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MUNICIPAL SERVICES
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Beaufort West Basic Municipal Services
The Municipality provides the following basic services for the Beaufort West, Merweville and Nelspoort communities:refuse removal, electricity, water, sewerage service, rates collection, traffic and parking, drainage, building plan approval.  > 
Bergrivier Basic Municipal Services
The Municipality provides the following basic services in the areas that fall under its jurisdiction:refuse removal, electricity supply, water supply, sewerage service, rates collection, tourism information, municipal roads maintenance, street lighting, traffic and parking control, drainage, building plan approval.  > 
Bitou Basic Municipal Services
The Bitou Municipality provides the following basic services to the Beacon Island Estate, Brenton-On-Sea, Kranshoek, Kurland, Nature's Valley, New Horizons and Plettenberg Bay communities:refuse removal, electricity, water, sewerage service, rates collection, tourism, traffic and parking, drainage, building plan approval.  > 
Breede River/Winelands Basic Municipal Services
The Breede River/Winelands Municipality provides the following basic services to the Ashton, Bergsig, Bonnievale, Happy Valley, Mcgregor, Montagu, Robertson and Zolani:refuse removal, electricity, water, sewerage service, rates collection, tourism, traffic and parking, drainage, building plan approval.  > 
Breede Valley Municipality Basic Municipal Services
The Breede Valley Municipality provides the following services to the Brandwacht, De Doorns, Panorama, Rawsonville, Sandhills, Touwsrivier, Worcester and Zweletemba communities:Environmental health services (including food and milk control and pollution control), refuse removal, electricity supply, water supply, sewerage service, rates collection, tourism information, traffic and ...  > 
Cape Agulhas Municipality Basic Municipal Services
The Municipality provides the following basic services to the Arniston, Bredasdorp, Cape Agulhas, Elim, Molshoop, Napier, Waenhuiskrans and Struisbaai communities:refuse removal, electricity, water, sewerage service, rates collection, traffic and parking, drainage, building plan approval.  > 
Cederberg Municipality Basic Services
The Municipality provides the following basic services:refuse removal, electricity, water, sewerage service, rates collection, tourism, traffic and parking, drainage, building plan approval.  > 
City of Cape Town Basic Municipal Services
The City of Cape Town provides the following basic services:building plan approval, drainage, electricity, food and milk control, markets, municipal roads, noise control, pollution, rates collection, refuse removal and cleansing services, regulating abattoirs, regulating street trading, ...  > 
City of Cape Town Cemeteries, Funeral Parlours and Crematoria
The City of Cape Town municipality regulates the cemeteries, funeral parlours and crematoria in the area.  > 
City of Cape Town Cleansing Services
The municipality is responsible for ensuring that its area is clean and litter free. This includes providing bins, cleaning crews and enforcing by laws against littering and other pollution.  > 
City of Cape Town Customer Care Services
In September 2003, the City of Cape Town launched a new Contact Centre. The Centre handles queries regarding municipal services and accounts.  > 
City of Cape Town Drainage Services
Local authorities are responsible for drainage infrastructure. Their responsibilities include:cleaning stormwater catch pits, cleaning stormwater kerbs or gutters along tar roads, cleaning and unblocking stormwater pipes, cleaning open concrete canals and ground canals.  > 
City of Cape Town Municipal Roads
The construction and maintenance of municipal roads is the responsibility of local government.  > 
City of Cape Town Single Invoice for Services
In September 2003 a new system was introduced that allows ratepayers to consolidate all their City accounts (including rates, water, refuse, electricity and sewerage) for a single property into one invoice.  > 
City of Cape Town Water Services
The local authority is responsible for controlling the water supply to houses in the area.  > 
Drakenstein Municipality Basic Municipal Services
The Municipality provides the following basic services:refuse removal, electricity, water, sewerage service, rates collection, tourism, municipal roads, street lighting, traffic and parking, drainage, building plan approval, health, cemeteries.  > 
Drakenstein Municipality Municipal Cultural, Sport and Recreational Facilities
The Municipality maintains and controls the following public facilities:libraries, museums, beaches and amusement facilities, municipal parks and recreation facilities, local sport facilities.  > 
Free Water and Electricity
Government has announced its intention of providing free basic water and electricity services for all. There is also an initiative to provide free sanitation services.  > 
George Municipality Basic Municipal Services
The Municipality provides the following basic services to the Bergplaas, Delville Park, George, Glentana Hills, Herolds Bay, Pacaltsdorp and Wilderness East communities:refuse removal, electricity, water, sewerage service, rates collection, tourism, traffic and parking, drainage, building plan approval.  > 
Inligting oor die Stad Kaapstad se Raadslede, Wyke en Subrade (only available in Afrikaans or Xhosa)
Die metropolitaanse gebied wat deur die Stad Kaapstad beheer word, is onderverdeel in 20 subrade, waarvan elkeen uit 'n aantal wyke bestaan. Daar is altesaam 100 wyke wat elkeen deur 'n raadslid verteenwoordig word. 'n Wyk bestaan op sy beurt uit 'n aantal voorstede.  > 
Kannaland Municipality Basic Municipal Services
The Municipality provides the following basic services to the Bergsig, Calitzdorp, Ladismith, Vanwyksdorp and Withoek communities:refuse removal, electricity, water, sewerage service, rates collection, traffic and parking, drainage, building plan approval.  > 
Knysna Municipality Basic Municipal Services
The Municipality provides the following basic services to the Buffalo Bay, Hornlee, Hunter's Home, Karatara, Knysna, Leisure Island, Sedgefield and The Heads communities:refuse removal, electricity, water, sewerage service, rates collection, traffic and parking, drainage, building plan approval.  > 
Laingsburg Municipality Basic Municipal Services
The Municipality provides the following basic services:refuse removal, electricity, water, sewerage service, rates collection, tourism, traffic and parking, drainage, building plan approval.  > 
Langeberg Municipality Basic Municipal Services
The Municipality provides the following basic services to the Albertinia, Gouritsmond, Heidelberg, Jongensfontein, Riversdale, Stilbaai and Witsands communities:refuse removal, electricity, water, sewerage service, rates collection, traffic and parking, drainage, building plan approval.  > 
Local Government Responsibilities
The Constitution states the local municipalities are responsible for the following:beaches and amusement facilities, billboards and the display of advertisements in public places, cemeteries, funeral parlours and crematoria, cleansing, control of public nuisances, control of undertakings that sell liquor to the public, facilities for the ...  > 
Matzikama Municipality Basic Services
The Municipality provides the following basic services:refuse removal, electricity, water, sewerage service, rates collection, tourism, traffic and parking, drainage, building plan approval.  > 
Mossel Bay Municipality Basic Municipal Services
The Municipality provides the following basic services:refuse removal, electricity, water, sewerage service, rates collection, traffic and parking, drainage, building plan approval.  > 
Municipal Rates
Municipalities are responsible for providing basic services to everyone living inside their jurisdiction. These services include:supplying water, collecting and disposing of sewage, refuse removal, supplying electricity and gas, building and maintaining municipal roads, stormwater drainage, street lighting, municipal parks and recreation.  > 
Oudtshoorn Basic Municipal Services
The Municipality provides the following basic services:refuse removal, electricity, water, sewerage service, rates collection, tourism, traffic and parking, drainage, building plan approval.  > 
Overstrand Municipality Basic Municipal Services
The Overstrand Municipality services the following communities:Arabella, Betty's Bay, Buffeljagsbaai, Fisherhaven, Franskraalstrand, Gansbaai, Groenewaldskema, Hawston, Hermanus, Kleinbaai, Kleinmond, Masakhane, Mount Pleasant, Onrus, Pringle Bay, Rooi-Els, Sand Bay, Stanford, Voelklip, Zwelihle ...  > 
Policy Decisions Online
All City of Cape Town policy decisions are available online.  > 
Prince Albert Municipality Basic Municipal Services
The Prince Albert Municipality provides the following basic services to the Leeu Gamka, Klaarstroom and Prince Albert communities:refuse removal, electricity, water, sewerage service, rates collection, traffic and parking, drainage, building plan approval.  > 
Saldanha Bay Municipality Basic Municipal Services
The Municipality provides the following basic services:refuse removal, electricity, water, sewerage service, rates collection, tourism, pollution, street lighting, traffic and parking, building plan approval, dog licences.  > 
Stellenbosch Municipality Basic Municipal Services
The Municipality provides the following basic services:food and milk control, refuse removal, electricity, water, sewerage service, rates collection, tourism, regulating abattoirs, municipal roads, pollution, street trading, street lighting, traffic and parking, markets, drainage, building plan approval.  > 
Swartland Basic Municipal Services
The Municipality provides the following basic services to the Darling, Kalbaskraal, Koringberg, Malmesbury, Malmesbury, Moorreesburg, Riebeek Kasteel, Riebeek West, Wesbank and Yzerfontein communities:refuse removal, electricity, water, sewerage service, rates collection, tourism, traffic and parking, drainage, building plan approval.  > 
Swartland Online Account Details
Water and electricity services, rates, sanitation and refuse removal are all grouped on a single set of monthly accounts. You can view your Swartland Municipal Account online.  > 
Swellendam Municipality Basic Services
The Municipality provides the following basic services to the Barrydale, Infanta, New Town, Railton, Suurbraak and Swellendam communities:refuse removal, electricity, water, sewerage service, rates collection, tourism, traffic and parking, drainage, building plan approval.  > 
Theewaterskloof Municipality Basic Services
The Theewaterskloof Municipality services the Bot River, Caledon, Dennehof, Elgin, Genadendal, Grabouw, Greyton, Middleton, Pineview, Riviersonderend, Villiersdorp and Vleiview communities.  > 
Witzenberg Municipality Basic Services
The Municipality provides the following basic services to the Bella Vista, Ceres, Kluitjieskraal, Montana, New Town, Prince Alfred Hamlet, Romansrivier, Tulbagh and Wolseley communities:refuse removal, electricity, water, sewerage service, rates collection, tourism, traffic and parking, drainage, building plan approval.  > 
The content on this page was last updated on 24 October 2008
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