Nala Local Municipality

Nala Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Lejweleputswa District of the Free State in South Africa. The name is Sesotho for "affluence or plenty". It is derived from the maize belt and economic prosperity of the area.[4]

Nala
Local municipality
Seal
Location in the Free State
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceFree State
DistrictLejweleputswa
SeatBothaville
Wards12
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorMpai Mogorosi
Area
 • Total4,129 km2 (1,594 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total81,220
 • Density20/km2 (51/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African93.1%
 • Coloured0.6%
 • Indian/Asian0.3%
 • White5.8%
First languages (2011)
 • Sotho73.3%
 • Xhosa8.7%
 • Afrikaans7.3%
 • Tswana3.9%
 • Other6.8%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeFS185

Main places

The 2011 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]

PlaceCensus codeArea (km2)Population
Balkfontein4680041.12154
Bothaville46800133.264,152
Kgotsong4680029.7441,878
Monyakeng4680053.8025,392
Wesselsbron46800610.261,415
Remainder of the municipality4680034,070.618,229

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 fifteen seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[6][7]

PartyVotesSeats
WardListTotal%WardListTotal
African National Congress 13,70113,67027,37161.612315
Economic Freedom Fighters 4,4754,5379,01220.3055
Democratic Alliance 2,2962,3744,67010.5033
Freedom Front Plus 1,0139171,9304.3011
Congress of the People 2822285101.2000
African Christian Democratic Party 1851843690.8000
Independent 198–1980.40–0
Agang SA 92931850.4000
African People's Convention 101141240.3000
United Residents Front 58461040.2000
Total 22,31022,16344,473100.0121224
Spoilt votes 406491897

In a by-election held on 5 September 2018, a ward previously held by an ANC councillor was won by the DA candidate.[8] Council composition was reconfigured as seen below:

Party WardPR listTotal
African National Congress 11314
Economic Freedom Fighters 055
Democratic Alliance 134
Freedom Front Plus 011
Total 121224

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. South African Languages - Place names
  5. Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  6. "Results Summary – All Ballots: Nala" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  7. "Seat Calculation Detail: Nala" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  8. "DA take ward off ANC in Nala, while the ANC gets slightly decreased returns in Tshwane poll". Daily Maverick. 6 September 2018.

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