The Rustenburg Local Municipality is located in the North West Province and is one of the 5 municipalities in the Bojanala Platinum District. Rustenburg is a big town at the bottom of the Magaliesberg Mountain Range and is the most highly populated municipality within the province of the North West.
The Category B municipality’s goals are: to ensure efficient quality basic service and infrastructure; maintain a healthy, safe, green, and clean municipal environment; drive job creation and economic growth; uphold public participation principles and good governance; to ensure municipal financial viability and more.
ABOUT THE BURSARY PROGRAMME – FIELDS COVERED & SERVICE CONTRACT
The Rustenburg Municipality mayoral bursary will be awarded within the following fields of study:
- Engineering
- Information Technology
- Finance
- Agriculture Science
- Health
- Tourism
- Hospitality
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Applicants must satisfy the following minimum entry criteria before applying (please note that failure to satisfy all the requirements will lead to your application not being considered):
- South African citizen
- Reside within the Rustenburg Local Municipal area
- Completed Matric
- Studying or plan on studying full-time within one of the aforementioned fields of study
- Have been accepted/ provisionally accepted to study at a recognised tertiary institution in South Africa
- Preference will be given to students with the highest academic results
- Parents/ guardians total monthly income is NOT more than R3500
- Disabled and previously disadvantaged students are welcome to apply
HOW TO APPLY FOR THE BURSARY
Application forms must be collected from the Rustenburg Municipality:
Missionary Mpheni House
Cnr Nelson Mandela Drive & Beyers Naude Street
Rustenburg
2999
(Ground Floor, Room 8, Special Projects)
Submit clear copies of the following supporting documentation along with your completed application form (the submission of these documents is compulsory – if any items are missing, your application be disregarded):
- ID document (certified copy)
- Matric certificate/ latest results (certified copy)
- Proof of admission/ provisionally acceptance from a tertiary institute
- Quote from tertiary institute (including cost of tuition, prescribed books and accommodation) (institute must have a valid Tax Clearance Certificate)
- Parents/ guardians ID documents (certified copies)
- Parents/ guardians proof of income (latest payslips if employed/ affidavit if unemployed/ pension slip if indigent applicant) (certified copies)
- Proof of residence
Applications must be submitted in one of the following ways:
1) Post:
Office Of the Executive Mayor
PO Box 16
Rustenburg
0300
2) Hand delivery:
Rustenburg Local Municipality
Missionary Mpheni House
Cnr Nelson Mandela Drive & Beyers Naude Street
Rustenburg
2999
CLOSING DATE
28 December.
(Applications submitted after this date will not be accepted – please apply before the closing date to ensure your application is considered.)
CONTACT THE BURSARY PROVIDER
For any queries related to this bursary programme, please contact the Rustenburg Municipality directly:
Contact Person: Mrs Matlhodi Mesesa
Tel: 014 590 3480