Local Government Responsibilities

The Constitution states the local municipalities are responsible for the following:

• beaches and amusement facilities
• billboards and the display of advertisements in public places
• cemeteries, funeral parlours and crematoria
• cleansing
• control of public nuisances
• control of undertakings that sell liquor to the public
• facilities for the accommodation, care and burial of animals
• fencing and fences
• licensing of dogs
• licensing and control of undertakings that sell food to the public
• local amenities
• local sport facilities
• markets
• municipal abattoirs
• municipal parks and recreation
• municipal roads
• noise pollution
• pounds
• public places
• refuse removal, refuse dumps and solid waste disposal
• street trading
• street lighting
• traffic and parking.