Kai !Garib

Kai !Garib Local Municipality is situated along the Orange River, and is bordered by //Khara Hais Local Municipality on the north-east and Namibia on the north-west. �It falls within the Siyanda District Municipality. �This area consists of three large towns: Kakamas, Keimoes and Kenhardt. Six former settlements can be found between these towns. �It is characterised by its unique landscape with the Kalahari Desert on the one side and the Orange River on the other. �The agricultural sector is the main economic sector with the largest potential for economic growth. (Source: www.localgovernment.co.za)

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Magareng

Magareng Local Municipality is situated in the Northern Cape province and lies within the boundaries of the Frances Baard District Municipality. Warrenton, the administrative centre of Magareng Local Municipality, is situated approximately 75�km north of Kimberley on the banks of the Vaal River. The Magareng Local Municipality was established on 5 December 2000 after the amalgamation of Warrenton TLC with portions of Hartswater TLC and Vaal River TRC (NC093 Magareng IDP). The area of jurisdiction is approximately 1�542 km� in extent and accommodates approximately 24 204 people (Census 2011).read more »

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Phokwane

Phokwane Local Municipality incorporates the previous municipal areas of Hartswater, Jan Kempdorp, Ganspan and Pampierstad. The Phokwane Municipality is named after Queen �Phokwane�, the wife of Kgosi Galeshewe of the Barolong boo Ra-Tlhaping tribe. Phokwane is nestled in the lush green delta of the Hartswater region and boasts the second largest irrigation scheme in the Southern Hemisphere, namely the Vaalharts Irrigation Scheme. The municipality has a total population of 61 321 inhabitants of whom the majority is found in the peri-urban areas of the municipality. A significant characteristic of the Phokwane population is the youth who account for 33% (ages 15�34) of the total population. The economy of Phokwane is based on agriculture, community development, retail, private household and informal sectors. These five sectors alone provide jobs to 11 160 persons within the municipal area. This accounts for 65% of employment within Phokwane. In terms of agriculture Phokwane exports grape, citrus and olive products. The dominant languages in the area are Setswana, Afrikaans and Isixhosa with each of the languages having 70%, 25% and 5% users respectively. �read more »

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Matzikama

Matzikama Municipality is the most northern of the local municipalities under the West Coast District. The municipality covers an area just more than 5 000 km2 between the N7 freeway north and the Atlantic Ocean. Translated as 'place of water', Matzikama is roughly 240km north of the City of Cape Town and includes the towns of Vredendal, Lutzville and Van Rhynsdorp. (http://www.westerncapebusiness.co.za).

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Cederberg

CederbergLocal Municipality is located within the West Coast District Municipality, and is bordered by theCederberg Mountains in the east and the Atlantic Ocean in the west. The area is named after the ancient and now rare gnarled cedar trees that grow high up in the mountains. It includes the towns of Clanwilliam, Citrusdal, Lamberts Bay, Graaffwater, Elands Bay and the surrounding farms.

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