Mafube Local Municipality

64 Jj Hadebe Street
Frankfort
South Africa

(058) 813-1051  /   (058) 813-9700

64 Jj Hadebe Street, Frankfort, South Africa
Mafube Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Fezile Dabi District of the Free State province. The name is a Sesotho word meaning ‘dawning of the new day'. Frankfort remains the growth point in Mafube, and plays a major role in terms of regional service provision and industrial and commercial development. Frankfort is situated 55km east of Heilbron and approximately 120km south-east of Sasolburg. Frankfort is a typically-developed small town, serving the predominant surrounding agricultural community. The Greater Tweeling area is located approximately 150km east of Sasolburg and 350km north-east of Bloemfontein, and is situated adjacent to the Frankfort / Reitz Primary Road. Other larger centres, such as Vereeniging and Vanderbijlpark, are all within 160km of Tweeling. Primary agricultural activities include sheep and cattle farming, maize, and sunflower seed production. The Villiers Town area is situated on the banks of the Vel River, adjacent to the N3 National Road...
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