Dr JS Moroka Local Municipality
| Dr JS Moroka | ||
|---|---|---|
| Local municipality | ||
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.svg.png) Location in Mpumalanga | ||
| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | Mpumalanga | |
| District | Nkangala | |
| Seat | Siyabuswa | |
| Wards | 31 | |
| Government[1] | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Grace Tinny Mthimunye | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 1,416 km2 (547 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011)[2] | ||
| • Total | 249,705 | |
| • Density | 180/km2 (460/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011)[2] | ||
| • Black African | 99.4% | |
| • Coloured | 0.1% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.3% | |
| • White | 0.1% | |
| First languages (2011)[3] | ||
| • Southern Ndebele | 36.2% | |
| • Northern Sotho | 30.7% | |
| • Tswana | 17.3% | |
| • Tsonga | 5.0% | |
| • Other | 10.8% | |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) | |
| Municipal code | MP316 | |
Dr JS Moroka Local Municipality is located in the Nkangala District Municipality of Mpumalanga province, South Africa. The seat of Dr JS Moroka Local Municipality is Siyabuswa.
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[4]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr JS Moroka | 81301 | 186.37 | 185 | Northern Sotho |
| Kameelpoort | 81302 | 0.93 | 1,639 | Northern Sotho |
| Mbibana | 81303 | 16.73 | 6,098 | Northern Sotho |
| Mdutjana | 81304 | 260.44 | 84,756 | Southern Ndebele |
| Moretele | 81305 | 915.02 | 112,330 | Tswana |
| Moutse 2 | 81306 | 4.40 | 0 | - |
| Siyabuswa | 81307 | 13.56 | 26,273 | Southern Ndebele |
| Toitskraal | 81308 | 0.47 | 207 | Southern Ndebele |
| Vaalbank | 81309 | 3.85 | 11,818 | Northern Sotho |
Politics
The municipal council consists of sixty-two members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-one are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-one wards, while the remaining thirty-one 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 3 August 2016 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of forty-three seats on the council.
The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.[5][6]
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| African National Congress | 46,379 | 46,985 | 93,364 | 67.8 | 30 | 13 | 43 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 11,057 | 10,784 | 21,841 | 15.9 | 0 | 10 | 10 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 4,257 | 4,432 | 8,689 | 6.3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| Independent | 4,387 | – | 4,387 | 3.2 | 1 | – | 1 | |
| African Independent Congress | 275 | 1,438 | 1,713 | 1.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Pan Africanist Congress | 675 | 684 | 1,359 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Forum 4 Service Delivery | 508 | 531 | 1,039 | 0.8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| African People's Convention | 366 | 594 | 960 | 0.7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Others | 1,811 | 2,535 | 4,346 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 69,715 | 67,983 | 137,698 | 100.0 | 31 | 31 | 62 | |
| Spoilt votes | 1,505 | 1,922 | 3,427 | |||||
References
- ↑ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- 1 2 "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ↑ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
- ↑ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Dr JS Moroka" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Dr JS Moroka" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
External links
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Municipalities and communities of Nkangala District Municipality, Mpumalanga | ||
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District seat: Middelburg | ||
| Emalahleni | .svg.png) | |
| Steve Tshwete | ||
| Emakhazeni | ||
| Thembisile | ||
| Dr JS Moroka | ||
| Victor Khanye | ||