Hantam Local Municipality

Hantam Municipality (Afrikaans: Hantam Munisipaliteit) is a local municipality within the Namakwa District Municipality, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa.

Hantam
Local municipality
Official seal of Hantam
Seal
Location in the Northern Cape
Location in the Northern Cape
Coordinates: 31°15′S 19°45′E
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceNorthern Cape
DistrictNamakwa
SeatCalvinia
Wards7
Government
[1]
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorRoger Nieldo Swartz (ANC)[2]
Area
 • Total36,128 km2 (13,949 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total21,578
 • Density0.60/km2 (1.5/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[3]
 • Black African4.4%
 • Coloured82.2%
 • Indian/Asian0.7%
 • White12.1%
First languages (2011)
[3]
 • Afrikaans96.7%
 • English1.1%
 • Other2.2%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeNC065

Hantam is a Khoekhoe word that means "mountains where the bulbs grow". The municipality is named after the Hantam Mountains found in the area.[4]

Main places

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

PlaceCodePopulationArea (km2)
Brandvlei3660012,85929.3
Calvinia3660059,680154.5
Loeriesfontein3660032,74434.5
Nieuwoudtville3660042,09326.3
Tankwa Karoo National Park36600628267.9
Remainder3660024,17535,615.7
Total21,57836,128.0

Finances

In the 2018/19 financial year, 78% of the council's expenditure was deemed unauthorised, irregular, fruitless and wasteful, down from 95% the previous year. At the end of the 2019 year, the council had a cash balance to cover its operating costs for ten days.[6]

Politics
Main article: Hantam Local Municipality elections

The 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 no party obtained a majority of seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[7][8]

Hantam local election, 1 November 2021
PartyVotesSeats
WardListTotal %WardListTotal
African National Congress 3,6603,6377,29744.5%516
Democratic Alliance 2,3222,3594,68128.6%224
Patriotic Alliance 6026231,2257.5%011
Freedom Front Plus 6045871,1917.3%011
Namakwa Civic Movement 3383907284.4%011
Good 2402544943.0%000
Congress of the People 1442163602.2%000
Independent candidates 207–2071.3%0–0
Economic Freedom Fighters 75821571.0%000
African Christian Democratic Party 2621470.3%000
Total 8,2188,16916,3877613
Valid votes 8,2188,16916,38798.0%
Spoilt votes 1611723332.0%
Total votes cast 8,3798,34116,720
Voter turnout 8,393
Registered voters 13,732
Turnout percentage 61.1%

References
  1. "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. "Hantam Municipality - About Us". Hantam Municipality. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  3. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. South African Languages - Place names
  5. "Hantam Local Municipality". Census 2011.
  6. Kretzmann, Steve (2021-05-26). "Elections 2021: Despite scandals and huge wastage, the ANC council looks secure in Hantam". GroundUp News. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  7. "Results Summary - All Ballots" (PDF). Electoral Commission of South Africa. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  8. "Seat Calculation Detail" (PDF). Electoral Commission of South Africa. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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