Tsantsabane Municipality (Afrikaans: Tsantsabane Munisipaliteit; Tswana: Mmasepala wa Tsantsabane) is a local municipality within the ZF Mgcawu District Municipality, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa.
Tsantsabane | |
|---|---|
 Seal | |
 Location in the Northern Cape | |
| Coordinates: 28°15′S 22°30′E / 28.250°S 22.500°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Northern Cape |
| District | ZF Mgcawu |
| Seat | Postmasburg |
| Wards | 7 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Mpho Mashila (African National Congress) |
| Area | |
• Total | 18,333 km2 (7,078 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 35,093 |
| • Density | 1.9/km2 (5.0/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 52.8% |
| • Coloured | 37.6% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.6% |
| • White | 8.4% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 55.2% |
| • Tswana | 33.2% |
| • Xhosa | 2.4% |
| • English | 2.3% |
| • Other | 6.9% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | NC085 |
Tsantsabane was the original name given to the town by the Batswana because of the presence of many shiny stones (e.g. the hematite).[4]
Main places
editThe 2011 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glosam | 381002 | 1.20 | 119 |
| Goedgedacht | 381003 | 0.28 | 746 |
| Groenwater | 381004 | 1.40 | 739 |
| Postmasburg | 381005 | 158.41 | 30,089 |
| Tsantsabane NU and the remainder of the municipality |
381001 | 18171.50 | 3,399 |
Politics
editThe municipal council consists of thirteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Seven councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in seven wards, while the remaining six 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 1 November 2021 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of seven seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[6][7]
| Tsantsabane local election, 1 November 2021 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| African National Congress | 4,534 | 4,478 | 9,012 | 50.4% | 7 | 0 | 7 | |
| Save Tsantsabane Coalition | 1,609 | 1,817 | 3,426 | 19.2% | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 1,294 | 1,310 | 2,604 | 14.6% | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 1,085 | 1,063 | 2,148 | 12.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Freedom Front Plus | 214 | 209 | 423 | 2.4% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent candidates | 185 | – | 185 | 1.0% | 0 | – | 0 | |
| African People's Convention | 34 | 42 | 76 | 0.4% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 8,955 | 8,919 | 17,874 | 7 | 6 | 13 | ||
| Valid votes | 8,955 | 8,919 | 17,874 | 97.7% | ||||
| Spoilt votes | 214 | 200 | 414 | 2.3% | ||||
| Total votes cast | 9,169 | 9,119 | 18,288 | |||||
| Voter turnout | 9,170 | |||||||
| Registered voters | 18,336 | |||||||
| Turnout percentage | 50.0% | |||||||
References
edit- ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ a b "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ South African Languages - Place names
- ^ Statistics South Africa - Tsantsabane
- ^ "Results Summary - All Ballots" (PDF). Electoral Commission of South Africa. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Seat Calculation Detail" (PDF). Electoral Commission of South Africa. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.