ǃKheis Local Municipality
| ǃKheis | ||
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| Local municipality | ||
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| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | Northern Cape | |
| District | ZF Mgcawu | |
| Seat | Groblershoop | |
| Wards | 4 | |
| Government[1] | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Serena Johnson | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 11,107 km2 (4,288 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011)[2] | ||
| • Total | 16,637 | |
| • Density | 1.5/km2 (3.9/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011)[2] | ||
| • Black African | 6.9% | |
| • Coloured | 85.3% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 1.0% | |
| • White | 5.4% | |
| First languages (2011)[3] | ||
| • Afrikaans | 94.5% | |
| • Tswana | 1.9% | |
| • English | 1.1% | |
| • Other | 2.5% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | NC084 | |
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 |
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| 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 18 May 2011 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of four seats on the council.
The opposition took control of the council in April 2013, after ANC lost a by-election to an independent candidate. The independent, former ANC member Paul Vries, became the new mayor of the municipality supported by the Congress of the People and the Democratic Alliance.[6]
The following table shows the results of the election.[7][8]
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
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| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| African National Congress | 3,502 | 3,535 | 7,037 | 57.4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| Congress of the People | 1,454 | 1,454 | 2,908 | 23.7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 1,067 | 1,051 | 2,118 | 17.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Freedom Front Plus | 70 | 47 | 117 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 36 | 44 | 80 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 6,129 | 6,131 | 12,260 | 100.0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| Spoilt votes | 57 | 61 | 118 | |||||
References
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- ↑ South African Languages - Place names
- ↑ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
- ↑ http://www.politicsweb.co.za/party/opposition-coalition-wrestles-kheis-from-anc--andr
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