Renosterberg Local Municipality
Local municipality in Northern Cape, South Africa
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Renosterberg Municipality (Afrikaans: Renosterberg Munisipaliteit; Xhosa: uMasipala wase Renosterberg) is a local municipality within the Pixley ka Seme District Municipality, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa.
Renosterberg | |
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.svg) Location in the Northern Cape | |
| Coordinates: 30°15′S 24°30′E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Northern Cape |
| District | Pixley ka Seme |
| Seat | Petrusville |
| Wards | 5 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Andrew Samson |
| Area | |
• Total | 5,527 km2 (2,134 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | |
• Total | 10,843 |
| • Density | 1.962/km2 (5.081/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2022) | |
| • Black African | 28.8% |
| • Coloured | 56.7% |
| • Indian/Asian | 1.1% |
| • White | 13.4% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 71.4% |
| • Xhosa | 24.0% |
| • English | 1.5% |
| • Sotho | 1.3% |
| • Other | 1.8% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | NC075 |
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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| Lukhanyisweni | 31101 | 1.05 | 716 | Xhosa |
| Petrusville | 31102 | 59.20 | 2,768 | Afrikaans |
| Phillipstown | 31103 | 1.83 | 2,062 | Afrikaans |
| Thembinkosi | 31105 | 0.21 | 816 | Xhosa |
| Vanderkloof | 31106 | 5.92 | 1,011 | Afrikaans |
| Remainder of the municipality | 31104 | 5,461.75 | 1,698 | Afrikaans |
Politics
The municipal council consists of nine members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Five councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in five wards, while the remaining four 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 five seats on the council.[5][6]
The following table shows the results of the election.
| Renosterberg local election, 1 November 2021 | ||||||||
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| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| African National Congress | 2,478 | 2,444 | 4,922 | 53.0% | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 1,333 | 1,336 | 2,669 | 28.7% | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 641 | 668 | 1,309 | 14.1% | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Freedom Front Plus | 181 | 188 | 369 | 4.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent candidates | 16 | – | 16 | 0.2% | 0 | – | 0 | |
| Total | 4,649 | 4,636 | 9,285 | 5 | 4 | 9 | ||
| Valid votes | 4,649 | 4,636 | 9,285 | 98.6% | ||||
| Spoilt votes | 62 | 71 | 133 | 1.4% | ||||
| Total votes cast | 4,711 | 4,707 | 9,418 | |||||
| Voter turnout | 4,713 | |||||||
| Registered voters | 6,889 | |||||||
| Turnout percentage | 68.4% | |||||||
Financial mismanagement
On 26 September 2024 Renosterberg local municipality senior managers were taken to court over R73.5 million rands of worker's pension funds that were never paid to the administration. The mayor stated that workers may not be able to access their funds due to the municipality's financial problems.[7]
In January 2025, the municipality was listed as one of the top ten municipalities in arrears on their pension contributions.[8]
