Ephraim Mogale Local Municipality was established after the 2000 local election, with the amalgamation of Marble Hall, part of Moutse (West) Transitional Local Council (TLC), Leeuwfontein, a portion of Hlogotlou / Lepelle Transitional Rural Council (TRC), Greater Nebo North TRC, a portion of Naboomspruit / Roedtan Thusang TLC, and Springbokvlakte TLC. The municipality was a cross-border between Limpopo and Mpumalanga provinces. After the 2006 municipal elections the municipality was incorporated into Limpopo province. The municipality is at the border of the two above-mentioned provinces. It is about 160km from Pretoria and about 190km from Polokwane (previously Pietersburg) . The amalgamation of parts of eight former TLCs also resulted in the establishment of the Ephraim Mogale Local Municipality, with fourteen wards. It has one town and two R293 towns, and 67 villages. The municipality only provides water to Marble Hall, Leeuwfontein and Zamenkomst; electricity to Marble Hall; and

Elias Motsoaledi Local Municipality (previously Greater Groblersdal Local Municipality) is located in the Sekhukhune District Municipality of the Limpopo province. The seat of the municipality is Groblersdal. The municipality is named in honour of the late Elias Motsoaledi, who was born on 26 July 1924 in Nebo, Sekhukhuneland. He came to Johannesburg at the age of 17 in search for work. He played an active role in the establishment of the South African Congress of trade unions. A lifelong member of the ANC, and the SACP, he also played a central role in many campaigns, including the Defiance Campaign of 1952, the year in which he was banned. He was detained in terms of the 1960 State of Emergency and imprisoned for four months. On his release, he went underground and served on the Johannesburg Regional Umkhonto we Sizwe. Arrested in 1963, Motsoaledi was one of the Revonia Trialists and was sentenced to life imprisonment on Robben Island, a sentence he served until his release in 1989 –

Fetakgomo Local Municipality is located in the Sekhukhune District Municipality in the Limpopo province. The seat of the Fetakgomo Local Municipality is Apel. The local municipality was one of the four to have passed the 2009 / 10 audit by the Auditor-General of South Africa, who deemed it to have a clean administration.