Tsantsabane Local Municipality

Local municipality in Northern Cape, South Africa

Tsantsabane

Local municipality

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Location in the Northern Cape

Coordinates: 28°15′S 22°30′E﻿ / ﻿28.250°S 22.500°E﻿ / -28.250; 22.500
Country| South Africa
Province| Northern Cape
District| ZF Mgcawu
Seat| Postmasburg
Wards| 7
Government

[1]

• Type| Municipal council
• Mayor| Mpho Mashila (African National Congress)
Area

• Total

| 18,333 km2 (7,078 sq mi)
Population

(2011)[2]

• Total

| 35,093
• Density| 1.9/km2 (5.0/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)

[2]

• Black African| 52.8%
• Coloured| 37.6%
• Indian/Asian| 0.6%
• White| 8.4%
First languages (2011)

[3]

• Afrikaans| 55.2%
• Tswana| 33.2%
• Xhosa| 2.4%
• English| 2.3%
• Other| 6.9%
Time zone| UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal code| NC085

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

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|
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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.

## External links

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