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Masilonyana Local Municipality (FS181)

Municipality
Area: Area: 6 618km² | MDB Code: | MDB code: FS181

Physical Address

47 Le Roux Street, Theunissen, 9410

Postal: PO Box 8, Theunissen, 9410

Contact Details

Phone: 058 863 2811

Accounts: 057 492 0226
dikeledi@masilonyana.co.za

Website: Visit Website

Facebook: Facebook Page

Electricity: 057 492 0226
smokhehle@masilonyana.co.za

Refuse & Waste: 057 492 0226
pmahlophe@masilonyana.co.za

Roads: n/a

Service Delivery: n/a

Water: n/a

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 Masilonyana Local Municipality (FS181)

Description: The Masilonyana Local Municipality is a Category B municipality located within the Lejweleputswa District in the Free State. It is situated between the province’s biggest municipality, Mangaung Metro, in the south and the second-biggest municipality, Matjhabeng, in the north. It is one of five municipalities in the district. The following former Transitional Local Councils were amalgamated into the municipality: Theunissen, Winnie Mandela (Brandfort), Winburg, Soutpan and Verkeerdevlei. It is an impoverished semi-urban area with a high unemployment rate. The municipality plays host to two toll plazas on two major roads in the province; the Verkeerdevlei Plaza on the N1 is the last before entering Bloemfontein from the north, and the Brandfort Plaza on the former R30 (now ZR Mahabane Road) is situated between Winnie Mandela (Brandfort) and Bloemfontein. Winnie Mandela (Brandfort) is also known for its rich political history, which includes the National Military Museum on a farm that used to be a concentration camp during the Anglo-Boer War and the Winnie Mandela House, where Mandela was sentenced to House Arrest during the State of Emergency in the 1980s. Theunissen is also situated on the ZR Mahabane Corridor between Bloemfontein and Welkom, and hosts the three mines within the municipal jurisdiction. Winburg has economic potential because of its location, which is 100km west of Bloemfontein, and its linking of Bloemfontein with Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban. It prides itself with the Voortrekker Monument as its Heritage Site, and Masilonyana boasts several game reserves across all its towns. The municipality prides itself on its tourist destinations, such as the Florisbad National Quaternary Research Station. This is where the first human skull was discovered. There are also cooperatives in Soutpan working on the salt lakes to produce salt. Cities/Towns: Allanridge, Boshof, Bothaville, Bultfontein, Dealesville, Hennenman, Hertzogville, Hoopstad, Odendaalsrus, Soutpan, Theunissen, Ventersburg, Verkeerdevlei, Virginia, Welkom, Wesselsbron, Winburg, Winnie Mandela (Brandfort)

ℹ️ Important Notice

This page provides informational guidance only for Masilonyana Local Municipality (FS181). For official confirmation of municipal services, leadership, and contact details, always verify through the municipality’s official website: www.masilonyana.fs.gov.za. Additional verified information is available at www.gov.za.

Cities and Towns

Cities/Towns: Soutpan, Theunissen, Verkeerdevlei, Winburg, Winnie Mandela (Brandfort)

Cities and Towns Served by Masilonyana Local Municipality (FS181) Municipality

Soutpan Municipality Theunissen Municipality Verkeerdevlei Municipality Winburg Municipality Winnie Mandela (Brandfort) 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:

Speaker: Mr Nkone Steven Makata (ANC)

Chief Whip: Mr Samson Tlahadi

Municipal Manager: Mr Mojalefa Matlole

Chief Financial Officer: Mr Amos Makoae

Other Council: ANC

Other Council:
n/a

Senior Management:

Senior Management:
Mr RP Melato (Acting Director: Corporate Services)
Ms KEE Molaoa (Manager: Human Resources)

Communications Officers: Mr Zongezile Ntjwabule

Demographic Information

  202220162011
Population 63 80062 77059 895
Age Structure
Population under 15 27.1%28.0%29.7%
Population 15 to 64 65.1%66.7%64.5%
Population over 65 7.8%5.4%5.8%
Dependency Ratio
Per 100 (15-64) 53.750.055.0
Sex Ratio
Males per 100 females 92.5103.7102.0
Population Growth
Per annum 0.61%1.07%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 5.1%4.4%8.5%
Matric n/a25.9%21.1%
Higher education 5.9%6.0%4.4%
Household Dynamics
Households 17 85321 55816 476
Average household size 3.62.93.6
Female headed households n/a39.6%43.1%
Formal dwellings 91.0%84.0%82.6%
Housing owned n/a68.3%64.8%
Household Services
Flush toilet connected to sewerage 90.5%84.4%75.0%
Weekly refuse removal 79.2%65.0%52.9%
Piped water inside dwelling 39.8%26.5%29.3%
Electricity for lighting 93.3%92.5%93.2%

Financial Information

All values: R’0002024/252023/242022/232021/222020/21
AUDIT OUTCOME n/aDisclaimer of auditDisclaimer of auditDisclaimer of auditAudit not finalised
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
Property rates107 606100 60163 79261 32770 135
Service charges141 223110 75937 604112 38591 770
Investment revenue2 3701790–0
Transfers recognised – operational198 761208 14142 541–45 164
Other own revenue33 49190 3338708404 081
Total Revenue (excluding capital transfers and contributions)483 451510 013144 808174 552211 150
Employee costs141 984119 530–120–
Remuneration of councillors8 4068 734–––
Depreciation and amortisation28 75778 529–6–
Finance charges28 37633 1092 9861 451–
Inventory consumed and bulk purchases66 20380 93636 85647 1494 850
Transfers and subsidies–––––
Other expenditure322 73177 91628 41538 3204 269
Total Expenditure596 457398 75468 25887 0459 119
Surplus/(Deficit)(113 006)111 25976 55087 506202 032
Transfers and subsidies – capital (monetary allocations)6 87828 293–––
Transfers and subsidies – capital (in-kind)–––––
Surplus/(Deficit) after capital transfers & contributions(106 128)139 55376 55087 506202 032
Share of surplus/(deficit) of associate–––––
Surplus/(Deficit) for the year(106 128)139 55376 55087 506202 032
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE & FUNDS SOURCES
Capital expenditure1 678 8081 637 4981 359 9581 357 067773
Transfers recognised – capital82 34318 6301 182 3161 179 464943
Borrowing–––––
Internally generated funds1 594 3881 618 909164 893164 853(170)
Total sources of capital funds1 676 7321 637 5391 347 2081 344 317773
FINANCIAL POSITION
Total current assets106 9661 398 190783 468801 616194 333
Total non current assets1 149 7741 107 185696 418693 527943
Total current liabilities798 6521 207 030601 774693 627(6 775)
Total non current liabilities11 25145 749–––
Community wealth/Equity552 9651 113 044725 011626 50319
CASH FLOWS
Net cash from (used) operating65 286(51 548)5 6582 285–
Net cash from (used) investing–(3 856)(86)(86)–
Net cash from (used) financing––––(82)
Cash/cash equivalents at the year end62 657(52 774)5 5722 199(82)
UNAUTHORISED, IRREGULAR, FRUITLESS & WASTEFUL EXPENDITURE
Unauthorised expendituren/a––1 122 588n/a
Irregular expendituren/a11 930867 857–n/a
Fruitless & wasteful expendituren/a22 3016017 276n/a
SOURCEAudited Outcome
A1 2026 Q1		Audited Outcome
A1 2026 Q1		Audited Outcome
A1 2026 Q1		Audited Outcome
A1 2024		Unaudited YTD
C1 2021 Q4

Municipal Services

  2022/232021/222020/212019/202018/19
Water
Does the municipality provide? YesYesYesYesYes
Number of households and non-domestic customers to which provided 22 00421 52421 52421 04619 024
Number of domestic households/delivery points 20 43119 95119 95119 95117 929
Inside the yard 18 05118 05118 05118 05117 929
Less than 200m from yard 1 9001 4201 4201 4200
More than 200m from yard 4804804804800
Domestic households with access to free basic service 3 8003 2342 9552 2982 234

Electricity
Does the municipality provide? YesYesYesYesYes
Number of households and non-domestic customers to which provided 19 58417 74617 74617 74617 746
Domestic households with access to free basic service 3 800169166104104

Sewerage and Sanitation
Does the municipality provide? YesYesYesYesYes
Number of households and non-domestic customers to which provided 19 41818 62618 62618 62617 954
Number of households using:
Flush toilet – public sewerage 16 16215 43015 43015 43015 430
Flush toilet – septic tank 572572572572572
Ventilated pit latrine 00000
Bucket system 1 5291 5291 5291 529857
Other 600000
Domestic households with access to free basic service 3 8002 9022 8122 2982 234

Solid Waste Services
Does the municipality provide? YesYesYesYesYes
Number of households and non-domestic customers to which provided 18 87118 87118 87118 87117 989
Domestic households with access to free basic service 3 8002 9002 8162 2982 234

Water

n/a

Electricity

057 492 0226
smokhehle@masilonyana.co.za

Refuse and Waste

057 492 0226
pmahlophe@masilonyana.co.za

Roads

n/a

Service Delivery

n/a

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