Burgersdorp was constituted a municipality by a proclamation of 5 March 1850 under the provisions of Ordinance No 9 of 1836. The municipality was originally administered by a municipal board of commissioners.
During a fire in the municipal offices at Burgersdorp in 1952 certain minute books, the series letters received and letters despatched, all financial statements and almost all correspondence until 1936 were destroyed. This accounts for the lacunae within the archives.
In 1994 Burgersdorp became part of the Eastern Cape Province. It forms part of the Walter Sisulu Local Municipality, one of three local municipalities that falls under the Joe Gqabi District Municipality.
The Municipality of Alice was constituted on 22 March 1852 under the provisions of Ordinance No 9 of 1836.
In 1994 Alice became part of the Eastern Cape Province. It forms part of the Raymond Mhlaba Local Municipality, one of six local municipalities that falls under the Amathole District Municipality.
The Municipality of Barkly East was constituted by Proclamation No 145 of 1881 in terms of provisions of Ordinance No 9 of 1836.
In 1994 Barkly East became part of the Eastern Cape Province. It forms part of the Senqu Local Municipality, one of three local municipalities that falls under the Joe Gqabi District Municipality.
Municipal regulations, adopted by the resident householders of Victoria West during a meeting held on 19 November 1858, were officially published in terms of Proclamation No 9 of 1859 under provision of Ordinance No 9 of 1836 (Cape of Good Hope Government Gazette, No 3007 of February 1859).
In 1994 Victoria West became part of the Northern Cape Province. It is the seat of the Ubuntu Local Municipality within the larger Pixley ka Seme District Municipality.
The Municipality of Venterstad, which was formerly known as Ventersburg, was granted municipality regulations on 31 July 1882 in terms of Proclamation No 121 of 1882 under provision of Ordinance No 9 of 1836 (Cape of Good Hope Government Gazette No 6277 of 4 August 1882). Due to post being misdirected to Ventersburg, Transvaal, the name was changed to Venterstad in 1883 by virtue of Government Notice No 573 of 1883 (Cape of Good Hope Government Gazette No 6375 of 29 May 1883).
In 1994 Venterstad became part of the Eastern Cape Province. It forms part of the Walter Sisulu Local Municipality, one of three local municipalities that falls under the Joe Gqabi District Municipality.
The Municipality of Oudtshoorn was constituted on 26 August 1863 under provision of Proclamation No 29 of 1863 in terms of Ordinance No 9 of 1836 (Cape of Good Hope Government Gazette, No 3497, 1 September 1863).
In terms of the Local Government: Municipal Structures Act, 1998 (Act 117 of 1998) the existing Oudtshoorn Municipality as well as the De Rust/Blomnek Transitional Local Council, Bo-Langkloof Transitional Representative Council, Dysselsdorp Transitional Council and Oudtshoorn Transitional Representative Council was disestablished and the Oudtshoorn Local Municipality established (Province of Western Cape Provincial Gazette Extraordinary No 5592, 22 September 2000, Provincial Notice No 502, 22 September 2000). The Oudtshoorn Local Municipality forms part of the larger Garden Route District Municipality (previously known as the Eden District Municipality).
The Municipality of the Strand was constituted on 15 June 1896 in terms of Proclamation No 202, 1896 under provision of the Municipal Act, 1882 (Cape of Good Hope Government Gazette No 7824, 16 June 1896).
In terms of Proclamation No 27 of 28 May 1996 the Helderberg Substructure was established on 29 May 1996 with the amalgamation of the municipalities of Strand, Somerset West and Gordon’s Bay, as well as the Lwandle Town Council, Macassar Management Committee and Sir Lowry’s Pass Management Committee (Province of the Western Cape Provincial Gazette Extraordinary, No 5051, 28 May 1996). The substructure formed part of the Cape Metropolitan Council.
On 4 December 2000 the Cape Metropolitan Council and the substructures were abolished and the new City of Cape Town was created (Province of the Western Cape Provincial Gazette, No 5588, Proclamation 479 of 2000).
The Village Management Board of Prince Albert was established on 3 October 1881 under provision of Proclamation No 160 of 1881 in terms of the Village Management Act of 1881.
The Municipality of Prince Albert was constituted on 24 December 1901 under provision of Proclamation No 193 of 1901 in terms of Municipal Act, 1882. In terms of the Local Government: Municipal Structures Act, 1998 (Act 117 of 1998) the existing Municipality of Prince Albert together with the Laingsburg Transitional Representative Council, Transitional Local Council of Leeu Gamka and the Prince Albert Transitional Representative Council was disestablished and the Prince Albert Local Municipality established (Province of Western Cape Provincial Gazette Extraordinary No 5593, 22 September 2000, Provincial Notice No 507, 22 September 2000). The Prince Albert Local Municipality forms part of the larger Central Karoo District Municipality.
The Village Management Board of Upington was constituted on 14 August 1889 in terms of British Bechuanaland Proclamation No 69.
The Municipality of Upington was constituted on 13 December 1898 in terms of Proclamation No 345, 1898 under provision of the Municipal Act, 1882 (Cape of Good Hope Government Gazette No 8084, 13 December 1898).
In 1994 Upington became part of the Northern Cape Province. It forms part of the Dawid Kruiper Local Municipality, one of six local municipalities that falls under the ZF Mgcawu District Municipality.
The first meeting of the Local Board of Hartenbosch was held on 19 December 1973.
During 1974 the Municipality of Hartenbos was constituted under the provisions of the Municipal Ordinance No 20 of 1974 (volume 3/HRB 1/1/1).
In terms of the Local Government Transition Act, 1993 (Act 209 of 1993) the local government bodies within the Mossel Bay Forum Area, namely the Mossel Bay Municipality, Hartenbos Municipality, D’Almeida Management Committee, Kwanonqaba Town Council, the Klein Brakrivier, Reebok and Tergniet Local Council and Boggomsbaai Local Council, was dissolved with effect from 1 February 1995 and a transitional local council under the name Municipality of Mossel Bay established (Province of Western Cape Provincial Gazette Extraordinary No 4925, 31 January 1995, Proclamation No 25, 30 January 1995).
