Elias Motsoaledi Local Municipality
Local municipality in Limpopo, South Africa
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Elias Motsoaledi Municipality (Northern Sotho: Mmasepala wa Elias Motsoaledi; Southern Ndebele: UMasipaladi ye Elias Motsoaledi), formerly the Greater Groblersdal Municipality, is a local municipality within the Sekhukhune District Municipality, in the Limpopo province of South Africa. The seat of the municipality is Groblersdal. It is named in honour of the anti-apartheid activist Elias Motsoaledi.
Elias Motsoaledi | |
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Seal | |
 Location in Limpopo | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Limpopo |
| District | Sekhukhune |
| Seat | Groblersdal |
| Wards | 30 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor Cllr David Magetle Tladi | David Magetle Tladi (ANC) |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,713 km2 (1,434 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 249,363 |
| • Density | 67.16/km2 (173.9/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 97.9% |
| • Coloured | 0.1% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.2% |
| • White | 1.6% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Northern Sotho | 58.9% |
| • Southern Ndebele | 14.9% |
| • Zulu | 8.9% |
| • Tswana | 6.2% |
| • Other | 11.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | LIM472 |
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[3]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bakwena | 98401 | 0.35 | 682 | Northern Sotho |
| Barokgoga Bakopa | 98402 | 0.39 | 756 | Northern Sotho |
| Greater Groblersdal | 98403 | 146.78 | 2,556 | Northern Sotho |
| Groblersdal | 88402 | 6.26 | 2,480 | Afrikaans |
| Mathula | 88403 | 67.91 | 17,576 | Southern Ndebele |
| Matsepe | 98404 | 4.74 | 1,179 | Northern Sotho |
| Motetema Part 1 | 98405 | 1.09 | 3,739 | Northern Sotho |
| Motetema Part 2 | 88404 | 0.60 | 767 | Northern Sotho |
| Moutse 3 Part 1 | 98406 | 0.39 | 935 | Northern Sotho |
| Moutse 3 Part 2 | 88405 | 324.85 | 97,618 | Northern Sotho |
| Ndebele | 98407 | 220.83 | 48,914 | Northern Sotho |
| Nebo | 98408 | 142.06 | 31,888 | Northern Sotho |
| Remainder of the municipality | 88401 | 2,757.08 | 11,646 | Northern Sotho |
Politics
The municipal council consists of sixty-one members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-one councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-one wards, while the remaining thirty 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 36 seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[4]
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| African National Congress | 27,547 | 57.80 | 27 | 27,729 | 58.66 | 9 | 36 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 10,110 | 21.21 | 3 | 10,395 | 21.99 | 11 | 14 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 2,984 | 6.26 | 1 | 3,063 | 6.48 | 3 | 4 | |
| Bolsheviks Party of South Africa | 1,612 | 3.38 | 0 | 1,573 | 3.33 | 2 | 2 | |
| Mpumalanga Party | 1,419 | 2.98 | 0 | 1,544 | 3.27 | 2 | 2 | |
| Freedom Front Plus | 860 | 1.80 | 0 | 782 | 1.65 | 1 | 1 | |
| Independent candidates | 1,006 | 2.11 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Answer for Community | 468 | 0.98 | 0 | 441 | 0.93 | 1 | 1 | |
| Dennilton Residents Association | 351 | 0.74 | 0 | 330 | 0.70 | 1 | 1 | |
| 12 other parties | 1,302 | 2.73 | 0 | 1,415 | 2.99 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 47,659 | 100.00 | 31 | 47,272 | 100.00 | 30 | 61 | |
| Valid votes | 47,659 | 98.05 | 47,272 | 97.67 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 950 | 1.95 | 1,126 | 2.33 | ||||
| Total votes | 48,609 | 100.00 | 48,398 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 120,057 | 40.49 | 120,057 | 40.31 | ||||