Khâi-Ma Local Municipality

Khâi-Ma Municipality (Afrikaans: Khâi-Ma Munisipaliteit; Tswana: Mmasepala wa Khâi-Ma) is a local municipality within the Namakwa District Municipality, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. Khâi-Ma is a Khoekhoe word meaning "to stand up".[4]

Khâi-Ma
Local municipality
Official seal of Khâi-Ma
Seal
Location in the Northern Cape
Location in the Northern Cape
Coordinates: 29°30′S 19°15′E
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceNorthern Cape
DistrictNamakwa
SeatPofadder
Wards6
Government
[1]
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorLindie Bruintjies-Groenewald
Area
 • Total16,628 km2 (6,420 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total12,465
 • Density0.75/km2 (1.9/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[2]
 • Black African17.6%
 • Coloured75.1%
 • Indian/Asian0.4%
 • White6.0%
First languages (2011)
[3]
 • Afrikaans83.3%
 • Tswana10.9%
 • Xhosa2.2%
 • English1.2%
 • Other2.4%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeNC067

Main places

The 2011 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]

PlaceCodeArea (km2)Population
Aggeneys368006205.72,262
Onseepkans36800127.72,090
Pella368004477.82,470
Pofadder368005162.13,287
Witbank3680030.4210
Remainder36800215,754.22,148
Total16,628.012,465

Politics
Main article: Khâi-Ma Local Municipality elections

The municipal council consists of eleven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Six councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in six wards, while the remaining five 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 six seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[6][7]

Khâi-Ma local election, 1 November 2021
PartyVotesSeats
WardListTotal %WardListTotal
African National Congress 2,1992,2044,40350.5%606
Namakwa Civic Movement 8208891,70919.6%022
Democratic Alliance 5125071,01911.7%011
Economic Freedom Fighters 2722755476.3%011
Congress of the People 2552475025.8%011
Freedom Front Plus 1471432903.3%000
National Economic Fighters 52611131.3%000
Independent candidates 89–891.0%0–0
African Transformation Movement 1119300.3%000
South African Royal Kingdoms Organization 4590.1%000
Total 4,3614,3508,7116511
Valid votes 4,3614,3508,71198.5%
Spoilt votes 57741311.5%
Total votes cast 4,4184,4248,842
Voter turnout 4,430
Registered voters 7,799
Turnout percentage 56.8%

References
  1. "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. "Local Municipality". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  3. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. South African Languages - Place names
  5. "Khâi-Ma Local Municipality". Census 2011.
  6. "Results Summary - All Ballots" (PDF). Electoral Commission of South Africa. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  7. "Seat Calculation Detail" (PDF). Electoral Commission of South Africa. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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