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Polokwane Local Municipality (LIM354)

Municipality
Area: Area: 5 054km² | MDB Code: | MDB code: LIM354

Physical Address

Cnr Landdros Mare & Bodenstein Streets, Polokwane, 0700

Postal: PO Box 111, Polokwane, 0700

Contact Details

Phone: 015 290 2000/015 023 5000

Accounts: 015 290 2541/2
billingc@polokwane.gov.za

Website: Visit Website

Facebook: Facebook Page

Electricity: 015 290 2490/2705
electricalcomplaint@polokwane.gov.za

Refuse & Waste: 015 290 2366

Roads: 015 290 2376/2629

Service Delivery: 015 290 2000/1

Water: 015 290 2376/2629

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 Polokwane Local Municipality (LIM354)

Description: The Polokwane Local Municipality is a Category B municipality located within the Capricorn District in the Limpopo Province. It is one of four municipalities in the district, making up just under a quarter of its geographical area. It is a city with more than a century of phenomenal growth and prosperity. Polokwane Municipality accounts for 3% of the total surface area of Limpopo, however, over 10% of the population of Limpopo resides within its boundaries. The municipality serves as the economic hub of Limpopo, and has the highest population density in the Capricorn District. It shares its name with the city of Polokwane (previously Pietersburg). In February 2002, the city was renamed Polokwane – a northern Sesotho word that means ‘place of safety’. The municipal spatial pattern reflects that of the historic apartheid city model, characterised by segregated settlement. At the centre of the area is the Polokwane economic hub, which comprises the central business district, industrial area, and a range of social services and well-established formal urban areas servicing the more affluent residents of Polokwane. Situated on the outskirts in several clusters are less formal settlement areas, which are experiencing enormous influx from rural urban migration trends. These areas are in dire need of upgraded services and infrastructure, both social and engineering, and are struggling to cope with the informal influx of more and more people who want access to an improved quality and standard of living. Main Economic Sectors: Agriculture – Source IDP 2024/25

ℹ️ Important Notice

This page provides informational guidance only for Polokwane Local Municipality (LIM354). For official confirmation of municipal services, leadership, and contact details, always verify through the municipality’s official website: www.polokwane.gov.za. Additional verified information is available at www.gov.za.

Cities and Towns

Cities/Towns: Polokwane

Cities and Towns Served by Polokwane Local Municipality (LIM354) Municipality

Polokwane 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 Mosema Makoro John Mpe (ANC)

Deputy Mayor:

Speaker: Ms Kobela Whelemina Modiba (ANC)

Chief Whip: Mr Phethola Adolf Rapetswa

Municipal Manager: Ms Thuso Nemugumoni (City Manager)

Chief Financial Officer: Mr Thabo Nonyane (Group Chief Financial Officer)

Other Council: ANC

Municipal Manager:
Ms Thuso Nemugumoni (City Manager)

Senior Management:

Communications Officers:
Mr Thipa Selala (Manager: Communication and Marketing)

Communications Officers: Mr Thipa Selala (Manager: Communication and Marketing)

Demographic Information

  202220162011
Population 843 459797 127728 633
Age Structure
Population under 15 28.1%30.7%31.1%
Population 15 to 64 65.1%64.4%63.2%
Population over 65 6.8%4.9%5.7%
Dependency Ratio
Per 100 (15-64) 53.655.458.2
Sex Ratio
Males per 100 females 93.292.891.1
Population Growth
Per annum 1.42%2.04%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 6.6%9.2%7.7%
Matric n/a33.9%28.4%
Higher education 16.8%13.6%15.7%
Household Dynamics
Households 249 443239 116203 605
Average household size 3.43.33.6
Female headed households n/a44.9%46.2%
Formal dwellings 95.0%93.4%90.2%
Housing owned n/a67.3%55.2%
Household Services
Flush toilet connected to sewerage 48.3%40.4%38.6%
Weekly refuse removal 46.5%38.8%38.9%
Piped water inside dwelling 41.4%26.3%30.4%
Electricity for lighting 95.0%94.4%83.0%

Financial Information

All values: R’0002024/252023/242022/232021/222020/21
AUDIT OUTCOME n/aFinancially unqualifiedFinancially unqualifiedFinancially unqualifiedQualified audit
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
Property rates710 102593 067572 860528 180470 568
Service charges2 215 7591 966 7401 735 4621 815 5161 581 445
Investment revenue69 80648 17838 8159 64112 333
Transfers recognised – operational1 678 6541 538 7251 403 5491 215 9461 386 384
Other own revenue1 306 963298 131417 518461 346207 420
Total Revenue (excluding capital transfers and contributions)5 981 2844 444 8414 168 2054 030 6303 658 151
Employee costs1 094 9651 114 5361 072 0161 026 750973 200
Remuneration of councillors83 71143 87741 38439 34938 692
Depreciation and amortisation901 3251 192 608754 453784 230961 689
Finance charges52 06450 80857 83759 73761 770
Inventory consumed and bulk purchases1 472 0191 293 8991 082 4681 132 2321 026 606
Transfers and subsidies16 48015 4809 67145 24066 558
Other expenditure2 632 9101 647 5002 105 9501 914 2961 256 226
Total Expenditure6 253 4745 358 7085 123 7805 001 8354 384 743
Surplus/(Deficit)(272 190)(913 867)(955 575)(971 206)(726 592)
Transfers and subsidies – capital (monetary allocations)615 386770 125612 013655 398764 993
Transfers and subsidies – capital (in-kind)13 7815 185576––
Surplus/(Deficit) after capital transfers & contributions356 977(138 558)(342 986)(315 807)38 401
Share of surplus/(deficit) of associate–––––
Surplus/(Deficit) for the year356 977(138 558)(342 986)(315 807)38 401
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE & FUNDS SOURCES
Capital expenditure791 402870 919625 278685 491840 161
Transfers recognised – capital536 998634 351517 418519 741693 246
Borrowing––––(885)
Internally generated funds254 403236 568103 833165 299143 098
Total sources of capital funds791 402870 919621 251685 040835 459
FINANCIAL POSITION
Total current assets2 272 1281 673 2181 547 2831 576 1111 537 643
Total non current assets15 612 38615 658 78315 888 04613 823 63817 201 480
Total current liabilities1 172 117979 703874 2421 216 8511 145 449
Total non current liabilities872 326869 203866 679916 062971 218
Community wealth/Equity15 840 07115 483 09515 693 13513 360 48816 627 984
CASH FLOWS
Net cash from (used) operating1 398 9711 460 4023 349 8762 018 9313 973 179
Net cash from (used) investing(765 635)(910 977)(743 683)(831 503)(733 869)
Net cash from (used) financing––––(499)
Cash/cash equivalents at the year end976 612733 7952 838 8621 488 5832 476 525
UNAUTHORISED, IRREGULAR, FRUITLESS & WASTEFUL EXPENDITURE
Unauthorised expendituren/a932 0591 040 5571 669 132614 253
Irregular expendituren/a432 463255 808167 25772 935
Fruitless & wasteful expendituren/a6 105–17 12518
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 207 403207 403205 367172 641194 236
Number of domestic households/delivery points 203 554203 554201 518168 792190 478
Inside the yard 147 934147 934145 898142 601135 632
Less than 200m from yard 16 17016 17016 17016 87038 586
More than 200m from yard 39 45039 45039 4509 32116 260
Domestic households with access to free basic service 6 6296 80412 90612 90611 910

Electricity
Does the municipality provide? YesYesYesYesYes
Number of households and non-domestic customers to which provided 286 873286 873286 223240 544239 116
Domestic households with access to free basic service 6 6296 20911 87711 87710 898

Sewerage and Sanitation
Does the municipality provide? YesYesYesYesYes
Number of households and non-domestic customers to which provided 180 869180 869180 701178 309167 196
Number of households using:
Flush toilet – public sewerage 81 83981 83981 67179 89172 627
Flush toilet – septic tank 30530530500
Ventilated pit latrine 94 56994 56994 56994 56994 569
Bucket system 00000
Other 30730730700
Domestic households with access to free basic service 6 6296 80412 70211 87710 898

Solid Waste Services
Does the municipality provide? YesYesYesYesYes
Number of households and non-domestic customers to which provided 104 078104 078103 682103 537103 585
Domestic households with access to free basic service 6 6296 98612 99612 90612 196

Water

015 290 2376/2629

Electricity

015 290 2490/2705
electricalcomplaint@polokwane.gov.za

Refuse and Waste

015 290 2366

Roads

015 290 2376/2629

Service Delivery

015 290 2000/1

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