The administrative component of the municipality consists of the Office of the Municipal Manager and 5 directorates. Several changes have been made to the macro structure of the municipality.

Office of the Municipal Manager
The municipal manager as the head of administration is responsible and accountable for the tasks and functions as set out in Section 56 of the Municipal Systems Act (No. 32 of 2000), tasks and functions specifically applicable to the municipal manager as set out in other pieces of legislation, as well as tasks and functions that are delegated to the municipal manager by the Executive Mayor and the Council.

The office of the municipal manager consists of the municipal manager with divisions for Strategic Support Services, which include the functions of IDP and LED, Client Services and Administration support services. Provision has been made for an Administrative Officer and a Personal Assistant.

Directorate: Finance
The main function of this directorate is to effectively manage financial resources to promote the sustainability of the municipality's assets and its daily activities. The directorate also has to ensure effective financial planning and budget linkage.   

The directorate is divided into:
    - Financial Support Services
    - Income Services
    - Expenditure Services

Directorate: Corporate Services
This directorate is responsible for internal capacity in terms of personnel issues and effective administrative services that promote the day to day functionality of the municipality.

Corporate services consists of a director and the divisions for:
    - Human Resources Management Services
    - Legal support services and Property administration
    - Administrative support services
    - Library services
    - Protection services

No personnel have been appointed in the legal support division yet. The municipality mostly makes use of external expertise when the service is needed.

Directorate: Community Services
This directorate consists of the largest personnel corps of the municipality.
The directorate is managed by a director and is divided into divisions dealing with:
    - Town planning
    - Building control
    -Public services, which include animal control, parks, resorts, graveyards, sports grounds and facilities as well as the maintenance of municipal buildings and property

Directorate: Civil Engineering Services
The core functions of this directorate are the planning of infrastructure and basic service delivery.

The directorate is divided into the following sections:
    - Administration and planning
    - Streets and Storm water services
    - Solid waste, water and sewerage purification services
    - Water and sewerage distribution services

Directorate: Electro-mechanical Engineering Services
This directorate is responsible for the connection and distribution of electricity as well as electrical infrastructure. The directorate consists of an assistant director and divisions for the general maintenance and distribution of electricity.