Govan Mbeki Local Municipality

Govan Mbeki
Local municipality

Seal
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.

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 3 August 2016 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of thirty-six 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 43,198 43,441 86,639 57.0 26 10 36
Democratic Alliance 18,504 17,910 36,414 23.9 6 9 15
Economic Freedom Fighters 10,135 10,006 20,141 13.2 0 9 9
Freedom Front Plus 1,951 1,677 3,628 2.4 0 2 2
Sakhisizwe Progressive Movement 949 930 1,879 1.2 0 1 1
Congress of the People 243 658 901 0.6 0 0 0
Independent 627 – 627 0.4 0 – 0
Inkatha Freedom Party 191 410 601 0.4 0 0 0
African People's Convention 326 271 597 0.4 0 0 0
Singukukhanya Kwezwe Christian Party 149 147 296 0.2 0 0 0
African Peace Party 58 204 262 0.2 0 0 0
Sindawonye Progressive Party 60 75 135 0.1 0 0 0
Total 76,391 75,729 152,120 100.0 32 31 63
Spoilt votes 1,179 1,229 2,408

References

  1. ↑ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. ↑ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  5. ↑ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Govan Mbeki" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  6. ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Govan Mbeki" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 30 January 2017.

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

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