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Tsantsabane Local Municipality

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Tsantsabane
Local municipality
Official seal of Tsantsabane
Seal
Location in the Northern Cape
Location in the Northern Cape
Coordinates: 28°15′S 22°30′E / 28.250°S 22.500°E / -28.250; 22.500
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceNorthern Cape
DistrictZF Mgcawu
SeatPostmasburg
Wards7
Government
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 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorMpho Mashila (African National Congress)
Area
 • Total
18,333 km2 (7,078 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total
35,093
 • Density1.9/km2 (5.0/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
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 • Black African52.8%
 • Coloured37.6%
 • Indian/Asian0.6%
 • White8.4%
First languages (2011)
[3]
 • Afrikaans55.2%
 • Tswana33.2%
 • Xhosa2.4%
 • English2.3%
 • Other6.9%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeNC085

Tsantsabane Municipality (Afrikaans: Tsantsabane Munisipaliteit; Tswana: Mmasepala wa Tsantsabane) is a local municipality within the ZF Mgcawu District Municipality, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa.

Tsantsabane was the original name given to the town by the Batswana because of the presence of many shiny stones (e.g. the hematite).[4]

Main places

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The 2011 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]

Place Code Area (km2) Population
Glosam 381002 1.20 119
Goedgedacht 381003 0.28 746
Groenwater 381004 1.40 739
Postmasburg 381005 158.41 30,089
Tsantsabane NU and the
remainder of the municipality		 381001 18171.50 3,399

Politics

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Main article: Tsantsabane Local Municipality elections

The municipal council consists of thirteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Seven councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in seven wards, while the remaining six 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 1 November 2021 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of seven seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[6][7]

Tsantsabane local election, 1 November 2021
Party Votes Seats
Ward List Total % Ward List Total
African National Congress 4,534 4,478 9,012 50.4% 7 0 7
Save Tsantsabane Coalition 1,609 1,817 3,426 19.2% 0 2 2
Democratic Alliance 1,294 1,310 2,604 14.6% 0 2 2
Economic Freedom Fighters 1,085 1,063 2,148 12.0% 0 2 2
Freedom Front Plus 214 209 423 2.4% 0 0 0
Independent candidates 185 – 185 1.0% 0 – 0
African People's Convention 34 42 76 0.4% 0 0 0
Total 8,955 8,919 17,874 7 6 13
Valid votes 8,955 8,919 17,874 97.7%
Spoilt votes 214 200 414 2.3%
Total votes cast 9,169 9,119 18,288
Voter turnout 9,170
Registered voters 18,336
Turnout percentage 50.0%

References

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  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. ^ South African Languages - Place names
  5. ^ Statistics South Africa - Tsantsabane
  6. ^ "Results Summary - All Ballots" (PDF). Electoral Commission of South Africa. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  7. ^ "Seat Calculation Detail" (PDF). Electoral Commission of South Africa. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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