Build a healthy, safe, and economically sustainable society within the KhâI-Ma Municipality’s jurisdiction to the benefits of its citizens through education, economic and infrastructure development, and Governance.
Build a healthy, safe, and economically sustainable society within the KhâI-Ma Municipality’s jurisdiction to the benefits of its citizens through education, economic and infrastructure development, and Governance.
Build a healthy, safe, and economically sustainable society within the KhâI-Ma Municipality’s jurisdiction to the benefits of its citizens through education, economic and infrastructure development, and Governance.
Municipal structures act, 1998, act nr 117 of 1998 classified as a category b Municipality and was proclaimed as a local municipality with a council combined with a ward participatory system. The Khâi-ma Municipality is deemed to be a low capacity municipality and shares executive and legislative authority with the Namakwa district municipality.
The population distribution of Khâi-Ma by five-year age groups and population group type. It shows that Coloureds are the dominant population group across all age cohorts. This is followed by the White, Black African, and Indian/Asia population groups respectively. Read more about Population
The Municipality has to review its local economic development (LED) strategy. This exercise will be facilitated by the department of economic development and tourism, but can only commence in the next financial year. as outlined in the led framework it is important to highlight the unique economic and geographical characteristics of the municipality in order to arrive at the final prediction of the economy at the local level.
It indicates that Nama Khoi municipality had a 40.3% share of the total population in Namakwa district. This was followed by Hantam, Karoo Hoogland, Richtersveld, Khâi-Ma, and Kamiesberg local municipalities with 18.5%, 11.3%, 10.8%, 10.8, and 8.3% respectively of the total district population. Read more about Population
KhâI-Ma Municipality renders basic services to the inhabitants of Onseepkans, Blyvooruitsig, Pofadder, and Wittbank. Vedanta renders basic services to the inhabitants of Aggeneys, which proclaimed as a town. Read more
Onseepkans
Blyvooruitsig
Pella and Klein Pella
Pofadder, Aggeneys, Witbank
Improve the living standards and circumstances of communities with limited resources.
Build a healthy, safe, and economically sustainable society within the municipality’s jurisdiction to the benefit of its citizens through education.