Tsantsabane Local Municipality
Tsantsabane | |
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.svg) Location in the Northern Cape | |
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| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Northern Cape |
| District | ZF Mgcawu |
| Seat | Postmasburg |
| Wards | 7 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Mpho Mashila (African National Congress) |
| Area | |
• Total | 18,333 km2 (7,078 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | |
• Total | 30,969 |
| • Density | 1.6892/km2 (4.3751/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2022) | |
| • Black African | 62.9% |
| • Coloured | 31.6% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.6% |
| • White | 4.9% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 55.2% |
| • Tswana | 33.2% |
| • Xhosa | 2.4% |
| • English | 2.3% |
| • Other | 6.9% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | NC085 |
Tsantsabane Municipality (Afrikaans: Tsantsabane Munisipaliteit; Tswana: Mmasepala wa Tsantsabane) is a local municipality within the ZF Mgcawu District Municipality, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa.
Tsantsabane was the original name given to the town by the Batswana because of the presence of many shiny stones (e.g. the hematite).[4]
Main places
[edit | edit source]The 2011 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population |
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| Glosam | 381002 | 1.20 | 119 |
| Goedgedacht | 381003 | 0.28 | 746 |
| Groenwater | 381004 | 1.40 | 739 |
| Postmasburg | 381005 | 158.41 | 30,089 |
| Tsantsabane NU and the remainder of the municipality |
381001 | 18171.50 | 3,399 |
Politics
[edit | edit source]The municipal council consists of thirteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Seven councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in seven wards, while the remaining six 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 seven seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[6][7]
| Tsantsabane local election, 1 November 2021 | ||||||||
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| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| African National Congress | 4,534 | 4,478 | 9,012 | 50.4% | 7 | 0 | 7 | |
| Save Tsantsabane Coalition | 1,609 | 1,817 | 3,426 | 19.2% | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 1,294 | 1,310 | 2,604 | 14.6% | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 1,085 | 1,063 | 2,148 | 12.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Freedom Front Plus | 214 | 209 | 423 | 2.4% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent candidates | 185 | – | 185 | 1.0% | 0 | – | 0 | |
| African People's Convention | 34 | 42 | 76 | 0.4% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 8,955 | 8,919 | 17,874 | 7 | 6 | 13 | ||
| Valid votes | 8,955 | 8,919 | 17,874 | 97.7% | ||||
| Spoilt votes | 214 | 200 | 414 | 2.3% | ||||
| Total votes cast | 9,169 | 9,119 | 18,288 | |||||
| Voter turnout | 9,170 | |||||||
| Registered voters | 18,336 | |||||||
| Turnout percentage | 50.0% | |||||||
References
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- ^ South African Languages - Place names
- ^ Statistics South Africa - Tsantsabane
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External links
[edit | edit source]Municipalities and communities of ZF Mgcawu District Municipality, Northern Cape | ||
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District seat: Upington | ||
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