Molemole Municipality (Northern Sotho: Mmasepala wa Molemole) is a local municipality within the Capricorn District Municipality, in the Limpopo province of South Africa. The seat is Mogwadi.
Molemole | |
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.svg) Location in Limpopo | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Limpopo |
| District | Capricorn |
| Seat | Dendron |
| Wards | 16 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Cllr Masilo Paya |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,347 km2 (1,292 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 108,321 |
| • Density | 32/km2 (84/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 98.4% |
| • Coloured | 0.1% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.1% |
| • White | 1.1% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Northern Sotho | 87.8% |
| • Tsonga | 2.1% |
| • Venda | 1.9% |
| • Afrikaans | 1.3% |
| • Other | 6.9% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | LIM353 |
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[3]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Backer | 91101 | 0.34 | 1,217 | Northern Sotho |
| Bochum | 91102 | 11.64 | 4,142 | Northern Sotho |
| Dendron | 91103 | 2.98 | 1,885 | Northern Sotho |
| Ga-Ramokgopa | 91104 | 11.22 | 15,806 | Northern Sotho |
| Manthata | 91105 | 12.24 | 22,121 | Northern Sotho |
| Moletji | 91107 | 11.66 | 4,989 | Northern Sotho |
| Sekgosese | 91108 | 349.99 | 46,749 | Northern Sotho |
| Sekhokho | 91109 | 1.24 | 1,852 | Northern Sotho |
| Soekmekaar | 91110 | 1.06 | 217 | Northern Sotho |
| Remainder of the municipality | 91106 | 2,944.04 | 10,463 | 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 3 August 2016 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of twenty-three seats on the council.The following table shows the results of the election.[4][5]
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| ANC | 21,852 | 21,920 | 43,772 | 72.6 | 16 | 7 | 23 | |
| EFF | 6,248 | 6,303 | 12,551 | 20.8 | 0 | 7 | 7 | |
| DA | 1,297 | 1,275 | 2,572 | 4.3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| COPE | 241 | 217 | 458 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| ACDP | 175 | 161 | 336 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| VF+ | 112 | 133 | 245 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| PAC | 76 | 74 | 150 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent | 98 | – | 98 | 0.2 | 0 | – | 0 | |
| Agang SA | 35 | 52 | 87 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 30,134 | 30,135 | 60,269 | 100.0 | 16 | 16 | 32 | |
| Spoilt votes | 454 | 401 | 855 | |||||