Walter Sisulu Local Municipality

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Walter Sisulu
Local municipality
Location in the Eastern Cape
Location in the Eastern Cape
Coordinates: 30°41′S 26°42′E / 30.683°S 26.700°E / -30.683; 26.700Coordinates: 30°41′S 26°42′E / 30.683°S 26.700°E / -30.683; 26.700
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceEastern Cape
DistrictJoe Gqabi
SeatBurgersdorp
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorBulelwa Khweyiya (ANC)
 • SpeakerNalisile Simon Mathetha (ANC)
 • Chief WhipNorah Ngubo (ANC)
Area
[1]
 • Total13,269 km2 (5,123 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total77,477
 • Density5.8/km2 (15/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
 • Black African79.9%
 • Coloured11.9%
 • White7.5%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeEC145

Walter Sisulu Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Joe Gqabi District of the Eastern Cape in South Africa. The municipality was formed by the merging of Maletswai and Gariep Local Municipality immediately after the August 2016 Local Municipal Elections. [2]

Main places[]

Main places in the municipality (historical Gariep and Maletswai) are:[3]

Place Code Area (km2) Population
Aliwal North 288002 7.95 16,001
Burgersdorp 289005 27.92 5,241
Dukathole 288001 4.98 19,152
Jamestown 288004 11.98 4,666
Khayamnandi 289008 2.67 4,724
289006 1.27 4,656
Nozizwe 289003 0.47 1,393
Oviston 289001 358.88 658
Steynsburg 289009 14.70 2,488
289007 1.74 6,094
Venterstad 289002 17.59 3,596
Remainder of the municipality 288003 plus 289004 12,791.95 8,807

Neighbours[]

The neighbour of Walter Sisulu Local Municipality in the Joe Gqabi District Municipality (DC14) is Senqu Local Municipality to the East. South of Walter Sisulu lies the Chris Hani District Municipality (DC13). On the Free State side is Mohokare Local Municipality in the Xhariep District Municipality (DC16).

Politics[]

The municipal council consists of twenty-two members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Eleven councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in eleven wards, while the remaining eleven 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.[4][5]

Party Votes Seats
Ward List Total % Ward List Total
ANC 13,686 13,805 27,491 66.9 10 5 15
Democratic Alliance 4,638 4,630 9,268 22.5 1 4 5
EFF 1,158 1,173 2,331 5.7 0 1 1
878 1,030 1,908 4.6 0 1 1
62 – 62 0.2 0 0 0
Independent 51 – 51 0.1 0 – 0
Total 20,473 20,638 41,111 100.0 11 11 22
Spoilt votes 391 359 750

In a by-election held on 8 August 2018, a ward previously held by an ANC councillor was won by the DA candidate.[6] Council composition was reconfigured as seen below:

Party Ward PR list Total
ANC 9 5 14
Democratic Alliance 2 4 6
EFF 0 1 1
0 1 1
Total 11 11 22

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Sum of the statistics from Census 2011 for Maletswai and Gariep.
  2. ^ "The Local Government Handbook". Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  3. ^ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  4. ^ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Maletswai/Gariep" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  5. ^ "Seat Calculation Detail: Maletswai/Gariep" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  6. ^ "DA wins ANC ward in Eastern Cape by-election". The Citizen. 9 August 2018.
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