Mkhondo Local Municipality
| Mkhondo | ||
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| Local municipality | ||
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| Location in Mpumalanga Location in Mpumalanga |
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| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | Mpumalanga | |
| District | Gert Sibande | |
| Seat | Piet Retief | |
| Wards | 19 | |
| Government[1] | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Bhekabantu Hamilton Mtshali | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 4,882 km2 (1,885 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011)[2] | ||
| • Total | 171,982 | |
| • Density | 35/km2 (91/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011)[2] | ||
| • Black African | 94.7% | |
| • Coloured | 0.5% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.8% | |
| • White | 3.7% | |
| First languages (2011)[3] | ||
| • Zulu | 89.1% | |
| • Afrikaans | 3.5% | |
| • English | 2.4% | |
| • Swazi | 1.8% | |
| • Other | 3.2% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | MP303 | |
Mkhondo Local Municipality, is a South African local municipality situated in the Gert Sibande District Municipality, of Mpumalanga. Piet Retief is the seat of the municipality.
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[4]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 80301 | 4.36 | 1,452 | Zulu |
| Dirkiesdorp | 80302 | 3.30 | 523 | Zulu |
| Driefontein | 80303 | 53.65 | 15,319 | Zulu |
| Ethandakukhanya | 80304 | 8.49 | 24,867 | Zulu |
| KwaNgema | 80305 | 12.13 | 1,003 | Zulu |
| KwaThandeka | 80306 | 2.91 | 5,085 | Zulu |
| Ngema | 80308 | 86.10 | 3,539 | Zulu |
| Piet Retief | 80309 | 55.41 | 13,052 | Zulu |
| Shabalala | 80310 | 13.71 | 807 | Zulu |
| Remainder of the municipality | 80307 | 4,628.84 | 77,246 | Zulu |
Politics
The municipal council consists of thirty-eight members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Nineteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in nineteen wards, while the remaining nineteen 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 18 May 2011 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of twenty-eight seats on the council.
The following table shows the results of the election.[5][6]
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
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| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| African National Congress | 26,819 | 27,181 | 54,000 | 72.5 | 18 | 10 | 28 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 6,171 | 6,170 | 12,341 | 16.6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | |
| National Freedom Party | 1,886 | 1,785 | 3,671 | 4.9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Inkatha Freedom Party | 1,336 | 1,267 | 2,603 | 3.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Pan Africanist Congress | 607 | 428 | 1,035 | 1.4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Freedom Front Plus | 287 | 234 | 521 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Congress of the People | 96 | 237 | 333 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 37,202 | 37,302 | 74,504 | 100.0 | 19 | 19 | 38 | |
| Spoilt votes | 727 | 627 | 1,354 | |||||
References
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