Bela-Bela Local Municipality
Bela-Bela | |
|---|---|
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.svg) Location in Limpopo | |
| Coordinates: 24°55′S 28°15′E / 24.917°S 28.250°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Limpopo |
| District | Waterberg |
| Seat | Bela-Bela |
| Wards | 9 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Sello Freddy Hlungwane |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,406 km2 (1,315 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 66,500 |
| • Density | 20/km2 (51/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 84.8% |
| • Coloured | 1.5% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.6% |
| • White | 12.9% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Northern Sotho | 38.4% |
| • Tswana | 16.7% |
| • Afrikaans | 13.5% |
| • Tsonga | 10.6% |
| • Other | 20.8% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | LIM366 |
Bela-Bela Local Municipality is located in the Waterberg District Municipality of Limpopo province, South Africa. The seat of Bela-Bela Local Municipality is Bela-Bela.
"Bela" is a Sesotho word meaning "to boil", referring to the hot water springs found in the area.[4]
Main places
The 2011 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bela-Bela | 981003 | 23.29 | 45,001 |
| Bela-Bela NU | 981002 | 3,373.73 | 13,616 |
| Pienaarsrivier | 981009 | 2.06 | 1,897 |
| Rapotokwane | 981007 | 2.17 | 2,787 |
| Rust De Winter | 981008 | 0.38 | 105 |
| Settlers | 981005 | 1.17 | 819 |
| Vingerkraal | 981001 | 1.14 | 827 |
| Welgegund Village | 981006 | 1.94 | 1,448 |
Politics
The municipal council consists of seventeen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Nine councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in nine wards, while the remaining eight 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 3 August 2016 the African National Congress (ANC) won a narrow majority of nine seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[6][7]
style="width: 2px; background-color: #006600;" data-sort-value="African National Congress" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #005BA6;" data-sort-value="Democratic Alliance (South Africa)" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #852A2A;" data-sort-value="Economic Freedom Fighters" | style="width: 2px; background-color: lightgrey;" data-sort-value="Bushbuckridge Residents Association" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politics)" | style="width: 2px; background-color: lightgrey;" data-sort-value="Ubuntu Party" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #FFCA08;" data-sort-value="Congress of the People (South African political party)" | style="width: 2px; background-color: lightgrey;" data-sort-value="South African Christian Movement" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #ba0c2f;" data-sort-value="African Christian Democratic Party" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #008718;" data-sort-value="Pan Africanist Congress of Azania" || Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| ANC | 8,410 | 8,509 | 16,919 | 51.5 | 7 | 2 | 9 | |
| DA | 4,461 | 4,471 | 8,932 | 27.2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| EFF | 2,121 | 2,168 | 4,289 | 13.1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Bushbuckridge Residents Association | 928 | 940 | 1,868 | 5.7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Independent | 211 | – | 211 | 0.6 | 0 | – | 0 | |
| Ubuntu Party | 85 | 94 | 179 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| COPE | 88 | 70 | 158 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| South African Christian Movement | 39 | 82 | 121 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| ACDP | 25 | 60 | 85 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| PAC | 43 | 35 | 78 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 16,411 | 16,429 | 32,840 | 100.0 | 9 | 8 | 17 | |
| Spoilt votes | 303 | 313 | 616 | |||||
In a by-election held on 17 July 2018, a ward previously held by a DA councillor was won by an ANC candidate.[8] Council composition was reconfigured as seen below:
style="width: 2px; background-color: #006600;" data-sort-value="African National Congress" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #005BA6;" data-sort-value="Democratic Alliance (South Africa)" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #852A2A;" data-sort-value="Economic Freedom Fighters" | style="width: 2px; background-color: lightgrey;" data-sort-value="Bushbuckridge Residents Association" || Party | Ward | PR list | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANC | 8 | 2 | 10 | |
| DA | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| EFF | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Bushbuckridge Residents Association | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 9 | 8 | 17 | |
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[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Bela-Bela" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- ^ "Seat Calculation Detail: Bela-Bela" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- ^ "ANC wins Bela-Bela local municipality by-election". The Citizen. 24 July 2018.
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