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===Status of Orania=== |
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From 1995 to 2000 [[Orania, Northern Cape|Orania]] was governed by a [[transitional representative council (South Africa)|transitional representative council]] (TRC). In 2000, Orania was included within the boundaries of the new Thembelihle Municipality. However the Orania TRC challenged this decision in the [[Northern Cape Division|Kimberley High Court]], and under a settlement with the provincial government the TRC retained its powers and functions indefinitely pending further negotiations. Orania does not receive services from the Thembelihle Municipality.<ref>{{cite news |first=Phillip |last=De Wet |date=5 August 2016 |title=Orania held its own election this week, buoyed by a vision of growth and prosperity |newspaper=Mail & Guardian |url=https://mg.co.za/article/2016-08-05-00-it-may-only-have-1-000-residents-but-orania-wants-to-move-from-dorp-to-city/ |access-date=10 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |first=Edward |last=Cavanagh |title=Settler Colonialism and Land Rights in South Africa: Possession and Dispossession on the Orange River |isbn=9781137305763 |publisher=Palgrave Macmillan |year=2013 |page=82}}</ref> |
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==Politics== |
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Revision as of 19:23, 10 April 2022
Thembelihle | |
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 Seal | |
.svg) Location in the Northern Cape | |
| Coordinates: 29°45′S 23°45′E / 29.750°S 23.750°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Northern Cape |
| District | Pixley ka Seme |
| Seat | Hopetown |
| Wards | 6 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | (ANC) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8,023 km2 (3,098 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 15,701 |
| • Density | 2.0/km2 (5.1/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 15.2% |
| • Coloured | 70.7% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.5% |
| • White | 13.1% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 90.4% |
| • Xhosa | 5.1% |
| • English | 1.3% |
| • Tswana | 1.3% |
| • Other | 1.9% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | NC076 |
Thembelihle Local Municipality (formerly known as Oranje-Karoo Local Municipality) is a local municipality in the Pixley ka Seme District Municipality district of the Northern Cape province of South Africa. Thembelihle is a Xhosa name meaning "good hope".[4]
Main places
The 2011 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hopetown | 374001 | 73.86 | 10,259 | Afrikaans | |
| Strydenburg | 374004 | 37.98 | 2,987 | Afrikaans | |
| Orania | 374003 | 8.95 | 892 | Afrikaans | |
| Remainder of the municipality | 374002 | 7,902.28 | 1,563 | Afrikaans |
Status of Orania
From 1995 to 2000 Orania was governed by a transitional representative council (TRC). In 2000, Orania was included within the boundaries of the new Thembelihle Municipality. However the Orania TRC challenged this decision in the Kimberley High Court, and under a settlement with the provincial government the TRC retained its powers and functions indefinitely pending further negotiations. Orania does not receive services from the Thembelihle Municipality.[6][7]
Politics
The municipal council consists of eleven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Six councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in six wards, while the remaining three are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received.
For most of the time since its creation in 2000 Thembelihle has been governed by the African National Congress (ANC), which won outright majorities in the 2000, 2006 and 2011 municipal elections. The opposition took control of the council in December 2011, however, after ANC lost a by-election to an independent candidate. The independent, former ANC member Danny Jonas, became the new mayor of the municipality supported by the Congress of the People and the Democratic Alliance.[8] Jonas later joined the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF).
In the election of 3 August 2016 the ANC regained control of the municipality, winning a majority of four seats on the council.
The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.[9][10]
| Thembelihle local election, 1 November 2021 | ||||||||
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| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| African National Congress | 2,186 | 2,157 | 4,343 | 39.8% | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 1,315 | 1,362 | 2,677 | 24.5% | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 627 | 705 | 1,332 | 12.2% | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Freedom Front Plus | 551 | 470 | 1,021 | 9.4% | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Siyathemba Community Movement | 152 | 557 | 709 | 6.5% | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Independent candidates | 462 | – | 462 | 4.2% | 0 | – | 0 | |
| Patriotic Alliance | 103 | 117 | 220 | 2.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 69 | 75 | 144 | 1.3% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 5,465 | 5,443 | 10,908 | 6 | 5 | 11 | ||
| Valid votes | 5,465 | 5,443 | 10,908 | 98.4% | ||||
| Spoilt votes | 91 | 86 | 177 | 1.6% | ||||
| Total votes cast | 5,556 | 5,529 | 11,085 | |||||
| Voter turnout | 5,562 | |||||||
| Registered voters | 9,386 | |||||||
| Turnout percentage | 59.3% | |||||||
References
- ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ a b "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ South African Languages - Place names
- ^ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
- ^ De Wet, Phillip (5 August 2016). "Orania held its own election this week, buoyed by a vision of growth and prosperity". Mail & Guardian. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
- ^ Cavanagh, Edward (2013). Settler Colonialism and Land Rights in South Africa: Possession and Dispossession on the Orange River. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 82. ISBN 9781137305763.
- ^ "By-elections: The DA and Cope learn how to steal ANC marbles by and by". 9 December 2011.
- ^ "Results Summary - All Ballots" (PDF). Electoral Commission of South Africa. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Seat Calculation Detail" (PDF). Electoral Commission of South Africa. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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External links
Municipalities and communities of Pixley ka Seme District Municipality, Northern Cape | ||
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District seat: De Aar | ||
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