Structure and Roles of the City of Tshwane

According to the Constitution of South Africa, 1996 (Act 108 of 1996), a municipality must structure and manage its administrative, budgeting and planning processes to give priority to the basic needs of the community, and promote the social and economic development of the community.

The City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (CTMM), classified as a Category A urban municipality, was established on 5 December 2000 when various municipalities and councils that had previously served the greater Pretoria and surrounding areas were integrated.

• The Greater Pretoria Metropolitan Council
• The City Council of Pretoria
• The Town Council of Centurion
• The Northern Pretoria Metropolitan Substructure
• The Hammanskraal Local Area Committee
• The Eastern Gauteng Services Council
• The Pienaarsrivier Transitional Representative Council
• The Crocodile River Transitional Council
• The Western Gauteng Services Council
• The Winterveld Transitional Representative Council
• The Temba Transitional Representative Council
• The Mabopane Transitional Representative Council
• The Ga-Rankuwa Transitional Representative Council
• The Eastern District Council.

The CTMM covers an extensive municipal area (3 200 km2), stretching for almost 60 km east/west and 70 km north/south. The municipal area includes Pretoria, Centurion, Akasia, Soshanguve, Mabopane, Atteridgeville, Ga-Rankuwa, Winterveld, Hammanskraal, Temba, Pienaarsrivier, Crocodile River and Mamelodi. The area is inhabited by approximately 2,2 million people.

The council structure of the Municipality consists of elected councillors from the community, and the administrative structure consists of appointed staff members.

The Municipality is divided into 76 municipal wards.