Municipalities

Kai !Garib Local Municipality (NC082)

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NC082 Active https://www.kaigarib.gov.za

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Overview

Kai !Garib Local Municipality (NC082) is a Northern Cape local authority responsible for municipal services, administration and local development planning in its jurisdiction. It manages municipal infrastructure and public facilities, implements by-laws and compliance functions, and coordinates service delivery improvements through its planning and budget cycles. The municipality prioritises basic services, maintenance and practical projects that support households and local economic activity.

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Council & Management

Composition of Council:

ANC 10, HFTF 4, DA 3, EFF 1, VF PLUS 1

Controlling Party:

ANC

Mayor:

Mr MMM Matthys (ANC)

Speaker:

Mrs E Vass (ANC)

Chief Whip:

Mr VWW Sacco

Other Council:

Mrs M Basson (Portfolio Head: Municipal Public Account Committee)

Mrs A Prestly (Exco)

Ms R Saal (Portfolio Head: Institutional Development Committee)

Mrs Y Scheffers (Portfolio Head: Socio-Economic Development Committee)

Mr L Tieties (Portfolio Head: Infrastructure Development Committee)

Municipal Manager:

Mr Obakeng Isaacs

Chief Financial Officer:

Ms Antheniqe Beukes

Senior Management:

Adv RS Neethling (Director: Corporate Services)

Communications Officers:

Mr Benedict Bok

Demographic Information

	2022	2016	2011
Population	85 104	68 929	65 869
Age Structure
Population under 15	25.0%	22.7%	24.4%
Population 15 to 64	69.3%	72.4%	70.5%
Population over 65	5.7%	4.8%	5.1%
Dependency Ratio
Per 100 (15-64)	44.3	38.0	41.9
Sex Ratio
Males per 100 females	98.2	113.6	108.5
Population Growth
Per annum	2.49%	1.03%	n/a
Labour Market
Unemployment rate (official)	n/a	n/a	10.0%
Youth unemployment rate (official) 15-34	n/a	n/a	10.0%
Education (aged 20 +)
No schooling	4.4%	5.6%	9.0%
Matric	n/a	20.9%	15.5%
Higher education	3.5%	3.6%	3.8%
Household Dynamics
Households	20 366	23 017	16 703
Average household size	4.2	3.0	3.9
Female headed households	n/a	32.7%	34.6%
Formal dwellings	86.3%	82.4%	88.4%
Housing owned	n/a	49.5%	43.1%
Household Services
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	77.2%	59.6%	72.0%
Weekly refuse removal	49.7%	53.4%	53.8%
Piped water inside dwelling	57.7%	39.0%	41.0%
Electricity for lighting	91.8%	82.0%	87.4%

Financial Results

All values: R'000	2024/25	2023/24	2022/23	2021/22	2020/21
AUDIT OUTCOME	n/a	Qualified audit	Qualified audit	Qualified audit	Qualified audit
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
Property rates	30 328	30 037	34 383	n/a	21 441
Service charges	159 283	128 648	154 051	n/a	112 684
Investment revenue	85	59	49	n/a	140
Transfers recognised - operational	132 261	258 816	105 983	n/a	109 727
Other own revenue	21 117	27 133	14 124	n/a	7 526
Total Revenue (excluding capital transfers and contributions)	343 074	444 693	308 591	n/a	251 518
Employee costs	168 564	154 583	143 208	n/a	131 162
Remuneration of councillors	8 426	7 545	8 215	n/a	7 189
Depreciation and amortisation	34 946	35 639	-	n/a	34 503
Finance charges	77 118	45 756	0	n/a	20 159
Inventory consumed and bulk purchases	128 715	112 045	25 448	n/a	86 025
Transfers and subsidies	-	-	-	n/a	-
Other expenditure	158 890	193 930	73 257	n/a	120 504
Total Expenditure	576 660	549 498	250 129	n/a	399 542
Surplus/(Deficit)	(233 586)	(104 805)	58 463	n/a	(148 024)
Transfers and subsidies - capital (monetary allocations)	20 533	29 419	10 563	n/a	26 873
Transfers and subsidies - capital (in-kind)	3	1 014	-	n/a	54
Surplus/(Deficit) after capital transfers & contributions	(213 050)	(74 372)	69 025	n/a	(121 096)
Share of surplus/(deficit) of associate	-	-	-	n/a	-
Surplus/(Deficit) for the year	(213 050)	(74 372)	69 025	n/a	(121 096)
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE & FUNDS SOURCES
Capital expenditure	25 138	29 961	41 903	29 711	11 828
Transfers recognised - capital	22 027	31 082	38 653	25 664	9 630
Borrowing	-	-	-	-	-
Internally generated funds	2 809	787	2 857	3 654	2 016
Total sources of capital funds	24 836	31 869	41 510	29 318	11 646
FINANCIAL POSITION
Total current assets	178 577	129 881	174 416	56 198	54 644
Total non current assets	934 190	944 486	998 036	981 607	970 550
Total current liabilities	844 185	677 349	824 976	755 196	603 097
Total non current liabilities	511 549	474 133	76 399	79 781	83 045
Community wealth/Equity	(29 916)	(2 744)	202 051	202 828	460 149
CASH FLOWS
Net cash from (used) operating	(718 897)	1 769 057	2 126 727	-	6
Net cash from (used) investing	-	13 006	(7 629)	-	7 743
Net cash from (used) financing	-	-	-	-	-
Cash/cash equivalents at the year end	(716 839)	1 782 601	2 120 001	902	8 509
UNAUTHORISED, IRREGULAR, FRUITLESS & WASTEFUL EXPENDITURE
Unauthorised expenditure	n/a	206 438	121 070	1 070 570	138 390
Irregular expenditure	n/a	9 119	69 613	85 693	116 154
Fruitless & wasteful expenditure	n/a	35 089	59 649	157 393	13 304
SOURCE	Audited Outcome A1 2026 Q1	Audited Outcome A1 2026 Q1	Audited Outcome A1 2026 Q1	Audited Outcome A1 2024	Audited Outcome A1 2023

Employment Statistics

	2022/23	2021/22	2020/21	2019/20	2018/19
Employment
Employment Costs (R’000)	143 208	n/a	131 162	119 636	108 967
Remuneration of councillors (R’000)	8 215	n/a	7 189	6 575	6 815

Total Employee Positions	401	401	388	545	482
Total Vacant Employee Positions	1	1	2	129	64
Total Vacancy Percentage	0.25%	0.25%	0.52%	23.67%	13.28%

Managerial Positions – S54A and S56	5	5	5	5	6
Vacant Managerial Positions – S54A and S56	1	1	1	1	2
Managerial Positions - by organogram	19	19	15	15	22
Vacant Managerial Positions - by organogram	0	0	1	1	4

Service Delivery Statistics

	2022/23	2021/22	2020/21	2019/20	2018/19
Water
Does the municipality provide?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Number of households and non-domestic customers to which provided	7 928	7 928	7 928	7 928	7 928
Number of domestic households/delivery points	7 678	7 678	7 678	7 678	7 678
Inside the yard	7 678	7 678	7 678	7 678	7 678
Less than 200m from yard	0	0	0	0	0
More than 200m from yard	0	0	0	0	0
Domestic households with access to free basic service	2 701	2 701	2 701	2 701	3 700
Electricity
Does the municipality provide?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Number of households and non-domestic customers to which provided	8 258	8 053	8 053	8 053	8 009
Domestic households with access to free basic service	4 196	4 196	4 196	4 196	3 894
Sewerage and Sanitation
Does the municipality provide?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Number of households and non-domestic customers to which provided	5 554	5 554	5 554	5 554	5 554
Number of households using:
Flush toilet - public sewerage	4 067	4 067	4 067	4 067	4 067
Flush toilet - septic tank	1 038	1 038	1 038	1 038	1 038
Ventilated pit latrine	0	0	0	0	0
Bucket system	0	0	0	0	0
Other	0	0	0	0	0
Domestic households with access to free basic service	2 363	2 363	2 363	2 363	2 318
Solid Waste Services
Does the municipality provide?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Number of households and non-domestic customers to which provided	6 456	6 456	6 456	6 456	6 456
Domestic households with access to free basic service	2 873	2 873	2 873	2 873	2 855