In line with Government Gazette No. 313 issued on 15 March 2020 as per the Disaster Management Act 57 of 2002; notice is hereby given that the following facilities shall be temporarily closed –

1. All municipal libraries;
2. All community Halls;
3. Witbank Dam;
4. Lynnville Park;
5. Ninja Park ;
6. Kwa-Guqa Ext 7;
7. Ga-Nala Park/ Civic Centre Park;
8. Klipfontein Dam; and
9. King George Park.

These facilities will be temporarily closed for a period starting from 20 March 2020 to 16 April 2020 or until such time a new declaration is announced by the President of the Republic of South Africa.

The temporary closure of the facilities is made in the interest of managing the impact of COVID-19 and keeping our employees and communities safe from unintended spread of the Coronavirus.

It must be noted that any unauthorised persons found in any of these facilities will be committing an offense and will be liable to a fine or imprisonment.

This notice supersedes any permission granted prior to the date of this notice.

For any enquiries, kindly contact Mr L Mofokeng on 013 690 6222/333/444 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or Emalahleni Local Municipality Facebook page (@emalahleniLocalMunicipality)

ISSUED BY THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE DISASTER MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE