Ratlou
Local municipality
Official seal of Ratlou
Seal
Location in the North West
Location in the North West
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceNorth West
DistrictNgaka Modiri Molema
SeatSetlagole
Wards14
Government
[1]
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorMatlhomola Jafta (African National Congress)
Area
 • Total4,884 km2 (1,886 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total107,339
 • Density22/km2 (57/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[2]
 • Black African98.2%
 • Coloured0.7%
 • Indian/Asian0.2%
 • White0.7%
First languages (2011)
[2]
 • Tswana87.9%
 • Sotho3.7%
 • English2.0%
 • Xhosa1.9%
 • Other4.5%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeNW381

Ratlou Municipality (Tswana: Mmasepala wa Ratlou), formerly Setla-Kgobi Municipality, is a local municipality within the Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality, in the North West province of South Africa.

Main places

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

Place Code Area (km2) Population Most spoken language
Barolong Ba Ga Makgobi 60601 309.22 2,141 Tswana
Barolong Ba Ga Molefe Ba Moata 60602 266.70 12,725 Tswana
Barolong Boo Rashidi 60603 56.33 42 Tswana
Barolong Boo Ratlou Ba Ga Phoi 60604 650.27 71,190 Tswana
Batlharo Ba Ga Masibi 60605 952.26 15,825 Tswana
Remainder of the municipality 60606 2,303.38 2,404 Tswana

Politics

Main article: Ratlou Local Municipality elections

The municipal council consists of twenty-seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Fourteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in fourteen wards, while the remaining thirteen 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 nineteen seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[4]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress13,44368.001413,33867.65519
Economic Freedom Fighters2,42112.2502,51912.7833
Forum for Service Delivery1,9139.6801,8709.4833
Democratic Alliance8194.1407914.0111
United Christian Democratic Party4312.1805332.7011
Independent candidates2891.4600
3 other parties4542.3006653.3700
Total19,770100.001419,716100.001327
Valid votes19,77097.4419,71697.16
Invalid/blank votes5202.565772.84
Total votes20,290100.0020,293100.00
Registered voters/turnout47,18743.0047,18743.01

Corruption

In October 2023, a report unveiled numerous incidents of corruption in the municipality, with the municipality accused of having paid millions of rands for the installation of dysfunctional water tanks, over R4 million for the construction of two roads which were never built, and over R3 million for a stadium that was never built.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Ratlou Local Municipality - South African Government". www.gov.za. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  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 — Ratlou". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  5. ^ Masungwini, Norman. "Millions paid for non-existent roads, stadium and incomplete boreholes in North West municipality". City Press. Retrieved 22 October 2023.

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