Molemole local Municipality is located in the north Eastern side of Polokwane (Limpopo Province) it is one of four local municipalities that falls under Capricorn district which are Molemole, Blouberg, Polokwane, and Lepelle-Nkumpi. N1 road which links Molemole (Limpopo Province) to Zimbabwe passes through Machaka Corridor. The Municipality consists of 16 wards The Majority of the population, about 52, 7% in Molemole municipality comprise of children under the age of 20 and 6, 6 % is made up of the elderly.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT The municipality has a high potential in economic development especially agricultural development in Mogwadi (Tomatoes and Potatoes), gaming farming, forestry (Morebeng) Mineral scanning, forestry (Morebeng) Mineral Scanning, and tourism (along N1 Corridor and topic of Capricorn needle.


The new developmental role for municipalities encompasses a much more strategic, innovative, and multi –sectoral involvement in infrastructure, economic and social development. One of our objectives is to strive for good Financial Management, Revenue collection, and increase infrastructure tax base and improve the local economic development. The municipality has embarked on a road to implement the employment equity act targets, skills development plan, and recruitment plan which is fair, just and transparent projects are undertaken in line with objectives and the agreed strategies, within the resources frames (financial and institutional) and within legal requirement.

It is thus important to link IDP, Budget and implementation. The municipality has also adopted an integrated monitoring and Performance management system, which has as its premise the integrated development planning and espouses performance indicators. The system is based on projects related indicators, output targets and activity –related milestone.

The IDP is compiled in terms of section 36 of the municipal system act (32 of 2000) through which a municipality adopts a five year strategic development plan, highlighting the short, medium and long