Ga-Segonyana Local Municipality

Ga-Segonyana Local Municipality is a former cross-boundary municipality with areas in the Northern Cape and the North-West Province. The municipal jurisdiction consists of 33 residential areas within a radius of approximately 80km in and around Kuruman, and has approximately 75000 residents.

The municipality’s economy is mainly based on the surrounding mining and agricultural activities. The municipal seat, Kuruman, is situated on the Namaquari route, forming part of the main route between Gauteng and Namibia and Cape Town via Upington. The name Ga-Segonyana means small calabash with bubbling water.

Vision

“To be an integrated municipality that is committed to the creation of a better life through sustainable development for the people of Ga-Segonyana.”

Mission

“Ensuring the delivery of quality and affordable services, in a sustainable manner that enhances good governance, equity and accountability to the

people of Ga-Segonyana.”

Values

•To serve the Ga-Segonyana community in an accountable, ethical, equitable, professional and transparent manner
•To nourish the spirit of self-reliance and co-operative governance
•To promote a culture of payment and the spirit of belonging and ownership amongst our people by delivering quality, affordable and sustainable integrated services
•To implement all our plans through leadership, teamwork and commitment
•To serve our customers with a friendly, honest and caring manner to acknowledge their human dignity.

About Ga-Segonyana Local Municipality

Ga-Segonyana Local Municipality is an administrative area in the John Taolo Gaetsewe District of the Northern Cape in South Africa.

Segonyana is the Setswana name of a spring, commonly known as the Eye.

John Taolo Gaetsewe (formerly Kgalagadi) is one of the five districts of the Northern Cape province of South Africa. The seat of the authority is Kuruman. The majority of its 176,899 people speak Setswana.