Ubuntu Local Municipality

Ubuntu Municipality (Afrikaans: Ubuntu Munisipaliteit; Xhosa: uMasipala wase Ubuntu) is a local municipality within the Pixley ka Seme District Municipality, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. Its seat is Victoria West. Other towns in the municipality are Richmond, Loxton and two small railway villages Hutchinson and Merriman.

Ubuntu
Local municipality
Location in the Northern Cape
Location in the Northern Cape
Coordinates: 31°20′S 23°00′E
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceNorthern Cape
DistrictPixley ka Seme
SeatVictoria West
Wards6
Government
[1]
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorAmelia Kweleta (ANC)
Area
 • Total20,389 km2 (7,872 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total18,601
 • Density0.91/km2 (2.4/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[2]
 • Black African21.3%
 • Coloured69.8%
 • Indian/Asian0.5%
 • White7.6%
First languages (2011)
[2]
 • Afrikaans82.7%
 • Xhosa12.5%
 • English1.8%
 • Other3%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeNC071

Main places

The 2011 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[3]

PlaceCodeArea (km2)PopulationMost spoken language
Hutchinson3690072.0367Afrikaans
Loxton36900677.61,053Afrikaans
Merriman3690010.578Afrikaans
Richmond36900382.73,793Afrikaans
Sabelo3690040.41,329Xhosa
Victoria West36900578.98,254Afrikaans
Remainder36900220,147.13,727Afrikaans
Total20,389.218,601Afrikaans

Criticism

The Ubuntu Municipality has been criticised for illegal traffic fines and harassing motorists.[4][5]

Politics
Main article: Ubuntu 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 seven seats.

The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.[6][7]

Ubuntu local election, 1 November 2021
PartyVotesSeats
WardListTotal %WardListTotal
African National Congress 3,5153,5457,06061.5%617
Democratic Alliance 1,5841,7563,34029.1%033
Freedom Front Plus 2182214393.8%011
Economic Freedom Fighters 1701843543.1%000
Independent candidates 286–2862.5%0–0
Total 5,7735,70611,4796511
Valid votes 5,7735,70611,47997.8%
Spoilt votes 941612552.2%
Total votes cast 5,8675,86711,734
Voter turnout 5,870
Registered voters 9,678
Turnout percentage 60.7%

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. "Ubuntu Local Municipality". Census 2011.
  4. "Money-grubbing municipalities". News24.com. 11 January 2010. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  5. Lunga Biyela (1 September 2010). "Officials harass drivers over paid fines". News24. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  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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