Mohokare Local Municipality

What Mohokare Local Municipality does

Mohokare Local Municipality is a Category B municipal government entity under the South African Municipal Systems Act, serving the towns of Zastron (administrative headquarters), Rouxville, and Smithfield in the Xhariep District of the Free State Province. It delivers constitutionally-mandated basic services — water supply, sanitation, refuse removal, street lighting (electricity is outsourced to Centlec), roads and stormwater, traffic law enforcement, parks and recreation, cemeteries, human settlement planning, and property valuation — to residents and ratepayers within its jurisdictional boundaries. The municipality is organised across five departments: Office of the Municipal Manager (acting incumbent M. Mohale), Corporate Services (Director Lulama Ceba), Community Services, Finance Services (acting CFO V. Litabe), and Technical Services (Director Nthuseng Makgajane), and is led by Mayor M.A. Shasha following an ANC deployment since 2006.

The municipality generates revenue through property rates, monthly service fees (water, sewer, refuse), traffic fines, and annual council-approved tariffs, supplemented by National Treasury equitable-share allocations (not quantified in the input). Pricing is publicly disclosed, including a R232.50 grave application fee, with billing consolidated monthly and payable via municipal cashier offices or bank deposit. Customer engagement is delivered through three physical offices, a consumer self-service portal (consumerportal.co.za), and an SMS/email alert system accessed via Ward Councillors. Its technology stack is described as standard municipal administration systems with no proprietary platform, API surface, or disclosed AI/ML capability. Headcount is reported at 51–100 employees, and no private equity, venture capital, or external ownership structure applies — the entity is wholly accountable to the South African government through national and provincial frameworks.

Name

Mohokare Local Municipality

Legal name

Mohokare Local Municipality

Website

https://mohokare.gov.za

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Mohokare Local Municipality is a South African government entity delivering mandated basic services — water, sanitation, refuse, rates, and traffic enforcement — to residents of Zastron, Rouxville, and Smithfield in the Free State's Xhariep District. It is funded by property rates, service tariffs, and intergovernmental transfers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Government Services

NAICS

Water, Sewage and Other Systems (2213), Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (9241)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

Mayor/City Manager & General Administration (BPAIACAA)

Keywords

• Municipal government services
• Water and sanitation
• Refuse removal services
• Property rates billing
• Local government administration

Headquarters

HQ city

Bloemfontein

HQ country

South Africa

HQ region

Africa

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Property Rates: Revenue from municipal property valuations used to calculate rates for property owners within the municipality's jurisdiction covering Zastron, Rouxville, and Smithfield.
2. Service Fees: Billing for water services, sewage collection and disposal, refuse removal, and other municipal services consolidated with monthly rates.
3. Traffic Fines: Revenue collected from traffic law enforcement within municipal boundaries.
4. Tariffs: Annual estimates, rates and tariffs for municipal services as approved by council.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Mohokare Local Municipality is a South African local government entity that delivers municipal services to residents and businesses across three towns — Zastron, Rouxville, and Smithfield — in the Free State Province. Core services include water supply, sanitation, refuse removal, electricity distribution, roads and stormwater maintenance, and property rates billing. The municipality functions under South Africa's local government framework, governed by an elected council.

Product overview

Mohokare Local Municipality is a government entity providing essential municipal services to the communities of Zastron, Rouxville, and Smithfield in the Free State province of South Africa. The municipality operates as a single administrative entity organized into five departments: Office of the Municipal Manager, Corporate Services, Community Services, Finance Services, and Technical Services. The municipality provides core public services including water supply, sanitation, refuse removal, street lighting, traffic services, law enforcement, human settlement, parks and recreation, property valuation, revenue collection, supply chain management, cemetery services, and community alert systems. The Technical Services department handles water services, sanitation, roads and stormwater, and outsources electricity to Centlec. The Finance department manages revenue collection, expenditure, budget and treasury, and supply chain management. Community Services covers traffic, law enforcement, human settlement, and parks and recreation. There is no unified digital platform; services are delivered through physical municipal offices, a consumer portal website, and SMS/email alert systems.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Water Supply Services Provision of potable water to households and businesses across Zastron, Rouxville, and Smithfield, operated as a municipal water service authority under the Water Services Act.
• Sanitation Services

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• National Youth Development Agency (NYDA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Launch of Skills Development Programme partnership providing skills development and youth empowerment initiatives within the municipality. The programme includes internship launches and career development support for youth in the community.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Naledi Local Municipality: Small Free State local municipality covering multiple towns with similar municipal service offerings. Direct comparability on scale, funding sources, and governance framework.
• Tokologo Local Municipality: Small rural Free State local municipality with comparable size and economic base. Same service-delivery mandate and reliance on rates and equitable share allocations.
• Masilonyana Local Municipality: Another small Free State local municipality with a multi-town service area and similar reliance on rates and intergovernmental grants. Comparable in scale and operating environment.
• Kopanong Local Municipality: Local municipality within the same Xhariep District Municipality as Mohokare, serving several small Free State towns. Same legislative framework (Municipal Systems Act) and similar revenue mix from rates and service charges.
• Letsemeng Local Municipality: Neighbouring small rural local municipality in the Free State/Xhariep region with comparable service delivery mandate (water, sanitation, refuse, rates) and similar scale. Most directly comparable peer based on shared district geography and economic profile.
• Phumelela Local Municipality: Small Free State local municipality that was merged into larger entities in some periods and shares the rural Free State operating context. Comparable in scale and in service-mix composition.

Broad incumbents

• Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality: The metropolitan municipality in the Free State (centred on Bloemfontein, also Mohokare's listed city). Operates under the same provincial and national legislative framework but at substantially larger scale.
• Xhariep District Municipality: The district municipality overlaying Mohokare in the Free State. Provides district-level coordination, some shared services, and acts as the parent in intergovernmental relations; comparable governance and funding dynamics.

Emerging players

• Centlec (Pty) Ltd: Mangaung-owned electricity distributor that already operates the electricity function for Mohokare. Comparable in being a municipal-utility service provider operating under South African municipal framework.

Others

• South African Local Government Association (SALGA): National representative body for South African municipalities, including Mohokare (referenced on the municipality's own website). Ecosystem participant setting the framework within which Mohokare operates.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/mohokare
• Facebookfacebook.com/mohokaremunicipality
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mohokare-municipality

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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