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Electricity 083 283 8220
Water and sanitation073 171 5896
Fire073 148 7665
Refuse Removal 073 171 5896
Traffic023 551 1110
Police : Laingsburg 023 551 8200
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Laingsburg Municipality023 551 1019
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Electricity 083 283 8220
Water and sanitation 073 171 5896
Fire 073 148 7665
Refuse Removal 073 171 5896
Traffic 023 551 1110
Police : Laingsburg 023 551 8200
Ambulance 10177
Laingsburg Municipality 023 551 1019

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Laingsburg Municipality

The heart of the Great Karoo

Overview

Destination of Choice where people comes first.

Laingsburg is a friendly, modern Karoo town, only 280 km from Cape Town. It was almost entirely destroyed by a huge flood in 1981.
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Last published 03 July 2025

NOTICE NUMBER 82/2025

Closing Date: 25 July 2025
Salary: Post Level T9: R249 585, 84 – R323 959, 20 per annum

SCM ADMINISTRATOR

DEPARTMENT: FINANCIAL AND COMPLIANCE SERVICES

DIVISION: FINANCIAL SERVICES

SECTION: SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

PERMANENT

 

 

REQUIREMENTS

  • A relevant 3-year tertiary qualification, preferably in SCM / Logistics / Procurement or Finance
  • Computer Literacy: MS Office proficiency
  • Code B driver’s license
  • Municipal Minimum Competency for Supply Chain Management qualification or to be compliant in 18 months of appointment
  • 2 - 5 years relevant experience.

KEY COMPETENCIES

  • Financial Process Management - Ability to support an effective, economic and efficient SCM function through financial processes.
  • Knowledge of municipal financial systems and applicable legislation
  • Must be able to work under pressure and handle conflict
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to handle confidential information with integrity

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS

  • Maintain and update the contract register.
  • Maintain and update all relevant SCM registers.
  • Conduct performance evaluations for all contract-related payments.
  • Manage the administration of the Bid Evaluation Committee.
  • Lead tender evaluations and draft comprehensive tender evaluation reports.
  • Reconcile bidding documents, including requisitions, purchase orders, and tax invoices, for submission to the expenditure department for payment processing.
  • Responsible for the opening and accurate recording of bids and tenders.
  • Ensure the submission and maintenance of all Declarations of Interest for Municipal Officials and Councillors.
  • Review declarations of interest in accordance with SCM Regulation 46 and update the Declarations Register.
  • Review declarations of gifts received in accordance with SCM Regulation 46 and update the Gifts Register.
  • Monitor the lapsing of validity periods and prepare documentation for the approval of extensions of validity periods.
  • Manage the procurement of goods and services below R300,000, ensuring strict compliance with Council policies regarding acquisition and demand management. This includes, but is not limited to, preparing quotation documents, recommending preferred suppliers, and capturing purchase orders.
  • Collect and analyse data, assess user requirements, verify fund availability, and implement the annual procurement plan.
  • Address all inquiries promptly and professionally, adhering to established customer service standards and objectives.
  • Ensure all audit-related matters are addressed, and implement necessary remedial actions.

SPECIAL CONDITIONS ATTACHED TO THE POST:

  • Ability to work extended hours and during emergencies as required.
  • Demonstrated accuracy in numerical tasks and calculations.
  • Proven ability to manage deadlines effectively to ensure compliance with all statutory requirements.
  • Comprehensive understanding of the municipal finance management environment and the critical service delivery role of local government.
  • In-depth knowledge of municipal government and administration, including the relevant statutory and regulatory framework.
  • Extensive knowledge of Supply Chain Management principles and practices within the local government context.
  • Possess a high level of integrity, responsibility, and discretion when handling confidential information.
  • Capacity for accurate record keeping and meticulous reporting.
  • Excellent organisational and administrative skills.
(1.05MB) Last published 03 July 2025

NOTICE NUMBER 76 /2025

Closing Date: 18 July 2025
Salary: Post Level T6: R162 855, 96 – R211 406,04 per annum

PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND HUMAN SETTLEMENTS ADMINISTRATOR

DEPARTMENT: INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT

DIVISION: PMU AND HUMAN SETTLEMENTS

PERMANENT

 

REQUIREMENTS

  • Grade 12
  • 1-2 years administrative experience.
  • Computer literacy (MS Office proficiency)
  • Construction Administration/data capturing will be an advantage
  • Drivers licence will be an advantage

 

KEY COMPETENCIES

  • Good database management skills.
  • Attention to detail.
  • Good Communication skills (Written and Verbal).
  • Ability to work with public members.

 

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS

  • Provides administrative support and communicate with technicians, consultants and other authorities pertaining to PMU information.
  • Register and capturing all labour-intensive projects on the various reporting systems.
  • Processing of work orders of services, repairs and maintenance, insurance claims and capital jobs timeously
  • Monthly reporting to the PMU Manager and Senior Manager: Infrastructure management with regards to projects
  • Contract administration and filing
  • Handling departmental correspondence 
  • Liaise with SCM for works material and tools
  • Perform Human Settlement Initiatives for the Laingsburg Municipality.
NOTICE NUMBER 76 /2025 (699.07KB) Last published 03 July 2025

NOTICE NUMBER 81/2025 - ACCOUNTANT: REVENUE

Closing Date: 25 July 2025
Salary: Post Level T12: R391 643, 04 – R508 373,52 per annum

DEPARTMENT: FINANCE AND COMPLIANCE SERVICES

DIVISION: FINANCIAL SERVICES

SECTION: REVENUE

 

REQUIREMENTS

  • A relevant 3-year tertiary qualification, preferably a National Diploma or BCom with financial accounting as a major subject
  • 2-5 years relevant revenue experience
  • Computer Literacy: MS Office package
  • A valid Code B driver’s license

 

KEY COMPETENCIES

  • Ability to conducts financial duties according to prescribed norms and standards under the general direction of an experienced Manager
  • Good working knowledge and experience of applicable local government legislation (e.g. MSA, MFMA), and others as applicable
  • Applicants must be literate in at least two of the three official languages of the Western Cape.

 

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS

  • Administer revenue enhancement and credit control policies and procedures in accordance with legislative requirements
  • Implementing council’s credit control policy for overdue debtor’s accounts and perform credit control duties.
  • Coordinating the recording and processing procedures of debt collection measures against services rendered.
  • Manages and controls specific administrative procedures and sequences associated with debtors.
  • Co-ordinates and controls tasks/activities associated with controlling personnel performance, productivity and discipline.
  • Verifying monthly bank reconciliation and cash reconciliations through identifying and correcting discrepancies between cash book and bank statement.
  • Analysing transactional recording (reports generated by the Consolidated Billing System), Debtors reports and summaries and processing adjustment to entries.
  • Running system functionality to upload billing data to individual debtor account by using all segments of MSCOA
  • Providing support with regards to the consolidation of Income transactional information to facilitate the production of Financial Statements.
  • Preparing statistical reports depicting short to medium term cash flow trends inclusive of explanations to support specific deviations.
  • Interacting with the internal/external auditors and makes available information, supporting documentation and proof of approval guiding specific recordings, adjustments and allocation of Account receivable transactions.
  • Reconciling cash receipted and proceeding with the posting and balancing of General Ledger
  • Generating reminder notifications for circulation to overdue debtors and/or communicating, calculating and establishing payment terms and conditions with defaulters.
  • Generating Debtors Age Analysis reports and checks the status of accounts with a view to referring arrear/overdue accounts for further action.
  • Preparing and/or approving correspondence and calculations of rates due on properties and buildings, forwarding to legal professionals to facilitate the preparation of specific contractual documentation.
  • Attending to queries related to the calculations of penalties/interest on and providing explanations to clients
  • Issuing rates certificates to support the transfer/sale agreement and providing payment terms and conditions.
  • Providing guidelines/guidance to personnel on the application of procedures.
  • Implementing remedial measures/corrective action to align performance and outputs against agreed standards.
  • Appraising performance levels, setting objectives and measuring accomplishment or establishing reasons for non-conformance. Supervising the annual indigent verification and application processes. Supervising all prepaid related services in the Laingsburg Municipal area.
  • Responsible for monthly, quarterly and yearly reporting to Provincial, National Government and Treasury.
  • Monitor monthly, quarterly and yearly reporting on the different reporting mechanisms of the Budget |Processes.
  • Supervising subordinates and meeting ser deadlines.
  • Any other duties assigned by the Manager Financial Services
NOTICE NUMBER 81/2025 (888.1KB) Last published 03 July 2025

Final IDP 2022/2027 Year 3 For 2025/2026

News

02 June 2025

DWS DEPUTY MINISTER UNVEILS NEW WASTEWATER FACILITY IN MATCHISFONTEIN

New beginning for Matjiesfontein community

Deputy Minister Sello Seitlholo has commended the Department of Water and Sanitation’s (DWS) efforts to restore dignified sanitation to the community of Matjiesfontein under the Laingsburg Local Municipality in the Western Cape. 

The Deputy Minister handed over a newly completed Matjiesfontein Wastewater Treatment Works (WWTW) worth R 19 871 997,00 and a newly constructed sewer pump station to the municipality. 

He was accompanied by the Executive Mayors of Central Karoo District Municipality and Laingsburg Local Municipality, Counvillors Johanna Botha and Amanda Kleinbooi.

The department, through its Water Services Infrastructure Grant (WSIG) funded the construction of Matjiesfontein WWTW, which relied on water conservancy tank for many years serviced by Laingsburg Municipality, but the system was no longer feasible to maintain because it was labour-intensive and had constituted high-cost maintenance. 

In a statement on Saturday, the department said the conservancy tank system infrastructure aged over time and deteriorated, posing environmental and public health risks to the community. The system was also unstable and inefficient as it was underperforming and non-compliant in terms of effluent quality.  

DWS together with the Laingsburg Municipality as the implementing agent, worked together to construct the new facility that will showcase modern engineering and water science. At its core, the Matjiesfontein WWTW has a Modified Ludzack-Ettinger (MLE) Membrane Bioreactor (MBR) system. 

The department explained that this cutting-edge treatment technology combines biological nutrient removal with advanced membrane filtration, ensuring highly efficient removal of organic matter, nitrogen, and phosphates from the wastewater.

The WWTW has been designed to treat up to 150 kilolitres per day, with hydraulic and biological components configured to accommodate future growth. This is a significant upgrade from the existing 52.5 kilolitres per day capacity of the aging package plant that it replaces.

Progress 

The new WWTW capacity reflects the town’s projected growth up to the year 2035 and aligns with national service delivery targets to eliminate unsafe sanitation practices and reduce reliance on labour-intensive conservancy tank systems.

Seitlholo said the handover of the WWTW marks not just the culmination of a complex engineering project, but the beginning of a new era for Matjiesfontein, one in which public health, environmental stewardship, and sustainable development are strengthened through state-of-the-art water infrastructure.

“With this new facility, the Department of Water and Sanitation is confident that the treated effluent will meet all regulatory standards, and this improvement will not only protect public health but will also safeguard our natural watercourses. The Matjiesfontein WWTW is not merely a technical facility, but also a symbol of progress and a model of what can be achieved through strategic collaboration between local government, engineers, and national departments”, the Deputy Minister said. 

Laingsburg Municipality Mayor Kleinbooi also applauded the collaboration between the national and provincial DWS in its persistent work to ensure that the lives of community members of Laingsburg and Matjiesfontein are improved by advanced completed infrastructures. 

She said the new sewer Laingsburg pump station and Matjiesfontein WWTW will restore the dignity of the people. 

“It is with great honour to have Deputy Minister in our midst to hand over these state-of-the-art projects to our humble towns. Today marks more than a handover of these projects by the Deputy Minister, but it also symbolises the power of partnerships between local and national governments. 

“It also marks a symbol of dignity being restored to our people we serve. Let us all continue to work together to improve the lives of our people and forge ahead to do more to unlock the full potential of Laingsburg,” Kleinbooi said.

Deputy Minister Seitlholo also visited the new main sewer pump station in Laingsburg, which replaced the ageing old pump stations with no backup generators. The new pumpstation was necessary because of increased demand due population growth and will pump treated effluent for irrigation and to the Wastewater Treatment Works in Laingsburg. 

Laingsburg WWTW was also upgraded to align with current upgrades in the new pump stations to ensure improved final effluent quality. The new plant will also boost treatment capacity to 40 litres per second. 
The Deputy Minister concluded his visit by engaging with community members of Matjiesfontein, urging them to take pride in and protect the new infrastructure from damage or vandalism. – SAnews.gov.za

Last published 02 June 2025

NOTICE OF PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PROCESS

NOTICE OF PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PROCESS

BASIC ASSESSMENT APPLICATION: PROPOSED INTEGRATED HUMAN SETTLEMENTS PROJECT ON THE REMAINDER OF ERF 2, LAINGSBURG LOCAL MUNICIPALITY, WESTERN CAPE 

NOTICE NUMBER 62/2025 - SENIOR CLERK: EXPENDITURE

Closing Date: 06 June 2025
Salary: SALARY SCALE: Post Level T6: R155 086, 20 - R201 319, 92 annum

 

 

SENIOR CLERK: EXPENDITURE

DEPARTMENT: FINANCIAL AND COMPLIANCE SERVICES

DIVISION: FINANCIAL SERVICES

SECTION: EXPENDITURE

PERMANENT

 

REQUIREMENTS

  • Grade 12 with accounting as a subject.
  • 2 – 5 years of experience in finance.
  • Computer literacy (MS Office proficiency)

 

KEY COMPETENCIES

  • Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
  • Knowledge of municipal financial systems and applicable legislation.
  • Must be able to work under pressure and handle conflict
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to handle confidential information with integrity.

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS

  • Administer petty cash payments.
  • Process and reconcile creditor accounts, including requisitions, quotes, orders, invoices, and credit notes to ensure accurate and legally compliant payments.
  • Ensure timely and accurate payment of creditors and sundry transactions via the creditors system.
  • Address creditor inquiries through telephone, email, and verbal communication.
  • Accurate, complete, and timely recording of transactions.
  • Analyse and consolidate expenditure data for financial statements.
  • Assist in preparing statistical reports on short- to medium-term expenditure.
  • Ensure compliance with relevant legislation and municipal policies.
  • Maintain proper records of all creditor transactions.
  • Bi- weekly salary/wages payments
  • All relevant reconciliations on weekly and monthly basis

CLOSING DATE: 06 JUNE 2025

NOTICE NR 62-2025BSENIOR CLERK- EXPENDITURE-05192025160409 (827.88KB) Last published 21 May 2025

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