Fetakgomo Local Municipality

Fetakgomo
Official seal of Fetakgomo
Location in Limpopo
Location in Limpopo
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceLimpopo
DistrictSekhukhune
SeatApel
Wards13
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorRaesetse Elizabeth Sefala
Area
 • Total
1,105 km2 (427 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total
93,795
 • Density85/km2 (220/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
 • Black African99.4%
 • Coloured0.0%
 • Indian/Asian0.1%
 • White0.4%
First languages (2011)
 • Northern Sotho94.0%
 • Zulu1.2%
 • Other4.8%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeLIM474

Fetakgomo Local Municipality was located in the Sekhukhune District Municipality of Limpopo province, South Africa. The seat of Fetakgomo Local Municipality was Apel. The local municipality was one of the four to have passed the 2009-10 audit by the Auditor-General of South Africa, who deemed it to have a clean administration.[3] In 2016 it was merged with Greater Tubatse Local Municipality to form the Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality.

Main places

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The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[4]

Place Code Area (km2) Population Most spoken language
Atok Mine 92101 2.96 395 Northern Sotho
Baroka-Ba-Nkoana 92102 479.49 37,600 Northern Sotho
Mampa 92103 14.19 645 Northern Sotho
Masha Makopele 92104 2.03 1,118 Northern Sotho
Mashabela 92105 71.49 24 Northern Sotho
Matholeng 92106 3.99 1,259 Northern Sotho
Phaahla 92107 5.04 2,463 Northern Sotho
Sekhukhuneland 92108 342.80 32,533 Northern Sotho
Seroka 92109 25.09 2,150 Northern Sotho
Tau-Nchabeleng 92110 169.03 13,902 Northern Sotho

Politics

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The municipal council consists of twenty-five members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirteen wards, while the remaining twelve 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-one seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[5][6]

Party Votes Seats
Ward List Total % Ward List Total
ANC 16,835 17,897 34,732 81.2 13 8 21
COPE 1,672 1,705 3,377 7.9 0 2 2
AZAPO 914 891 1,805 4.2 0 1 1
Independent 1,176 1,176 2.8 0 0
DA 486 482 968 2.3 0 1 1
PAC 281 245 526 1.2 0 0 0
South African Maintenance and Estate Beneficiaries Association 25 121 146 0.3 0 0 0
Black Consciousness Party 11 37 48 0.1 0 0 0
Total 21,400 21,378 42,778 100.0 13 12 25
Spoilt votes 320 321 641

References

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  1. ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. ^ a b c "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. ^ Auditor-General urges South Africa’s mayors to lead the drive towards clean administration by 2014 Archived February 23, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Fetakgomo" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  6. ^ "Seat Calculation Detail: Fetakgomo" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
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