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7 see also 8 external links toggle the table of contents municipalities of south africa 8 languages español 日本語 novial português русский svenska українська 中文 edit links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikimedia commons wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide from wikipedia the free encyclopedia local government structure in south africa see also list of municipalities in south africa part of a series on the politics of south africa constitution founding provisions bill of rights chapter nine institutions executive president cyril ramaphosa deputy president paul mashatile cabinet departments shadow cabinet legislature national council of provinces chairperson refilwe mtsweni tsipane national assembly speaker thoko didiza leader of the opposition john hlophe judiciary chief justice mandisa maya deputy chief justice dunstan mlambo courts constitutional court supreme court of appeal president mahube molemela high court magistrate s courts electoral court elections general 1910 1915 1920 1921 1924 1929 1933 1938 1943 1948 1953 1958 1961 1966 1970 1974 1977 1981 1984 1987 1989 1994 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019 2024 municipal 2000 2006 2011 2016 2021 referendums 1960 1983 1992 political parties administrative divisions provinces districts metropolitan municipality district municipality municipalities list foreign relations dirco minister ronald lamola diplomatic missions of in south africa nationality law passport visa requirements visa policy related topics political assassinations repression protests human rights national budget national debt social welfare taxation provincial politics politics of the eastern cape politics of the free state politics of gauteng politics of kwazulu natal politics of limpopo politics of mpumalanga politics of the northern cape politics of north west politics of the western cape south africa portal other countries v t e the municipalities of south africa as of 2016 local government in south africa consists of municipalities tswana bommasepala sotho bomasepala northern sotho bommasepala afrikaans munisipaliteite zulu ngomasipala southern ndebele bomasipala xhosa oomasipala swazi bomasipala venda vhomasipala tsonga vamasipala of various types the largest metropolitan areas are governed by metropolitan municipalities while the rest of the country 1 is divided into counties called district municipalities each of which consists of several boroughs called local municipalities since the boundary reform at the time of the municipal election of 3 august 2016 there are eight metropolitan municipalities 44 district municipalities and 205 local municipalities 2 categories edit municipalities can belong to one of three categories metropolitan district and local referred to in the constitution as categories a c and b metropolitan municipalities edit main article metropolitan municipality south africa metropolitan or category a municipalities govern large densely urbanised regions that encompass multiple centers with close economic linkages i e metropolises metropolitan municipalities are unitary authorities responsible for all local government functions within their areas since the 2011 municipal election there are eight metropolitan municipalities buffalo city east london mdantsane zwelitsha king william s town bhisho city of cape town cape town milnerton atlantis bellville mitchells plain khayelitsha somerset west simon s town city of johannesburg johannesburg soweto roodepoort lenasia randburg sandton midrand city of tshwane pretoria centurion soshanguve hammanskraal mamelodi bronkhorstspruit ekurhuleni alberton katlehong germiston kempton park tembisa boksburg benoni brakpan springs daveyton nigel ethekwini durban umhlanga kwamashu phoenix othongathi pinetown cato ridge chatsworth umlazi amanzimtoti emkhomazi mangaung bloemfontein botshabelo thaba nchu nelson mandela bay port elizabeth ibhayi despatch uitenhage buffalo city and mangaung were originally local municipalities see below which were separated from their district municipalities and upgraded to metropolitan status in 2011 the other six municipalities were founded as metropolitan municipalities at the inception of the current system of local government in 2000 district and local municipalities edit main articles district municipality south africa and local municipality south africa the rest of the country outside the metropolitan areas is governed jointly by district and local municipalities each district or category c municipality is divided into a number of local category b municipalities district municipalities have responsibility for broader matters such as integrated planning infrastructure development bulk supply of water and electricity and public transport while local municipalities have responsibility for all municipal functions not assigned to the district and in particular local service delivery as of 2016 there are 44 district municipalities divided into 205 local municipalities elections edit municipalities are governed by municipal councils which are elected every five years the most recent nationwide municipal election was held on 1 november 2021 the next such election is set to be held on 4 november 2026 the councils of metropolitan and local municipalities are elected by a system of mixed member proportional representation these municipalities are divided into wards and each ward directly elects one councillor by first past the post voting an equal number of councillors are appointed from party lists so that the overall makeup of the council is proportional to the votes received by each party in district municipalities 60 of the councillors are appointed by the councils of their constituent local municipalities while the remaining 40 are elected by party list proportional representation 3 legislation edit the basic structure of local government originates from chapter 7 of the constitution of south africa in addition to this a number of acts of parliament regulate the organisation of local government the principal statutes are local government municipal demarcation act 1998 act 27 of 1998 local government municipal structures act 1998 act 117 of 1998 local government municipal systems act 2000 act 32 of 2000 local government municipal finance management act 2003 act 56 of 2003 local government municipal property rates act 2004 act 6 of 2004 name changes edit the south african geographical names council is a statutory body that deals specifically with changing names of places in south africa including municipalities mismanagement inefficiency and discontent edit in rural areas south african municipalities are generally in a poor and deteriorating financial state 4 a situation which affects business activity and risks livelihoods and growth propects of the economy businesses and their insurers have expressed concern that business assets in rural municipalities are not insurable 5 discontent with the service delivery of municipalities is evident from the rising number of protests recorded from 2004 to 2020 the number of major protests increased from only 10 in 2004 to 237 in 2018 6 by 2019 20 gauteng province had the most service delivery protests some 23 followed by kwazulu natal c 21 the western cape c 20 eastern cape c 15 and mpumalanga c 9 discontent often revolves around the demand for housing and free basic services especially when community members are displaced or suffer the loss of income other causes are perceived councillor accountability the quality or pace of basic service delivery housing water and electricity 7 misappropriation of covid 19 relief benefits and land invasions 6 protestors sometimes confuse issues relating to land demarcation political candidates or employer disputes with local government s service delivery mandate when violent protests may impinge on freedom of movement or property of others 6 7 some of south africa s municipalities are drowning in debt due to corruption and lack of skills 8 and by 2020 a significant proportion found themselves financially and logistically stressed by the pandemic 6 municipalities often employ unqualified personnel 9 who are unable to deliver proper financial and performance governance which in addition leads to fraud irregular expenditure r30 billion in 2017 and r25 billion in 2018 and consequence free misconduct 10 only a fraction 14 in 2017 8 in 2018 of municipalities submit clean annual audits to the auditor general and implementation of the ag s recommendations has been lax by 2018 45 of municipalities have not implemented all procedures for reporting and investigating transgressions or fraud while 74 were found to insufficiently follow up on such allegations 10 the late kimi makwetu suggested holding employees individually accountable treating recommendations as binding and issuing a certificate of debt to guilty parties in 2022 it was revealed that almost all municipalities have aging and dysfunctional water infrastructure the department of water and sanitation stated that poor maintenance and operations caused an average 40 26 60 of water to be lost before it reached end users 11 as of 2020 municipalities owed south africa s water boards a total of r12 billion and a culture of non payment had taken hold 12 they had also accumulated debt of r46 1 billion r31 billion overdue with eskom 13 emfuleni municipality s unserviced debt with eskom over r2 3 billion by 2020 14 and rand water some r1 1 billion 15 prevented it from providing a reliable power and water supply 16 which affected its ability to collect levies and taxes a 2018 high court judgment allowed eskom to seize r645 million worth of emfuleni s fixed assets due to non payment for electricity 14 lekwa municipality has been taken to court by businesses around standerton for failing to provide clean and sufficient water and electricity these service interruptions were due to its soaring debt to eskom r1 1 billion by 2020 17 and its non payment for services provided by the department of water and sanitation in 2018 vbs bank collapsed affecting the deposits of 14 municipalities these deposits which were all illegal in terms of the municipal finance management act mfma included a r245 million deposit by fetakgomo tubatse municipality and a r161 million deposit by giyani municipality 18 notes and references edit with the exception of the prince edward islands although they are for certain legal purposes deemed to fall within the city of cape town electoral commission on 2016 municipal elections press release electoral commission 8 june 2016 retrieved 21 january 2017 understanding local government community organisers toolbox education and training unit retrieved 24 may 2012 bisseker claire 16 june 2022 sa s municipalities head for total collapse businesslive financial mail retrieved 20 june 2022 visser jaco 6 june 2022 municipal risk rural assets may be uninsurable businesslive financial mail retrieved 20 june 2022 1 2 3 4 fewer protests in 2020 but that doesn t mean people are happier times live 15 january 2021 retrieved 18 january 2021 1 2 singh orrin 27 november 2020 kzn government vehicles torched after service delivery protest times live retrieved 19 january 2021 lake alida 19 september 2017 mpumalanga municipalities drown in debt due to corruption and lack of skills ridge times hoëvelder highvelder retrieved 5 november 2020 auditor general gets more teeth enca 22 november 2018 archived from the original on dec 31 2019 retrieved 28 june 2019 1 2 municipalities are disregarding advice makwetu enca 2019 06 27 retrieved 28 june 2019 fisher shamiela 19 february 2022 mchunu says sa municipalities lose up to 40 of water to aging infrastructure ewn co za eyewitness news retrieved 20 february 2022 marx jana 19 november 2020 munisipaliteite skuld waterrade in sa meer as r12 miljard beeld p 10 staff writer 20 november 2020 eskom wants to name and shame residents for non payment businesstech co za businesstech retrieved 23 november 2020 1 2 ndaba baldwin 16 march 2020 emfuleni officials claim r21m in travel costs in just two months iol co za iol retrieved 18 november 2020 verbeek peter 7 november 2020 emfuleni is a broken municipality cllr peter verbeek vaalweekblad com vaalweekblad retrieved 19 november 2020 serero lerato november 2020 elm spends over r378 million on employees overtime for the past five years vaalweekblad com vaalweekblad retrieved 16 november 2020 when a community has had enough youtube com carte blanche m net archived from the original on 2021 05 10 retrieved 6 november 2020 african news agency 3 november 2020 vbs skandaal munisipaliteite soek r15 miljard terug maroelamedia co za maroela media retrieved 6 november 2020 see also edit municipal demarcation board external links edit south african local government association home page chapter 7 of the constitution of south africa this chapter describes the municipal government structure in the country v t e administrative divisions of south africa capitals pretoria executive bloemfontein judicial cape town legislative provinces eastern cape free state gauteng kwazulu natal limpopo mpumalanga north west northern cape western cape municipalities list of municipalities in south africa by province eastern cape free state gauteng kwazulu natal limpopo mpumalanga north west northern cape western cape types metropolitan local district transitional settlements by province eastern cape free state gauteng kwazulu natal limpopo mpumalanga north west northern cape western cape v t e articles on third level administrative divisions of countries africa burkina faso cameroon ethiopia guinea ivory coast liberia mali morocco mozambique niger senegal sierra leone south africa south sudan togo zimbabwe americas bolivia brazil chile colombia costa rica ecuador haiti panama peru united states minor civil division census county division uruguay venezuela asia bangladesh brunei cambodia china east timor india indonesia iran iraq israel local council city council regional council japan laos lebanon mongolia myanmar nepal philippines sri lanka taiwan tajikistan thailand vietnam europe albania austria belgium bosnia and herzegovina finland france germany greece italy lithuania portugal russia slovakia spain switzerland ukraine oceania papua new guinea list of administrative divisions by country retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title municipalities_of_south_africa oldid 1374995011 categories municipalities of south africa subdivisions of south africa administrative divisions in africa third level administrative divisions by country hidden categories articles with short description short description matches wikidata articles containing 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