The Beaufort West Local Municipality is the oldest municipality in South Africa. It is located in the Western Cape Province’s Central Karoo District. The municipality is the largest in the district and the Western Cape.
The Beaufort West Local Municipality is the oldest municipality in South Africa. It is located in the Western Cape Province’s Central Karoo District. The municipality is the largest in the district and the Western Cape.
The council has 13 seats with 4 political parties and one civic movement represented. The ANC and the DA are leading parties with 4 seats but falls short of the requisite 7 to govern alone. The current coalition is made up of the ANC and PA totalling 7 seats.
The council was constituted on November 2021 and it had five changes.