MunicipalitiesSA

Kareeberg Local Municipality

NC074 Local Northern Cape Governed by Hung Council

10 961 Population Census 2022
17 701 Square kilometres 0.6 per km2
2 677 Households
7 Council seats

Kareeberg Local Municipality is a local municipality in Northern Cape, covering 17 701 square kilometres. It falls within the Pixley Ka Seme District Municipality. It takes in the towns and settlements of Carnarvon, Vanwyksvlei and Vosburg.

Census 2022 counted 10 961 residents, making it the 29th most populous of the 31 municipalities in Northern Cape and 255th of 257 nationally. That works out to 0.6 people per square kilometre. The population is very sparsely distributed across a large area. There are 2 677 households, averaging 4.1 people each. 28.8% of residents are under 15 and 8.1% are over 65. Among residents aged 20 and over, 5.2% hold a higher education qualification and 8.1% have had no schooling.

The council has 7 seats across 3 parties, with ANC 4 DA holding the largest share at 3 seats (42.9%). Hung Council governs the municipality. n/a serves as executive mayor, and Mr FM Manuel is municipal manager.

On this site’s financial health measure, which weighs the Auditor-General’s opinion alongside operating margin, liquidity, cash cover and irregular spending, Kareeberg scores 67 out of 100 for 2024/25, a grade of C, described as fair. Its most recent audit outcome was recorded as “qualified audit”. In 2024/25 it reported R92.8 million in operating revenue against R69.1 million in expenditure, an operating surplus of R23.6 million. At the last census, 51.6% of households had piped water inside the dwelling, 86.4% used electricity for lighting and 83.2% had refuse removed weekly.

Council and management

Seats: Electoral Commission, 2021 local government elections

  • ANC 4 DA 3
  • EFF 2
  • KCM 2

Office bearers

Mayor Mr E Hoorn DA
Executive Mayor n/a
Deputy Mayor n/a
Speaker Ms WD Horne EFF
Chief Whip n/a
Municipal Manager Mr FM Manuel
Chief Financial Officer Mr Willem De Bruin
Mayoral Committee Ms Anna Johanna Kamies
Mayoral Committee Mr Esau Hoorn
Mayoral Committee Mr Jandra Nyl
Mayoral Committee Mr Johannes Solomon Newath
Mayoral Committee Mr Paul Charlies
Mayoral Committee Mr Rodney Calton Gerald Jikella
Mayoral Committee Mr Virgilian Anthoneal Kasper
Mayoral Committee Mr Wilfred Daniel Horne
Mayoral Committee Mr Willem Frederik Links
Senior Management Mr NJ van Zyl Head: Corporate Services
Communications Ms Nicolaas Van Zyl
Communications Mr Zolile Mjandana Information Officer [PAIA]

Finances

National Treasury, audited outcomes

Measure2024/252023/242022/232021/222020/21
AUDIT OUTCOMEQualified auditDisclaimer of auditQualified auditFinancially unqualifiedFinancially unqualified

Financial performance

Measure2024/252023/242022/232021/222020/21
Property rates10 72410 8348 47410 5589 486
Service charges31 97033 24519 71017 29415 670
Investment revenue2 9003366 6863 4232 752
Transfers recognised - operational43 15643 6552 34412 84430 472
Other own revenue4 02078463411 842578
Total Revenue (excluding capital transfers and contributions)92 77088 85337 84755 96257 801
Employee costs21 35422 45424 81424 50521 267
Remuneration of councillors5 2375 1264 4742 4112 647
Depreciation and amortisation12 1526 0905 635-5 001
Finance charges1 6901 866801-746
Inventory consumed and bulk purchases19 97924 36116 00117 12615 065
Transfers and subsidies13245745640024
Other expenditure8 58031 92729 92516 82916 444
Total Expenditure69 12492 28082 10661 27061 194
Surplus/(Deficit)23 646-3 427-44 260-5 308-3 393
Transfers and subsidies - capital (monetary allocations)2 85715 9339 25951 05217 479
Transfers and subsidies - capital (in-kind)-----
Surplus/(Deficit) after capital transfers & contributions26 50312 507-35 00145 74414 086
Share of surplus/(deficit) of associate-----
Surplus/(Deficit) for the year26 50312 507-35 00145 74414 086

Capital expenditure & funds sources

Measure2024/252023/242022/232021/222020/21
Capital expenditure-10 0221 02513 53956 8752 100
Transfers recognised - capital-10 110-8 05154 606-
Borrowing-----
Internally generated funds88-5 4882 2692 100
Total sources of capital funds-10 022-13 53956 8752 100

Financial position

Measure2024/252023/242022/232021/222020/21
Total current assets107 06770 68996 99149 887n/a
Total non current assets250 646259 949253 79556 875n/a
Total current liabilities25 32630 669107 31859 810n/a
Total non current liabilities15 59816 86615 862-n/a
Community wealth/Equity316 789283 103262 6081 208n/a

Cash flows

Measure2024/252023/242022/232021/222020/21
Net cash from (used) operating3 181-268 413148 529n/a
Net cash from (used) investing-11 724--5 72115n/a
Net cash from (used) financing35---n/a
Cash/cash equivalents at the year end33 15041 658385 661148 544n/a

Unauthorised, irregular, fruitless & wasteful expenditure

Measure2024/252023/242022/232021/222020/21
Unauthorised expenditure-16 0281 428--
Irregular expenditure16 422-10 74511 7202 344
Fruitless & wasteful expenditure2 440-731 5721 497

Source: Audited Outcome A1 2026 Q1

People

Statistics South Africa, Census

Measure202220162011
Population10 96112 77211 673

Age structure

Measure202220162011
Population under 1528.8%23.3%29.4%
Population 15 to 6463.1%69.0%62.5%
Population over 658.1%7.8%8.1%

Dependency ratio

Measure202220162011
Per 100 (15-64)58.54559.9

Sex ratio

Measure202220162011
Males per 100 females85.8102.597.2

Population growth

Measure202220162011
Per annum-0.6%2.0%n/a

Labour market

Measure202220162011
Unemployment rate (official)n/an/a25
Youth unemployment rate (official) 15-34n/an/a32.1

Education (aged 20 +)

Measure202220162011
No schooling8.1%14.7%18.0%
Matricn/a19.717.5
Higher education5.2%1.9%5.5%

Household dynamics

Measure202220162011
Households2 6773 6713 222
Average household size4.13.53.6
Female headed householdsn/a34.533.6
Formal dwellings85.2%94.2%89.6%
Housing ownedn/a71.451.7

Household services

Measure202220162011
Flush toilet connected to sewerage80.7%69.0%68.5%
Weekly refuse removal83.2%84.3%70.9%
Piped water inside dwelling51.6%47.0%41.5%
Electricity for lighting86.4%83.4%73.5%

Service delivery

National Treasury, non-financial census of municipalities

Water

Measure2022/232021/222020/212019/202018/19
Does the municipality provide?YesYesYesYesYes
Number of households and non-domestic customers to which provided4 6613 5822 6692 6692 635
Number of domestic households/delivery points4 4763 3972 4842 4842 484
Inside the yard3 2223 2222 4842 4842 324
Less than 200m from yard18617500160
More than 200m from yard1 0680000
Domestic households with access to free basic service9941 9681 1481 1351 179

Electricity

Measure2022/232021/222020/212019/202018/19
Does the municipality provide?YesYesYesYesYes
Number of households and non-domestic customers to which provided4 4644 3132 9452 3462 346
Domestic households with access to free basic service9451 1021 1021 0731 179

Sewerage and sanitation

Measure2022/232021/222020/212019/202018/19
Does the municipality provide?YesYesYesYesYes
Number of households and non-domestic customers to which provided3 7672 6072 5452 5452 545
Flush toilet - public sewerage1 2641 2641 2641 2641 264
Flush toilet - septic tank682682682682682
Ventilated pit latrine377335308308308
Bucket system175175140140140
Other1 1180000
Domestic households with access to free basic service834904906901895

Solid waste services

Measure2022/232021/222020/212019/202018/19
Does the municipality provide?YesYesYesYesYes
Number of households and non-domestic customers to which provided2 5062 5062 4702 4702 470
Domestic households with access to free basic service9941 9431 1481 1351 179

Staffing

National Treasury

Measure2022/232021/222020/212019/202018/19
Employment Costs (R’000)24 81424 50521 26721 40520 781
Remuneration of councillors (R’000)4 4742 4112 6472 6472 532
Total Employee Positions7571696872
Total Vacant Employee Positions61526
Total Vacancy Percentage8.0%1.4%7.3%2.9%8.3%
Managerial Positions – S54A and S5644444
Vacant Managerial Positions – S54A and S5621110
Managerial Positions - by organogram84411
Vacant Managerial Positions - by organogram40410

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