Ephraim Mogale Local Municipality

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Ephraim Mogale
Local municipality
Official seal of Ephraim Mogale
Seal
Location in Limpopo
Location in Limpopo
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Country South Africa
Province Limpopo
District Sekhukhune
Seat Marble Hall
Wards 16
Government[1]
 • Type Municipal council
 • Mayor Yvonne Mmakola
Area
 • Total 2,011 km2 (776 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
 • Total 123,648
 • Density 61/km2 (160/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[2]
 • Black African 97.8%
 • Coloured 0.1%
 • Indian/Asian 0.2%
 • White 1.6%
First languages (2011)[3]
 • Northern Sotho 78.8%
 • Tsonga 6.9%
 • Southern Ndebele 3.8%
 • Zulu 2.2%
 • Other 8.3%
Time zone SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code LIM471

Ephraim Mogale Local Municipality (until 28 January 2010 named Greater Marble Hall Local Municipality) is located in the Sekhukhune District Municipality of Limpopo province, South Africa. The seat of Ephraim Mogale Local Municipality is Marble Hall.

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[4]

Place Code Area (km2) Population Most spoken language
Elandskraal 98301 2.34 5,590 Northern Sotho
Marble Hall 88302 7.76 2,780 Afrikaans
Matlala 98302 678.08 35,108 Northern Sotho
Mokerong 98303 61.02 0 -
Moutse 1 88303 167.51 36,941 Northern Sotho
Nebo 98304 0.25 1,185 Northern Sotho
Potgietersrus 98305 2.62 1,405 Northern Sotho
Rahlangane Part 1 98306 61.65 18,695 Northern Sotho
Rahlangane Part 2 88304 1.58 39 Northern Sotho
Van der Merwe's Kraal 98307 2.05 4,877 Northern Sotho
Remainder of the municipality 88301 807.00 14,686 Northern Sotho

Politics

The municipal council consists of thirty-two members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Sixteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in sixteen wards, while the remaining sixteen 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 twenty-three seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[5][6]

Party Votes Seats
Ward List Total  % Ward List Total
African National Congress 17,424 18,981 36,405 69.8 14 9 23
Mpumalanga Party 2,325 2,837 5,162 9.9 0 3 3
Independent 3,819 3,819 7.3 2 2
Democratic Alliance 1,603 1,742 3,345 6.4 0 2 2
Congress of the People 571 923 1,494 2.9 0 1 1
Pan Africanist Congress 407 449 856 1.6 0 1 1
Azanian People's Organisation 188 635 823 1.6 0 0 0
South African Maintenance and Estate Beneficiaries Association 92 167 259 0.5 0 0 0
Total 26,429 25,734 52,163 100.0 16 16 32
Spoilt votes 804 1,528 2,332

References

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  4. Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
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