Matjhabeng local Municipality - Municipal Profile

About Matjhabeng Local Municipality

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Who And What we Represent...

The name is a Sesotho word meaning “where nations meet”. It is derived from the migrant labour system where people from various countries like Lesotho, Mozambique, etc. meet to work in the mines of the Goldfields.

Vision

To be a benchmark developmental Municipality in service delivery excellence.

Mission

To be a united, non-racial, non-sexist, transparent and responsive municipality;
To provide municipal services in an economic, efficient and effective way;
To promote a self-reliant community through the promotion of a culture of entrepreneurship;
To create a conducive environment for growth and development;
To promote co-operative governance;
To promote a dynamic community participation and value adding partnership.

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About Matjhabeng

Matjhabeng Local Municipality came into existence on 05 December 2000 after the amalgamation and emergence of the former six (6) Transitional Local Council into one (1) financially viable and economically sustainable municipality.

Matjhabeng Municipality incorporates the city of Welkom and the towns of Allanridge, Odendaalsrus, Hennenman, Virginia and Ventersburg with a combined population of more than 500 000 people.

The economy of the Matjhabeng Municipality area centered on mining activities located in and around Allanridge, Odendaalsrus, Welkom, Virginia and other beautiful towns. Manufacturing aimed at the mining sector exists to a limited extent in the above towns. Other manufacturing activities are limited. Bulk water infrastructure consists mostly of reservoirs and pipelines of Sedibeng Water.

Lejweleputswa District Map

Hub of mining activity in the Free State province.

These supply all of the Matjhabeng towns and the mines with water from the Vaal River near Bothaville and to a lesser extent from the Sand River. The bulk electrical network is well established in the Matjhabeng area. Eskom serves all mines and towns in the Municipal area and thus there is sufficient bulk infrastructure available to serve the whole area. In all the previously disadvantaged area Eskom sells directly to consumers. No public transport system operates in Matjhabeng, bar privately-owned taxis.

Last updated 3 months ago

Spatial Description

Matjhabeng Local Municipality is situated in the Lejweleputswa District Municipality in the Free State. It is bound by the Nala Local Municipality to the North, Masilonyana Local Municipality to the South, Tswelopele Local Municipality to the East and Moqhaka Local Municipality to the West.

Matjhabeng Base Map

The towns that make up Matjhabeng Local Municipality Towns.

Matjhabeng represents the hub of mining activity in the Free State province. The municipal area incorporates the towns of:

Last updated 3 months ago

Environmental Profile

The municipality covers an area of 515546.4 ha of which 59.8 % has remained as natural habitat. There is one formal land-based protected area in the municipality, namely the Willem Pretorius Nature Reserve. There are no RAMSAR sites. There is one biome in the Matjhabeng Municipality covering 515546.5ha, namely Grassland.

Seven vegetation types are found, namely Bloemfontein Karroid Shrubland, Central Free State Grassland, Highveld Alluvial Vegetation, Highveld Salt Pans, Vaal-Vet Sandy Grassland, Western Free State Clay Grassland and Winburg Grassy Shrubland. There is one endangered ecosystem, covering 56728ha (11%) of the Matjhabeng Municipality. This is the Vaal-Vet Sandy Grassland. There is only one water management area, namely the Middle Vaal. Five rivers run through the municipality, including the Koolspruit, Sand, Sandspruit and Vet. Wetlands cover 5.5 % of the Matjhabeng municipality.