Bushbuckridge Local Municipality

Bushbuckridge
Local municipality

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Location in Mpumalanga
Location in Mpumalanga
Coordinates: 24°45′S 31°10′E / 24.750°S 31.167°ECoordinates: 24°45′S 31°10′E / 24.750°S 31.167°E
Country South Africa
Province Mpumalanga
District Ehlanzeni
Seat Bushbuckridge
Wards 37
Government[1]
 • Type Municipal council
 • Mayor Renias Khumalo (ANC)
Area
 • Total 10,250 km2 (3,960 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
 • Total 541,248
 • Density 53/km2 (140/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[2]
 • Black African 99.5%
 • Coloured 0.1%
 • Indian/Asian 0.1%
 • White 0.2%
First languages (2011)[3]
 • Tsonga 56.9%
 • Northern Sotho 24.5%
 • Swazi 7.8%
 • Sotho 5.4%
 • Other 5.4%
Time zone SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code MP325

Bushbuckridge Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Ehlanzeni District of Mpumalanga in South Africa. The name of the municipality is derived from the fact that the area was inhabited by many bushbuck long time ago.[4]

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]

Place Code Area (km2) Population Most spoken language
Amashangana 98601584.12106,877Tsonga, Zulu
Bushbuckridge 9860272.651,726Northern Sotho, Zulu
College View 986031.781,927Sotho
Hoxane 9860453.1939,617Tsonga
Hoxani 9860593.0514,341Tsonga
Jongilanga 98606256.8750,128Tsonga
Malele 9860716.0811,637Northern Sotho
Manyeleti 98608185.69114Tsonga
Mapulaneng 9860935.2512Northern Sotho
Mathibela 98610111.4657,416Swazi
Mnisi 98611461.0366,659Tsonga
Moletele 9861251.2922,527Northern Sotho
Moreipuso 9861384.4328,322Northern Sotho
Sabiesand Game Reserve 986144.70134English
Setlhare 98615168.9344,000Northern Sotho
Thabakgolo 98616100.1453,624Northern Sotho
Remainder of the municipality 88601315.93641Northern Sotho

Politics

The municipal council consists of seventy-four members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-seven councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-seven wards, while the remaining thirty-seven 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 fifty-five seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[6][7]

Party Votes Seats
Ward List Total % Ward List Total
African National Congress 81,338 87,006 168,344 74.4 35 20 55
Bushbuckridge Residents Association 11,103 11,153 22,256 9.8 1 6 7
Congress of the People 4,776 4,556 9,332 4.1 0 3 3
African People's Convention 4,201 4,186 8,387 3.7 0 3 3
Democratic Alliance 4,444 3,887 8,331 3.7 0 3 3
Independent 4,010 – 4,010 1.8 1 – 1
Pan Africanist Congress 1,800 1,020 2,820 1.3 0 1 1
African Christian Democratic Party 843 839 1,682 0.7 0 1 1
United Democratic Movement 366 441 807 0.4 0 0 0
Ximoko Party 36 156 192 0.1 0 0 0
Total 112,917 113,244 226,161 100.0 37 37 74
Spoilt votes 2,228 2,872 5,100

References

  1. ↑ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Table: Census 2011 by district council, gender, age in 5 year groups and population group". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  3. ↑ "Table: Census 2011 by district council, gender, language and population group". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  4. ↑ South African Languages - Place names
  5. ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  6. ↑ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Bushbuckridge". Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  7. ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Bushbuckridge". Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.

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