Emthanjeni Local Municipality (NC073)

Municipality
Area: Area: 13 472km² | MDB Code: | MDB code: NC073

Physical Address

45 Voortrekker Street, De Aar, 7000

Postal: PO Box 42, De Aar, 7000

Contact Details

Phone: 053 632 9100

Accounts: 053 632 9100
mantso@emthanjeni.co.za

Website: Visit Website

Facebook: Facebook Page

Electricity: 084 682 8969
samuel@emthanjeni.co.za

Refuse & Waste: 073 105 4631

Roads: 071 476 7173

Service Delivery: 071 476 7173

Water: 071 476 7173

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 Emthanjeni Local Municipality (NC073)

Description: The Emthanjeni Local Municipality is a Category B municipality situated within the Pixley Ka Seme District in the Northern Cape Province. It is one of the eight municipalities that make up the district. It is located approximately 300km south-west of Kimberley, 440km south-east of Upington, 300km north-east of Beaufort West and 300km south-west of Bloemfontein. The municipality is the seat of the district. Emthanjeni, especially De Aar, is renowned for its central location on the main railway line between Johannesburg, Cape Town, Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) and Namibia. Cities/Towns: Britstown, Campbell, Carnarvon, Colesberg, Copperton, De Aar, Douglas, Griekwastad, Hanover, Hopetown, Hutchinson, Loxton, Marydale, Niekerkshoop, Norvalspont, Noupoort, Petrusville, Philipstown, Prieska, Richmond, Schmidtsdrif, Strydenburg, Van der Kloof, Vanwyksvlei, Victoria West, Vosburg

ℹ️ Important Notice

This page provides informational guidance only for Emthanjeni Local Municipality (NC073). For official confirmation of municipal services, leadership, and contact details, always verify through the municipality’s official website: www.emthanjeni.co.za. Additional verified information is available at www.gov.za.

Cities and Towns

Cities/Towns: Britstown, De Aar, Hanover

Cities and Towns Served by Emthanjeni Local Municipality (NC073) Municipality

Britstown Municipality De Aar Municipality Hanover 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 Lulamile Nkumbi (ANC)

Deputy Mayor:

Speaker: Ms Monica Charmaine Kivedo (ANC)

Chief Whip: n/a

Municipal Manager: Mr Disang Humphrey Molaole

Chief Financial Officer: Ms S Jordan

Other Council: ANC

Municipal Manager:
Mr Disang Humphrey Molaole

Senior Management:

Communications Officers:
Ms Vuyelwa Diamane (Head: Communications)

Communications Officers: Ms Vuyelwa Diamane (Head: Communications)

Demographic Information

  202220162011
Population 46 58745 40442 356
Age Structure
Population under 15 29.1%26.3%31.7%
Population 15 to 64 64.8%67.9%62.5%
Population over 65 6.1%5.8%5.8%
Dependency Ratio
Per 100 (15-64) 54.447.360.1
Sex Ratio
Males per 100 females 92.497.795.8
Population Growth
Per annum 0.92%1.58%n/a
Labour Market
Unemployment rate (official) n/an/a28.0%
Youth unemployment rate (official) 15-34 n/an/a37.2%
Education (aged 20 +)
No schooling 5.9%17.4%11.0%
Matric n/a26.9%24.7%
Higher education 6.9%4.6%6.4%
Household Dynamics
Households 10 62211 92310 457
Average household size 4.43.84.1
Female headed households n/a39.8%39.4%
Formal dwellings 95.2%95.6%95.4%
Housing owned n/a70.2%60.3%
Household Services
Flush toilet connected to sewerage 97.6%84.0%85.1%
Weekly refuse removal 92.1%79.7%83.3%
Piped water inside dwelling 65.7%53.5%59.8%
Electricity for lighting 96.5%93.0%92.6%

Financial Information

All values: R’0002024/252023/242022/232021/222020/21
AUDIT OUTCOME n/aQualified auditQualified auditQualified auditQualified audit
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
Property rates55 20949 67144 92139 62039 420
Service charges166 062162 064166 855145 942140 702
Investment revenue3 1053 7262 7071 2971 182
Transfers recognised – operational67 17062 34760 51154 23951 086
Other own revenue4 47218 97822 4238 237(16 730)
Total Revenue (excluding capital transfers and contributions)296 018296 785297 417249 335215 661
Employee costs102 922105 32098 57492 73588 028
Remuneration of councillors6 6075 7203 6705 7145 640
Depreciation and amortisation49 54153 75753 61952 64652 992
Finance charges40 54220 47722 76713 96411 851
Inventory consumed and bulk purchases122 674106 47581 39783 02676 004
Transfers and subsidies
Other expenditure169 963106 028181 19558 63870 539
Total Expenditure492 249397 778441 221306 722305 055
Surplus/(Deficit)(196 231)(100 993)(143 804)(57 387)(89 394)
Transfers and subsidies – capital (monetary allocations)31 33234 63620 3199 22212 370
Transfers and subsidies – capital (in-kind)
Surplus/(Deficit) after capital transfers & contributions(164 899)(66 357)(123 485)(48 165)(77 024)
Share of surplus/(deficit) of associate
Surplus/(Deficit) for the year(164 899)(66 357)(123 485)(48 165)(77 024)
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE & FUNDS SOURCES
Capital expenditure78 33738 5629 080226 173
Transfers recognised – capital64 47634 808
Borrowing
Internally generated funds13 8613 7389 080883
Total sources of capital funds78 33738 5479 080883
FINANCIAL POSITION
Total current assets420 419381 465296 398122 424110 605
Total non current assets804 728804 515810 116842 115712 918
Total current liabilities748 607554 479424 893189 349167 060
Total non current liabilities163 962113 075106 39672 25592 399
Community wealth/Equity477 477584 784698 710751 098564 064
CASH FLOWS
Net cash from (used) operating302 191112 182(20)(122 473)339 354
Net cash from (used) investing(8 007)
Net cash from (used) financing
Cash/cash equivalents at the year end330 333140 32328 121(134 380)320 157
UNAUTHORISED, IRREGULAR, FRUITLESS & WASTEFUL EXPENDITURE
Unauthorised expendituren/a116 630157 93572 18287 873
Irregular expendituren/a23 1108 6563 3109 628
Fruitless & wasteful expendituren/a23 42611 7424 64090
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? YesYesYesYesYes
Number of households and non-domestic customers to which provided 9 0638 9338 9298 9298 929
Number of domestic households/delivery points 8 7098 5798 5758 5758 575
Inside the yard 8 5208 3908 3868 3868 386
Less than 200m from yard 189189189189189
More than 200m from yard 00000
Domestic households with access to free basic service 3 2993 8603 9163 8283 795

Electricity
Does the municipality provide? YesYesYesYesYes
Number of households and non-domestic customers to which provided 12 30710 5338 8928 8928 892
Domestic households with access to free basic service 3 2993 8603 9163 8283 795

Sewerage and Sanitation
Does the municipality provide? YesYesYesYesYes
Number of households and non-domestic customers to which provided 8 9698 8938 8938 8938 893
Number of households using:
Flush toilet – public sewerage 8 0047 9287 9287 9287 928
Flush toilet – septic tank 422422422422422
Ventilated pit latrine 00000
Bucket system 189189189189189
Other 00000
Domestic households with access to free basic service 3 2993 8603 9163 8283 795

Solid Waste Services
Does the municipality provide? YesYesYesYesYes
Number of households and non-domestic customers to which provided 8 2958 2738 2738 2738 273
Domestic households with access to free basic service 3 2993 8603 9163 8283 795

Water

071 476 7173

Electricity

084 682 8969
samuel@emthanjeni.co.za

Refuse and Waste

073 105 4631

Roads

071 476 7173

Service Delivery

071 476 7173

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