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Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality

Coordinates: 26°40′S 24°15′E / 26.667°S 24.250°E / -26.667; 24.250
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Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati
District municipality
Official seal of Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati
Seal
Location in South Africa
Location in South Africa
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceNorth West
SeatVryburg
Local municipalities
List
Government
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 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorTebogo Babuile (EFF)[1]
Area
 • Total43,700 km2 (16,900 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total463,815
 • Density11/km2 (27/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
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 • Black African91.4%
 • Coloured4.0%
 • Indian/Asian0.4%
 • White3.9%
First languages (2011)
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 • Tswana83.6%
 • Afrikaans7.6%
 • English1.9%
 • Sotho1.8%
 • Other5.1%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeDC39
Websitedrrsmdm.gov.za

The Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality (Tswana: Mmasepala wa Sedika wa Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati), formerly the Bophirima District Municipality,[4] is one of the 4 districts of the North West province of South Africa. The seat of the municipality is Vryburg. As of 2011, the majority of its 439,637 residents speak Setswana. The district code is DC39. It is South Africa's largest beef producing district, with Hereford cattle the most popular. It is sometimes called "the Texas of South Africa". Maize and peanuts are important crops produced in the district. The district was renamed after the former Mayor of Vryburg, Ruth Mompati.

Geography

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Neighbours

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Mompati District is surrounded (clockwise) by:

Local municipalities

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The district contains the following 5 local municipalities:

Local municipality Population % Dominant language
Greater Taung 177 642 38.30% Tswana
Kagisano-Molopo 105 789 22.81% Tswana
Naledi 66 781 14.40% Tswana
Mamusa 60 355 13.01% Tswana
Lekwa-Teemane 53 248 11.48% Tswana

Demographics

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The following statistics are from the 2011 census.

Language Population %
Tswana 384 956 83.60%
Afrikaans 35 213 7.65%
English 8 696 1.89%
Sotho 8 118 1.76%
Xhosa 7 092 1.54%
Ndebele 4 310 0.94%
Other 4 287 0.93%
Zulu 3 964 0.86%
Sign language 1 766 0.38%
Northern Sotho 1 211 0.26%
Tsonga 481 0.10%
Venda 214 0.05%
Swati 155 0.03%

Gender

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Gender Population %
Female 239,097 51.55%
Male 224,718 48.45%

Ethnic group

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Ethnic group Population %
Black African 423,980 91.41%
Coloured 18,346 3.96%
White 18,127 3.91%
Indian/Asian 1,358 0.43%

Age

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Age Population %
000 - 004 50 051 11.38%
005 - 009 55 303 12.58%
010 - 014 56 825 12.93%
015 - 019 52 129 11.86%
020 - 024 38 481 8.75%
025 - 029 31 184 7.09%
030 - 034 26 780 6.09%
035 - 039 25 234 5.74%
040 - 044 22 162 5.04%
045 - 049 18 354 4.17%
050 - 054 14 801 3.37%
055 - 059 12 882 2.93%
060 - 064 10 892 2.48%
065 - 069 8 520 1.94%
070 - 074 6 443 1.47%
075 - 079 4 755 1.08%
080 - 084 2 993 0.68%
085 - 089 1 124 0.26%
090 - 094 469 0.11%
095 - 099 190 0.04%
100 plus 65 0.01%

Politics

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Election results

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Election results for Mompati District in the South African general election, 2004.

  • Population 18 and over: 245 386 (55.82% of total population)
  • Total votes: 153 517 (34.92% of total population)
  • Voting % estimate: 62.56% votes as a % of population 18 and over
Party Votes %
African National Congress 124 832 81.31%
United Christian Democratic Party 14 626 9.53%
Democratic Alliance 4 866 3.17%
African Christian Democratic Party 1 708 1.11%
Pan African Congress 1 531 1.00%
Freedom Front Plus 1 473 0.96%
Independent Democrats 938 0.61%
United Democratic Movement 777 0.51%
New National Party 673 0.44%
Azanian People's Organisation 586 0.38%
EMSA 254 0.17%
Inkhata Freedom Party 247 0.16%
SOPA 217 0.14%
PJC 141 0.09%
NA 135 0.09%
CDP 130 0.08%
UF 130 0.08%
TOP 111 0.07%
NLP 56 0.04%
KISS 48 0.03%
Minority Front 38 0.02%
Total 153 517 100.00%

Results From Local Government Election 2021

Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati - Municipal election results

Party Name Abbr. Total

Valid Votes

% TotalValid Votes
African National Congress ANC 60 757 60,43%
Economic Freedom Fighters EFF 20 703 20,59%
Democratic Alliance DA 5 743 5,71%
Azanian Independent Community Movement AICM 4 127 4,10%
Forum 4 Service Delivery F4SD 2 741 2,73%
Vryheidsfront Plus VF PLUS 2 450 2,44%
United Christian Democratic Party UCDP 1 182 1,18%
Congress of the People COPE 669 0,67%
Patriotic Alliance PA 639 0,64%
African Christian Democratic Party ACDP 608 0,60%
African Transformation Movement ATM 462 0,46%
Inkatha Freedom Party IFP 458 0,46%
Total Valid Votes 100 539 100,00%

Corruption

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In November 2023, the municipality was reported as having spent R38 million on a call centre, which included highly inflated prices for equipment, such as a recurring monthly fee of R469 per mouse, an item which would cost around R300 to purchase.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ Dr Ruth S Mompati District Municipality. 2021. Council. https://drrsmdm.gov.za/council Date of access: 04 May 2022
  2. ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  3. ^ a b c "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. ^ "New Municipal Names". Municipal Demarcation Board. Archived from the original on 2006-09-24. Retrieved 2009-03-08.
  5. ^ Masungwini, Norman. "Opposition parties bay for blood over municipality's R38 million shack call centre scandal". City Press. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
  6. ^ Staff Writer. "Municipality blew R38 million on South Africa's "most expensive shack"". MyBroadband. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
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