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 | |
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| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Free State |
| District | Fezile Dabi |
| Seat | Kroonstad |
| Wards | 25 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Cllr. M. Mokatsane |
| • Municipal Manager | Mr. S.M Mqwathi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7,925 km2 (3,060 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 160,532 |
| • Density | 20/km2 (52/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 87.2% |
| • Coloured | 2.9% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.3% |
| • White | 9.3% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Sotho | 74.6% |
| • Afrikaans | 13.6% |
| • Xhosa | 3.9% |
| • English | 2.5% |
| • Other | 5.4% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | FS201 |
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[6]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kroonstad | 41701 | 232.04 | 23,992 | Afrikaans |
| Maokeng | 41702 | 12.62 | 67,929 | Sotho |
| Matlwangtlwang | 41703 | 1.59 | 6,441 | Sotho |
| Rammulutsi | 41705 | 4.03 | 24,578 | Sotho |
| Steynsrus | 41706 | 1.66 | 1,192 | Afrikaans |
| Vaal Reefs Mine | 41707 | 12.04 | 5,050 | Sotho |
| Vierfontein | 41708 | 2.84 | 832 | Afrikaans |
| Viljoenskroon | 41709 | 13.73 | 2,514 | Afrikaans |
| Remainder of the municipality | 41704 | 7,619.38 | 35,362 | Sotho |
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]
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| African National Congress | 15,703 | 49.93 | 19 | 15,477 | 49.17 | 3 | 22 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 6,669 | 21.21 | 3 | 6,669 | 21.19 | 7 | 10 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 3,553 | 11.30 | 0 | 3,705 | 11.77 | 5 | 5 | |
| Moqhaka Community Forum | 1,797 | 5.71 | 0 | 2,231 | 7.09 | 3 | 3 | |
| Freedom Front Plus | 1,863 | 5.92 | 0 | 1,957 | 6.22 | 3 | 3 | |
| Power of Africans Unity | 502 | 1.60 | 0 | 481 | 1.53 | 1 | 1 | |
| Independent candidates | 629 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Congress of the People | 297 | 0.94 | 0 | 310 | 0.98 | 0 | 0 | |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 148 | 0.47 | 0 | 277 | 0.88 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent South African National Civic Organisation | 95 | 0.30 | 0 | 109 | 0.35 | 0 | 0 | |
| African Transformation Movement | 83 | 0.26 | 0 | 109 | 0.35 | 0 | 0 | |
| Inkatha Freedom Party | 12 | 0.04 | 0 | 113 | 0.36 | 0 | 0 | |
| Azanian People's Organisation | 90 | 0.29 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Forum for Service Delivery | 9 | 0.03 | 0 | 41 | 0.13 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 31,450 | 100.00 | 22 | 31,479 | 100.00 | 22 | 44 | |
| Valid votes | 31,450 | 97.96 | 31,479 | 98.05 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 654 | 2.04 | 625 | 1.95 | ||||
| Total votes | 32,104 | 100.00 | 32,104 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 76,378 | 42.03 | 76,378 | 42.03 | ||||
References
- "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- Website of Moqhaka Local Municipality
- Municipal Demarcation Board
- "South African Place Names explained". Retrieved 2013-10-06.
- Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
- "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Moqhaka". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
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