Ubuntu Local Municipality
Ubuntu
Oeboentoe, in Afrikaans orthography | |
|---|---|
.svg) Location in the Northern Cape | |
| Coordinates: 31°20′S 23°00′E / 31.333°S 23.000°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Northern Cape |
| District | Pixley ka Seme |
| Seat | Victoria West |
| Wards | 6 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Amelia Kweleta (ANC) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 20,389 km2 (7,872 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 18,601 |
| • Density | 0.91/km2 (2.4/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 21.3% |
| • Coloured | 69.8% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.5% |
| • White | 7.6% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 82.7% |
| • Xhosa | 12.5% |
| • English | 1.8% |
| • Other | 3% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | NC071 |
Ubuntu Municipality (Afrikaans: Ubuntu Munisipaliteit; Xhosa: uMasipala wase Ubuntu) is a local municipality within the Pixley ka Seme District Municipality, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. Its seat is Victoria West. Other towns in the municipality are Richmond, Loxton and two small railway villages Hutchinson and Merriman.
Main places
[edit]The 2011 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[3]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hutchinson | 369007 | 2.0 | 367 | Afrikaans |
| Loxton | 369006 | 77.6 | 1,053 | Afrikaans |
| Merriman | 369001 | 0.5 | 78 | Afrikaans |
| Richmond | 369003 | 82.7 | 3,793 | Afrikaans |
| Sabelo | 369004 | 0.4 | 1,329 | Xhosa |
| Victoria West | 369005 | 78.9 | 8,254 | Afrikaans |
| Remainder | 369002 | 20,147.1 | 3,727 | Afrikaans |
| Total | 20,389.2 | 18,601 | Afrikaans | |
Criticism
[edit]The Ubuntu Municipality has been criticised for illegal traffic fines and harassing motorists.[4][5]
Politics
[edit]The municipal council consists of eleven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Six councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in six wards, while the remaining five 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.
The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.[6][7]
| Ubuntu local election, 1 November 2021 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| African National Congress | 3,515 | 3,545 | 7,060 | 61.5% | 6 | 1 | 7 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 1,584 | 1,756 | 3,340 | 29.1% | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| Freedom Front Plus | 218 | 221 | 439 | 3.8% | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 170 | 184 | 354 | 3.1% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent candidates | 286 | – | 286 | 2.5% | 0 | – | 0 | |
| Total | 5,773 | 5,706 | 11,479 | 6 | 5 | 11 | ||
| Valid votes | 5,773 | 5,706 | 11,479 | 97.8% | ||||
| Spoilt votes | 94 | 161 | 255 | 2.2% | ||||
| Total votes cast | 5,867 | 5,867 | 11,734 | |||||
| Voter turnout | 5,870 | |||||||
| Registered voters | 9,678 | |||||||
| Turnout percentage | 60.7% | |||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ a b c "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ "Ubuntu Local Municipality". Census 2011.
- ^ "Money-grubbing municipalities". News24.com. 11 January 2010. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ^ Lunga Biyela (1 September 2010). "Officials harass drivers over paid fines". News24. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ^ "Results Summary - All Ballots" (PDF). Electoral Commission of South Africa. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Seat Calculation Detail" (PDF). Electoral Commission of South Africa. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
External links
[edit]Municipalities and communities of Pixley ka Seme District Municipality, Northern Cape | ||
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District seat: De Aar | ||
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| Kareeberg | ||
| Renosterberg | ||
| Siyancuma | ||
| Siyathemba | ||
| Thembelihle | ||
| Ubuntu | ||
| Umsobomvu | ||
Municipalities of the Northern Cape | ||
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| Namakwa District | .svg) | |
| Pixley ka Seme District | ||
| ZF Mgcawu District | ||
| Frances Baard District | ||
| John Taolo Gaetsewe District | ||
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