Molemole Local Municipality
Molemole | |
|---|---|
| Location in Limpopo Location in Limpopo | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Limpopo |
| District | Capricorn |
| Seat | Dendron |
| Wards | 16 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | E Paya |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,347 km2 (1,292 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
• Total | 108,321 |
| • Density | 32.36/km2 (83.82/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 98.4% |
| • Coloured | 0.1% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.1% |
| • White | 1.1% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Northern Sotho | 87.8% |
| • Tsonga | 2.1% |
| • Venda | 1.9% |
| • Afrikaans | 1.3% |
| • Other | 6.9% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | LIM353 |
Molemole Municipality (Northern Sotho: Mmasepala wa Molemole) is a local municipality within the Capricorn District Municipality, in the Limpopo province of South Africa. The seat is Mogwadi.
Main places
[edit | edit source]The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[4]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Backer | 91101 | 0.34 | 1,217 | Northern Sotho |
| Bochum | 91102 | 11.64 | 4,142 | Northern Sotho |
| Dendron | 91103 | 2.98 | 1,885 | Northern Sotho |
| Ga-Ramokgopa | 91104 | 11.22 | 15,806 | Northern Sotho |
| Manthata | 91105 | 12.24 | 22,121 | Northern Sotho |
| Moletji | 91107 | 11.66 | 4,989 | Northern Sotho |
| Sekgosese | 91108 | 349.99 | 46,749 | Northern Sotho |
| Sekhokho | 91109 | 1.24 | 1,852 | Northern Sotho |
| Soekmekaar | 91110 | 1.06 | 217 | Northern Sotho |
| Remainder of the municipality | 91106 | 2,944.04 | 10,463 | Northern Sotho |
Politics
[edit | edit source]The municipal council consists of thirty-two members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Sixteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in sixteen wards, while the remaining sixteen 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 twenty-two seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[5]
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| African National Congress | 17,985 | 66.24 | 15 | 18,907 | 70.16 | 7 | 22 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 4,230 | 15.58 | 0 | 4,535 | 16.83 | 6 | 6 | |
| Capricorn Independent Community Activists Forum | 1,589 | 5.85 | 1 | 994 | 3.69 | 1 | 2 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 868 | 3.20 | 0 | 772 | 2.86 | 1 | 1 | |
| Independent candidates | 1,122 | 4.13 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Civic Warriors | 291 | 1.07 | 0 | 455 | 1.69 | 1 | 1 | |
| 11 other parties | 1,068 | 3.93 | 0 | 1,285 | 4.77 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 27,153 | 100.00 | 16 | 26,948 | 100.00 | 16 | 32 | |
| Valid votes | 27,153 | 98.60 | 26,948 | 98.23 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 385 | 1.40 | 485 | 1.77 | ||||
| Total votes | 27,538 | 100.00 | 27,433 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 59,548 | 46.25 | 59,548 | 46.07 | ||||
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External links
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