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Elections 2026: How this North West town went from boom to bust

Matlosana municipality is under a financial recovery plan after years of mismanagement

An empty fountain inside the precinct which hosts the City of Matlosana Local Municipality council and city hall in Klerksdorp. Photos: Ihsaan Haffejee

The City of Matlosana Local Municipality in the North West is under a financial recovery plan after years of mismanagement, with billions of rands owed.
Residents report flooded roads, unreliable water and electricity, sewage spills and deteriorating infrastructure.
Matlosana’s unauthorised, irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure reached R10.8-billion by 2024/25, while the municipality takes about 600 days to pay creditors.
The Auditor-General found that Matlosana spent 85% of its allocated budget but achieved only 58% of its basic service and infrastructure targets, while water losses reached 57% and electricity losses 44%.

“Forgotten” by the municipality is how Gideon…

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