Jobs in Klerksdorp

The town of Klerksdorp is located in the North West Province of South Africa, just 1 656km southeast of the provincial capital of Mahikeng, and considered the centre of the Mogale City local municipality.

Diamonds, and the minerals chromite, platinum, lime, and uranium, are mined in close proximity, in a region that forms the western part of the Witwatersrand (Klerksdorp is considered its chief industrial town).

Importantly, the Klerksdorp goldfields are also contained here, and can be explored further in a literary sense within the July 2023 coffee-table book by George Alfred Denny, entitled The Klerksdorp Gold Fields: Being a Description of the Geologic and of the Economic Conditions Obtaining in the Klerksdorp District, South African Republic.

Over and above its mining impetus, Klerksdorp is also considered a notable medical, retail, and educational centre – not only for the province of the North West in which it is positioned, but also for the Northern Free State.

When it comes to the matter of gross domestic product (GDP), Klerksdorp is a hefty contributor towards the South African agricultural economy, as this relates to maize, sorghum, groundnuts, and sunflower plants (as well as their derivatives) – all of which are farmed in the surrounding area.

Recently, a favourable move from the region’s parliamentary portfolio committee on Agriculture, Land Reform, and Rural Development, and the portfolio committee on Employment and Labour, has ensured the investigation into the working and living conditions of farmworkers, farm dwellers, and labourers by skilled investigators. Items checked out have included the need to root out child labour, to prevent dismissal for being pregnant and to include accepted maternity leave practices into this form of labour, as well as to ensure that all workers are receiving wages amounting to more than the country’s minimum wage.

The history buffs may be keen to know that the town was founded in 1837, when a group of 12 Voortrekker families created an encampment on the banks of a river called the Skoonspruit (or “clean stream”). Having established a town called Clercqsdorp, after the first magistrate of the area, Jacob De Clercq, the town was later renamed Klerksdorp because this was an easier name for the predominantly Afrikaner community at the time to spell and verbalise.

If you’re looking for jobs in Klerksdorp, this is the ultimate guide for you.

A thorough search on the top job boards, will see the likes of retail area managers, financial accountants, regional managers: farming, human resources (HR) managers, warehouse managers, threatre-trained registered nurses (RNs), and project control managers/project engineers, coming through strongly. On the medical front, Life Anncronn Hospital is considered modern, sophisticated, and a high-quality treatment facility – if you’re looking to set up medical rooms in Klerksdorp.

While relatively varied, the career opportunities available generally demand a degree or other qualification, and more than an entry-level bout of experience to fit the bill. Because of the high unemployment rate in the region – at a staggering 53 percent, according to a SABC Report from September 2023 – this is a region to relocate to only when you already have a skilled job opportunity firmly in place.

When planning a weekend of venturing out and about in Klerksdorp, the likes of TripAdvisor give great reviews to venues such as the Klerksdorp Museum, with its original 1891 prison cells and a range of top-notch historical exhibitions; Paintball Paradise, where you can enjoy the thrill of this war-like game and relax thereafter in a quaint little tearoom; a browse through the antique wares displayed in Connie J Furniture; and even the chance to try your luck on several of the one-armed bandits laid out within the Rio Hotel Casino and Convention Resort. For those who love to get on down and boogie, you are advised to book a township nightlife tour through a company called Maglera Nights. This goes highly recommended.

For the shopaholics, Klerksdorp’s 65 000m2 Matlosana Mall combines modern, cutting-edge design with family appeal. The mall offers entertainment for all ages, restaurants for every palate, and a welcoming recreation area where shoppers can enjoy a meal while their children frolic about. The Matlosana Mall houses leading national retailers – across fashion, lifestyle and sporting brands – and brings together the best of just about everything in one place, making it an extremely popular leisure destination throughout the North West province.

On a second visit to the Klerksdorp Museum, perhaps with your kids or an out-of-town mate, you may pick up more than you did the first time around. Be sure to take in all the archaeology, cultural history, farm implements and animal-drawn vehicles on display to you; to purchase some of the Peach Mampoer and Witblits on sale; and to immerse yourself in exhibits depicting early town life, social history, local geological history, and a variety of fascinating – and always-changing – heritage tours.

Once settled in, and when you no longer consider yourself an out-of-towner, a neighbourhood venue such as Oelie’s Pub and Grub may become a firm favourite. This is a place where the big screens, hearty meals, and live music after 9pm (Tuesdays all the way through to Saturdays) is sure to keep you coming back for more on a regular basis.

Smaller-town living is, after all, about kicking back and enjoying a slower pace of life, while keeping a welcoming community spirit in mind at all times. Oelie’s has been described as the most in keeping with this vibe all through town – the friendliest, the biggest portions – so don’t sidestep it whatever you do.

• Desond Tutu was born here.
  The Harry Oppenheimer Stadium, between Klerksdorp and the Vaal River Operations, was almost a host venue for the 2010 FIFIA World Cup, but lost its bid to the Rustenburg Royal Bafokeng Stadium.
• There have been sightings of strange, disc-shaped spheres in the area.
  Regarding these disc-shaped spheres, which tend to be three to four centimetres in diameter and 2.5 centimetres in thickness: they have been collected by miners and amateur rock collectors from the three-billion-year-old pyrophylite deposites mined near Ottosdal; and have been cited by pseudoscientists and journalists in books, popular articles, and numerous web pages as “inexplicable out-of-place artefacts that could only have been produced by intelligent beings”.
  
  Geologists who have studied them, however, generally conclude that the spheres are not man-made, but have rather been created due to natural geological processes.

Popular suburbs in the town include the likes of Wilkoppies, Flamwood, Doringkruin, La Hoff, Meiringspark, Flimieda, Randlespark, Ellaton, Adamayview and Oudorp – with prices varying from a cute four-bed home in Flamwood for R1.8 million, to a six-bed palace in Dorinkruin for close to R8 million, and everything in between.

When it comes to property buying and selling trends in the town, Property24 is a great avenue to peruse. Here, you’ll see interesting statistics on annual sale and listing trends, monthly properties for sale, average asking price by bedroom count, and the age brackets of buyers, sellers, and owners.

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• How can I get a job in Klerksdorp?
  If you’re looking to relocate to Klerksdorp, either alone or with your partner and/or family, we recommend that you take a look at the online job opportunities in your speciality or career-interest area, and also upload your curriculum vitae (CV) so that employers hungry for your skills can find you easily and without undue stress.

• What salary range can be expected in Klerksdorp?
  According to Payscale.com, the average salary in Klerksdorp is R173k per annum (or, R14 416 per month). The most popular occupations in the town include those of an administrative assistant, a registered nurse (RN), and/or an office administrator, which each pay between R42k and R477k per annum. Primary school teachers, sales consultants, and accountants, on the other hand, can expect a salary range of between R11k and R368k per annumn. Currently, the most popular employers in the town are HeroTel, Capitec Bank, and Absa.

• What cost of living can be expected in Klerksdorp?
  The website Livingcost.org pegs the cost of living in klerksdorp, as of 1 March 2024, as US$621 or R11 350 per month – revealing that the town ranks in the top 20 percent of the least expensive places to live in the world, ranked 7 459th out of 9 294 places on the site’s global list and 34th out of 36 places to settle in South Africa. Further, the median after-tax salary is US$989 or R18 076 per month, which is generally sufficient to cover most people’s living expenses for 1.6 months. Klerksdorp in ranked 8 430th (i.e. in the top 91 percent) of the best list of places to live in the world, and is South Africa’s 23rd best place to settle. With an estimated population of 187 000, Klerksdorp is South Africa’s 15th largest community.