Lesedi Local Municipality
| Lesedi | ||
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| Local municipality | ||
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| Location in Gauteng Location in Gauteng |
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| Country | South Africa | |
| Province | Gauteng | |
| District | Sedibeng | |
| Seat | Heidelberg | |
| Wards | 13 | |
| Government[1] | ||
| • Type | Municipal council | |
| • Mayor | Lerato Maloka | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 1,484 km2 (573 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011)[2] | ||
| • Total | 99,520 | |
| • Density | 67/km2 (170/sq mi) | |
| Racial makeup (2011)[2] | ||
| • Black African | 77.3% | |
| • Coloured | 1.2% | |
| • Indian/Asian | 1.3% | |
| • White | 19.7% | |
| First languages (2011)[3] | ||
| • Zulu | 40.8% | |
| • Sotho | 21.9% | |
| • Afrikaans | 19.5% | |
| • English | 5.0% | |
| • Other | 12.8% | |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) | |
| Municipal code | GT423 | |
Lesedi Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Sedibeng District of Gauteng in South Africa.
Heidelberg is the seat of the municipality. During the first war of independence, Heidelberg served as capital of the South African Republic, from 1880 to 1883.
Lesedi is a Sesotho word meaning "light". The name was decided upon because the municipality represents the light of the area.[4]
Following the 2016 municipal elections, Lesedi will be abolished and merged into Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality, making Ekurhuleni the local government of both the East Rand and the rest of south-eastern Gauteng.[5]
Politics
The municipal council consists of twenty-six members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirteen 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 18 May 2011 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of nineteen seats on the council. Lerato Maloka of the ANC was elected as the Executive Mayor.
The following table shows the results of the election.[6][7]
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
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| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| African National Congress | 19,080 | 19,444 | 38,524 | 70.8 | 10 | 9 | 19 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 6,654 | 6,613 | 13,267 | 24.4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Freedom Front Plus | 719 | 575 | 1,294 | 2.4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Congress of the People | 256 | 264 | 520 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pan Africanist Congress | 225 | 208 | 433 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| National Freedom Party | 158 | 105 | 263 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Inkatha Freedom Party | 20 | 93 | 113 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 27,112 | 27,302 | 54,414 | 100.0 | 13 | 13 | 26 | |
| Spoilt votes | 487 | 373 | 860 | |||||
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[8]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devon | 70601 | 1.72 | 704 | Afrikaans |
| Heidelberg | 70602 | 30.16 | 11,614 | Afrikaans |
| Impumelelo | 70603 | 1.44 | 6,226 | Zulu |
| Ratanda | 70606 | 4.15 | 35,145 | Zulu |
| Remainder of the municipality | 70604 | 1,378.90 | 16,350 | Zulu |
References
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