Ephraim Mogale Local Municipality
Local municipality in Limpopo, South Africa
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Ephraim Mogale Municipality (Northern Sotho: Mmasepala wa Ephraim Mogale), known until 28 January 2010 as the Greater Marble Hall Municipality, is a local municipality within the Sekhukhune District Municipality, in the Limpopo province of South Africa. The seat is Marble Hall.
Ephraim Mogale | |
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.svg) Location in Limpopo | |
| Coordinates: 24°55′S 29°20′E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Limpopo |
| District | Sekhukhune |
| Seat | Marble Hall |
| Wards | 16 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Bella Kupa |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,011 km2 (776 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 123,648 |
| • Density | 61.49/km2 (159.2/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 97.8% |
| • Coloured | 0.1% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.2% |
| • White | 1.6% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Sepedi | 78.8% |
| • Tsonga | 6.9% |
| • Southern Ndebele | 3.8% |
| • Zulu | 2.2% |
| • Other | 8.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | LIM471 |
The municipality is named after Ephraim Phumuga Mogale, a South African freedom fighter.[3]
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[4]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
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| 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 |
| Mokopane | 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 1 November 2021, the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of nineteen seats on the council.
The following table shows the results of the election.[5]
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
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| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| African National Congress | 14,546 | 57.15 | 13 | 15,967 | 64.29 | 6 | 19 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 4,851 | 19.06 | 0 | 5,374 | 21.64 | 7 | 7 | |
| Independent candidates | 2,947 | 11.58 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Democratic Alliance | 1,237 | 4.86 | 1 | 1,339 | 5.39 | 1 | 2 | |
| Bolsheviks Party of South Africa | 389 | 1.53 | 0 | 399 | 1.61 | 1 | 1 | |
| Freedom Front Plus | 382 | 1.50 | 0 | 373 | 1.50 | 1 | 1 | |
| 14 other parties | 1,100 | 4.32 | 0 | 1,382 | 5.56 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 25,452 | 100.00 | 16 | 24,834 | 100.00 | 16 | 32 | |
| Valid votes | 25,452 | 98.46 | 24,834 | 96.12 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 399 | 1.54 | 1,002 | 3.88 | ||||
| Total votes | 25,851 | 100.00 | 25,836 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 58,432 | 44.24 | 58,432 | 44.22 | ||||