It is the northernmost local municipality in South Africa.

It borders Botswana, Mozambique and Zimbabwe.

The 2011 census divided the municipality into the following Sub Places:[3] The municipal council consists of twenty-four members elected by mixed-member proportional representation.

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

In the election of 1 November 2021 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of nineteen seats on the council.