Msukaligwa
Local municipality
Official seal of Msukaligwa
Seal
Location in Mpumalanga
Location in Mpumalanga
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceMpumalanga
DistrictGert Sibande
SeatErmelo
Wards19
Government
[1]
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorJoseph Sipho Bongwe
Area
 • Total6,016 km2 (2,323 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total149,377
 • Density25/km2 (64/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[2]
 • Black African88.1%
 • Coloured0.6%
 • Indian/Asian1.1%
 • White9.8%
First languages (2011)
[2]
 • Zulu72.6%
 • Afrikaans9.8%
 • Swazi8.5%
 • English3.5%
 • Other5.6%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeMP302

Msukaligwa Local Municipality is a South African local municipality situated in the Gert Sibande District Municipality, of Mpumalanga. Ermelo is the seat of the municipality.

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[3]

Place Code Area (km2) Population Most spoken language
Breyten 80201 2.75 4,591 Zulu
Camden 80202 4.78 752 Zulu
Davel 80203 1.61 87 Zulu
Ermelo 80204 25.48 11,596 Zulu
Kwachibikhulu 80205 0.24 2,490 Zulu
KwaDela 80206 0.49 3,548 Zulu
KwaZanele 80207 1.90 7,493 Zulu
Lothair 80208 6.97 93 Zulu
Phumula 80210 2.56 16,295 Zulu
Selindile 80211 1.05 5,340 Zulu
Sheepmoor 80212 1.68 1,229 Zulu
Wesselton 80213 8.34 23,443 Zulu
Remainder of the municipality 80209 5,958.56 47,832 Zulu

Politics

Main article: Msukaligwa Local Municipality elections

The municipal council consists of thirty-eight members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Nineteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in nineteen wards, while the remaining nineteen 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 twenty-four seats on the council.

The following table shows the results of the election.[4]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress16,33459.461816,99262.55624
Economic Freedom Fighters4,67617.0204,67617.2177
Democratic Alliance2,6729.7312,76310.1734
Freedom Front Plus1,6776.1001,5465.6922
Independent candidates1,2534.5600
African Christian Democratic Party3261.1903701.3611
5 other parties5331.9408193.0100
Total27,471100.001927,166100.001938
Valid votes27,47197.9027,16696.71
Invalid/blank votes5892.109233.29
Total votes28,060100.0028,089100.00
Registered voters/turnout69,66240.2869,66240.32

References

  1. ^ "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. ^ a b c "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. ^ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  4. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Msukaligwa". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2022-08-04.

External links

Coordinates: 26°33′S 29°10′E / 26.550°S 29.167°E / -26.550; 29.167

Municipalities of Mpumalanga
Municipalities and communities of Gert Sibande District Municipality, Mpumalanga
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