Ubuntu
Oeboentoe, in Afrikaans orthography
Local municipality
Location in the Northern Cape
Location in the Northern Cape
Coordinates: 31°20′S 23°00′E / 31.333°S 23.000°E / -31.333; 23.000
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceNorthern Cape
DistrictPixley ka Seme
SeatVictoria West
Wards6
Government
[1]
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • MayorAmelia Kweleta (ANC)
Area
 • Total20,389 km2 (7,872 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total18,601
 • Density0.91/km2 (2.4/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[2]
 • Black African21.3%
 • Coloured69.8%
 • Indian/Asian0.5%
 • White7.6%
First languages (2011)
[2]
 • Afrikaans82.7%
 • Xhosa12.5%
 • English1.8%
 • Other3%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeNC071

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

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

The Ubuntu Municipality has been criticised for illegal traffic fines and harassing motorists.[4][5]

Politics

Main article: Ubuntu Local Municipality elections

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

  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. ^ "Ubuntu Local Municipality". Census 2011.
  4. ^ "Money-grubbing municipalities". News24.com. 11 January 2010. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  5. ^ Lunga Biyela (1 September 2010). "Officials harass drivers over paid fines". News24. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  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.

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Municipalities and communities of Pixley ka Seme District Municipality, Northern Cape
Municipalities of the Northern Cape
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