Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality

Ekurhuleni
Metropolitan municipality

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Location in Gauteng
Location in Gauteng
Coordinates: 26°10′S 28°20′E / 26.167°S 28.333°E / -26.167; 28.333Coordinates: 26°10′S 28°20′E / 26.167°S 28.333°E / -26.167; 28.333
Country South Africa
Province Gauteng
Seat Germiston
Wards 101
Government[1]
 • Type Municipal council
 • Mayor Mondli Gungubele[2]
Area
 • Total 1,975 km2 (763 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 3,178,470
 • Density 1,600/km2 (4,200/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[3]
 • Black African 78.7%
 • Coloured 2.7%
 • Indian/Asian 2.1%
 • White 15.8%
First languages (2011)[4]
 • Zulu 28.8%
 • English 12.0%
 • Afrikaans 11.9%
 • Northern Sotho 11.4%
 • Other 35.9%
Time zone SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code EKU

Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality is a metropolitan municipality that forms the local government of the East Rand region of Gauteng, South Africa. The name Ekurhuleni means place of peace in Tsonga. Ekurhuleni is one of the five districts of Gauteng province and one of the eight metropolitan municipalities of South Africa. The seat of Ekurhuleni is Germiston. The largest language group among its 2,480,260 people is Zulu (2001 Census). OR Tambo International Airport is in the Kempton Park area of Ekurhuleni.[5] An Integrated Transport Plan has been initiated to allow Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality to confidently develop a transport system within its responsibilities over the next 5 years.

Following the 2016 municipal elections, Ekurhuleni will include the area of the Lesedi Local Municipality, which will be abolished, making Ekurhuleni the local government of both the East Rand and the rest of south-eastern Gauteng.[6]

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[7]

Place Code Area (km2) Population Most spoken languages
Alberton 7730180.4589,392Afrikaans 49% English 38%
Bapsfontein 773020.31936Zulu 34% Pedi 17% Sotho 13%
Bedfordview 7730315.4321,294English 71%
Benoni 77304187.9994,341English 46% Afrikaans 24% Zulu 12%
Boksburg 77305164.05158,649Afrikaans 30% English 22% Zulu 15%
Brakpan 77306196.3562,113Afrikaans 55% English 15% Zulu 13%
Cerutiville 773070.412,151Zulu 67% Afrikaans 12% Sotho 12%
Chief Albert Lithuli Park 773081.122,896Zulu 44% Pedi 15% Sotho 12% Xhosa 11%
Daveyton 7730914.17131,390Zulu 40% Pedi 16% Xhosa 12% Sotho 11%
Duduza 7731010.7471,960Zulu 63% Sotho 19%
Dukathole 773111.0718,537Xhosa 26% Zulu 25% Pedi 18% Sotho 11%
Edenvale 7731220.3840,624English 74%
Etwatwa 7731421.26124,435Zulu 47% Pedi 13% Tsonga 11%
Germiston 77315129.14139,719Afrikaans 27% English 26% Zulu 13% Xhosa 10%
Katlehong 7731661.42349,866Zulu 39% Sotho 25% Xhosa 13%
Kempton Park 77317158.50117,271Afrikaans 47% English 28%
KwaThema 7731813.9399,517Zulu 57%
Lindelani Village 773191.607,514Zulu 41% Pedi 20%
Midrand 7732013.415,095Afrikaans 31% Pedi 15% English 12% Zulu 11%
Nigel 77321129.2928,706Afrikaans 51% English 19% Zulu 17%
Reiger Park 773225.7036,004Afrikaans 48% Pedi 12% Xhosa 11%
Springs 77323172.1880,776Afrikaans 39% English 21% Zulu 14%
Tembisa 7732432.44348,693Pedi 35% Zulu 25% Tsonga 12%
Thokoza 773258.6585,106Zulu 39% Sotho 27% Xhosa 20%
Tsakane 7732629.74144,289Zulu 57% Sotho 11%
Vosloorus 7732728.65150,277Zulu 48% Sotho 19%
Wattville 773284.7849,927Zulu 43% English 16% Sotho 10%
Remainder of the municipality 77313420.7418,795Zulu 26% Pedi 21% Tsonga 14% Sotho 10%

Demographics

Planners from the Ekurhuleni Town Planning department on a routine site visit in Benoni. The team's composition is a reflection of New South Africa's racial integration policies

The following statistics are from the 2001 census.

Language Population %
Zulu 754 411 30.42%
Afrikaans 321 103 12.95%
Northern Sotho (Pedi) 282 641 11.40%
Sotho 278 398 11.22%
English 277 950 11.21%
Xhosa 213 389 8.60%
Tsonga 141 484 5.70%
Tswana 76 896 3.10%
Swati 45 357 1.83%
Ndebele 44 496 1.79%
Venda 25 753 1.04%
Other 18 396 0.74%

Gender

Germiston
The Rhodesfield suburb of Kempton Park
Gender Population %
Male 1 258 513 50.74%
Female 1 221 747 49.26%

Ethnic groups

A street in Lakefield
Ethnic group Population %
Black African 1 891 452 76.26%
White 482 080 19.44%
Coloured 67 064 2.70%
Indian/Asian 39 664 1.60%

Age

The CBD of Benoni
Age Population %
000 - 004 213 560 8.61%
005 - 009 199 108 8.03%
010 - 014 196 933 7.94%
015 - 019 209 576 8.45%
020 - 024 267 642 10.79%
025 - 029 296 678 11.96%
030 - 034 247 072 9.96%
035 - 039 218 644 8.82%
040 - 044 180 980 7.30%
045 - 049 137 562 5.55%
050 - 054 102 035 4.11%
055 - 059 70 713 2.85%
060 - 064 52 238 2.11%
065 - 069 33 805 1.36%
070 - 074 24 063 0.97%
075 - 079 14 555 0.59%
080 - 084 9 705 0.39%
085 - 089 3 249 0.13%
090 - 094 1 437 0.06%
095 - 099 481 0.02%
100 plus 224 0.01%

Politics

The municipal council consists of 202 members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. 101 are elected by first-past-the-post voting in 101 wards, while the remaining 101 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 125 seats on the council.

Ekurhuleni uses a mayoral executive system. The Executive Mayor is elected by council and selects a 10 member Mayoral Committee to run the government. As of 2013 the mayor is Mondli Gungubele (ANC). The Speaker of Council is Patricia Khumalo (ANC) and the Chief Whip of Council is Robert Mashego (ANC). The Leader of the Opposition is Fortune Mahano (DA) and the Opposition Chief Whip is André du Plessis (DA).

The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.[8][9]

Party Votes Seats
Ward List Total % Ward List Total
African National Congress 478,068 490,234 968,302 61.6 71 54 125
Democratic Alliance 238,380 237,605 475,985 30.3 30 32 62
National Freedom Party 9,332 8,938 18,270 1.2 0 3 3
Inkatha Freedom Party 8,165 9,174 17,339 1.1 0 2 2
Congress of the People 6,206 8,579 14,785 0.9 0 2 2
Pan Africanist Congress 5,873 4,806 10,679 0.7 0 2 2
African Christian Democratic Party 5,226 4,690 9,916 0.6 0 1 1
African People's Convention 4,241 5,375 9,616 0.6 0 1 1
Freedom Front Plus 4,655 4,011 8,666 0.6 0 1 1
Independent Ratepayers Association of SA 6,080 2,557 8,637 0.5 0 1 1
United Democratic Movement 4,002 3,280 7,282 0.5 0 1 1
Displacees Rate-payers Association 3,759 3,222 6,981 0.4 0 1 1
Independent 2,391 – 2,391 0.2 0 – 0
The Real Congress 784 983 1,767 0.1 0 0 0
African Christian Alliance 972 603 1,575 0.1 0 0 0
Black Consciousness Party 663 877 1,540 0.1 0 0 0
Simunye in Christ Organisation 873 650 1,523 0.1 0 0 0
People's Civic Organisation 832 670 1,502 0.1 0 0 0
Christian Democratic Party 837 643 1,480 0.1 0 0 0
First Nation Liberation Alliance 620 639 1,259 0.1 0 0 0
National Republican Party 572 379 951 0.1 0 0 0
Pan Africanist Movement 85 274 359 0.0 0 0 0
Thembisa Concerned Residents' Association – 355 355 0.0 – 0 0
Umhlaba Uhlagene Peoples United Nations 34 – 34 0.0 0 – 0
Total 782,650 788,544 1,571,194 100.0 101 101 202
Spoilt votes 14,321 9,922 24,243

Economy

Airways Park, the head office of South African Airways
Professor John D. Kasarda with Ekurhuleni mayor Mondli Gungubele

Manufacturing

The municipality is an important manufacturing centre in South Africa, and has been described as "the workshop of the country"

Aviation

Several airline companies are headquartered in the Kempton Park area of Ekurhuleni.

South African Airways, the flagship air carrier of South Africa, and its subsidiary South African Express Airways have their head offices in Ekurhuleni.[5][10][11] In addition Mango, a low cost airline owned by SAA, is headquartered on the grounds of OR Tambo International Airport.[12]

The headquarters of Comair and Kulula.com are at an intersection within Ekurhuleni in close proximity to OR Tambo International Airport.[13][14] Federal Air also has its headquarters on the OR Tambo International Airport grounds.[15] 1Time has its head office in the Isando Industrial Park.[16] Safair's head office is in Kempton Park.[17]

Airports Company South Africa has its head office in Bedfordview, Ekurhuleni.[18] TAAG Angola Airlines has an office in Bedfordview.[19]

References

  1. ↑ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. ↑ "Cities Leadership Timeline" (PDF). State of the Cities Report 2011. South African Cities Network. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
  3. 1 2 "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. ↑ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Background." Ekurhuleni. 3 (3/8). Retrieved on 30 September 2009.
  6. ↑ Tshetlo, Tumelo (23 April 2014). "Ekurhuleni and Lesedi merge". Boksburg Advertiser. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  7. ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  8. ↑ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Ekurhuleni" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  9. ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Ekurhuleni" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  10. ↑ "Legal Information - (EU)." South African Airways. Retrieved on 24 June 2009.
  11. ↑ "Contact Us." South African Express. Retrieved on 30 September 2009.
  12. ↑ "Contact Us." Mango. Retrieved on 30 September 2009. "Mezzanine Level Domestic Departure Terminal OR Tambo International Airport 1627"
  13. ↑ "Contact Us." Comair. Retrieved on 30 September 2009.
  14. ↑ "Contact Us." Kulula.com. Retrieved on 30 September 2009.
  15. ↑ "Contact details." Federal Air. Retrieved on 30 September 2009.
  16. ↑ "Contact Us." 1Time. Retrieved on 28 October 2009.
  17. ↑ "Contact." Safair. Retrieved on 1 March 2010.
  18. ↑ "Contact us." Airports Company South Africa. Retrieved on 6 February 2011. "Physical address: 24 Johnson Road The Maples Office Park - Bedfordview Johannesburg."
  19. ↑ "TAAG Offices." TAAG Angola Airlines. Retrieved on 23 January 2010.

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