About The Municipality
The town of Giyani is located approximately 185 km from Polokwane, 100 km from Thohoyandou and 550 km from Pretoria. The municipality covers about 2967 squares kilometers. Its eastern section borders on the world famous Kruger National Park.
The Municipality is demarcated into 30 wards and has 60 councillors. The ten traditional authority areas comprise 91 villages. Giyani town is the largest and most densely populated centre, featuring the most employment opportunities as well as the best shopping and recreational facilities. Key sectors of the local economy are manufacturing, trade, catering,government, finance, transport, communications and agriculture. The labour force consists if skilled,semi-skilled and a large percentage of unskilled people.
Giyani is regard as the place where the people dance and land of the friendly people'. It was established in 1969. It is the administrative and commercial centre of the Mopani district and also the former capital of Gazankulu. Giyani is also rich in cultural history with royal families dating back as far as 1822.
