Joe Morolong Local Municipality

Joe Morolong
Local municipality
Official seal of Joe Morolong
Seal
Location in the Northern Cape
Location in the Northern Cape
Coordinates: 27°S 23°E / 27°S 23°E / -27; 23
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceNorthern Cape
DistrictJohn Taolo Gaetsewe
Seat29
Wards15
Government
[1]
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorDineo Leutlwetse-Tshabalala
Area
 • Total
20,172 km2 (7,788 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total
89,530
 • Density4.4/km2 (11/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[2]
 • Black African96.4%
 • Coloured2.0%
 • Indian/Asian0.3%
 • White1.2%
First languages (2011)
[3]
 • Tswana90.7%
 • Afrikaans3.6%
 • English1.9%
 • Other3.8%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeNC451

Joe Morolong Municipality (Tswana: Mmasepala wa Joe Morolong), formerly Moshaweng Municipality, is a local municipality within the John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa.

Moshaweng is a Setswana name for "place of sand".[4]

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]

Place Code Area (km2) Population Most spoken language
Batlhaping Ba Ga Jantjie 62101 0.73 48 Tswana
Batlhaping Ba Ga Sehunelo 62102 737.16 3,305 Tswana
Batlharo Ba Ga Motlhware 62103 2,647.09 27,063 Tswana
Batlharo Ba Ga Phadima 62104 451.26 6,531 Tswana
Batlharo Ba Lotlhware 62105 169.22 1,050 Tswana
Blackrock 39501 17.11 1,002 Afrikaans
Hotazel 39502 29.92 1,232 Tswana
Kalahari 39503 10,651.43 3,166 Tswana
Kudumane 62106 2,024.22 46,111 Tswana
Van Zylsrus 39504 0.90 848 Tswana

Politics

Main article: Joe Morolong Local Municipality elections

The municipal council consists of twenty-nine members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Fifteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in fifteen wards, while the remaining fourteen 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 eighteen seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[6][7]

Joe Morolong local election, 1 November 2021
Party Votes Seats
Ward List Total % Ward List Total
African National Congress 14,419 15,174 29,593 60.2% 13 5 18
Economic Freedom Fighters 6,754 6,817 13,571 27.6% 2 6 8
Democratic Alliance 770 793 1,563 3.2% 0 1 1
Independent candidates 1,313 – 1,313 2.7% 0 – 0
Forum for Service Delivery 464 746 1,210 2.5% 0 1 1
South African Royal Kingdoms Organization 341 415 756 1.5% 0 1 1
United Christian Democratic Party 255 448 703 1.4% 0 0 0
Freedom Front Plus 211 232 443 0.9% 0 0 0
Total 24,527 24,625 49,152 15 14 29
Valid votes 24,527 24,625 49,152 96.6%
Spoilt votes 859 857 1,716 3.4%
Total votes cast 25,386 25,482 50,868
Voter turnout 25,836
Registered voters 49,979
Turnout percentage 51.7%

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 "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[permanent dead link‍]
  6. ^ "Results Summary - All Ballots" (PDF). Electoral Commission of South Africa. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  7. ^ "Seat Calculation Detail" (PDF). Electoral Commission of South Africa. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.