Moses Kotane Local Municipality

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Moses Kotane
Local municipality
Official seal of Moses Kotane
Seal
Location in the North West
Location in the North West
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceNorth West
DistrictBojanala Platinum
SeatMogwase
Wards31
Government
[1]
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorPeter Molelekeng
Area
 • Total5,719 km2 (2,208 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total242,554
 • Density42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[2]
 • Black African98.3%
 • Coloured0.3%
 • Indian/Asian0.5%
 • White0.8%
First languages (2011)
[2]
 • Tswana81.6%
 • Zulu4.1%
 • Xhosa3.4%
 • English3.0%
 • Other7.9%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeNW375

Moses Kotane Local Municipality is a local municipality in Bojanala Platinum District Municipality, North West Province, South Africa. It is named in memory of Moses Kotane. The seat of local municipality is Mogwase.

Main places[]

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

Place Code Area (km2) Population Most spoken language
60501 563.29 3,646 Xhosa
Bafokeng 60502 138.54 4,305 Tswana
60503 1,166.89 75,072 Tswana
60504 203.24 19,800 Tswana
60505 72.95 3,314 Tswana
60506 235.27 14,364 Tswana
60507 656.08 22,101 Tswana
60508 152.35 8,887 Tswana
60509 5.08 4,415 Tswana
BAPO 2 60510 0.82 1,643 Tswana
Barokologadi Ba Ga Maotwa 60511 289.33 7,100 Tswana
60512 1.52 529 Tswana
60513 305.38 15,526 Tswana
60514 641.83 9,224 Tswana
60515 212.95 16,518 Tswana
60516 17.76 7,044 Tswana
60517 70.26 1,444 Tswana
60518 128.10 48 Tswana
60519 0.64 0 -
60520 4.70 1,689 Tswana
60521 63.00 0 -
Mogwase 60522 15.76 9,342 Tswana
60523 4.95 4,252 Tswana
60524 2.18 2,271 Tswana
60525 2.43 2,232 Tswana
Sun City 60526 64.28 2,590 English
60527 3.54 1,413 Xhosa
Remainder of the municipality 60525 194.14 337 Tswana

Politics[]

The municipal council consists of sixty-eight members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-four councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-four wards, while the remaining thirty-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 3 August 2016 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of forty-five seats on the council.

The following table shows the results of the election.[4][5]

Party Votes Seats
Ward List Total % Ward List Total
ANC 42,649 40,700 83,349 65.7 34 11 45
EFF 12,945 13,670 26,615 21.0 0 15 15
Democratic Alliance 3,324 3,189 6,513 5.1 0 4 4
African Independent Congress 0 2,643 2,643 2.1 0 1 1
Independent 2,236 – 2,236 1.8 0 – 0
COPE 1,097 1,068 2,165 1.7 0 1 1
United Christian Democratic Party 798 921 1,719 1.4 0 1 1
African People's Convention 525 501 1,026 0.8 0 1 1
Freedom Front Plus 159 140 299 0.2 0 0 0
ACDP 0 244 244 0.2 0 0 0
Total 63,733 63,076 126,809 100.0 34 34 68
Spoilt votes 1,715 1,971 3,686

References[]

  1. ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. ^ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  4. ^ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Moses Kotane" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Seat Calculation Detail: Moses Kotane" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 26 April 2017.

External links[]

Coordinates: 25°10′S 26°50′E / 25.167°S 26.833°E / -25.167; 26.833


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