OUR VALUES
Teamwork - we work together as a team with each playing their role to achieve common goals.
Integrity - we subscribe to high morals and principles to promote and maintain integrity of the Municipality.
Professionalism - we utilise our skills, knowledge with due care and integrity.
Accountability - we take responsibility for our actions and decisions.
EMBLEM DEFINITION
Tail feathers: The diversity of the communities unified by the feather in the middle, which has a small sun that symbolises prosperity.
The chain link: Represents the four previous entities uniting as one which increases the idea of strength and unity.
The bird: The natural assets of the area – wildlife and natural resources.
The open wingspan: Freedom for all MAP citizens. It also has ‘open arms’ connotation that embraces its people.
The breast of the bird: It depicts a red circular pattern indicating the symbol of the wheel of industry.
The blue rim of the wings: Flow of water through the area, again showing the tremendous natural wealth of the area. The water is also symbolic of the life force, the source of nourishment and growth.
The sun on top: Warmth and potential growth.
The blue drops between the sun’s ray: Rainfall that supports a healthy agricultural environment that reinforces agricultural wealth of MAP.
MORE ABOUT US
When was the municipality established; population; number of people the municipality is employing; number of wards? Maluti-A-Phofung Local Municipality is situated in the Eastern Free State. Maluti-A-Phofung is a local municipality and was established on 5 December 2001 and comprises of four former Transitional Local Councils - Qwaqwa Rural, Phuthaditjhaba, Harrismith and Kestell. The municipality is comprised of 35 wards and covers approximately 4 421 square kilometres in extent. It employs about 1600 including those at its water entity, MAP Water. Phuthaditjhaba is the urban centre of Qwaqwa and serves as the administrative head office of Maluti-A-Phofung Municipality. Surrounding Phuthaditjhaba are the rural villages of Qwaqwa, established on tribal land administered by the Department of Land Affairs. Harrismith is a service centre for the surrounding rural areas and a trading belt serving the national road, N3, which links the Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal provinces. Harrismith is surrounded by Tshiame located 12 km to the west and Intabazwe, which is located 1,5 km to the north. The town is an economic hub for people living in Tshiame, Intabazwe and Qwaqwa. Kestell is a service centre for the surrounding agricultural oriented rural area, with Tlholong as the township. Kestell is situated along the N5 road that links Harrismith with Bethlehem. The rural areas of Maluti-A-Phofung comprise commercial farms and major nature conservation centres such as Qwaqwa National Park, Platberg, Sterkfontein Dam and the Maluti Mountain Range. The area is not only a tourist attraction destination, but also makes a big contribution in generating gross agricultural income for the whole of the province and is also highly regarded for its beef production.