Renosterberg Local Municipality

Renosterberg
Local municipality
Official seal of Renosterberg
Seal
Location in the Northern Cape
Location in the Northern Cape
Coordinates: 30°15′S 24°30′E / 30.250°S 24.500°E / -30.250; 24.500
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceNorthern Cape
DistrictPixley ka Seme
SeatPetrusville
Wards5
Government
[1]
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorAndrew Samson
Area
 • Total5,527 km2 (2,134 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total10,978
 • Density2.0/km2 (5.1/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[2]
 • Black African32.9%
 • Coloured57.4%
 • Indian/Asian0.5%
 • White8.6%
First languages (2011)
[2]
 • Afrikaans71.4%
 • Xhosa24.0%
 • English1.5%
 • Sotho1.3%
 • Other1.8%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeNC075

Renosterberg Municipality (Afrikaans: Renosterberg Munisipaliteit; Xhosa: uMasipala wase Renosterberg) is a local municipality within the Pixley ka Seme District Municipality, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa.

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[3]

Place Code Area (km2) Population Most spoken language
Lukhanyisweni 31101 1.05 716 Xhosa
Petrusville 31102 59.20 2,768 Afrikaans
Phillipstown 31103 1.83 2,062 Afrikaans
Thembinkosi 31105 0.21 816 Xhosa
Vanderkloof 31106 5.92 1,011 Afrikaans
Remainder of the municipality 31104 5,461.75 1,698 Afrikaans

Politics

Main article: Renosterberg Local Municipality elections

The municipal council consists of nine members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Five councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in five wards, while the remaining four 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 1 November 2021 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of five seats on the council.[4][5]

The following table shows the results of the election.

Renosterberg local election, 1 November 2021
Party Votes Seats
Ward List Total % Ward List Total
African National Congress 2,478 2,444 4,922 53.0% 4 1 5
Democratic Alliance 1,333 1,336 2,669 28.7% 1 2 3
Economic Freedom Fighters 641 668 1,309 14.1% 0 1 1
Freedom Front Plus 181 188 369 4.0% 0 0 0
Independent candidates 16 – 16 0.2% 0 – 0
Total 4,649 4,636 9,285 5 4 9
Valid votes 4,649 4,636 9,285 98.6%
Spoilt votes 62 71 133 1.4%
Total votes cast 4,711 4,707 9,418
Voter turnout 4,713
Registered voters 6,889
Turnout percentage 68.4%

Controversies

On 26 September 2024 Renosterberg local municipality senior managers are being taken to court over R73.5 million rands of worker's pension funds that were never paid to the administration. The municipality mayor says workers are taking advantage of two pot system that may not be able to be proceeded as the municipality has financial problems.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. ^ a b c "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. ^ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  4. ^ "Results Summary - All Ballots" (PDF). Electoral Commission of South Africa. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Seat Calculation Detail" (PDF). Electoral Commission of South Africa. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  6. ^ https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/news/2024-09-25-three-managers-up-for-r735m-pension-fraud/

5.https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/news/2024-09-25-three-managers-up-for-r735m-pension-fraud/


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