Joe Morolong Local Municipality

Joe Morolong Municipality (Tswana: Mmasepala wa Joe Morolong), formerly Moshaweng Municipality, is a local municipality within the John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa.

Joe Morolong
Local municipality
Official seal of Joe Morolong
Seal
Location in the Northern Cape
Location in the Northern Cape
Coordinates: 27°S 23°E
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceNorthern Cape
DistrictJohn Taolo Gaetsewe
Seat29
Wards15
Government
[1]
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorDineo Leutlwetse-Tshabalala
Area
 • Total20,172 km2 (7,788 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total89,530
 • Density4.4/km2 (11/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[2]
 • Black African96.4%
 • Coloured2.0%
 • Indian/Asian0.3%
 • White1.2%
First languages (2011)
[3]
 • Tswana90.7%
 • Afrikaans3.6%
 • English1.9%
 • Other3.8%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeNC451

Moshaweng is a Setswana name for "place of sand".[4]

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]

PlaceCodeArea (km2)PopulationMost spoken language
Batlhaping Ba Ga Jantjie621010.7348Tswana
Batlhaping Ba Ga Sehunelo62102737.163,305Tswana
Batlharo Ba Ga Motlhware621032,647.0927,063Tswana
Batlharo Ba Ga Phadima62104451.266,531Tswana
Batlharo Ba Lotlhware62105169.221,050Tswana
Blackrock3950117.111,002Afrikaans
Hotazel3950229.921,232Tswana
Kalahari3950310,651.433,166Tswana
Kudumane621062,024.2246,111Tswana
Van Zylsrus395040.90848Tswana

Politics
Main article: Joe Morolong Local Municipality elections

The municipal council consists of twenty-nine members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Fifteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in fifteen wards, while the remaining fourteen 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 eighteen seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[6][7]

Joe Morolong local election, 1 November 2021
PartyVotesSeats
WardListTotal %WardListTotal
African National Congress 14,41915,17429,59360.2%13518
Economic Freedom Fighters 6,7546,81713,57127.6%268
Democratic Alliance 7707931,5633.2%011
Independent candidates 1,313–1,3132.7%0–0
Forum for Service Delivery 4647461,2102.5%011
South African Royal Kingdoms Organization 3414157561.5%011
United Christian Democratic Party 2554487031.4%000
Freedom Front Plus 2112324430.9%000
Total 24,52724,62549,152151429
Valid votes 24,52724,62549,15296.6%
Spoilt votes 8598571,7163.4%
Total votes cast 25,38625,48250,868
Voter turnout 25,836
Registered voters 49,979
Turnout percentage 51.7%

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. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. South African Languages - Place names
  5. Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  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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