After a successful turn-around strategy since 2006, Theewaterskloof Municipality was selected as the top service delivery local authority in South Africa at the African Access National Business Awards ceremony in Sandton on 27 May 2010.  Theewaterskloof Municipality’s fellow nominees were West Coast District, Laingsburg and Overstrand.

Theewaterskloof Munisipaliteit het onlangs ’n funksie in Caledon gehou waartydens die uitslag van ’n evaluering van sy dorpe bekend gemaak en sertifikate en vlae aan dorpe toegeken is.

Die gasspreker by die geleentheid, Minister Anton Bredell Minister van Departement Plaaslike
Regering, Beplanning en Omgewingsake in die Wes-Kaap het tydens die funksie gesê dat hoewel daar nie na die ou munisipale struktuur van kleiner owerheidsgebiede teruggekeer kan word nie, desentralisasie van sekere munisipale funksies na dorpe, dienslewering versterk en die demokrasie verbreed.

Positive outcomes of writing of bad debts include opportunities for the municipality and all clients to redefine terms and conditions for purchasing and providing services such as water and electricity; lifting the deceleration of water to households who is no longer in arrears with payments; determining the services needs and usage of households, including indigent families; and that all clients honour their financial commitments with the municipality.