Mohokare Local Municipality
Mohokare | |
|---|---|
| Location in the Free State Location in the Free State | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Free State |
| District | Xhariep |
| Seat | Zastron |
| Wards | 6 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Zingisa Mgauli |
| Area | |
• Total | 8,776 km2 (3,388 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | |
• Total | 36,968 |
| • Density | 4.212/km2 (10.91/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2022) | |
| • Black African | 89.7% |
| • Coloured | 1.9% |
| • White | 8.0% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Sotho | 64.1% |
| • Xhosa | 23.5% |
| • Afrikaans | 8.9% |
| • English | 1.1% |
| • Other | 2.4% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | FS163 |
Mohokare Municipality (Sotho: Masepala wa Mohokare; Xhosa: uMasipala wase Mohokare) is a local municipality within the Xhariep District Municipality, in the Free State province of South Africa. Mohokare is the Sesotho word for the Caledon River, which runs through the municipality.[4]
Main places
[edit | edit source]The 2011 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goedemoed | [1] | 6.04 | 537 | Afrikaans |
| Matlakeng | [2] | 2.97 | 13,714 | Sotho |
| Mofulatshepe | [3] | 1.39 | 3,584 | Sotho |
| Roleleathunya | [4] | 2.99 | 5,955 | Sotho |
| Rouxville | [5] | 17.02 | 1,355 | Sotho |
| Smithfield | [6] | 34.11 | 1,195 | Sotho |
| Zastron | [7] | 19.73 | 1,893 | Sotho |
| Remainder of the municipality | [8] | 8,691/73 | 5,912 | Sotho |
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 2021 South African municipal elections the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of eight seats on the council.
The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.[6]
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| African National Congress | 4,893 | 55.84 | 6 | 5,650 | 65.20 | 2 | 8 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 1,569 | 17.90 | 0 | 1,704 | 19.66 | 2 | 2 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 799 | 9.12 | 0 | 818 | 9.44 | 1 | 1 | |
| Independent candidates | 1,074 | 12.26 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Freedom Front Plus | 382 | 4.36 | 0 | 384 | 4.43 | 1 | 1 | |
| 3 other parties | 46 | 0.52 | 0 | 110 | 1.27 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 8,763 | 100.00 | 7 | 8,666 | 100.00 | 6 | 13 | |
| Valid votes | 8,763 | 97.78 | 8,666 | 96.89 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 199 | 2.22 | 278 | 3.11 | ||||
| Total votes | 8,962 | 100.00 | 8,944 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 17,838 | 50.24 | 17,838 | 50.14 | ||||
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.[7]
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