Siyathemba Local Municipality
Siyathemba | |
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.svg) Location in the Northern Cape | |
| Coordinates: 29°40′S 22°40′E / 29.667°S 22.667°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Northern Cape |
| District | Pixley ka Seme |
| Seat | Prieska |
| Wards | 6 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Andrew Phillips |
| Area | |
• Total | 14,725 km2 (5,685 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 21,591 |
| • Density | 1.5/km2 (3.8/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 18.8% |
| • Coloured | 71.9% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.5% |
| • White | 8.5% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 93.7% |
| • Xhosa | 3.1% |
| • Other | 3.2% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | NC077 |
Siyathemba Municipality (Afrikaans: Siyathemba Munisipaliteit) is a local municipality within the Pixley ka Seme District Municipality, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa.
Main places
[edit]The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[3]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
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| E'Thembeni | 31301 | 2.14 | 3,073 | Afrikaans |
| Marydale | 31302 | 75.11 | 2,080 | Afrikaans |
| Niekerkshoop | 31303 | 31.01 | 2,001 | Afrikaans |
| Prieska | 31304 | 194.25 | 8,447 | Afrikaans |
| Westerberg | 31306 | 10.41 | 0 | - |
| Remainder of the municipality | 31305 | 7,938.90 | 1,920 | Afrikaans |
Politics
[edit]The municipal council consists of eleven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Six councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in five 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 no party obtained a majority of seats on the council.[4][5] The following table shows the results of the election.
| Siyathemba local election, 1 November 2021 | ||||||||
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| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| African National Congress | 3,289 | 3,310 | 6,599 | 44.4% | 5 | 0 | 5 | |
| Siyathemba Community Movement | 2,959 | 2,937 | 5,896 | 39.7% | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 950 | 942 | 1,892 | 12.7% | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Freedom Front Plus | 200 | 221 | 421 | 2.8% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 27 | 27 | 54 | 0.4% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 7,425 | 7,437 | 14,862 | 6 | 5 | 11 | ||
| Valid votes | 7,425 | 7,437 | 14,862 | 98.8% | ||||
| Spoilt votes | 91 | 94 | 185 | 1.2% | ||||
| Total votes cast | 7,516 | 7,531 | 15,047 | |||||
| Voter turnout | 7,539 | |||||||
| Registered voters | 12,434 | |||||||
| Turnout percentage | 60.6% | |||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ a b c "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
- ^ "Results Summary - All Ballots" (PDF). Electoral Commission of South Africa. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Seat Calculation Detail" (PDF). Electoral Commission of South Africa. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
External links
[edit]Municipalities and communities of Pixley ka Seme District Municipality, Northern Cape | ||
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District seat: De Aar | ||
| Emthanjeni | .svg) | |
| Kareeberg | ||
| Renosterberg | ||
| Siyancuma | ||
| Siyathemba | ||
| Thembelihle | ||
| Ubuntu | ||
| Umsobomvu | ||
Municipalities of the Northern Cape | ||
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| Namakwa District | .svg) | |
| Pixley ka Seme District | ||
| ZF Mgcawu District | ||
| Frances Baard District | ||
| John Taolo Gaetsewe District | ||
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