Musina Local Municipality

Musina Local Municipality is located in the Vhembe District Municipality of Limpopo province, South Africa, and is the northernmost local municipality in South Africa. It borders on Botswana and Zimbabwe. The seat of Musina Local Municipality is Musina.

Musina
Local municipality
Seal
Location in Limpopo
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceLimpopo
DistrictVhembe
SeatMusina
Wards6
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorCarol Phiri
Area
 • Total7,577 km2 (2,925 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total68,359
 • Density9.0/km2 (23/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African94.0%
 • Coloured0.3%
 • Indian/Asian0.5%
 • White4.8%
First languages (2011)
 • Venda52.1%
 • Sotho9.0%
 • Northern Sotho8.2%
 • Afrikaans4.9%
 • Other25.8%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeLIM341

Sub places

The 2011 census divided the municipality into the following Sub Places:[4]

PlaceCodeArea (km2)PopulationMost spoken language
Baobab Tree Reserve96700401084.13189Venda
Bergview East9670040080.47423Venda
Bergview West9670040090.4144Venda
Lost City9670040110.57747Venda
Mushongoville9670040012.543,008Venda
Musina Ext59670040040.191,906Venda
Musina Mine9670040053.5357Venda
Musina SP9670040077.514,423Venda
Nancefield9670040035.8231,133Venda
Nancefield Ext 29670040020.15674Venda
SMG Military Base9670040126.3573Venda

Politics

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 3 August 2016 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of eighteen seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[5][6]

PartyVotesSeats
WardListTotal%WardListTotal
African National Congress 17,60317,50635,10974.512618
Democratic Alliance 3,0733,0306,10312.9033
Economic Freedom Fighters 2,2912,3224,6139.8033
Congress of the People 2002564561.0000
Others 4234508731.8000
Total 23,59023,56447,154100.0121224
Spoilt votes 227275502

References
  1. "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. Lookup Tables - adrianfrith.com
  5. "Results Summary – All Ballots: Musina" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  6. "Seat Calculation Detail: Musina" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 18 January 2017.

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