ǃKheis Local Municipality

ǃKheis
Local municipality

Seal

Location in the Northern Cape
Coordinates: 29°15′S 21°40′E / 29.250°S 21.667°E / -29.250; 21.667Coordinates: 29°15′S 21°40′E / 29.250°S 21.667°E / -29.250; 21.667
Country South Africa
Province Northern Cape
District ZF Mgcawu
Seat Groblershoop
Wards 4
Government[1]
 • Type Municipal council
 • Mayor Paul Vries
Area
 • Total 11,107 km2 (4,288 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
 • Total 16,637
 • Density 1.5/km2 (3.9/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[2]
 • Black African 6.9%
 • Coloured 85.3%
 • Indian/Asian 1.0%
 • White 5.4%
First languages (2011)[3]
 • Afrikaans 94.5%
 • Tswana 1.9%
 • English 1.1%
 • Other 2.5%
Time zone SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code NC084

ǃKheis is an administrative area in the ZF Mgcawu District of Northern Cape in South Africa. ǃKheis is a Khoi name meaning "a place where you live, or a home". The municipality is named in recognition of the Khoi people who were the first permanent dwellers of the area.[4]

Main places

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

Place Code Area (km2) Population
Boegoeberg 318020.371,587
Gannaput 318030.37965
Groblershoop 318041.26437
Grootdrink 318050.462,177
Stutterheim 318060.803,043
Wegdraai 318070.771,559
Remainder of the municipality 318015,518.686,274

Politics

The municipal council consists of seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Four councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in four wards, while the remaining three 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 four 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 4,143 4,160 8,303 57.2 4 0 4
Congress of the People 1,523 2,001 3,524 24.3 0 2 2
Democratic Alliance 612 699 1,311 9.0 0 1 1
Independent 542 – 542 3.7 0 – 0
Economic Freedom Fighters 250 255 505 3.5 0 0 0
Freedom Front Plus 89 102 191 1.3 0 0 0
Die Forum 66 62 128 0.9 0 0 0
Khoisan Revolution 3 – 3 0.0 0 – 0
Patriotic Alliance 2 – 2 0.0 0 – 0
Total 7,230 7,279 14,509 100.0 4 3 7
Spoilt votes 148 67 215

References

  1. ↑ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. 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. ↑ South African Languages - Place names
  5. ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  6. ↑ "Results Summary – All Ballots: ǃKheis" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
  7. ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: ǃKheis" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
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