ǃKheis Local Municipality
ǃKheis | |
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| Location in the Northern Cape Location in the Northern Cape | |
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| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Northern Cape |
| District | ZF Mgcawu |
| Seat | Groblershoop |
| Wards | 6 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Paul Vries |
| Area | |
• Total | 11,107 km2 (4,288 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | |
• Total | 21,954 |
| • Density | 1.9766/km2 (5.1193/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2022) | |
| • Black African | 4.5% |
| • Coloured | 90.1% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.6% |
| • White | 4.7% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 94.5% |
| • Tswana | 1.9% |
| • English | 1.1% |
| • Other | 2.5% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | NC084 |
| Website | www |
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ǃKheis Municipality (Afrikaans: !Kheis Munisipaliteit) is a local municipality within the ZF Mgcawu District Municipality, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. ǃKheis is a Khoikhoi name meaning "a place where you live, or a home". The municipality is named in recognition of the Khoekhoe people who were the first permanent dwellers of the area.[4]
Main places
[edit | edit source]The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boegoeberg | 31802 | 0.37 | 1,587 |
| Gannaput | 31803 | 0.37 | 965 |
| Groblershoop | 31804 | 1.26 | 437 |
| Grootdrink | 31805 | 0.46 | 2,177 |
| Stutterheim | 31806 | 0.80 | 3,043 |
| Wegdraai | 31807 | 0.77 | 1,559 |
| Remainder of the municipality | 31801 | 5,518.68 | 6,274 |
Politics
[edit | edit source]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 no party obtained a majority of seats on the council.
The following table shows the results of the election.[6][7]
| ǃKheis local election, 1 November 2021 | ||||||||
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| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| African National Congress | 3,120 | 3,273 | 6,393 | 46.4% | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 1,279 | 1,633 | 2,912 | 21.2% | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Independent candidates | 1,737 | – | 1,737 | 12.6% | 2 | – | 2 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 420 | 517 | 937 | 6.8% | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Congress of the People | 205 | 565 | 770 | 5.6% | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Khoisan Revolution | 151 | 395 | 546 | 4.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Freedom Front Plus | 118 | 354 | 472 | 3.4% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 7,030 | 6,737 | 13,767 | 6 | 5 | 11 | ||
| Valid votes | 7,030 | 6,737 | 13,767 | 96.6% | ||||
| Spoilt votes | 102 | 385 | 487 | 3.4% | ||||
| Total votes cast | 7,132 | 7,122 | 14,254 | |||||
| Voter turnout | 7,140 | |||||||
| Registered voters | 10,075 | |||||||
| Turnout percentage | 70.9% | |||||||
Economy
[edit | edit source]As of 2020, 500 homes are powered by solar panels with battery storage.[8]
Financial mismanagement
[edit | edit source]In January 2025, the municipality was listed as one of the top ten municipalities in arrears on their pension contributions.[9]
References
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