Makhuduthamaga Local Municipality

Makhuduthamaga
Local municipality

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Location in Limpopo
Location in Limpopo
Coordinates: 24°45′S 29°45′E / 24.750°S 29.750°E / -24.750; 29.750Coordinates: 24°45′S 29°45′E / 24.750°S 29.750°E / -24.750; 29.750
Country South Africa
Province Limpopo
District Sekhukhune
Seat Jane Furse
Wards 31
Government[1]
 • Type Municipal council
 • Mayor Alfred Matlala
Area
 • Total 2,097 km2 (810 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
 • Total 274,358
 • Density 130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[2]
 • Black African 99.7%
 • Coloured 0.0%
 • Indian/Asian 0.1%
 • White 0.1%
First languages (2011)[3]
 • Northern Sotho 93.8%
 • Swazi 1.5%
 • Zulu 1.4%
 • Other 3.3%
Time zone SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code LIM473

Makhuduthamaga is a municipality in Sekhukhune District Municipality, Limpopo Province, South Africa.

The name is derived from the liberatory name given to those who supported the anti-apartheid struggle in Sekhukhuneland in the 1950s. Makhuduthamaga waged a war against the white commissioner and his assailants, Marentsara.

Main places

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

Place Code Area (km2) Population Most spoken language
Kwena Madihlaba 9200164.2016,807Northern Sotho
Kwena Mashabela 9200281.555,261Northern Sotho
Mampane 920035.136,257Northern Sotho
Masemola 92004439.2133,403Northern Sotho
Matlala 920052.281,481Northern Sotho
Morwangwato 92006309.9117,208Northern Sotho
Ndebele 920071.63894Northern Sotho
Pedi Mamone 92008259.9544,324Northern Sotho
Phokwane 92009249.0941,630Northern Sotho
Roka Phasha Phokoane 9201095.888,853Northern Sotho
SMN 92011574.0682,018Northern Sotho
Tisane 9201217.103,777Northern Sotho
Vergelegen 920130.57979Northern Sotho

Politics

The municipal council consists of sixty-one members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-one councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-one wards, while the remaining thirty 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 fifty-one 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 43,347 46,896 90,243 81.8 31 21 52
Congress of the People 2,756 3,178 5,934 5.4 0 3 3
Independent 4,973 – 4,973 4.5 0 – 0
Azanian People's Organisation 1,349 1,369 2,718 2.5 0 2 2
Democratic Alliance 1,050 1,239 2,289 2.1 0 1 1
African People's Convention 638 590 1,228 1.1 0 1 1
Pan Africanist Congress 536 561 1,097 1.0 0 1 1
South African Maintenance and Estate Beneficiaries Association 428 495 923 0.8 0 1 1
African Christian Democratic Party 267 302 569 0.5 0 0 0
United Democratic Movement 129 168 297 0.3 0 0 0
Total 55,473 54,798 110,271 100.0 31 30 61
Spoilt votes 1,152 1,670 2,822

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

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