Mafube Local Municipality (FS205)

Municipality

Area: Area: 3 977km² | MDB Code: | MDB code: FS205

Physical Address

64 JJ Hadebe Street, Frankfort, 9830

Postal: PO Box 2, Frankfort, 9830

Contact Details

Phone: 058 813 1051

Accounts: 058 813 9741
regina@mafube.gov.za

Website: Visit Website

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Electricity: 082 335 3580

Refuse & Waste: 071 412 9055

Roads: 072 616 8988

Service Delivery: 082 496 7529
mofokengz@yahoo.com

Water: 073 850 0805

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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 Mafube Local Municipality (FS205)

Description: The Mafube Local Municipality is a Category B municipality in the Fezile Dabi District of the Free State Province. It is one of the four municipalities in the district, making up almost a quarter of its geographical area. The name is a Sesotho word meaning ‘dawning of the new day’. Frankfort remains the growth point in Mafube, and plays a major role in terms of regional service provision and industrial and commercial development. Frankfort is situated 55km east of Heilbron and approximately 120km south-east of Sasolburg. Frankfort is a typically-developed small town, serving the predominant surrounding agricultural community. The Greater Tweeling area is located approximately 150km east of Sasolburg and 350km north-east of Bloemfontein, and is situated adjacent to the Frankfort/Reitz Primary Road. Other larger centres, such as Vereeniging and Vanderbijlpark, are all within 160km of Tweeling. Primary agricultural activities include sheep and cattle farming, maize, and sunflower seed production. The Villiers Town area is situated on the banks of the Vaal River, adjacent to the N3 National Road between Gauteng and Durban. In relation to other major centres, the town is located 120km from Johannesburg, 80km from Vereeniging and 117km from Sasolburg. Villiers is predominantly agriculture-orientated, where products such as maize, sunflower, wheat, grain, sorghum, meat and dairy are produced. Villiers functions as the main concentration point for products in the district, from where they are directly exported. The grain silos in Villiers, together with other grain silos in the district, have a storage capacity of 273 000 tons. The Greater Cornelia area is situated 40km east of Frankfort, 160km east of Sasolburg and 32km south-east of Villiers. The town is situated adjacent to the R103 Secondary Road between Warden and Villiers. Cornelia typically developed as a small town serving the predominant surrounding agricultural community. Cities/Towns: Cornelia, Deneysville, Edenville, Frankfort, Heilbron, Koppies, Kragbron, Kroonstad, Oranjeville, Parys, Renovaal, Sasolburg, Steynsrus, Tweeling, Vierfontein, Viljoenskroon, Villiers, Vredefort

ℹ️ Important Notice

This page provides informational guidance only for Mafube Local Municipality (FS205). For official confirmation of municipal services, leadership, and contact details, always verify through the municipality’s official website: www.mafube.fs.gov.za. Additional verified information is available at www.gov.za.

Cities and Towns

Cities/Towns: Cornelia, Frankfort, Tweeling, Villiers

Cities and Towns Served by Mafube Local Municipality (FS205) Municipality

Cornelia Municipality Frankfort Municipality Tweeling Municipality Villiers Municipality

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

Municipal Leadership

Mayor: ANC

Deputy Mayor: n/a

Speaker: Ms Maletsatsi Maria Mofokeng (ANC)

Chief Whip: Mr Jonase Kotsi

Municipal Manager: Ms JB Selapyane (Acting)

Chief Financial Officer: Ms NL Gqoli (Acting)

Other Council: ANC

Chief Whip:

Mr Jonase Kotsi

Senior Management:

Chief Financial Officer:

Ms NL Gqoli (Acting)

Communications Officers: Mr Sipho Radebe

Demographic Information

Age Structure
	2022	2016	2011
Population	61 150	57 574	57 876
Population under 15	26.0%	28.2%	31.6%
Population 15 to 64	66.6%	64.6%	62.1%
Population over 65	7.4%	7.2%	6.3%
Dependency Ratio
Per 100 (15-64)	50.2	54.7	61.1
Sex Ratio
Males per 100 females	88.5	93.6	92.5
Population Growth
Per annum	0.53%	-0.12%	n/a
Labour Market
Unemployment rate (official)	n/a	n/a	33.4%
Youth unemployment rate (official) 15-34	n/a	n/a	44.3%
Education (aged 20 +)
No schooling	11.8%	10.6%	14.1%
Matric	n/a	32.3%	24.4%
Higher education	6.2%	6.3%	6.1%
Household Dynamics
Households	16 896	18 745	16 459
Average household size	3.6	3.1	3.5
Female headed households	n/a	44.0%	42.2%
Formal dwellings	84.7%	78.8%	70.8%
Housing owned	n/a	78.5%	67.8%
Household Services
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	95.4%	79.1%	79.0%
Weekly refuse removal	71.1%	87.9%	80.2%
Piped water inside dwelling	48.8%	32.3%	39.8%
Electricity for lighting	97.4%	95.6%	84.4%

Financial Information

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
All values: R’000	2024/25	2023/24	2022/23	2021/22	2020/21
AUDIT OUTCOME	n/a	Qualified audit	Qualified audit	Qualified audit	Qualified audit
Property rates	(126 854)	(129 262)	23 248	20 579	36 766
Service charges	91 214	88 142	80 528	71 536	73 337
Investment revenue	853	698	222	540	3 421
Transfers recognised – operational	140 519	131 522	111 503	111 939	127 562
Other own revenue	100 292	80 819	65 196	31 902	35 710
Total Revenue (excluding capital transfers and contributions)	206 024	171 919	280 696	236 496	276 795
Employee costs	106 951	110 025	101 225	109 203	103 086
Remuneration of councillors	6 579	6 641	6 292	6 247	6 296
Depreciation and amortisation	58 864	67 386	–	46 562	53 620
Finance charges	64 162	81 252	235	54 566	51 541
Inventory consumed and bulk purchases	60 658	62 685	8 555	60 122	50 743
Transfers and subsidies	6	–	9	659	997
Other expenditure	215 124	253 261	31 339	170 290	131 496
Total Expenditure	512 344	581 250	147 656	447 650	397 779
Surplus/(Deficit)	(306 320)	(409 331)	133 040	(211 153)	(120 984)
Transfers and subsidies – capital (monetary allocations)	44 185	18 206	60 983	32 761	42 881
Transfers and subsidies – capital (in-kind)	–	–	–	8 409	17 369
Surplus/(Deficit) after capital transfers & contributions	(262 135)	(391 125)	194 023	(169 983)	(60 735)
Share of surplus/(deficit) of associate	–	–	–	–	–
Surplus/(Deficit) for the year	(262 135)	(391 125)	194 023	(169 983)	(60 735)
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE & FUNDS SOURCES
Capital expenditure	45 041	36 078	28 951	21 290	(2 179)
Transfers recognised – capital	42 991	35 180	28 816	18 147	(6 198)
Borrowing	–	–	–	–	–
Internally generated funds	2 050	898	135	3 143	4 019
Total sources of capital funds	45 041	36 078	28 951	21 290	(2 179)
FINANCIAL POSITION
Total current assets	127 403	(7 987)	197 482	40 855	91 615
Total non current assets	972 235	954 968	1 244 905	1 215 954	1 085 164
Total current liabilities	1 275 127	1 146 479	918 821	927 267	766 518
Total non current liabilities	64 209	65 801	67 354	67 354	40 793
Community wealth/Equity	218 573	338 041	440 784	557 062	495 407
CASH FLOWS
Net cash from (used) operating	(100 779)	(71 697)	51 737	131 087	32 491
Net cash from (used) investing	(43 876)	(37 631)	(17 734)	(21 564)	1 902
Net cash from (used) financing	175	–	–	–	–
Cash/cash equivalents at the year end	(295 565)	(254 248)	(116 191)	(36 875)	34 463
UNAUTHORISED, IRREGULAR, FRUITLESS & WASTEFUL EXPENDITURE
Unauthorised expenditure	n/a	–	364 549	1 754 751	401 843
Irregular expenditure	n/a	–	25 997	73 164	82 158
Fruitless & wasteful expenditure	n/a	–	62 312	211 127	51 540
SOURCE	Audited Outcome A1 2026 Q1	Audited Outcome A1 2026 Q1	Audited Outcome A1 2026 Q1	Audited Outcome A1 2024	Audited Outcome A1 2023

Municipal Services

Water
	2022/23	2021/22	2020/21	2019/20	2018/19
Does the municipality provide?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Number of households and non-domestic customers to which provided	23 204	23 050	23 050	22 486	21 101
Number of domestic households/delivery points	22 847	22 693	22 693	22 129	20 744
Inside the yard	20 898	20 744	20 744	20 434	19 049
Less than 200m from yard	1 000	1 000	1 000	1 695	1 695
More than 200m from yard	949	949	949	0	0
Domestic households with access to free basic service	3 700	3 700	3 700	3 680	3 680
Electricity
Does the municipality provide?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Number of households and non-domestic customers to which provided	20 844	20 792	20 792	20 792	20 278
Domestic households with access to free basic service	3 700	3 700	3 700	3 680	3 680
Sewerage and Sanitation
Does the municipality provide?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Number of households and non-domestic customers to which provided	25 307	25 307	25 307	21 291	21 101
Number of households using:
Flush toilet – public sewerage	20 434	20 434	20 434	20 434	20 434
Flush toilet – septic tank	10	10	10	10	10
Ventilated pit latrine	3 016	1 390	1 390	0	0
Bucket system	1 490	3 116	3 116	490	300
Other	0	0	0	0	0
Domestic households with access to free basic service	3 700	3 700	3 700	3 680	3 680
Solid Waste Services
Does the municipality provide?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Number of households and non-domestic customers to which provided	20 744	20 744	20 744	20 744	20 744
Domestic households with access to free basic service	3 700	3 700	3 700	3 680	3 680

Water

073 850 0805

Electricity

082 335 3580

Refuse and Waste

071 412 9055

Roads

072 616 8988

Service Delivery

082 496 7529
mofokengz@yahoo.com

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