Tourism also creates jobs on all skills levels, but especially among medium- and low skilled residents.

Agri-processing

With a focus on food, beverages, exports and domestic product potential, agri-processing currently contributes R12 billion to the local economy and has created 79 000 jobs in the province. By helping this industry to grow, we can create jobs for residents in our rural areas. Through Project Khulisa, we aim to grow agri-processing in the Western Cape by:

• Exploring new infrastructure projects

• Improving regulation for this industry

• Promoting and supporting Western Cape products locally and abroad.

Oil and gas

This sector is a national focus area that has created 35 000 formal jobs in the province and we are focusing on this sector as many jobs can be created for artisans in midstream services such as rig repair. We believe Project Khulisa can help generate growth and jobs in this sector by:

• Ensuring that the government remains on track with its plan to transform Saldanha into a rig repair hub.

• Developing the skills we need to service rigs.

Main economic sectors

Tourism, insurance, general government, transport, construction, agriculture, forestry and fishing, manufacturing, storage, real estate, business services, social and personal services.

CONTACT DETAILS

Postal – Po Box 242, Mooreesburg, 7310

Physical – 58 Long street, Mooreesburg Tel – 022 433 8400 Fax – 086 692 6113

Department of Health

The mission of the National Department of Health is to improve health status through the prevention of illness, disease and the promotion of healthy lifestyles, and to consistently improve the health care delivery system by focusing on access, equity, efficiency, quality and sustainability.

The Department of Health (DoH) derives its mandate from the National Health Act of 2003, which requires that the department provides a framework for a structured and uniform health system for South Africa. The Act sets out the responsibilities of the three levels of government in the provision of health services. The DoH contributes directly to the realisation of Priority 2 (education, skills and health) of government’s 2019-2024 Medium Term Strategic Framework, and the vision articulated in chapter 10 of the National Development Plan (NDP).

As the custodian of South Africa’s national health system, the DoH contributes to the goals, indicators and actions of chapter 10 of the NDP, such as reducing the burden of disease and strengthening the provision of healthcare to improve the lives and lifespans of the country’s citizens. In terms of the National Health Act of 2003, provincial departments of health are mandated to provide healthcare services, whereas the national department is responsible for policy formulation, coordination and support to provincial departments, as well as the monitoring, evaluation and oversight of the sector.

Over the medium term, the department is expected to focus on implementing the phased implementation of National Health Insurance (NHI), investing in health infrastructure, preventing and treating communicable and non-communicable diseases (NCDs), and financing tertiary hospital services.

Investing in health infrastructure

The DoH is working with National Treasury and other stakeholders to develop strategies to accelerate the delivery of infrastructure in the health sector for the implementation of the NHI.

Financing strategic disease programmes

The department is expected to expand antiretroviral treatment to reach 6.5 million people by 2022/23, including prevention activities such as condom distribution, medical male circumcision and HIV testing.

National Health Insurance

The NHI aims to ensure that all citizens and residents of South Africa, irrespective of socio-economic status, have access to good-quality health services provided by both the public and private sectors, thereby eradicating financial barriers to healthcare access. The NDP envisions a health system that works for everyone, produces positive health outcomes and is accessible to all. By 2030, the NDP expects South Africa to have, among other things, raised the life expectancy of South Africans to at least 70 years; produced a generation of under-20s that is largely free of HIV; achieved an IMR of less than 20 deaths per thousand live births, including an U5MR of less than 30 per thousand; achieved a significant shift in equity, efficiency and quality of health service provision.

CONTACT DETAILS

Postal – Private Bag X828, Pretoria, 0001

Physical – 1112 Voortrekker Road, Pretoria Townlands 351-JR, Pretoria, 0187

Tel – 012 395 8000

Web – www.health.gov.za

MINISTER OF HEALTH

DR. JOE PHAAHLA MINISTER OF HEALTH DIRECTOR GENERAL OF HEALTH DR. SANDILE BUTHELEZI DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

South African Municipal Listings

EASTERN CAPE

Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality

Postal – Po Box 134, East London, 5200

Tel – 043 705 2000

Web – www.buffalocity.gov.za

Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality

Postal – Po Box 116, Port Elizabeth, 6000 Tel – 041 506 1911 Web – www.nelsonmandelabay.gov.za

Alfred Nzo District Municipality

Postal – Private Bag X511, eMaxesibeni, 4735

Tel – 039 254 5000 Web – www.andm.gov.za

Matatiele Local Municipality

Postal – Po Box 12, Bizana, 4800 Tel – 039 251 0230

Web www.mbizana.gov.za

Ntabankulu Local Municipality

Postal – Po Box 234, Tabankulu, 5130 Tel – 039 258 0056

Web – www.ntabankulu.gov.za

Umzimvubu Local Municipality

Postal – Private Bag X9020, Kwabhaca, 5090 Tel – 039 255 8500 Web – www.umzimvubu.gov.za

Amathole District Municipality

Postal – Po Box 320, East London, 5200

Tel – 043 701 4000

Web – www.amathole.gov.za

Amahlathi Local Municipality

Postal – Private Bag X4002, Stutterheim, 4930

Tel – 043 683 5000 Web- www.amahlathi.gov.za

Mbhashe Local Municipality

Postal – Po Box 25, Dutywa, 5000 Tel – 047 489 5800

Web – www.mbhashemun.gov.za

Great Kei Local Municipality

Postal – Private Bag X2, Komga, 4950 Tel – 043 831 5700

Web – www.greatkeilm.gov.za

Mnquma Local Municipality

Postal – Po Box 36, Butterworth, 4960 Tel – 047 401 2400

Web – www.mnquma.gov.za

Ngqushwa Local Municipality

Postal – Po Box 539, Peddie, 5640 Tel – 040 673 3095

Web – www.ngqushwamun.gov.za

Raymond Mhlaba Local Municipality

Postal – Po Box 36, Fort Beaufort, 5720

Tel – 046 645 7400

Web – www.raymondmhlaba.gov.za

Chris Hani District Municipality

Postal – Private Bag X7121, Komani, 5320

Tel – 045 808 4600

Web – www.chrishanidm.gov.za

Intsika Yethu Local Municipality

Postal – Private Bag X1251, Cofimvaba, 5380 Tel – 047 874 8700 Web – www.intsikayethu.gov.za

Inxuba Yethemba Local Municipality

Postal – Po Box 24, Cradock, 5880

Tel – 048 801 5000 Web – www.iym.gov.za

Sakhisizwe Local Municipality

Postal – Po Box 26, Cala, 5455

Tel – 047 877 5200

Web – www.sakhisizwe.gov.za

Joe Gqabi District Municipality

Postal – Private Bag X102, Barkley East, 9786 Tel – 045 979 3000

Web – www.jgdm.gov.za

Elundini Local Municipality Postal – Po Box 1, Maclear, 5480 Tel – 045 932 8100 Web – www.elundini.org.za

Senqu Local Municipality

Postal – Private Bag X03, Lady Grey, 9755 Tel – 051 603 1301

Web – www.senqu.gov.za

Walter Sisulu Local Municipality

Postal – Po Box 13, Burgersdorp, 9744 Tel – 051 653 1777

Web – www.wslm.gov.za

OR Tambo District Municipality Postal – Private Bag X6043, Mthatha, 5100 Tel – 047 501 6400 Web – www.ortambodm.gov.za

Ingquza Hill Local Municipality

Postal – Po Box 14, Flagstaff, 4810

Tel – 039 252 0131

Web – www.ihlm.gov.za

King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality

Postal – Po Box 45, Mthatha, 5099

Tel – 047 501 4000

Web – www.ksd.gov.za

Mhlontlo Local Municipality

Postal – Po Box 31, Qumbu, 5180

Tel – 047 553 7000

Web – www.mhlontlolm.gov.za

Nyandeni Local Municipality

Postal – Private Bag X504, Libode, 5160

Tel – 047 555 5000

Web – www.nyandenilm.gov.za

Port St Johns Local Municipality

Postal – Po Box 2, Port St Johns, 5120

Tel – 047 564 1207

Web – www.psjmunicipality.gov.za

Sarah Baartman District Municipality

Postal – Po Box 318, Port Elizabeth, 6000

Tel – 041 508 7111

Web – www.sarahbaartman.co.za

Blue Crane Route Local Municipality

Postal – Po Box 21, Somerset East, 5850 Tel – 042 243 6400

Web – www.bcrm.gov.za

Dr Beyers Naude Local Municipality

Postal – Po Box 71, Graaff-Reinet, 6280

Tel – 049 807 5700

Web – www.bnlm.gov.za

Kouga Local Municipality

Postal – Po Box 21, Jeffreys Bay, 6330

Tel – 042 200 2200 Web – www.kouga.gov.za

Koukamma Local Municipality

Postal – Private Bag X011, Kareedouw, 6400 Tel – 042 288 7200

Web – www.koukammamunicipality.gov.za

Makana Local Municipality

Postal – Po Box 176, Makhanda, 6140

Tel – 046 603 6131

Web – www.makana.gov.za

Ndlambe Local Municipality

Postal – Po Box 13, Port Alfred, 6170 Tel – 046 604 5500

Web – www.ndlambe.gov.za

Sundays River Local Municipality

Postal – Po Box 47, Kirkwood, 6120 Tel – 042 230 7730

Web – www.srvm.gov.za

FREE STATE

Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality

Postal – Po Box 3704, Bloemfontein, 9300

Tel – 051 405 8911

Web – www.mangaung.co.za

Fezile Dabi District Municipality

Postal – Po Box 10, Sasolburg, 1947

Tel – 016 970 8600

Web – www.feziledabi.gov.za

Mafube Local Municipality

Postal – Po Box 2, Frankfort, 9830 Tel – 058 813 1051

Web – www.mafubemunicipality.gov.za

Metsimaholo Local Municipality

Postal – Po Box 60, Sasolburg, 1947

Tel – 016 973 8300

Web – www.metsimaholo.gov.za

Moqhaka Local Municipality

Postal – Po Box 302, Kroonstad, 9500

Tel – 056 216 9911

Web – www.moqhaka.gov.za

Ngwathe Local Municipality

Postal – Po Box 359, Parys, 9585

Tel – 056 816 2700

Web – www.ngwathe.fs.gov.za

Lejweleputswa District Municipality

Postal – Po Box 2163, Welkom, 9460

Tel – 057 353 3094

Web – www.lejwe.co.za

Masilonyana Local Municipality

Postal – Po Box 8, Theunissen, 9410 Tel – 057 733 0106

Web – www.masilonyana.fs.gov.za

Matjhabeng Local Municipality

Postal – Po Box 708, Welkom, 9460

Tel – 057 391 3611

Web – www.matjhabeng.fs.gov.za

Nala Local Municipality

Postal – Private Bag X15, Bothaville, 9660 Tel – 056 514 9200

Web – www.nala.org.za

Tokologo Local Municipality

Postal – Private Bag X46, Boshoff, 8340 Tel – 053 541 0014

Web – www.tokologo.gov.za

Tswelopele Local Municipality

Postal – Po Box 3, Bultfontein, 9670

Tel – 051 853 1111

Web – www.tswelopele.gov.za

Thabo Mofutsanyana District Municipality

Postal – Private Bag X810, Witsieshoek, 9870

Tel – 058 718 1089

Web – www.thabomofutsanyana.gov.za

Dihlabeng Local Municipality

Postal – Po Box 551, Bethlehem, 9700 Tel – 058 303 5732

Web – www.dihlabeng.gov.za

Maluti-A-Phofung Local Municipality

Postal – Private Bag X805, Witsieshoek, 9866 Tel – 058 718 3700

Web – www.map.fs.gov.za

Mantsopa Local Municipality

Postal – Po Box 64, Ladybrand, 9745

Tel – 051 924 0654

Web – www.mantsopa.fs.gov.za

Nketoana Local Municipality

Postal – Po Box 26, Reitz, 9810 Tel – 058 863 2811

Web – www.nketoana.fs.gov.za

Phumelela Local Municipality

Postal – Private Bag X5, Vrede, 9835 Tel – 058 913 8300

Web – www.phumelela.gov.za

Setsoto Local Municipality

Postal – Po Box 116, Ficksburg, 9730

Tel – 051 933 9300

Web – www.setsoto.co.za

Xhariep District Municipality

Postal – Private Bag X136, Trompsburg, 9913

Tel – 051 713 9300

Web – www.xhariep.gov.za

Kopanong Local Municipality

Postal – Private Bag X23, Trompsburg, 9913

Tel – 051 713 9200

Web – www.kopanong.gov.za

Letsemeng Local Municipality

Postal – Private Bag X3, Koffiefontein, 9986

Tel – 053 330 0200

Web – www.letsemeng.gov.za

Mohokare Local Municipality

Postal – Po Box 20, Zastron, 9950

Tel – 051 673 9600

Web – www.mohokare.gov.za

GAUTENG

City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality

Postal – Private Bag X1069, Germinston, 1400 Tel – 086 054 3000

Web – www.ekurhuleni.gov.za

City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality Postal – Po Box 1049, Johannesburg, 2000

Tel – 011 407 6111

Web – www.joburg.org.za

City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality Postal – Po Box 440, Pretoria, 0001

Tel – 012 358 9999

Web – www.tshwane.gov.za

Sedibeng District Municipality

Postal – Po Box 471, Vereeniging, 1930 Tel – 016 450 3000 Web – www.sedibeng.gov.za

Emfuleni Local Municipality

Postal – Po Box 3, Vanderbijlpark, 1900 Tel – 016 950 5000 Web – www.emfuleni.gov.za

Lesedi Local Municipality Postal – Po Box 201, Heidelberg, 1438 Tel – 016 492 0049

Web – www.lesedilm.gov.za

Midvaal Local Municipality Postal – Po Box 9, Beyerton, 1960 Tel – 016 360 7400

Web – www.midvaal.gov.za

West Rand District Municipality Postal – Private Bag X033, Randfontein, 1759 Tel – 011 411 5000 Web – www.wrdm.gov.za

Merafong City Local Municipality Postal – Po Box 3, Carletonville, 2500 Tel – 018 788 9500

Web – www.merafong.gov.za

Mogale City Local Municipality Postal – Po Box 94, Krugersdorp, 1740 Tel – 011 951 2000 Web – www.mogalecity.gov.za

Rand West City Local Municipality Postal – Po Box 218, Randfontein, 1760 Tel – 011 411 0000 Web – www.randwestcity.gov.za

KWAZULU-NATAL

Ethekwini Metropolitan Municipality

Postal – Po Box 1014, Durban, 4000 Tel – 031 311 1111

Web – www.durban.gov.za

Amajuba District Municipality

Postal – Private Bag X6615, Newcastle, 2940 Tel – 034 329 7200

Web – www.amajuba.gov.za

Dannhauser Local Municipality

Postal – Private Bag X1011, Dannhauser, 3080 Tel – 034 621 2666

Web – www.dannhauser.gov.za

Emadlangeni Local Municipality

Postal – Po Box 11, Utrecht, 2980

Tel – 034 331 3041

Web – www.emadlangeni.gov.za

Newcastle Local Municipality

Postal – Private Bag X6621, Newcastle, 2940

Tel – 034 328 7600

Web – www.newcastle.gov.za

Harry Gwala District Municipality

Postal – Private Bag X501, Ixopo, 3276 Tel – 039 834 8700

Web – www.harrygwaladm.gov.za

Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma Local Municipality

Postal – Po Box 62, Creighton, 3263 Tel – 039 833 1038

Web – www.ndz.gov.za

Greater Kokstad Local Municipality

Postal – Po Box 8, Kokstad, 4700

Tel – 039 797 6600

Web – www.kokstad.org.za

Ubuhlebezwe Local Municipality

Postal – Po Box 132, Ixopo, 3276

Tel – 039 834 7700

Web – www.ubuhlebezwe.org.za

Umzimkhulu Local Municipality

Postal – Po Box 53, uMzimkhululm.gov.za Tel – 039 259 5000 Web – www.umzimkhululm.gov.za

Ilembe District Municipality

Postal – Po Box 1788, KwaDukuza, 4450 Tel – 032 437 9300

Web – www.ilembe.gov.za

KwaDukuza Local Municipality

Postal – Po Box 72, KwaDukuza, 4450 Tel – 032 437 5000 Web – www.kwadukuza.gov.za

Mandeni Local Municipality

Postal – Po Box 144, Mandeni, 4490 Tel – 032 456 8200 Web – www.mandeni.gov.za

Maphumulo Local Municipality

Postal – Private Bag X9205, Maphumulo, 4470 Tel – 032 481 4500

Web – www.maphumuloonline.gov.za

Ndwedwe Local Municipality

Postal – Private Bag X503, Ndwedwe, 4342 Tel – 032 532 5000 Web – www.ndwedwe.gov.za

King Cetshwayo District Municipality

Postal – Private Bag X1025, Richards Bay, 3900 Tel – 035 799 2500 Web – www.kingcetshwayo.gov.za

City of Umhlathuze Local Municipality

Postal – Private Bag X1004, Richards Bay, 3900

Tel – 035 907 5000

Web – www.umhlathuze.gov.za

Mthonjaneni Local Municipality

Postal – Po Box 11, Melmoth, 3835 Tel – 035 450 2082

Web – www.mthonjaneni.org.za

Nkandla Local Municipality

Postal – Private Bag X161, Nkandla, 3855 Tel – 035 833 2000

Web – www.nkandla.org.za

Umfolozi Local Municipality

Postal – Po Box 96, KwaMbonambi, 3915 Tel – 035 580 1421

Web – www.umfolozi.gov.za

Umlalazi Local Municipality

Postal – Po Box 37, Eshowe, 3815 Tel – 035 473 3474

Web – www.umlalazi.gov.za

Ugu District Municipality

Postal – Po Box 33, Port Shepstone, 4240

Tel – 039 688 5700

Web – www.ugu.gov.za

Ray Nkonyeni Local Municipality

Postal – Po Box 5, Port Shepstone, 4240 Tel – 039 688 2000

Web – www.rnm.gov.za

Umdoni Local Municipality

Postal – Po Box 19, Scottburgh, 4180 Tel – 039 976 1202

Web – www.umdoni.gov.za

Umuziwabantu Local Municipality

Postal – Private Bag X1023, Harding, 4680 Tel – 039 433 3500

Web – www.umuziwabantu.gov.za

Umzumbe Local Municipality

Postal – Po Box 561, Hibberdene, 4220 Tel – 039 972 0005

Web – www.umzumbe.gov.za

Umgungundlovu District Municipality

Postal – Po Box 3235, Pietermaritzburg, 3200 Tel – 033 897 6700

Web – www.umdm.gov.za

Impendle Local Municipality

Postal – Private Bag X512, Impendle, 3227 Tel – 033 996 6000

Web – www.impendle.gov.za

Mkhambathini Local Municipality

Postal – Private Bag X04, Camperdown, 3720 Tel – 031 785 9300

Web – www.mkhambathini.gov.za

Mpofana Local Municipality

Postal – Po Box 47, Mooi River, 3300 Tel – 033 263 1221

Web – www.mpofana.gov.za

Msunduzi Local Municipality

Postal – Private Bag X321, Pietermaritzburg, 3200 Tel – 033 392 3000

Web – www.msunduzi.gov.za

Richmond Local Municipality

Postal – Private Bag X1028, Richmond, 3780 Tel – 033 212 2155

Web – www.richmond.gov.za

Umngeni Local Municipality

Postal – Po Box 5, Howick, 3290 Tel - 033 239 9284

Web – www.umngeni.gov.za

Umshwathi Local Municipality

Postal – Private Bag X29, Wartburg, 3233 Tel – 033 816 6800

Web – www.umshwathi.gov.za

Umkhanyakude District Municipality

Postal – Po Box 449, Mkuze, 3965 Tel – 035 573 8600

Web – www.ukdm.gov.za

Big 5 Hlabisa Local Municipality

Postal – Po Box 387, Hlabisa, 3937 Tel – 035 838 8500

Web – www.big5hlabisa.gov.za

Jozini Local Municipality

Postal – Private Bag X28, Jozini, 3969 Tel – 035 572 1292

Web – www.jozini.org.za

Mtubatuba Local Municipality

Postal – Po Box 52, Mtubatuba, 3935 Tel – 035 550 0069

Web – www.mtubatuba.gov.za

Umhlabuyalingana Local Municipality

Postal – Private Bag X901, KwaNgwanase, 3973 Tel – 035 592 0680

Web – www.umhlabuyalingana.gov.za

Umzinyathi District Municipality

Postal – Po Box 1965, Dundee, 3000 Tel – 034 219 1500

Web – www.umzinyathi.gov.za

Endumeni Local Municipality

Postal – Private Bag X2024, Dundee, 3000 Tel – 034 212 2121

Web – www.endumeni.gov.za

Msinga Local Municipality

Postal – Private Bag X530, Tugela Ferry, 3010 Tel – 033 493 8000 Web – www.msinga.org

Nquthu Local Municipality

Postal – Private Bag X5521, Nquthu, 3135 Tel – 034 271 6100 Web – www.nquthu.gov.za

Umvoti Local Municipality

Postal – Po Box 71, Greytown, 3250

Tel – 033 413 9100

Web – www.umvoti.gov.za

Uthukela District Municipality

Postal – Po Box 116, Ladysmith, 3370 Tel – 036 638 5100

Web – www.uthukela.gov.za

Alfred Duma Local Municipality Postal – Po Box 29, Ladysmith, 3370 Tel – 036 637 2231

Web – www.alfredduma.gov.za

Inkosi Langalibalele Local Municipality Postal – Po Box 15, Estcourt, 3310 Tel – 036 353 0693 Web – www.umtshezi.co.za

Okhahlamba Local Municipality

Postal – Po Box 71, Bergville, 3350

Tel – 036 448 8000

Web – www.okhahlamba.gov.za

Zululand District Municipality

Postal – Private Bag X76, Ulundi, 3838 Tel – 035 874 5500 Web – www.zululand.org.za

Abaqulusi Local Municipality Postal – Po Box 57, Vryheid, 3100 Tel – 034 982 2133

Web – www.abaqulusi.gov.za

Edumbe Local Municipality

Postal – Private Bag X308, Paulpietersburg, 3180

Tel – 034 995 1650

Web – www.edumbe.gov.za

Nongoma Local Municipality

Postal – Po Box 84, Nongoma, 3950 Tel – 035 831 7500

Web – www.nongoma.org.za

Ulundi Local Municipality

Postal – Private Bag X17, Ulundi, 3838

Tel – 035 874 5100

Web – www.ulundi.gov.za

Uphongolo Local Municipality

Postal – Po Box 191, Pongola, 3170

Tel – 034 413 1223

Web – www.uphongoloonline.gov.za

LIMPOPO

Capricorn District Municipality

Postal – Po Box 4100, Polokwane, 0700

Tel – 015 294 1000

Web – www.cdm.org.za

Blouberg Local Municipality

Postal – Po Box 1593, Senwabaranwa, 0790 Tel – 015 505 7100

Web – www.blouberg.gov.za

Lepelle-Nkumpi Local Municipality

Postal – Private Bag X07, Chuenespoort, 0745 Tel – 015 633 4500

Web – www.lepelle-nkumpi.gov.za

Molemole Local Municipality

Postal – Private Bag X44, Mogwadi, 0715

Tel – 015 501 0243

Web – www.molemole.gov.za

Polokwane Local Municipality

Postal – Po Box 111, Polokwane, 0700 Tel – 015 290 2000

Web – www.polokwane.gov.za

Mopani District Municipality

Postal – Private Bag X9687, Giyani, 0826 Tel – 015 811 6300

Web – www.mopani.gov.za

Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality

Postal – Private Bag X01020, Phalaborwa, 1390 Tel – 015 780 6300

Web – www.ba-phalaborwa.gov.za

Greater Giyani Local Municipality Postal – Private Bag X9559, Giyani, 0826 Tel – 015 811 5500

Web – www.greatergiyani.gov.za

Greater Letaba Local Municipality Postal – Po Box 36, Modjadjiskloof, 0835 Tel – 015 309 9246

Web – www.greaterletaba.gov.za

Greater Tzaneen Local Municipality

Postal – Po Box 24, Tzaneen, 0850

Tel – 015 307 8000

Web – www.greatertzaneen.gov.za

Maruleng Local Municipality

Postal – Po Box 627, Hoedspruit, 1380 Tel – 015 793 2409

Web – www.maruleng.gov.za

Sekhukhune District Municipality

Postal – Private Bag X8611, Groblersdal, 0470 Tel – 013 262 7300

Web – www.sekhukhunedistrict.gov.za

Elias Motsoaledi Local Municipality

Postal – Po Box 48, Groblersdal, 0470

Tel – 013 262 3056

Web – www.eliasmotsoaledi.gov.za

Ephraim Mogale Local Municipality

Postal – Po Box 111, Marble Hall, 0450

Tel – 013 261 8400

Web – www.ephraimmogalelm.gov.za

Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality Postal – Po Box 206, Burgersfort, 1150 Tel – 013 231 1000

Web – www.ftlm.gov.za

Makhuduthamaga Local Municipality

Postal – Private Bag X434, Jane Furse, 1085

Tel - 013 265 1177

Web – www.makhuduthamaga.gov.za

Vhembe District Municipality

Postal – Private Bag X5006, Thoboyandou, 0950

Tel – 015 960 2000

Web – www.vhembe.gov.za

Collins Chabane Local Municipality

Postal – Private Bag X9271, Malamulele, 0982

Tel – 015 851 0110

Web – www.lim345.gov.za

Makhado Local Municipality

Postal – Private Bag X2596, Makhado, 0920

Tel – 015 519 3000

Web – www.makhado.gov.za

Musina Local Municipality

Postal – Private Bag X611, Musina, 0900

Tel – 015 534 6100

Web – www.musina.gov.za

Thulamela Local Municipality

Postal – Private Bag X5066, Thohoyandou, 0950 Tel – 015 962 7500

Web – www.thulamela.gov.za

Waterberg District Municipality

Postal – Private Bag X1018, Modimolle, 0510

Tel – 014 718 3300

Web – www.waterberg.gov.za

Bela-Bela Local Municipality

Postal – Private Bag X1609, Bela-Bela, 0480

Tel – 014 736 8000

Web – www.belabela.gov.za

Lephalale Local Municipality

Postal – Private Bag X136, Lephalale, 0555

Tel – 014 763 2193

Web – www.lephalale.gov.za

Modimolle-Mookgophong Local Municipality

Postal – Private Bag X1008, Modimolle, 0510 Tel – 014 718 2000

Web – www.lim386.gov.za

Mogalakwena Local Municipality

Postal – Po Box 34, Mokopane, 0600

Tel – 015 491 9600

Web – www.mogalakwena.gov.za

Thabazimbi Local Municipality

Postal – Private Bag X530, Thabazimbi, 0380

Tel – 014 777 1525

Web – www.thabazimbi.gov.za

MPUMALANGA

Ehlanzeni District Municipality

Postal – Po Box 3333, Mbombela, 1200

Tel – 013 759 8500

Web – www.ehlanzeni.gov.za

Bushbuckridge Local Municipality

Postal – Private Bag X9308, Bushbuckridge, 1280

Tel – 013 004 0291

Web – www.bushbuckridge.gov.za

City of Mbombela Local Municipality

Postal – Po Box 45, Mbombela, 1200 Tel – 013 759 9111

Web – www.mbombela.gov.za

Nkomazi Local Municipality

Postal – Private Bag X101, Malalane, 1320 Tel – 013 790 0245

Web – www.nkomazi.gov.za

Thaba Chweu Local Municipality

Postal – Po Box 61, Mashishing, 1120

Tel – 013 235 7300

Web – www.tclm.co.za

Gert Sibande District Municipality

Postal – Po Box 1748, Ermelo, 2350

Tel – 017 801 7000

Web – www.gsibande.gov.za

Chief Albert Luthuli Local Municipality Postal – Po Box 24, Carolina, 1185 Tel – 017 843 4000

Web – www.albertluthuli.gov.za

Dipaleseng Local Municipality Postal – Private Bag X10005, Balfour, 2410 Tel – 017 773 0055

Web – www.dipaleseng.gov.za

Dr Pixley Ka Isaka Seme Local Municipality Postal – Private Bag X9011, Volksrust, 2470 Tel – 017 734 6100

Web – www.pixleykaseme.gov.za

Govan Mbeki Local Municipality

Postal – Private Bag X1017, Secunda, 2302 Tel – 017 620 6000 Web – www.govanmbeki.gov.za

Lekwa Local Municipality Postal – Po Box 66, Standerton, 2430 Tel – 017 712 9600 Web – www.lekwalm.gov.za

Mkhondo Local Municipality Postal – Po Box 23, eMkhondo, 2380 Tel – 087 630 0180

Web – www.mkhondo.gov.za

Msukaligwa Local Municipality Postal – Po Box 48, Ermelo, 2350 Tel – 017 801 3500

Web – www.msukaligwa.gov.za

Nkangala District Municipality Postal – Po Box 437, Middelberg, 1050 Tel – 013 249 2000 Web – www.nkangaladm.gov.za

Dr JS Moroko Local Municipality Postal – Private Bag X4012, Siyabuswa, 0472 Tel – 013 973 1101 Web – www.moroka.gov.za

Emakhazeni Local Municipality Postal – Po Box 17, eMakhazeni, 1100 Tel – 013 253 7600 Web – www.emakhazeni.gov.za

Emalahleni Local Municipality Postal – Po Box 3, eMalahleni, 1035 Tel – 013 690 6911 Web – www.emalahleni.gov.za

Steve Tshwete Local Municipality Postal – Po Box 14, Middelburg, 1050 Tel – 013 249 7000

Web – www.stevetshwetelm.gov.za

Thembisile Hani Local Municipality Postal – Private Bag X4041, eMpumalanga, 0458 Tel – 013 986 9100

Web – www.thembisilehanilm.gov.za

Victor Khanye Local Municipality Postal – Po Box 6, Delmas, 2210 Tel – 013 665 6000

Web – www.victorkhanyelm.gov.za

NORTH WEST

Bojanala Platinum District Municipality

Postal – Po Box 1993, Rustenburg, 0300

Tel – 014 590 4500

Web – www.bojanala.gov.za

Bojanala Platinum District Municipality

Postal – Po Box 1993, Rustenburg, 0300 Tel – 014 590 4500

Web – www.bojanala.gov.za

Kgetlengrivier Local Municipality

Postal – Po Box 66, Koster, 0348 Tel – 014 543 2004

Web – www.kgetlengrivier.gov.za

Madibeng Local Municipality

Postal – Po Box 106, Brits, 0250

Tel – 012 318 9203

Web – www.madibeng.gov.za

Moretele Local Municipality

Postal – Private Bag X367, Makapanstad, 0404 Tel – 012 716 1300

Web – www.moretele.org.za

Moses Kotane Local Municipality

Postal – Private Bag X1011, Mogwase, 0314 Tel – 014 555 1300

Web – www.moseskotane.gov.za

Rustenburg Local Municipality

Postal – Po Box 16, Rustenburg, 0300 Tel – 014 590 3111

Web – www.rustenburg.gov.za

Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality

Postal – Private Bag X5017, Klerksdorp, 2570 Tel – 018 473 8000

Web – www.kaundadistrict.gov.za

City of Matlosana Local Municipality Postal – Po Box 99, Klerksdorp, 2570 Tel – 018 487 8000

Web – www.matlosana.gov.za

JB Marks Local Municipality Postal – 35 Wolmarans Street, Potchefstroom, 2531 Tel – 018 299 5111

Web – www.jbmarks.co.za

Maquassi Hills Local Municipality

Postal – Private Bag X3, Wolmaransstad, 2630 Tel – 018 596 1068

Web – www.maquassihills.co.za

Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality Postal – Po Box 21, Vryburg, 8600 Tel – 053 928 4700

Web – www.rsmompatidm.gov.za

Greater Taung Local Municipality

Postal – Private Bag X1048, Taung, 8580 Tel – 053 994 9400

Web – www.gtlm.gov.za

Kagisano-Molopo Local Municipality

Postal – Private Bag X522, Ganyesa, 8613

Tel – 053 998 4455

Web – www.kmlm.gov.za

Lekwa-Teemane Local Municipality

Postal – Po Box 13, Christiana, 2680 Tel – 053 441 2206

Web – www.lekwateemane.co.za

Mamusa Local Municipality

Postal – Po Box 5, Schweizer-Reneke, 2780 Tel – 053 963 1331

Web – www.mamusa.gov.za

Naledi Local Municipality

Postal – Po Box 35, Vryburg, 8600

Tel – 053 928 2200

Web – www.naledilocal.co.za

Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality

Postal – Private Bag X2167, Mahikeng, 2745 Tel – 018 381 9400

Web – www.nmmdm.gov.za

Ditsobotla Local Municipality

Postal – Po Box 7, Litchtenburg, 2740

Tel – 018 633 3800

Web – www.ditsobotla.gov.za

Mahikeng Local Municipality

Postal – Private Bag X63, Mmabatho, 2735 Tel – 018 389 0111

Web – www.mahikeng.gov.za

Ramotshere Moiloa Local Municipality

Postal – Po Box 92, Zeerust, 2865 Tel – 018 642 1081

Web – www.ramotshere.gov.za

Ratlou Local Municipality

Postal – Private Bag X209, Madibogo, 2772 Tel – 018 330 7000

Web – www.ratlou.gov.za

Tswaing Local Municipality

Postal – Po Box 24, Delareyville, 2770 Tel – 053 948 9400

Web – www.tswaing.gov.za

NORTHERN CAPE

Frances Baard District Municipality

Postal – Private Bag X6088, Kimberley, 8300 Tel – 053 838 0911

Web – www.francesbaard.gov.za

Dikgatlong Local Municipality

Postal – Private Bag X5, Brakley West, 8375 Tel – 053 531 6500

Web – www.dikgatlong.gov.za

Mogareng Local Municipality

Postal – Po Box 10, Warrenton, 8530 Tel – 053 497 3111

Web – www.magareng.gov.za

Phokwane Local Municipality

Postal – Private Bag X3, Hatswater, 8570 Tel – 053 474 9700

Web – www.phokwane.gov.za

Sol Plaatje Local Municipality

Postal – Private Bag X5030, Kimberley, 8300 Tel – 053 830 6911

Web – www.solplaatje.org.za

John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality

Postal – Po Box 1480, Kuruman, 8460 Tel – 053 712 8700

Web – www.taologaetsewe.gov.za

Ga-Segonyana Local Municipality

Postal – Private Bag X1522, Kuruman, 8460 Tel – 053 712 9300

Web – www.ga-segonyana.gov.za

Gamagara Local Municipality

Postal – Po Box 1001, Kathu, 8446 Tel – 053 723 6000

Web – www.gamagara.co.za

Joe Morolong Local Municipality

Postal – Private Bag X117, Mothibistad, 8474 Tel – 053 773 9300

Web – www.joemorolong.gov.za

Namakwa District Municipality

Postal – Private Bag X20, Springbok, 8240 Tel – 027 712 8000

Web – www.namakwa-dm.gov.za

Hantam Local Municipality

Postal – Private Bag X14, Calvinia, 8190 Tel – 027 341 8500

Web – www.hantam.gov.za

Kamiesberg Local Municipality

Postal – Private Bag X200, Garies, 8220 Tel – 027 652 8000

Web – www.kamiesberg.gov.za

Karoo Hoogland Local Municipality

Postal – Private Bag X03, Williston, 8920 Tel – 053 391 3003

Web – www.karoohoogland.gov.za

Khai-Ma Local Municipality

Postal – Po Box 108, Pofadder, 8890 Tel – 054 933 1000

Web – www.khaima.gov.za

Nama Khoi Local Municipality Postal – Po Box 17, Springbok, 8240 Tel – 027 718 8100

Web – www.namakhoi.gov.za

Richtersveld Local Municipality

Postal – Private Bag X113, Port Nolloth, 8280 Tel – 027 851 1111 Web – www.richtersveld.gov.za

Pixley Ka Seme District Municipality

Postal – Private Bag X1012, De Aar, 7000 Tel – 053 631 0891 Web – www.pksdm.gov.za

Emthanjeni Local Municipality

Postal – Po Box 42, De Aar, 7000 Tel – 053 632 9100

Web – www.emthanjeni.co.za

Kareeberg Local Municipality

Postal – Po Box 10, Carnarvon, 8925 Tel – 053 382 3012 Web – www.kareeberg.co.za

Renosterberg Local Municipality Postal – Po Box 112, Petrusville, 8770 Tel – 053 663 0041 Web – www.renosterbergmunicipality.gov.za

Siyancuma Local Municipality Postal – Po Box 27, Douglas, 8730 Tel – 053 298 1810

Web – www.siyancuma.gov.za

Siyathemba Local Municipality Postal – Po Box 16, Prieska, 8940 Tel – 053 353 5300 Web – www.siyathemba.gov.za

Thembelihle Local Municipality Postal – Private Bag X3, Hopetown, 8750 Tel – 053 203 0005 Web – www.thembelihlemunicipality.gov.za

Ubuntu Local Municipality

Postal – Private Bag X329, Victoria West, 7070 Tel – 053 621 0026 Web – www.ubuntu.gov.za

Umsobomvu Local Municipality Postal – Private Bag X6, Colesburg, 9795 Tel – 051 753 0777 Web – www.umsobomvumun.co.za

ZF Mgcawu District Municipality Postal – Private Bag X6039, Upington, 8800 Tel – 054 337 2800 Web – www.zfm-dm.co.za

!Kheis Local Municipality

Postal – Po Box 176, Groblershoop, 8850 Tel – 054 833 9500

Web – www.kheis.co.za

Dawid Kruiper Local Municipality

Postal – Private Bag X6003, Upington, 8800 Tel – 054 338 7000

Web- www.dkm.gov.za

Kai! Garib Local Municipality

Postal – Private Bag X6, Kakamas, 8870 Tel – 054 461 6400 Web – www.kaigarib.gov.za

Kgatelopele Local Municipality Postal – Po Box 43, Danielskuil, 8405 Tel – 053 384 8600

Web – www.kgatelopele.gov.za

Tsantsabane Local Municipality

Postal – Po Box 5, Postmasburg, 8420 Tel – 053 313 7300

Web – www.tsantsabane.gov.za

WESTERN CAPE

City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality

Postal – Private Bag X9181, Cape Town, 8000 Tel – 021 400 1111 Web – www.capetown.gov.za

Cape Winelands District Municipality Postal – Po Box 100, Stellenbosch, 7599 Tel – 086 126 5263 Web – www.capewinelands.gov.za

Breede Valley Local Municipality Postal – Private Bag X3046, Worcester, 6849 Tel – 023 348 2600 Web – www.bvm.gov.za

Drakenstein Local Municipality Postal – Po Box 1, Paarl, 7622 Tel – 021 807 4500 Web – www.drakenstein.gov.za

Langeberg Local Municipality Postal – Private Bag X2, Ashton, 6715 Tel – 023 615 8000 Web – www.langeberg.gov.za

Stellenbosch Local Municipality Postal – Po Box 17, Stellenbosch, 7599 Tel – 021 808 8111 Web – www.stellenbosch.gov.za

Witzenberg Local Municipality Postal – Po Box 44, Ceres, 6835 Tel – 023 316 1854 Web – www.witzenberg.gov.za

Central Karoo District Municipality Postal – Private Bag X560, Beaufort West, 6970 Tel – 023 449 1000 Web – www.skdm.co.za

Beaufort West Local Municipality Postal – Private Bag X582, Beaufort West, 6970 Tel – 023 414 8149 Web – www.beaufortwestmun.co.za

Laingsburg Local Municipality Postal – Private Bag X4, Laingsburg, 6900 Tel – 023 551 1019

Web – www.laingsburg.gov.za

Prince Albert Local Municipality Postal – Private Bag X53, Prince Albert, 6930 Tel – 023 541 1320 Web – www.pamun.gov.za

Garden Route District Municipality Postal – Po Box 12, George, 6530 Tel – 044 803 1300 www.gardenroute.gov.za

Bitou Local Municipality Postal – Private Bag X1002, Plettenberg Bay, 6600 Tel – 044 501 3000 Web – www.bitou.gov.za

George Local Municipality

Postal – Po Box 19, George, 6530

Tel – 044 801 9111

Web – www.george.gov.za

Hessequa Local Municipality

Postal – Po Box 29, Riversdale, 6670 Tel – 028 713 8000

Web – www.hessequa.gov.za

Kannaland Local Municipality

Postal – Po Box 30, Ladismith, 6655

Tel – 028 551 8000

Web – www.kannaland.gov.za

Knysna Local Municipality

Postal – Po Box 21, Knysna, 6570

Tel – 044 302 6300

Web – www.knysna.gov.za

Mossel Bay Local Municipality

Postal – Private Bag X29, Mossel Bay, 6500

Tel – 044 606 5000

Web – www.mosselbay.gov.za

Oudtshoorn Local Municipality

Postal – Po Box 255, Oudtshoorn, 6620

Tel – 044 203 3000

Web – www.oudtshoorn.gov.za

Overberg District Municipality

Postal – Private Bag X22, Bredasdorp, 7280 Tel – 028 425 1157

Web – www.odm.org.za

Cape Agulhas Local Municipality

Postal – Po Box 51, Bredasdorp, 7280

Tel – 028 425 5500

Web – www.capeagulhas.gov.za

Overstrand Local Municipality

Postal – Po Box 20, Hermanus, 7200 Tel – 028 313 8000

Web – www.overstrand.gov.za

Swellendam Local Municipality

Postal – Po Box 20, Swellendam, 6740 Tel – 028 514 8500

Web – www.swellenmun.co.za

Theewaterskloof Local Municipality

Postal – Po Box 24, Caledon, 7230

Tel – 028 214 3300

Web – www.twk.gov.za

West Coast District Municipality

Postal – Postal – Po Box 242, Moorreesburg, 7310 Tel – 022 433 8400

Web – www.westcoastdm.co.za

Bergrivier Local Municipality

Postal – Po Box 60, Piketberg, 7320

Tel – 022 913 6000

Web – www.bergmun.org.za

Cederberg Local Municipality

Postal – Private Bag X2, Clanwilliam, 8135

Tel – 027 482 8000

Web – www.cederbergmun.gov.za

Matzikama Local Municipality

Postal – Po Box 98, Vredendal, 8160

Tel – 027 201 3300

Web – www.matzikamamun.co.za

Saldanha Bay Local Municipality

Postal – Private Bag X12, Vredenburg, 7380 Tel – 022 701 7000

Web – www.sbm.gov.za

Swartland Local Municipality

Postal – Private Bag X52, Malmesbury, 7299

Tel – 022 487 9400

Web – www.swartland.org.za

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