Mamusa Local Municipality

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Mamusa
Local municipality
Official seal of Mamusa
Seal
Location in the North West
Location in the North West
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceNorth West
DistrictDr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati
SeatSchweizer-Reneke
Wards8
Government
[1]
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorGotsilekgosi John Batsi (ANC)
Area
 • Total3,615 km2 (1,396 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total60,355
 • Density17/km2 (43/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[2]
 • Black African91.4%
 • Coloured2.2%
 • Indian/Asian0.5%
 • White5.5%
First languages (2011)
[3]
 • Tswana85.1%
 • Afrikaans7.2%
 • Sotho2.2%
 • English1.7%
 • Other3.8%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeNW393

Mamusa Local Municipality is a local municipality in Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality, North West Province, South Africa. The seat of local municipality is Schweizer-Reneke.

Politics

The municipal council consists of eighteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Nine are elected by first-past-the-post voting in nine 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 3 August 2016 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of eleven seats on the council.

The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.[4][5]

style="width: 2px; background-color: #006600;" data-sort-value="African National Congress" | style="width: 2px; background-color: lightgrey;" data-sort-value="Forum for Service Delivery" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #852A2A;" data-sort-value="Economic Freedom Fighters" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #005BA6;" data-sort-value="Democratic Alliance (South Africa)" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #EC8713;" data-sort-value="Freedom Front Plus" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #FFCA08;" data-sort-value="Congress of the People (South African political party)" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #007500;" data-sort-value="African People's Convention" |
Party Votes Seats
Ward List Total % Ward List Total
ANC 9,727 9,553 19,280 58.8 8 3 11
Forum 4 Service Delivery 2,599 2,668 5,267 16.1 0 3 3
EFF 2,185 2,164 4,349 13.3 0 2 2
DA 988 1,000 1,988 6.1 1 0 1
VF+ 573 553 1,126 3.4 0 1 1
COPE 276 306 582 1.8 0 0 0
African People's Convention 68 127 195 0.6 0 0 0
Total 16,416 16,371 32,787 100.0 9 9 18
Spoilt votes 347 356 703

In October 2019, the North West provincial government placed the municipality under administration and dissolved the municipal council. The municipal by-election was held on 15 January 2020.[6][7] The governing African National Congress (ANC) retained its majority by earning a total of ten seats on the new council.[8][9]

style="width: 2px; background-color: #006600;" data-sort-value="African National Congress" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #852A2A;" data-sort-value="Economic Freedom Fighters" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #EC8713;" data-sort-value="Freedom Front Plus" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #005BA6;" data-sort-value="Democratic Alliance (South Africa)" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #ffb543;" data-sort-value="African Independent Congress" | style="width: 2px; background-color: lightgrey;" data-sort-value="Forum for Service Delivery" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #1c9069;" data-sort-value="Al Jama-ah" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politics)" |
Party Votes Seats
Ward List Total % Ward List Total
ANC 8,642 8,432 17,074 55.4 8 2 10
EFF 4,564 4,583 9,147 29.7 0 5 5
VF+ 964 983 1,947 6.3 1 0 1
DA 427 409 836 2.7 0 1 1
AIC 250 481 731 2.4 0 1 1
Forum 4 Service Delivery 264 256 520 1.7 0 0 0
ATM 223 235 458 1.5 0 0 0
Al Jama-ah 12 11 23 0.1 0 0 0
Independent 67 – 67 0.2 0 – 0
Total 15,413 15,390 30,803 100 9 9 18
Spoilt votes 509 570 1,079

Geography

The municipality covers an area of 3,615 square kilometres (1,396 sq mi) in the south-west part of North West province. At the time of the 2011 census it has a population of 60,355. According to the census, the predominant language in the municipality is Setswana, spoken by 85.1% of the population, followed by Afrikaans (7.2%), Sesotho (2.2%) and English (1.7%). 91.5% of the population identified as "Black African", 5.5% as "White", 2.2% as "Coloured", and 0.5% as "Indian or Asian". The 2016 Community Survey estimated that the population had increased to 64,000.

The principal town is Schweizer-Reneke, located in the centre of the municipality, which (including the township of Ipelegeng) had a population of 41,226 in 2011. Other settlements include Amalia (pop. 5,481) to the west, and Migdol (pop. 3,526) and Glaudina (pop. 2,368) to the north-east.

Roads radiate outwards from Schweizer-Reneke towards Vryburg, Delareyville, Wolmaransstad, Bloemhof, Christiana and Pudimoe. The road from Vryburg to Bloemhof is designated as provincial route R34, while the others are designated as regional routes R504 (Pudimoe–Wolmaransstad) and R506 (Christiana–Delareyville). The Coligny–Vermaas–Pudimoe railway line also passes through the municipality.

References

  1. ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. ^ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Mamusa" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  5. ^ "Seat Calculation Detail: Mamusa" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  6. ^ Seleka, Ntwaagae (24 October 2019). "Another North West municipality placed under administration, council dissolved". News24. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  7. ^ "Candidates contesting Municipal By-Elections on 15 January 2020". elections.org.za. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  8. ^ Sussman, Wayne (16 January 2020). "ANC wins solid majority in Mamusa in North West, FF+ win ward off DA". The Daily Maverick. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  9. ^ IEC Results Dashboard

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