Maletswai Local Municipality was an administrative area in the Joe Gqabi District of the Eastern Cape in South Africa.

[3] The thermal springs resort, named Aliwal Spa, is located within the municipal area and produces salty water, rich in minerals, from underground.

The municipal council consisted of twelve members elected by mixed-member proportional representation.

Six councillors were elected by first-past-the-post voting in six wards, while the remaining six were chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received.

In the election of 18 May 2011 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of nine seats on the council.