ABOUT SENQU MUNICIPALITY
Senqu Municipality is a Category B Municipality under the Joe Gqabi District Municipality in the Eastern Cape.
It borders with the Kingdom of Lesotho in the north, Free State and Walter Sisulu Municipality in the west,
Emalahleni and Sakhisizwe Municipalities in the south and Elundini Municipality in the east.
It covers an area of 7329km². with 179 villages and 3 major urban centres viz Lady Grey, Barkly East and
Sterkspruit (Senqu HSP 2020) divided into 17 wards. It has 3 minor urban hamlets of Rossouw, Rhodes &
Herschel.
The Municipality has a mainly rural population who live in villages. The traditional rural landscape is changing
with increased urbanisation and less time and money being spent on a subsistence farming lifestyle.Villages are
increasingly growing towards former urban areas such as Sterkspruit and Hershel.
VISION & MISSION
SENQU’S VISION
”A Leading Rural Municipality with a viable and modern Economy”
SENQU’S MISSION
In pursuit of its vision, Senqu Municipality will create conditions for decent living of its citizens by consistently providing high quality services, ensuring equal access, developing, and maintaining sustainable infrastructure and encouraging innovation to support rural and local economic growth while protecting the environment.
VALUES
To achieve its mission, Senqu Municipality embraces the following values:
- People first (Batho pele)
- Integrity and honesty
- Transparency and fairness
- Accountability
- Excellence
- Humility
- Respect and tolerance for cultural diversity
- Discipline
