The strategic mission of Corporate Governance is to enable political office bearers to fulfill their constitutional functions and electoral mandate by:

• Providing professional, effective and efficient support services to the three principals in support of their obligations;
• Effectively planning and overall co-ordination and monitoring public participation process through activities of public hearings and Public meetings;
• Ensuring effective functioning of Ward Committees in the district;
• Monitoring and evaluation of programmes, reporting on actual performance against what was planned according to the IDP priorities and SDBIP;
• Liaising with other state departments and Local Municipalities in pursuance of goals and objectives enshrined in the constitution, section 41, Chapter Two, Co-operative Governance and intergovernmental relations Framework Act, 2005;
• Rendering support services, speech writing, protocol and ceremonial services, as well as communication services to the office of the Mayor, Deputy Mayor and Speaker and Municipal Manager and other Directorates within the municipality;