Modimolle

Modimolle Local Municipality is named after the Modimolle mountain. The word Modimolle literally means "the forefather's spirit has eaten" (Modimo o lle). According to tradition, it often happened that someone would climb the mountain, only to disappear without a trace.

 The original name was Nylstroom, named so after the Voortrekkers had come across the north-flowing river and mistook it for the Nile River in Egypt. The fact that there is a pyramid-shaped hill close by only served to strengthen this misconception.

Modimolle, Limpopo, South Africa is a charming town with an expanding business sector which serves as the commercial centre of the Waterberg. Nylstroom (Modimolle) is famous for its export of grapes and other soft fruits like peaches and watermelons.

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Thembisile

Thembisile Hani Local Municipality is located in the Nkangala District Municipality of Mpumalanga province, South Africa. It is a semi-urban local municipality consisting of 57 villages within which there are five established townships.

The municipality is named after Thembisile Chris Hani, Secretary General of the South African Communist Party, who was assassinated on 10 April 1993. (http://en.wikipedia.org)

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Thembelihle

Translated, Thembelihle means "a place of hope". Thembelihle Local Municipality is situated in the heart of the Karoo in the Northern Cape province. This mostly agricultural landscape is rich in natural resources. The first diamond was discovered in Hopetown and a great part of the Anglo-Boer War was fought in these parts. The municipal area encompasses a geographic area of approximately 8 023 km².

(Source: thembelihlemunicipality.wordpress.com)

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Cape Agulhas

Cape Agulhas Local Municipality is the southernmost local municipality in Africa.Its coastline is surrounded by the Atlantic and Indian oceans which meet at the most southern town in Africa, named L’Agulhas.  The geographical area consists of approximately 2 411 km².  The municipality falls within the municipal district of the Overberg.

The area includes a number of big rural areas, as well as the following towns: Bredasdorp, Napier, Waenhuiskrans/Arniston (which is probably the only town in South Africa with two acknowledged names),  Struisbaai, and L’Agulhas, which is the most southern town in Africa.  This legendary point of Africa is surrounded by both the warm Indian and the cold Atlantic oceans that meet at the most southern point.  The area also includes Suiderstrand and Elim, which is a historical Moravian missionary station and world heritage site.

(Source: www.capeagulhas.gov.za)

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City of Cape Town

The City of Cape Town as a municipal entity of today is just over ten years old. However, the Mother City has the oldest municipal structure in the country, going back to its first Council meeting held on 8 April 1652 – on a sailing ship anchored in Table Bay.

The Mother City is South Africa’s oldest city, with an area of 2 461 km2. It is the legislative capital of South Africa, the administrative and economic centre of the Western Cape Province.

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