[5] Midvaal has undergone a radical change from a quaint country area to a booming tourist, recreational and industrial centre in southern Gauteng.

A report by the Gauteng Provincial Government ranked Midvaal as the province's top municipality in terms of quality of life.

The municipality's major achievement has been attracting Sedibeng Breweries, South Africa's distributors of Heineken, into the area.

The brewery has set up its national offices along the R59 freeway corridor and has brought with it new opportunities for job creation and small businesses.

[citation needed] The municipal council consists of thirty members elected by mixed-member proportional representation.