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Upington Local Authorities

Secretary, Divisional Council of Gordonia

  • 4/GDA
  • Governmental body
  • 1916 – 1958

The elected members of the Divisional Council of Gordonia were announced in a Government Notice of 11 April 1907. The first meeting of the Council was held in the Court House, Upington on 15 May 1907 (Cape of Good Hope Government Gazette No 8954, 19 April 1907).

On 31 March 1989 the Divisional Council Areas of Gordonia and Kenhardt were established as the Benede-Oranje Regional Services Council with effect from 1 July 1989 (The Province of the Cape of Good Hope Official Gazette No 4580 of 31 March 1989, Provincial Notice No 336 of 31 March 1989).

Town Clerk, Municipality Upington

  • 3/UPT
  • Governmental body
  • 1889 - 1976

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.