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Beaufort West Local Municipality (WC053)

Municipality
Area: Area: 21 917km² | MDB Code: | MDB code: WC053

Physical Address

112 Donkin Street, Beaufort West

Postal: Private Bag X582, Beaufort West, 6970

Contact Details

Phone: 023 414 8100

Accounts: 023 414 8100
treasury@beaufortwestmun.co.za

Website: Visit Website

Facebook: Facebook Page

Electricity: 023 414 8174
dons@beaufortwestmun.co.za

Refuse & Waste: 023 414 8185
wastemanager@beaufortwestmun.co.za

Roads: 023 414 8101
norwoodk@beaufortwestmun.co.za

Service Delivery: 023 414 8100
admin@beaufortwestmun.co.za

Water: 023 414 8101

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 Beaufort West Local Municipality (WC053)

Description: The Beaufort West Local Municipality is a Category B municipality located within the Central Karoo District in the Western Cape Province. It is bordered by the Northern Cape to the north and west, Prince Albert to the south, and the Eastern Cape to the east. It is the largest municipality of three in the district, making up more than half its geographical area. Beaufort West is the oldest municipality in South Africa. The new district was proclaimed on 27 November 1818. The then governor of the Cape, Lord Charles Somerset, named the town and district ‘Beaufort’ in honour of his father, the 5th Duke of Beaufort. To avoid confusion with KwaMaqoma (Fort Beaufort) and Port Beaufort, the name ‘Beaufort’ was changed to Beaufort West in the 1860s. In December 1994, the former black township Kwa-Mandlenkosi was amalgamated with Beaufort West Municipality. In December 2000, the rural towns of Merweville and Nelspoort were also incorporated as part of the Beaufort West Municipality. Cities/Towns: Beaufort West, Klaarstroom, Laingsburg, Leeu Gamka, Matjiesfontein, Merweville, Murraysburg, Nelspoort, Prince Albert, Welgemoed

ℹ️ Important Notice

This page provides informational guidance only for Beaufort West Local Municipality (WC053). For official confirmation of municipal services, leadership, and contact details, always verify through the municipality’s official website: www.beaufortwestmun.co.za. Additional verified information is available at www.gov.za.

Cities and Towns

Cities/Towns: Beaufort West, Merweville, Murraysburg, Nelspoort

Cities and Towns Served by Beaufort West Local Municipality (WC053) Municipality

Beaufort West Municipality Merweville Municipality Murraysburg Municipality Nelspoort Municipality

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

Municipal Leadership

Mayor: DA

Deputy Mayor: Mr October Haarvoor (DA)

Speaker: Mr Elvico Links (DA)

Chief Whip: n/a

Municipal Manager: Mr Amos C Makendlana

Chief Financial Officer: Mr Bradley Jacobs

Other Council: DA

Chief Whip:
n/a

Senior Management:

Chief Financial Officer:
Mr Bradley Jacobs

Communications Officers: Ms Siyasanga Nombila (Manager: ITC Manager)

Demographic Information

  202220162011
Population 72 97251 08049 586
Age Structure
Population under 15 27.7%26.6%31.5%
Population 15 to 64 65.8%66.5%62.6%
Population over 65 6.5%6.9%5.9%
Dependency Ratio
Per 100 (15-64) 52.050.559.7
Sex Ratio
Males per 100 females 91.492.794.8
Population Growth
Per annum 3.75%0.67%n/a
Labour Market
Unemployment rate (official) n/an/a25.5%
Youth unemployment rate (official) 15-34 n/an/a34.5%
Education (aged 20 +)
No schooling 5.2%5.4%10.1%
Matric n/a31.8%23.6%
Higher education 6.8%3.8%6.3%
Household Dynamics
Households 19 21614 93513 088
Average household size 3.83.43.8
Female headed households n/a39.8%37.7%
Formal dwellings 99.4%99.6%97.9%
Housing owned n/a66.4%60.7%
Household Services
Flush toilet connected to sewerage 98.0%95.3%92.4%
Weekly refuse removal 79.6%91.7%83.7%
Piped water inside dwelling 87.2%77.9%81.3%
Electricity for lighting 97.3%96.0%92.0%

Financial Information

All values: R’0002024/252023/242022/232021/222020/21
AUDIT OUTCOME n/aQualified auditQualified auditQualified auditQualified audit
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
Property rates55 32646 61445 59745 48442 007
Service charges164 388107 695127 431131 052121 140
Investment revenue3 0592 6842 121541192
Transfers recognised – operational99 321115 12292 21581 64389 882
Other own revenue115 206134 25265 56342 69749 565
Total Revenue (excluding capital transfers and contributions)437 301406 366332 927301 417302 787
Employee costs133 434124 332125 625124 977122 961
Remuneration of councillors6 5366 0186 2666 1736 228
Depreciation and amortisation31 60126 49320 84724 29921 321
Finance charges10 8624 4648 28411 38411 370
Inventory consumed and bulk purchases127 427107 28391 75290 74784 154
Transfers and subsidies––588500615
Other expenditure154 215136 701115 83869 203107 499
Total Expenditure464 075405 290369 200327 283354 149
Surplus/(Deficit)(26 775)1 076(36 273)(25 866)(51 362)
Transfers and subsidies – capital (monetary allocations)27 72515 94552 31414 81222 446
Transfers and subsidies – capital (in-kind)4602852 965794–
Surplus/(Deficit) after capital transfers & contributions1 41017 30619 007(10 260)(28 916)
Share of surplus/(deficit) of associate–––––
Surplus/(Deficit) for the year1 41017 30619 007(10 260)(28 916)
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE & FUNDS SOURCES
Capital expenditure29 50716 88950 74127 823(0)
Transfers recognised – capital24 15513 86948 41626 1127 327
Borrowing–––––
Internally generated funds5 3531 1901 9121 710(7 327)
Total sources of capital funds29 50715 05950 32727 823(0)
FINANCIAL POSITION
Total current assets77 382132 085153 267174 604100 796
Total non current assets468 655452 716465 256436 672541 489
Total current liabilities128 765178 040218 201231 716159 221
Total non current liabilities102 32581 25650 60550 53746 939
Community wealth/Equity313 537308 199330 710339 284465 041
CASH FLOWS
Net cash from (used) operating(12 964)(438 419)3 028 1783 116 8691 926 959
Net cash from (used) investing(10 995)5 992(50 350)(17 560)(19 948)
Net cash from (used) financing(1 181)(1 182)(759)(613)–
Cash/cash equivalents at the year end(6 971)(418 337)2 992 8203 119 9131 924 612
UNAUTHORISED, IRREGULAR, FRUITLESS & WASTEFUL EXPENDITURE
Unauthorised expendituren/a12 67721 279146 586103 899
Irregular expendituren/a20 68927 7818 30123 273
Fruitless & wasteful expendituren/a1 2138 96210 1743
SOURCEAudited Outcome
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Municipal Services

  2022/232021/222020/212019/202018/19
Water
Does the municipality provide? YesYesYesYesYes
Number of households and non-domestic customers to which provided 15 93415 93415 93415 93415 934
Number of domestic households/delivery points 14 96114 96114 96114 96114 961
Inside the yard 14 62114 62114 62114 62114 621
Less than 200m from yard 8080808080
More than 200m from yard 260260260260260
Domestic households with access to free basic service 4 5934 5716 6276 5294 776

Electricity
Does the municipality provide? YesYesYesYesYes
Number of households and non-domestic customers to which provided 14 16513 81313 69713 69713 448
Domestic households with access to free basic service 4 5934 5716 6076 5496 505

Sewerage and Sanitation
Does the municipality provide? YesYesYesYesYes
Number of households and non-domestic customers to which provided 15 31015 31015 31015 31014 951
Number of households using:
Flush toilet – public sewerage 12 38312 38312 38312 38312 055
Flush toilet – septic tank 1 5681 5681 5681 5681 568
Ventilated pit latrine 355355355355355
Bucket system 00000
Other 313131310
Domestic households with access to free basic service 4 5934 5714 8894 8004 638

Solid Waste Services
Does the municipality provide? YesYesYesYesYes
Number of households and non-domestic customers to which provided 12 97812 97812 97812 97812 182
Domestic households with access to free basic service 4 5935 4712 5892 5392 236

Water

023 414 8101

Electricity

023 414 8174
dons@beaufortwestmun.co.za

Refuse and Waste

023 414 8185
wastemanager@beaufortwestmun.co.za

Roads

023 414 8101
norwoodk@beaufortwestmun.co.za

Service Delivery

023 414 8100
admin@beaufortwestmun.co.za

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