Local municipality in North West, South Africa
Madibeng Municipality (Tswana : Mmasepala wa Madibeng ; Tsonga : Masipala wa Madibeng ) is a local municipality within the Bojanala Platinum District Municipality , in the North West province of South Africa . The seat of the municipality is Brits . The popular tourist area of Hartbeespoort is also located in the municipality.
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places :[ 3]
Place
Code
Area (km2 )
Population
Most spoken language
Bafokeng 60201 7.36
17,380
Tswana
Bakgatla Ba Mmakau 60202 214.97
58,055
Tswana
Bakwena Ba Magopa 60203 95.43
33,566
Tswana
Bakwena Boo Modimosana Ba Ga Makau 60204 387.26
15,613
Tswana
Bapo Ba Ga Mogale 60205 20.53
37,311
Tswana
Borakalalo Nature Reserve 60206 73.85
48
Tswana
Brits 60207 24.80
12,383
Afrikaans
Damonsville 60208 0.59
1,680
Afrikaans
Elandsdrift 60209 0.08
255
Xhosa
Ga-Rankuwa 60210 508.02
37,533
Tswana
Hartbeespoort Dam Nature Reserve 60211 23.99
42
Afrikaans
Hartebeesfontein New Paradise 60212 1.33
93
Afrikaans
Hartebeespoort 60213 13.27
6,329
Afrikaans
Jonathan 60214 26.87
625
Zulu
Letlhabile 60215 10.38
35,606
Tswana
Magaliesberg Nature Reserve 60217 20.80
329
Afrikaans
Maroelakop 60218 0.47
2,523
Xhosa
Mooinooi 60219 3.15
3,894
Afrikaans
Oskraal 60220 15.74
934
Tswana
Oukasie 60221 3.73
19,627
Tswana
Pelindaba 60222 20.23
156
Afrikaans
Sechaba-Sa-Ba-Taung 60223 27.53
12,306
Sotho
Sonop 60224 3.04
1,946
Afrikaans
Western Platinum Mines 60225 0.79
5,090
Xhosa
Remainder of the municipality 60216 2,310.16
34,936
Tswana
Politics
The municipal council consists of eighty-two members elected by mixed-member proportional representation . Forty-one councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in forty-one wards , while the remaining forty-one 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 forty-four seats on the council, giving it an absolute majority.
The following table shows the results of the election.[ 4]
Party Ward List Total Votes % Seats Votes % Seats African National Congress 47,233 52.91 36 47,780 53.42 8 44 Economic Freedom Fighters 15,176 17.00 1 15,847 17.72 13 14 Democratic Alliance 12,928 14.48 4 12,658 14.15 8 12 Freedom Front Plus 4,628 5.18 0 4,528 5.06 4 4 Save Madibeng 2,971 3.33 0 3,180 3.56 3 3 Independent candidates 1,884 2.11 0 0 Al Jama-ah 598 0.67 0 586 0.66 1 1 African Independent Congress 375 0.42 0 772 0.86 1 1 Forum for Service Delivery 506 0.57 0 520 0.58 1 1 United Democratic Movement 528 0.59 0 489 0.55 1 1 African Christian Democratic Party 486 0.54 0 414 0.46 1 1 16 other parties 1,956 2.19 0 2,673 2.99 0 0 Total 89,269 100.00 41 89,447 100.00 41 82 Valid votes 89,269 98.17 89,447 98.23 Invalid/blank votes 1,661 1.83 1,608 1.77 Total votes 90,930 100.00 91,055 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 222,804 40.81 222,804 40.87
Corruption
The municipality has been plagued by corruption, and has spent over R7 million on forensic investigations. In spite of senior officials being identified, no action has been taken. Irregular expenditure was up to R2.6 billion in the 2020/21 financial year.
As of 2024, the municipality owed Eskom and the City of Tshwane millions, while much of the community went without working roads, water, sanitation, electricity, housing and sewerage.[ 5]
References
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