Amahlathi Local Municipality (EC124)

Municipality
Area: Area: 4 505km² | MDB Code: | MDB code: EC124

Physical Address

Cnr Hill & Maclean Street, Stutterheim, 4930

Postal: Private Bag X2, Stutterheim, 4930

Contact Details

Phone: 043 683 5000

Accounts: 043 492 1198
ltwaku@amahlathi.gov.za

Website: Visit Website

Facebook: Facebook Page

Electricity: 043 492 1066
ttomose@amahlathi.gov.za

Refuse & Waste: 043 492 1284
amcasa@amahlathi.gov.za

Roads: 043 492 1164
ogxaba@amahlathi.gov.za

Service Delivery: 043 683 1066
ttomose@amahlathi.gov.za

Water: 043 783 2373
nomfundisok@amathole.gov.za

Operating Hours

WORKING HOURS
Monday 08:30 – 16:00
Tuesday 08:30 – 16:00
Wednesday 08:30 – 16:00
Thursday 08:30 – 16:00
Friday 08:30 – 15:15
Saturday Closed
Sunday Closed

* Closed on Public Holidays

About Amahlathi Local Municipality (EC124)

Description: The Amahlathi Local Municipality is a Category B municipality situated in the Amathole District of the Eastern Cape Province. It is bordered by the Chris Hani District to the north, Buffalo City Metro to the south, Mnquma and Great Kei to the east, and Raymond Mhlaba to the west. It is an administrative area, and one of six municipalities in the district. Amahlati is an isiXhosa name that means ‘a place where many trees are grouped together, a forest’. Forests are a key feature of the area. Cities/Towns: Adelaide, Alice, Amatola Coastal, Bedford, Butterworth, Cathcart, Dutywa, Elliotdale, Hamburg, Hogsback, Kei Mouth, Kei Road, Keiskammahoek, Kentani, Komga, KwaMaqoma (Fort Beaufort), Middeldrift, Morgan Bay, Ngqamakhwe, Peddie, Seymore, Stutterheim, Tshoxa, Willowvale

ℹ️ Important Notice

This page provides informational guidance only for Amahlathi Local Municipality (EC124). For official confirmation of municipal services, leadership, and contact details, always verify through the municipality’s official website: amahlathi.gov.za. Additional verified information is available at www.gov.za.

Cities and Towns

Cities/Towns: Cathcart, Kei Road, Keiskammahoek, Stutterheim, Tshoxa

Cities and Towns Served by Amahlathi Local Municipality (EC124) Municipality

Cathcart Municipality Kei Road Municipality Keiskammahoek Municipality Stutterheim Municipality Tshoxa Municipality

This municipality provides services and support to the areas listed above. For official municipal information, visit the official municipality website.

Municipal Leadership

Mayor: Ms Nomakhosazana Nongqayi (ANC)

Deputy Mayor: n/a

Speaker: Mrs Nokuzola Mlahleki (ANC)

Chief Whip: Mrs Pateka Qaba

Municipal Manager: Dr Zamuxolo Shasha

Chief Financial Officer: Mrs Buyiswa Ngwendu

Other Council: ANC

Other Council:
Ms Nobathembu Angeline Kato-Manyika (Portfolio Head: Budget and Treasury Office)
Mr Richard Pickering (Portfolio Head: Community Services)
Mr Xola Moses Tokwe (Portfolio Head: Engineering Services)
Mr Busisa Xongwana (Portfolio Head: Development and Planning)

Senior Management:

Chief Financial Officer:
Mrs Buyiswa Ngwendu

Communications Officers: Ms Pamella Gavini (Secretary to Municipal Manager)

Demographic Information

  202220162011
Population 115 703101 826101 035
Age Structure
Population under 15 27.8%31.5%30.7%
Population 15 to 64 62.7%63.3%60.9%
Population over 65 9.5%5.2%8.4%
Dependency Ratio
Per 100 (15-64) 59.458.064.2
Sex Ratio
Males per 100 females 95.393.291.8
Population Growth
Per annum 1.32%0.18%n/a
Labour Market
Unemployment rate (official) n/an/an/a
Youth unemployment rate (official) 15-34 n/an/an/a
Education (aged 20 +)
No schooling 7.1%5.4%10.1%
Matric n/a20.2%13.9%
Higher education 6.1%4.8%4.8%
Household Dynamics
Households 33 62124 57728 357
Average household size 3.44.13.6
Female headed households n/a47.2%48.0%
Formal dwellings 84.3%53.1%61.5%
Housing owned n/a75.2%68.9%
Household Services
Flush toilet connected to sewerage 46.4%21.6%26.5%
Weekly refuse removal 39.7%14.0%24.6%
Piped water inside dwelling 38.3%13.7%18.4%
Electricity for lighting 94.8%92.0%82.4%

Financial Information

All values: R’0002024/252023/242022/232021/222020/21
AUDIT OUTCOME n/aFinancially unqualifiedQualified auditFinancially unqualifiedFinancially unqualified
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
Property rates22 00324 16923 33122 17820 576
Service charges75 46959 02147 02049 71349 448
Investment revenue3 4213 4561 6133661 001
Transfers recognised – operational146 325138 142130 339121 776144 141
Other own revenue59 69641 82423 35817 22013 502
Total Revenue (excluding capital transfers and contributions)306 914266 611225 661211 253228 668
Employee costs124 980136 206135 383123 339132 726
Remuneration of councillors14 00613 59513 66211 53311 599
Depreciation and amortisation41 06225 94026 03026 04925 570
Finance charges7 06915 52410 0472 5363 802
Inventory consumed and bulk purchases59 49151 98843 36443 06136 188
Transfers and subsidies1010
Other expenditure70 67361 19868 55527 71866 080
Total Expenditure317 281304 461297 053234 236275 965
Surplus/(Deficit)(10 367)(37 850)(71 393)(22 983)(47 297)
Transfers and subsidies – capital (monetary allocations)77 65746 07832 25528 30052 932
Transfers and subsidies – capital (in-kind)
Surplus/(Deficit) after capital transfers & contributions67 2908 228(39 138)5 3175 635
Share of surplus/(deficit) of associate
Surplus/(Deficit) for the year67 2908 228(39 138)5 3175 635
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE & FUNDS SOURCES
Capital expenditure815 578762 856713 095679 174657 139
Transfers recognised – capital741 867685 006643 966612 699564 243
Borrowing670670670670312
Internally generated funds73 04077 17968 45965 80558 451
Total sources of capital funds815 578762 856713 095679 174623 006
FINANCIAL POSITION
Total current assets114 38393 77798 38777 25249 831
Total non current assets468 429438 329415 719407 260406 509
Total current liabilities159 685221 861224 361160 240158 971
Total non current liabilities91 73645 60839 81339 13239 074
Community wealth/Equity264 100256 409289 070279 823252 660
CASH FLOWS
Net cash from (used) operating236 875182 54468 95326 0059 010
Net cash from (used) investing(370)(1)
Net cash from (used) financing
Cash/cash equivalents at the year end238 063184 10270 51227 56310 576
UNAUTHORISED, IRREGULAR, FRUITLESS & WASTEFUL EXPENDITURE
Unauthorised expendituren/a36 221288 10249 137
Irregular expendituren/a23 94816 67317 04417 734
Fruitless & wasteful expendituren/a10 68010 34712 0223 724
SOURCEAudited Outcome
A1 2026 Q1
Audited Outcome
A1 2026 Q1
Audited Outcome
A1 2026 Q1
Audited Outcome
A1 2024
Audited Outcome
A1 2023

Municipal Services

  2022/232021/222020/212019/202018/19
Water
Does the municipality provide? NoNoNoNoNo
Number of households and non-domestic customers to which provided 00000
Number of domestic households/delivery points 00000
Inside the yard 00000
Less than 200m from yard 00000
More than 200m from yard 00000
Domestic households with access to free basic service 00000

Electricity
Does the municipality provide? YesYesYesYesYes
Number of households and non-domestic customers to which provided 32 11632 11632 11629 42729 427
Domestic households with access to free basic service 3 5813 3702 03421 36215 290

Sewerage and Sanitation
Does the municipality provide? NoNoNoNoNo
Number of households and non-domestic customers to which provided 00000
Number of households using:
Flush toilet – public sewerage 00000
Flush toilet – septic tank 00000
Ventilated pit latrine 00000
Bucket system 00000
Other 00000
Domestic households with access to free basic service 00000

Solid Waste Services
Does the municipality provide? YesYesYesYesYes
Number of households and non-domestic customers to which provided 13 3369 2199 2199 2199 219
Domestic households with access to free basic service 4724724723 0813 081

Water

043 783 2373
nomfundisok@amathole.gov.za

Electricity

043 492 1066
ttomose@amahlathi.gov.za

Refuse and Waste

043 492 1284
amcasa@amahlathi.gov.za

Roads

043 492 1164
ogxaba@amahlathi.gov.za

Service Delivery

043 683 1066
ttomose@amahlathi.gov.za

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