The Rustenburg Local Municipality was established by North West Provincial Gazette No 5574 dated 29 September 2000 in terms of Section 12 of the Municipal Structures Act, Act 117 of 1998. In accordance with this notice, existing municipalities were disestablished and the new Rustenburg Local Municipality came into being

.The Rustenburg Local Municipality was established as a Category B municipality with an Executive Mayor and Ward Committees...Read More

In the design a traditional Tswana shield is used to indicate change and / or renewal. The shield is charged in base with a thorn tree of natural colour to allude to the natural heritage of the area. In the central part of the shield is placed a horizontal wavy blue line symbolising the importance of water. This is in turn charged with a wavy horizontal white line to symbolise the continuous flow of platinum from the mines, a backbone for wealth and success in the area.

The upper part of the shield is charged with two flat topped hills to allude to the topography of the surrounding area and specifically to the Rustenburg Kloof. A black spoked cogwheel is rising from the kloof and alludes to...Read More.