Moqhaka Local Municipality

Moqhaka Municipality (Sotho: Masepala wa Moqhaka; Afrikaans: Moqhaka Munisipaliteit) is a local municipality within the Fezile Dabi District Municipality, in the Free State province of South Africa.[3] In 2001, the population was 267,881 with a total area of 7925 km². The seat is Kroonstad.[4] Moqhaka is the Sesotho word for "crown".[5]

Moqhaka
Official seal of Moqhaka
Location in the Free State
Location in the Free State
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceFree State
DistrictFezile Dabi
SeatKroonstad
Wards25
Government
  TypeMunicipal council
  MayorCllr. M. Mokatsane
  Municipal ManagerMr. S.M Mqwathi
Area
  Total7,925 km2 (3,060 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
  Total160,532
  Density20/km2 (52/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African87.2%
  Coloured2.9%
  Indian/Asian0.3%
  White9.3%
First languages (2011)
  Sotho74.6%
  Afrikaans13.6%
  Xhosa3.9%
  English2.5%
  Other5.4%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeFS201

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[6]

PlaceCodeArea (km2)PopulationMost spoken language
Kroonstad41701232.0423,992Afrikaans
Maokeng4170212.6267,929Sotho
Matlwangtlwang417031.596,441Sotho
Rammulutsi417054.0324,578Sotho
Steynsrus417061.661,192Afrikaans
Vaal Reefs Mine4170712.045,050Sotho
Vierfontein417082.84832Afrikaans
Viljoenskroon4170913.732,514Afrikaans
Remainder of the municipality417047,619.3835,362Sotho

Politics

The municipal council consists of forty-four members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty-two councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty-two wards, while the remaining twenty-two are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received. In the 2021 South African municipal elections the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of twenty-two seats on the council.

The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.[7]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress15,70349.931915,47749.17322
Democratic Alliance6,66921.2136,66921.19710
Economic Freedom Fighters3,55311.3003,70511.7755
Moqhaka Community Forum1,7975.7102,2317.0933
Freedom Front Plus1,8635.9201,9576.2233
Power of Africans Unity5021.6004811.5311
Independent candidates6292.0000
Congress of the People2970.9403100.9800
African Christian Democratic Party1480.4702770.8800
Independent South African National Civic Organisation950.3001090.3500
African Transformation Movement830.2601090.3500
Inkatha Freedom Party120.0401130.3600
Azanian People's Organisation900.2900
Forum for Service Delivery90.030410.1300
Total31,450100.002231,479100.002244
Valid votes31,45097.9631,47998.05
Invalid/blank votes6542.046251.95
Total votes32,104100.0032,104100.00
Registered voters/turnout76,37842.0376,37842.03

References

  1. "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. Website of Moqhaka Local Municipality
  4. Municipal Demarcation Board
  5. "South African Place Names explained". Retrieved 2013-10-06.
  6. Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  7. "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Moqhaka". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2021-11-20.

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