Ephraim Mogale Local Municipality

Ephraim Mogale
Local municipality

Seal

Location in Limpopo
Coordinates: 24°55′S 29°20′E / 24.917°S 29.333°E / -24.917; 29.333Coordinates: 24°55′S 29°20′E / 24.917°S 29.333°E / -24.917; 29.333
Country South Africa
Province Limpopo
District Sekhukhune
Seat Marble Hall
Wards 16
Government[1]
  Type Municipal council
  Mayor Yvonne Mmakola
Area
  Total 2,011 km2 (776 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
  Total 123,648
  Density 61/km2 (160/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[2]
  Black African 97.8%
  Coloured 0.1%
  Indian/Asian 0.2%
  White 1.6%
First languages (2011)[3]
  Northern Sotho 78.8%
  Tsonga 6.9%
  Southern Ndebele 3.8%
  Zulu 2.2%
  Other 8.3%
Time zone SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code LIM471

Ephraim Mogale Local Municipality (until 28 January 2010 named Greater Marble Hall Local Municipality) is located in the Sekhukhune District Municipality of Limpopo province, South Africa. The seat of Ephraim Mogale Local Municipality is Marble Hall.

Main places

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

Place Code Area (km2) Population Most spoken language
Elandskraal 983012.345,590Northern Sotho
Marble Hall 883027.762,780Afrikaans
Matlala 98302678.0835,108Northern Sotho
Mokerong 9830361.020 -
Moutse 1 88303167.5136,941Northern Sotho
Nebo 983040.251,185Northern Sotho
Potgietersrus 983052.621,405Northern Sotho
Rahlangane Part 1 9830661.6518,695Northern Sotho
Rahlangane Part 2 883041.5839Northern Sotho
Van der Merwe's Kraal 983072.054,877Northern Sotho
Remainder of the municipality 88301807.0014,686Northern Sotho

Politics

The municipal council consists of thirty-two members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Sixteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in sixteen wards, while the remaining sixteen 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 twenty 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 16,053 17,452 33,505 61.0 14 6 20
Economic Freedom Fighters 4,924 5,614 10,538 19.2 0 7 7
Democratic Alliance 1,785 2,067 3,852 7.0 1 2 3
Independent 3,783 3,783 6.9 1 1
Freedom Front Plus 342 319 661 1.2 0 1 1
Others 1,137 1,481 2,618 4.8 0 0 0
Total 28,024 26,933 54,957 100.0 16 16 32
Spoilt votes 507 1,538 2,045

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: Ephraim Mogale" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  6. "Seat Calculation Detail: Ephraim Mogale" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
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