APPROVED IDP DOC 2011-16.BA PHALABORWA.pdf

The necessity for spatial restructuring;
The need for land reform; and
The spatial dimension of development issues.
Ba-Phalaborwa Municipality covers an area of 3 004,88km² with farms covering an enormous area of
land belonging to private farmers followed by the tribal land that is under the control of Traditional
Leaders (namely, Majeje Traditional Authority, Ba-Phalaborwa Traditional Authority, Maseke
Traditional Authority and Selwane Traditional Authority). The other areas are proclaimed towns
(Phalaborwa, Lulekani, Namakgale, and Gravelotte) and farms. Most of the farms belong to private
owners and are used for game and citrus farming. Table below indicates the number of towns,
villages and farms in Ba-Phalaborwa area.
Table B.2: Settlements in Ba-Phalaborwa
Towns Villages Farms
4 23 109
Mapping
All towns within the Ba-Phalaborwa Municipality area are having lay-out plans and general plans
approved by the Surveyor General. All new demarcations for stands are now done to the same
standard and lay-out plans and general plans are prepared and the establishment of a township is
also done.
During the last 5 years several towns were completed in the rural areas namely:
Area Section Number of Stands Vacant Sites Occupation Status
Maseke Ext 1 500 500 Not occupied yet (new)
Majeje Lulekani South 403 403 Not occupied (private
developer)
Mashishimale R3 East 209 - Occupied
Makhushane Malungane
Village
630 300 70% occupied
Mashishimale Tlapeng 508 250 50% occupied
Mashishimale R3 Resevoir 312 230 Busy with allocation 20%
Maseke South of tar
road
225 200 Less than 10% (no water)
Boyelang Makhushane 516 400 20% allocated
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