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Chief Albert Luthuli Local Municipality (MP301)

Municipality
Area: Area: 5 553km² | MDB Code: | MDB code: MP301

Physical Address

28 Kerk Street, Carolina

Postal: PO Box 24, Carolina, 1185

Contact Details

Phone: 017 843 4000

Accounts: 017 843 4000/ 080 001 489
mm@albertluthuli.gov.za; Records@albertluthuli.go

Website: Visit Website

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Electricity: 017 843 4000/ 080 001 489
mm@albertluthuli.gov.za; Records@albertluthuli.go

Refuse & Waste: 017 843 4000/ 080 001 489
mm@albertluthuli.gov.za; Records@albertluthuli.go

Roads: 017 843 4000/ 080 001 489
mm@albertluthuli.gov.za; Records@albertluthuli.go

Service Delivery: 017 843 4000/ 080 001 489
mm@albertluthuli.gov.za; Records@albertluthuli.go

Water: 017 843 4000/ 080 001 489
mm@albertluthuli.gov.za; Records@albertluthuli.go

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 Chief Albert Luthuli Local Municipality (MP301)

Description: The Chief Albert Luthuli Municipality is a Category B municipality situated within the Gert Sibande District in the Mpumalanga Province. It is one of seven municipalities in the district. The municipality is named after the great leader of the people and the movement, ANC Chief Albert Luthuli. Carolina is the seat of the municipality. The N17 cuts through the south-eastern part of the area, as well as other regional mobility routes, namely the R36, R33 and R38. The majority of rural settlements occur in the eastern part of the municipality, with access provided by the R541, N17 and various secondary routes. Other key features include forestry areas in the central and southern areas of the CALLM, a river system, and the Nooitgedacht and Vygeboom Dams, as well as the edge of a greater wetland region. Economic activities that are dominant spatially in the municipality include agriculture, forestry and mining. Retail and services are concentrated in Carolina and also in smaller centres such as Elukwatini and eManzana (previously Badplaas). Cities/Towns: Amersfoort, Balfour, Bethal, Breyten, Carolina, Charl Cilliers, Chrissiesmeer, Davel, Ekulindeni, Embalenhle, Empuluzi, Ermelo, Evander, Greylingstad, Grootvlei, Kinross, Leandra, Lothair, Morgenzon, Perdekop, Secunda, Standerton, Trichardt, Volksrust, Wakkerstroom, eManzana, eMkhondo (Piet Retief), eMvelo (Amsterdam)

ℹ️ Important Notice

This page provides informational guidance only for Chief Albert Luthuli Local Municipality (MP301). For official confirmation of municipal services, leadership, and contact details, always verify through the municipality’s official website: www.albertluthuli.gov.za. Additional verified information is available at www.gov.za.

Cities and Towns

Cities/Towns: Carolina, Ekulindeni, Empuluzi, eManzana

Cities and Towns Served by Chief Albert Luthuli Local Municipality (MP301) Municipality

Carolina Municipality Ekulindeni Municipality Empuluzi Municipality eManzana Municipality

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

Municipal Leadership

Mayor: Mr Mbuso Petros Magubane (ANC)

Deputy Mayor: n/a

Speaker: Sibongile V Gininda (ANC)

Chief Whip: Lindiwe Masuku-Sidu

Municipal Manager: Mr ME Thabethe

Chief Financial Officer: Ms MM Sekgobela

Other Council: ANC

Other Council:
Ms ES Dhlamini (MMC: Community Safety Services)
Mr SN Dube (MMC: Technical Services)
JT Mathebula (MMC: Special Programmes, Monitoring and Evaluation)
Mr RM Motaung (MMC: Finance)
Ms SP Nkosi (MMC: PED)
Ms NG Thomo (Chairperson: MPAC)
Ms GG Zulu (MMC: Corporate Services)

Senior Management:

Senior Management:
Mr SI Malaza (Director: Community Safety Services)
Mr LT Motloung
Mr SS Sibeko (Director: Corporate Services)

Communications Officers: Mr Thapelo Phetla (Manager: Communications and Marketing)

Demographic Information

  202220162011
Population 247 664187 629186 010
Age Structure
Population under 15 30.7%34.1%36.5%
Population 15 to 64 63.6%60.3%58.2%
Population over 65 5.7%5.7%5.3%
Dependency Ratio
Per 100 (15-64) 57.265.971.7
Sex Ratio
Males per 100 females 88.089.188.2
Population Growth
Per annum 2.78%0.20%n/a
Labour Market
Unemployment rate (official) n/an/a35.4%
Youth unemployment rate (official) 15-34 n/an/a45.1%
Education (aged 20 +)
No schooling 14.1%15.5%19.9%
Matric n/a31.8%27.0%
Higher education 5.6%5.8%6.0%
Household Dynamics
Households 63 30353 48047 705
Average household size 3.93.53.9
Female headed households n/a48.4%49.3%
Formal dwellings 93.2%80.2%76.5%
Housing owned n/a77.8%56.3%
Household Services
Flush toilet connected to sewerage 39.9%19.2%20.5%
Weekly refuse removal 33.3%15.0%19.3%
Piped water inside dwelling 35.1%11.6%22.6%
Electricity for lighting 96.1%95.0%87.5%

Financial Information

All values: R’0002024/252023/242022/232021/222020/21
AUDIT OUTCOME n/aQualified auditQualified auditQualified auditFinancially unqualified
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
Property rates89 11468 19062 11891 81096 012
Service charges86 56182 26060 87164 33364 716
Investment revenue14 57716 2079 5464 9977 240
Transfers recognised – operational448 332422 663400 267355 561398 244
Other own revenue62 22549 46846 40657 46061 090
Total Revenue (excluding capital transfers and contributions)700 808638 788579 209574 161627 302
Employee costs261 571247 600231 551220 324205 064
Remuneration of councillors24 06723 40221 75220 31920 024
Depreciation and amortisation79 46567 40170 738(66 083)57 360
Finance charges10 9489 5478 4407 7586 213
Inventory consumed and bulk purchases185 587155 689117 513111 576117 024
Transfers and subsidies2 7283 4502 6881 8842 831
Other expenditure247 798269 176274 866305 171332 000
Total Expenditure812 163776 264727 548600 950740 515
Surplus/(Deficit)(111 354)(137 476)(148 339)(26 789)(113 213)
Transfers and subsidies – capital (monetary allocations)479 425502 333359 493442 684412 453
Transfers and subsidies – capital (in-kind)1 9167 7761 500–1 480
Surplus/(Deficit) after capital transfers & contributions369 987372 633212 654415 896300 720
Share of surplus/(deficit) of associate–––––
Surplus/(Deficit) for the year369 987372 633212 654415 896300 720
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE & FUNDS SOURCES
Capital expenditure454 113447 73876 243384 728374 280
Transfers recognised – capital412 091422 29749 128361 191345 116
Borrowing–––––
Internally generated funds34 63523 30115 67620 9362 195
Total sources of capital funds446 726445 59864 803382 126347 311
FINANCIAL POSITION
Total current assets137 721127 443161 535229 506232 362
Total non current assets3 076 2272 702 6712 328 5152 363 9771 787 899
Total current liabilities218 408232 082267 031266 699259 745
Total non current liabilities139 297119 25918 3554 3015 487
Community wealth/Equity2 856 2442 478 7741 992 0101 906 5881 454 309
CASH FLOWS
Net cash from (used) operating942 817660 267(188 584)(113 150)860 798
Net cash from (used) investing(449 334)(474 364)–(79 944)(396 961)
Net cash from (used) financing–––––
Cash/cash equivalents at the year end514 263194 211(158 433)(133 285)565 163
UNAUTHORISED, IRREGULAR, FRUITLESS & WASTEFUL EXPENDITURE
Unauthorised expendituren/a–––9 860
Irregular expendituren/a1 90842 67362 83916 189
Fruitless & wasteful expendituren/a81117122
SOURCEAudited Outcome
A1 2026 Q1		Audited Outcome
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A1 2024		Audited 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 47 20547 19854 13654 13648 833
Number of domestic households/delivery points 45 11945 11253 48053 48048 333
Inside the yard 35 97735 97742 88440 73235 434
Less than 200m from yard 4 8284 8214 8216 3303 849
More than 200m from yard 4 3144 3145 7756 4189 050
Domestic households with access to free basic service 1 2486356351 2871 287

Electricity
Does the municipality provide? YesYesYesYesYes
Number of households and non-domestic customers to which provided 52 21051 71051 71051 30751 775
Domestic households with access to free basic service 1 2488088081 2871 287

Sewerage and Sanitation
Does the municipality provide? YesYesYesYesYes
Number of households and non-domestic customers to which provided 52 17452 17452 55152 33546 871
Number of households using:
Flush toilet – public sewerage 32 55232 55210 74410 2459 809
Flush toilet – septic tank 6726722 032813100
Ventilated pit latrine 16 83216 83220 06226 51918 962
Bucket system 00000
Other 323219 10014 10217 500
Domestic households with access to free basic service 1 2486356351 2871 287

Solid Waste Services
Does the municipality provide? YesYesYesYesYes
Number of households and non-domestic customers to which provided 15 08213 42513 42513 40913 409
Domestic households with access to free basic service 1 2486356351 2871 287

Water

017 843 4000/ 080 001 489
mm@albertluthuli.gov.za; Records@albertluthuli.go

Electricity

017 843 4000/ 080 001 489
mm@albertluthuli.gov.za; Records@albertluthuli.go

Refuse and Waste

017 843 4000/ 080 001 489
mm@albertluthuli.gov.za; Records@albertluthuli.go

Roads

017 843 4000/ 080 001 489
mm@albertluthuli.gov.za; Records@albertluthuli.go

Service Delivery

017 843 4000/ 080 001 489
mm@albertluthuli.gov.za; Records@albertluthuli.go

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