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ǃKheis Local Municipality

Coordinates: 29°15′S 21°40′E / 29.250°S 21.667°E / -29.250; 21.667
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ǃKheis
Local municipality
Official seal of ǃKheis
Seal
Location in the Northern Cape
Location in the Northern Cape
Coordinates: 29°15′S 21°40′E / 29.250°S 21.667°E / -29.250; 21.667
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceNorthern Cape
DistrictZF Mgcawu
SeatGroblershoop
Wards4
Government
[1]
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorPaul Vries
Area
 • Total11,107 km2 (4,288 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total16,637
 • Density1.5/km2 (3.9/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[2]
 • Black African6.9%
 • Coloured85.3%
 • Indian/Asian1.0%
 • White5.4%
First languages (2011)
[3]
 • Afrikaans94.5%
 • Tswana1.9%
 • English1.1%
 • Other2.5%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeNC084

ǃKheis is an administrative area in the ZF Mgcawu District of Northern Cape in South Africa. ǃKheis is a Khoi name meaning "a place where you live, or a home". The municipality is named in recognition of the Khoi people who were the first permanent dwellers of the area.[4]

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]

Place Code Area (km2) Population
Boegoeberg 31802 0.37 1,587
Gannaput 31803 0.37 965
Groblershoop 31804 1.26 437
Grootdrink 31805 0.46 2,177
Stutterheim 31806 0.80 3,043
Wegdraai 31807 0.77 1,559
Remainder of the municipality 31801 5,518.68 6,274

Politics

The municipal council consists of seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Four councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in four 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. In the election of 3 August 2016 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of four seats on the council.

The following table shows the results of the election.[6][7]

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #006600;" data-sort-value="African National Congress" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FFCA08;" data-sort-value="Congress of the People (South African political party)" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #005BA6;" data-sort-value="Democratic Alliance (South Africa)" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politics)" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #852A2A;" data-sort-value="Economic Freedom Fighters" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FF6600;" data-sort-value="Freedom Front Plus" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: lightgrey;" data-sort-value="Die Forum" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: lightgrey;" data-sort-value="Khoisan Revolution" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: lightgrey;" data-sort-value="Patriotic Alliance (South Africa)" |
Party Votes Seats
Ward List Total % Ward List Total
ANC 4,143 4,160 8,303 57.2 4 0 4
COPE 1,523 2,001 3,524 24.3 0 2 2
DA 612 699 1,311 9.0 0 1 1
Independent 542 – 542 3.7 0 – 0
EFF 250 255 505 3.5 0 0 0
VF+ 89 102 191 1.3 0 0 0
Die Forum 66 62 128 0.9 0 0 0
Khoisan Revolution 3 – 3 0.0 0 – 0
Patriotic Alliance 2 – 2 0.0 0 – 0
Total 7,230 7,279 14,509 100.0 4 3 7
Spoilt votes 148 67 215

Economy

As of 2020, 500 homes are powered by solar panels with battery storage.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. 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. ^ South African Languages - Place names
  5. ^ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  6. ^ "Results Summary – All Ballots: ǃKheis" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
  7. ^ "Seat Calculation Detail: ǃKheis" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
  8. ^ Kennedy, Sarah (2020-01-20). "Solar and battery systems power up South African shacks". Yale Climate Connections. Retrieved 2020-02-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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