Govan Mbeki Local Municipality

Govan Mbeki
Local municipality

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Location in Mpumalanga
Location in Mpumalanga
Country South Africa
Province Mpumalanga
District Gert Sibande
Seat Secunda
Wards 32
Government[1]
 • Type Municipal council
 • Mayor Lindi Masina
Area
 • Total 2,955 km2 (1,141 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
 • Total 294,538
 • Density 100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[2]
 • Black African 80.5%
 • Coloured 1.5%
 • Indian/Asian 1.5%
 • White 16.0%
First languages (2011)[3]
 • Zulu 47.4%
 • Afrikaans 15.9%
 • Southern Ndebele 7.7%
 • Sotho 6.0%
 • Other 23%
Time zone SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code MP307

Govan Mbeki Local Municipality (formerly Highveld East Local Municipality) is a South African Local Municipality situated in the Gert Sibande District Municipality, of Mpumalanga. Secunda is the Seat of the municipality, as well as the Seat of the District Municipality.

Main places

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

Place Code Area (km2) Population Most spoken language
Bethal 80701101.508,512Afrikaans
Brendan Village 807020.66277Afrikaans
Charl Cilliers 807031.58210Zulu
Eendrag 807041.85293Afrikaans
Embalenhle 8070513.6391,751Zulu
eMzinoni 807065.1931,012Zulu
Evander 8070740.158,212Afrikaans
Highveld Ridge Mines 8070971.84325Zulu
Kinross 807103.994,906English
Leandra 807111.599Zulu
Lebogang 807123.8819,396Zulu
Leslie 807132.08761Afrikaans
Leslie Gold Mines 807140.190 -
Mandela Section 807150.231,083Xhosa
Milan Park 807161.744,760Zulu
Secunda 80717150.7126,125Afrikaans
Sorento Park 807180.9512Afrikaans/Zulu
Trichardt 807191.531,973Afrikaans
Remainder of the municipality 807082,555.6822,132Zulu

Politics

The municipal council consists of sixty-three members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-two councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-two wards, while the remaining thirty-one 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 forty-five seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[5][6]

Party Votes Seats
Ward List Total % Ward List Total
African National Congress 49,103 50,158 99,261 70.3 26 19 45
Democratic Alliance 17,867 17,328 35,195 24.9 6 10 16
Freedom Front Plus 1,202 969 2,171 1.5 0 1 1
Congress of the People 712 650 1,362 1.0 0 1 1
African Christian Democratic Party 561 394 955 0.7 0 0 0
National Freedom Party 267 387 654 0.5 0 0 0
Independent 620 – 620 0.4 0 – 0
Pan Africanist Congress 212 300 512 0.4 0 0 0
Inkatha Freedom Party 189 275 464 0.3 0 0 0
Total 70,733 70,461 141,194 100.0 32 31 63
Spoilt votes 1,170 1,050 2,220

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. ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  5. ↑ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Govan Mbeki". Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  6. ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Govan Mbeki". Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.

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Coordinates: 26°33′S 29°10′E / 26.550°S 29.167°E