Matsapha Services

Get to know more about the largest industrial site of its kind in The Kingdom of Eswatini, housing factories, warehouses and shopping centres. 

Matsapha Town Council is formed by a local authority with a body of corporate status established by the Urban Government Act, 1969, and is entrusted with the following general duties as articulated in Section 55 of the Urban Government Act:

  • Control, manage and administer the town;
  • Maintain and cleanse all public streets and open spaces vested in the Council or committed to its management;
  • Abate all public nuisances;
  • Safeguard public health, and provide sanitary services for the removal and disposal of night soil, rubbish, carcasses of dead animals and all kinds of refuse;
  • Establish or take over and maintain, subject to the extent of its resources, any public utility service which it is authorised or required to maintain under any law and which is required for the welfare, comfort or convenience of the public;
  • Develop, control and manage any land vested in, owned of leased by the Council;
  • Establish or take over and administer, subject to the extent of its resources, housing schemes for the inhabitants of the municipality;
  • Generally promote the public health, welfare and convenience, and the development, sanitation and amenities of the town.

Town Engineering

The Engineering Department’s key responsibility is to regulate infrastructure development and maintain the road infrastructure including the road reserves.

Town Planning

The planning of physical and social developments of a town or city through the design of its layout and the provision of services and facilities.


Town Treasury

The role of the Income Unit is to ensure that all income streams that are due to Council are collected and accounted for.

Services Offered

  • Rates Income
  • User Fees Income

Corporate Services

The department agenda covers innovative information technology management, public relations and human capital management.

Services Offered

  • Public Relations
  • Human Capital Management
  • Innovative Information Technology Management

Environmental Health & Community Services

Environmental health is the interaction between the environment and the health of the people. The Environment & Public Health Department is responsible for protecting and improving the health of the people of Matsapha and the quality of the environment.

Services Offered

  • Environmental Conservation
  • Occupational Health and Safety