Kai ǃGarib Local Municipality

Kai ǃGarib Municipality (Afrikaans: Kai !Garib Munisipaliteit; Tswana: Mmasepala wa Kai !Garib) is a local municipality within the ZF Mgcawu District Municipality, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. The name Kai ǃGarib originates from the Khoekhoe language and means "big great river", referring to the Orange River that flows through the area.[4]

Kai ǃGarib
Local municipality
Official seal of Kai ǃGarib
Seal
Location in the Northern Cape
Location in the Northern Cape
Coordinates: 29°0′S 20°30′E
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceNorthern Cape
DistrictZF Mgcawu
SeatKakamas
Wards10
Government
[1]
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorMarshall Mathys
 • SpeakerEthel Nomacule Vas
Area
 • Total26,358 km2 (10,177 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total65,869
 • Density2.5/km2 (6.5/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[2]
 • Black African28.3%
 • Coloured62.2%
 • Indian/Asian0.8%
 • White6.3%
First languages (2011)
[3]
 • Afrikaans71.9%
 • Tswana24.2%
 • English1.2%
 • Other2.7%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeNC082

Main places

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

PlaceCodeArea (km2)Population
Alheit316017.88683
Augrabies Mission316030.32287
Augrabies316024.422,694
Bloemsmond316041.02315
Cillie316056.572,454
Kakamas316074.967,303
Kanoneiland316080.26247
Keimoes3160926.349,397
Kenhardt316104.243,796
Lennetsville316110.161,499
Louisvale316128.611,088
Loxtonberg316131.58708
Lutzburg316140.251,302
Marchand316154.862,391
Raaswater316160.321,980
Riemvasmaak316171.60696
Remainder of the municipality316067,376.8020,830

Politics
Main article: Kai !Garib Local Municipality elections

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

Kai !Garib local election, 1 November 2021
PartyVotesSeats
WardListTotal %WardListTotal
African National Congress 8,2298,22016,44944.4%10010
Hope for the Future 3,9923,9767,96821.5%044
Democratic Alliance 3,3143,3726,68618.0%033
Economic Freedom Fighters 8639851,8485.0%011
Freedom Front Plus 5955281,1233.0%011
Patriotic Alliance 4355179522.6%000
Khoisan Revolution 4544929462.6%000
Independent candidates 414–4141.1%0–0
Good 1591503090.8%000
Congress of the People 201271470.4%000
Independent South African National Civic Organisation 70761460.4%000
Africa Restoration Alliance 4448920.2%000
Total 18,58918,49137,08010919
Valid votes 18,58918,49137,08097.7%
Spoilt votes 3105738832.3%
Total votes cast 18,89919,06437,963
Voter turnout 19,188
Registered voters 30,846
Turnout percentage 62.2%

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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