Pixley ka Seme Local Municipality
Local municipality in Mpumalanga, South Africa
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Pixley Ka Seme Municipality (Zulu: UMasipala iPixley ka Seme) is a local municipality within the Gert Sibande District Municipality, in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa. Volksrust is the seat of the municipality.
Pixley Ka Seme | |
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Seal | |
 Location in Mpumalanga | |
| Coordinates: 26°33′S 29°10′E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Mpumalanga |
| District | Gert Sibande |
| Seat | Volksrust |
| Wards | 11 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Phalaborwa Vincent Malatsi |
| Area | |
• Total | 5,227 km2 (2,018 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 83,235 |
| • Density | 15.92/km2 (41.24/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 90.5% |
| • Coloured | 0.6% |
| • Indian/Asian | 1.2% |
| • White | 7.4% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Zulu | 82.8% |
| • Afrikaans | 6.8% |
| • English | 2.3% |
| • Sotho | 2.2% |
| • Other | 5.9% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | MP304 |
The municipality is named after Pixley ka Isaka Seme, a founder and president of the African National Congress.
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[3]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amersfoort | 80401 | 2.37 | 1,405 | Zulu |
| Daggakraal | 80402 | 45.97 | 17,352 | Zulu |
| eSizameleni | 80403 | 1.38 | 4,875 | Zulu |
| eZamokuhle | 80404 | 6.66 | 6,933 | Zulu |
| Perdekop | 80405 | 1.88 | 2,304 | Zulu |
| Siyazenzela | 80407 | 0.42 | 889 | Zulu |
| Volksrust | 80408 | 20.90 | 5,676 | Afrikaans |
| Vukuzakhe | 80409 | 3.72 | 14,792 | Zulu |
| Wakkerstroom | 80410 | 5.89 | 775 | Zulu |
| Witkoppie | 80411 | 13.44 | 177 | Zulu |
| Remainder of the municipality | 80406 | 5,125.35 | 25,556 | Zulu |
Politics
The municipal council consists of twenty-one members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Eleven councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in eleven wards, while the remaining ten 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 thirteen 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 | 9,953 | 60.51 | 11 | 10,135 | 60.89 | 2 | 13 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 2,343 | 14.24 | 0 | 2,529 | 15.19 | 3 | 3 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 1,472 | 8.95 | 0 | 1,461 | 8.78 | 2 | 2 | |
| Forum for Service Delivery | 610 | 3.71 | 0 | 567 | 3.41 | 1 | 1 | |
| Inkatha Freedom Party | 522 | 3.17 | 0 | 599 | 3.60 | 1 | 1 | |
| African People's Movement | 478 | 2.91 | 0 | 435 | 2.61 | 1 | 1 | |
| Independent candidates | 242 | 1.47 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 5 other parties | 828 | 5.03 | 0 | 919 | 5.52 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 16,448 | 100.00 | 11 | 16,645 | 100.00 | 10 | 21 | |
| Valid votes | 16,448 | 97.79 | 16,645 | 97.44 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 372 | 2.21 | 437 | 2.56 | ||||
| Total votes | 16,820 | 100.00 | 17,082 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 37,767 | 44.54 | 37,767 | 45.23 | ||||