Khâi-Ma Local Municipality

Khâi-Ma
Local municipality
Official seal of Khâi-Ma
Seal
Location in the Northern Cape
Location in the Northern Cape
Coordinates: 29°30′S 19°15′E / 29.500°S 19.250°E / -29.500; 19.250
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceNorthern Cape
DistrictNamakwa
SeatPofadder
Wards6
Government
[1]
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorLindie Bruintjies-Groenewald
Area
 • Total
16,628 km2 (6,420 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total
12,465
 • Density0.75/km2 (1.9/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[2]
 • Black African17.6%
 • Coloured75.1%
 • Indian/Asian0.4%
 • White6.0%
First languages (2011)
[3]
 • Afrikaans83.3%
 • Tswana10.9%
 • Xhosa2.2%
 • English1.2%
 • Other2.4%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeNC067

Khâi-Ma Municipality (Afrikaans: Khâi-Ma Munisipaliteit; Tswana: Mmasepala wa Khâi-Ma) is a local municipality within the Namakwa District Municipality, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. Khâi-Ma is a Khoekhoe word meaning "to stand up".[4]

Main places

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

Place Code Area (km2) Population
Aggeneys 368006 205.7 2,262
Onseepkans 368001 27.7 2,090
Pella 368004 477.8 2,470
Pofadder 368005 162.1 3,287
Witbank 368003 0.4 210
Remainder 368002 15,754.2 2,148
Total 16,628.0 12,465

Politics

Main article: Khâi-Ma Local Municipality elections

The municipal council consists of eleven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Six councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in six wards, while the remaining five 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 six seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[6][7]

Khâi-Ma local election, 1 November 2021
Party Votes Seats
Ward List Total % Ward List Total
African National Congress 2,199 2,204 4,403 50.5% 6 0 6
Namakwa Civic Movement 820 889 1,709 19.6% 0 2 2
Democratic Alliance 512 507 1,019 11.7% 0 1 1
Economic Freedom Fighters 272 275 547 6.3% 0 1 1
Congress of the People 255 247 502 5.8% 0 1 1
Freedom Front Plus 147 143 290 3.3% 0 0 0
National Economic Fighters 52 61 113 1.3% 0 0 0
Independent candidates 89 – 89 1.0% 0 – 0
African Transformation Movement 11 19 30 0.3% 0 0 0
South African Royal Kingdoms Organization 4 5 9 0.1% 0 0 0
Total 4,361 4,350 8,711 6 5 11
Valid votes 4,361 4,350 8,711 98.5%
Spoilt votes 57 74 131 1.5%
Total votes cast 4,418 4,424 8,842
Voter turnout 4,430
Registered voters 7,799
Turnout percentage 56.8%

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 "Local Municipality". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  3. ^ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. ^ South African Languages - Place names
  5. ^ "Khâi-Ma Local Municipality". Census 2011.
  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.