General News

The Rustenburg Local Municipality’s (RLM) Municipal Public Accounts Committee (MPAC) had yesterday officially launched the public participation program on the Annual Report 2017/2018 financial year.

In terms of the Municipal Finance Management Act (Act No. 56 of 2003, Section 127 (5), immediately after annual report is tabled in the Council in terms of subsection (2), the Accounting Officer of the Municipality (Municipal Manager) must:

• In accordance with section 21A of the Municipal Systems Act make public the Annual Report; and (i) Invite the local community to submit representations in connection with the Annual report; and

• Submit the annual report to the Auditor General, the relevant provincial treasury and the provincial department responsible for local government in the province. To that effect a series of meetings will be held in different identified wards of Rustenburg according to planned clusters, from Monday, 08^thJuly 2019 (Already done yesterday) to 21^stJuly 2019 (NB. Detailed public participation Schedule will be sent soon).

The purpose of these meetings is to obtain inputs from the public on the Annual Report 2017/2018.

For further enquiries kindly contact Mr Andrew seome on 014 590 3525 or 082 717 4374

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Residents are hereby notified that the Municipality has implemented a new billing system effective 01^stJuly 2019. However, some system functions will only be operational from the 15^thJuly 2019. This is due to opening balances migration process from the old system after completion of the June 2019 billing cycle.

System functions which will be will not be operational until the 15^thof July 2019 include:

Accessibility of latest Clearances figures
Refunds on completed Property Transfers
Property Transfers
Corrections to accounts

Residents are advised that Clearance certificates for payments completed in the previous financial year will be issued.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

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Notice is hereby given in terms of section 49(1) (a) (i) read together with section 78(2) * of the Local Government:

Municipal Property Rates Act, 2004 (Act No.6 of 2004), hereinafter referred to as the

“Act”, that the Supplementary Valuation Roll 06 for the financial years 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019 is open for public inspection at Rustenburg Local Municipality from 01 July 2019 to 31 July 2019.

In addition, the Supplementary Valuation Roll is available on
our website www.rustenburg.gov.za and at the following venues:

1.Municipal libraries situated at Boitekong; Karlienpark; Marikana and Rustenburg
2.Municipal Regional Community Center’s (RCC) situated at Boitekong;Lethabong;Monnakato;Marikana;Phatsima and Tlhabane.

An invitation is hereby made in terms of section 49(1) (a)(i) read together with section 78(2) * of the Act that any owner of property or other person who so desires should lodge an objection with Municipal Manager in respect of any matter reflected in, or omitted from, the general valuation roll within the above mentioned period.

Attention is specifically drawn to the fact that in terms of section 50(2) of the Act an objection must be in relation to a specific individual property and not against the general valuation roll as such. The form for the lodging of an objection is obtainable at the address below or website www.rustenburg.gov.za. The completed forms must be returned to the following address:

Rustenburg Local Municipality
Main Building 1^st Floor Office 155

For enquiries please contact:
Masechaba Motene/Winnie Nkelembisa/Mmathapelo Netshifefe
Contact No. 014 590 3011/014 590 3033
Email: mmotene@rustenburg.gov.za / wnkelembisa@rustenburg.gov.za /mnetshifefe@rustenburg.gov.za

Mr E Komane
Acting Municipal Manager