Joe Morolong Municipality (Tswana: Mmasepala wa Joe Morolong), formerly Moshaweng Municipality, is a local municipality within the John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa.
Joe Morolong | |
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.svg) Location in the Northern Cape | |
| Coordinates: 27°S 23°E / 27°S 23°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Northern Cape |
| District | John Taolo Gaetsewe |
| Seat | 29 |
| Wards | 15 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Dineo Leutlwetse-Tshabalala |
| Area | |
| • Total | 20,172 km2 (7,788 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 89,530 |
| • Density | 4.4/km2 (11/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 96.4% |
| • Coloured | 2.0% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.3% |
| • White | 1.2% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Tswana | 90.7% |
| • Afrikaans | 3.6% |
| • English | 1.9% |
| • Other | 3.8% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | NC451 |
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batlhaping Ba Ga Jantjie | 62101 | 0.73 | 48 | Tswana |
| Batlhaping Ba Ga Sehunelo | 62102 | 737.16 | 3,305 | Tswana |
| Batlharo Ba Ga Motlhware | 62103 | 2,647.09 | 27,063 | Tswana |
| Batlharo Ba Ga Phadima | 62104 | 451.26 | 6,531 | Tswana |
| Batlharo Ba Lotlhware | 62105 | 169.22 | 1,050 | Tswana |
| Blackrock | 39501 | 17.11 | 1,002 | Afrikaans |
| Hotazel | 39502 | 29.92 | 1,232 | Tswana |
| Kalahari | 39503 | 10,651.43 | 3,166 | Tswana |
| Kudumane | 62106 | 2,024.22 | 46,111 | Tswana |
| Van Zylsrus | 39504 | 0.90 | 848 | Tswana |
Politics
The municipal council consists of twenty-nine members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Fifteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in fifteen wards, while the remaining fourteen 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 eighteen seats on the council.The following table shows the results of the election.[6][7]
| Joe Morolong local election, 1 November 2021 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| African National Congress | 14,419 | 15,174 | 29,593 | 60.2% | 13 | 5 | 18 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 6,754 | 6,817 | 13,571 | 27.6% | 2 | 6 | 8 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 770 | 793 | 1,563 | 3.2% | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Independent candidates | 1,313 | – | 1,313 | 2.7% | 0 | – | 0 | |
| Forum for Service Delivery | 464 | 746 | 1,210 | 2.5% | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| South African Royal Kingdoms Organization | 341 | 415 | 756 | 1.5% | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| United Christian Democratic Party | 255 | 448 | 703 | 1.4% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Freedom Front Plus | 211 | 232 | 443 | 0.9% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 24,527 | 24,625 | 49,152 | 15 | 14 | 29 | ||
| Valid votes | 24,527 | 24,625 | 49,152 | 96.6% | ||||
| Spoilt votes | 859 | 857 | 1,716 | 3.4% | ||||
| Total votes cast | 25,386 | 25,482 | 50,868 | |||||
| Voter turnout | 25,836 | |||||||
| Registered voters | 49,979 | |||||||
| Turnout percentage | 51.7% | |||||||